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■OL. 68—No. 52
Kew Officers
begin Service
[January First
l E W CLERK, SHERIFF, TREAS-
I URER, REPRESENTATIVE AND
SURVEYOR WILL BEGIN SER
VICE FIRST OF YEAR
I Effective January 1 Butts coun
ity will have several new officers.
Ifhose who will assume office the
Birst of the year are:
Clerk of Superior Court, Paul
[Maddox; sheriff, J. D. (Bud) Pope;
[treasurer, W. M. Redman; surveyor,
hv. 0. Moore; representative in
[the general assembly, J. Avon Gas
ton.
Messrs. Maddox, Pope, Red
man and Moore were nominated in
the Butts county primary April 5,
while Mr. Gaston was nominated in
the state primary of September 11.
Mr. Maddox succeeds Miss Sara
Foster. Mr. Pope becomes sheriff in
place of G. T. Thurston and Mr.
Redman succeeds J. C. Newton as
treasurer. Mr. Moore was elected as
surveyor without opposition. Mr.
Gaston was elected representative
over R. J. Carmichael, incumbent.
B. H. Hodges, member of the
county commission, was elected to
succeed himself. Others members of
the board are Dr. 0. B. Howell as
chairman and E. P. Colwell mem
ber. Terms of these members do
not expire until 1942.
County officers who begin an
other term January 1 are: G. D.
Head, ordinary; J. S. Ball, tax col
lector; J. Edward Carmichael, tax
receiver; W. G. Preston, county
school superintendent; J. M. D.
Bond, coroner.
FORMER PASTOR SENDS
GREETINGS TO FRIENDS
The Rev. Eugene L. Daniel, for
mer pastor of the Jackson and Fel
lowship Presbyterian churches but
now doing special work at Columbia
Seminary, in sending Christmas
greetings to his friends here, writes
that his health is greatly improved
and he hopes to return to active
ministerial service in the new year.
After serving churches here for
several years Mr. Daniel accepted a
call at Cairo but gave up that pas
torate because of his health. People
of the county are delighted to know
that Mr. Daniel’s health is improved.
Christmas Basket Committee Does
Great Work In Caring For The Poor
Whipped to a frazzle but radiant
ly happy in the knowledge of work.
well done, the committee in charge
of distributing the Christmas Basket j
Fund to unfortunate families of the
county completed its work Tuesday
with the distribution of food, cloth
ing, shoes, coal, wood, fruit, toys
and other useful things.
All the gifts were assembled in
the courthouse, after the purchasing
committee had completed its work,
and a truck was used to take pack
ages to all portions of the county.
The list was carefully compiled
and it is believed that every unfor
tunate family was included. Theic
were gifts of cash, food, clothing,
toys and other things. Some se
lected to take individual families for
attention at Christmas.
The campaign was carried out on
a county-wide scale and received
more liberal support than any here
tofore attempted.
The Rev. J. C. Callaway, pastor
of the Jackson Methodist church,
was chairman of the committee and
worked like a Trojan. He was ably
assisted by committees from all dis
tricts and churches, civic and pa
triotic groups and individuals all
joined in the caxnpaign.
Mr. Callaway said he found an
especial need for children’s shoes.
In many cases coal and wood were
the things most needed. The pur
chsing committee and the commit
tee on distribution shared honors
with the finance committee in mak
ing the Christmas fund an outstand
ing success.
Donations, as handed the Pro
gress-Argus by the committee, in
cludes the following:
City Hall: Mrs. W. H. Mallet 50c;
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jones, family
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defense corps to
MEET NEXT ON
JANUARY SECOND
The Butts county unit of the
State Defense Corps will meet in
the armory Thursday, January 2
at 6:30 p. m.
At the meeting December 19 Dr.
W. E. Barfield talked to members
on first aid treatment. This and a
drill occupied the hour.
It is likely there will be some va
cancies in the local unit and those
interested in joining may see W. M.
Redman, captain.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1940
A Warm Hearty Handclasp
Words of Good Cheer
)
Best Wishes Everyone
Is here*
The Jackson Progress-Argus
Higher Prices
Offered For
Pepper Acreage
$35 PER TON WILL BE PAID FOR
NUMBER ONE GRADE AIND
$25 FOR PEPPER OF SECOND
GRADE
As pepper contracts are being of
fered farmers served by the Po
mona Products Company, an in-j
crease in price is announced for the
1941 season.
Pepper of No. 1 grade will sell
for $35.00 per ton and No. 2 grade
will be $25 per ton. This compares
with a price of S3O for No. 1 and
S2O for No. 2 grade the past season.
The higher prices will be an in
ducement to growers, according to
those who have expressed themselves
on the situation.
