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VOL. 69—No. 2
City of Jackson Sliced Its Bonded
Debt With Payments First Of January
With the payment of $4,000 the
first of January, Jackson reduced :
its outstanding bonded indebtedness
to $37,000, according to a statement
by R. P. Newton, chairman of the
Jackson Bond Commission. Prior to
January 1 the bonded debt stood at
$41,000.
On the first of the year $3,000
was paid on sewer bonds, leaving a
balance of $9,000 outstanding in
that 5 per cent issue, and SI,OOO on
school bonds, leaving $15,000 in that
5 per cent issue.
In addition to the school and sew
er bonds, there is an issue of 514
per cent paving bonds amounting to
$13,000.
The bonded debt is being paid as
it matures, Mrs. W. H. Mallet, city
clerk and treasurer, explained. “As
the bonds are gradually retired there
will be a smaller levy in the interest
and sinking fund,” Mrs. Mallet said.
Another payment will be made
on the bonded debt the first of
1942, and within a few years at the
present rate, the bonded indebted
ness will be wiped out.
In directing attention to the bond
ed debt, Mrs. Mallet said the city
had made a good record in collecting
taxes in 1940. When all collections
are made the city will be able to
meet all its obligations in full, de
spite some heavy expenses during
the year. In addition to regular
financing, the city has been called
on to pay school warrants when the
state was unable to make payments.
That the city has been able to re
duce its bonded debt from around
$70,000 a few years ago to $37,000
today, and at the same time keep
up improvements and help finance
the Jackson public schools is a tri
bute to the careful and able man
agement of city officials.
The record is one of which all
Jackson taxpayers should feel proud.
Light Receipts
Feature First
Livestock Sale
HIGH PRICES PAID FOR CAT
TLE AND HOGS MONDAY.
NEXT SALE WILL BE ON FEB
RUARY THIRD
High prices but light receipts were
features of the livestock auction
sale in Jackson Monday.
Included in the auction were 25
head of hogs and pigs, which sold
up to $6.00 per 100 pounds, and 7
head of cattle. Price ranges for cat
tle were $7.90 for veal, $7.25 for
heifers and $5.00 for bulls.
Total receipts of the new year’s
first auction amounted to $216.40,
according to a statement furnished
by James G. Childs, treasurer of the
Central Georgia Livestock Associa
tion.
The extremely cold weather prob
ably had something to do with the
light offering.
No more sales will be held in
January and the next sale is
scheduled for Monday, February 3.
Pasture cattle will be in demand by
that time and one of the season’s
best sales is expected.
STOCK OF JACKSON
FIRM SELLS FOR
S2OO PER SHARE
One hundred shares of the stock
of Nutt & Bond, Inc., Jackson firm
operating a fertilizer, gin and coal
business, was sold at public sale
Tuesday by Mrs. W. M. Bond, ad
ministratrix of the estate of W. M.
Bond and was bid in at S2OO per
share.
Employees To
Serve County
Named By Board
MRS. O. B. HOWELL IS MEMBER
EOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE.
SAME EMPLOYEES ELECTED
MONDAY
The same appointive employees to
serve Butts county for 1941 were
named Monday by the Butts county
' board of commissioners.