The 1939 pepper season was dis
appointing both to growers and pro
cessors. Excessive rains in the first
part of the season and a dry fall
cut production to a minimum and
but few growers realized any profit
out of the crop. The Jackson plant
of the Pomona Products Company
did not operate at all, and the Grif
fin plant operated on part-time basis.
Contracts will be signed at the
company’s plant here within the next
few days.
Christmas Services Featured In All
Jackson Churches Sunday, December 22
Business Will
Suspend For
Christmas Day
POST OFFICE, BANKS AND FED
ERAL OFFICES WILL BE
CLOSED. SHORT HOLIDAY IN
MOST OFFICES
For most Butts county people the
Christmas holidays will bring a brief
respite from the usual routine. All
business houses are preparing to
close for Christmas Day and this in
cludes the post office, banks, stores
and practically all establishments.
County and federal offices, with
the exception of the Welfare De
partment .plan to close one day. The
Welfare Department will be closed
from Tuesday to Saturday morning.
No mail will be delivered in town
or on rural routes and Sunday hours
will be observed at the post office.
The schools closed December 20
and the county schools will open
January 1 while the Jackson public
schools will resume work January 6.
The Pepperton Cotton Mills op
erating at peak production will close
only one day, an announcement said.
Christmas, the most sacred day
in the religious calendar, was mark
ed by special services at all church
es here Sunday. Decorations appro
priate to the yule season were in
evidence and lent an air of bright
ness and warmth to the services.
At the First Baptist church Sun
day evening a Christmas cantata and
pageant was presented. It was an in
teresting program and the service
was largely attended. Mrs. J. C.
Newton directed the cantata and
Mrs. George Sims the pageant. A
large cast took part.
The vesper hour at the Methodist
church was devoted to the singing
of Christmas carols. Van Greene
was leader and three choirs took
part. Decorations were in charge
of Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Carruthers Jr.
and were declared the most attrac-
tive of the season. Friends were
invited in for the carols and the ser
vice, lasting an hour, proved inter
esting and inspirational.
The Presbyterian church had a
visiting mihister, the Rev. B. L.
Helm, for the morning service.
Christmas decorations were placed
with good effect and the congrega
tion was larger than usual.
Other churches in the county had
special Christmas services.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Collection Of
Taxes Brisk,
Officers Say
"COLLECTIONS BEST IN SEV
ERAL YEARS,” COUNTY COL
LECTOR BALL STATES. PEN
ALTY AFTER DEC. 20
With December 20 the deadline
for paying taxes, without penalty,
brisk collections are reported by
both the county and city tax col
lectors.
“Collections are the best in sev
eral years,” J. S. Rail, Butts coun
ty tax collector declared. He said
that some have paid who have never
paid before.
Corporations pay practically half
the taxes in Butts county and re
ecipt of checks from the companies
swelled the total considerably and
made easier the financing of teach
er warrants for December.
Mrs. W. H. Mallet, city of Jack
son tax collector, also reports good
collectins. The city of Jackson al
ways makes a good showing in the
collection of taxes and this year
was no exception.
After December 20 interest is
added on all taxes unpaid. This
rule, followed by both the city and
county, may be responsible in some
measure for the record payment this
fall.
County Salute
Plans Mapped
Friday Night
ROUGH OUTLINE OF PROGRAM
DRAFTED. REAL WORK WILL
BEGIN AT MEETING CALLED
FOR JANUARY 3
At a meeting held in the city hall
Friday night rough plans were out
lined for the salute over WSB Jan
uary 18. The meeting was called
by W. M. Redman, chairman, end
several members were present.
The history of the county, health
conditions, industries, agriculture,
schools, churches, recreation, high
ways, etc., will be given in short
talks.
A liberal splicing of musical num
bers will be given by the best talent
in the county and it is planned to
make the program both interesting
and instructive.
Radio station WSB is giving a
number of these salutes to Georgia
counties as part of the “Forward
Georgia” program.
After the meeting January 3 it
is likely the program will be avail
able for publication.
Same Members
Elected As
Committeemen
At a meeting December 19 the
same county committee was elected
to serve for 1941 in administering
the AAA program in Butts county.
Members are: J, L. Bailey Sr.,
James G. Childs, R. E. Evans. Elec
ted as alternates were: F. L. Mad
dox, first alternate, and G. A. Smith
as second alternate.
This committee has served the
farm interests of the county well
for the last two or three years and
the AAA program has been carried
out here in a systematic manner.
Members of the committee are
entrusted with important duties,
that of checking compliance appli
cations and representing farmers in
all capacities covered by the Agri
cultural Adjustment Administration
program.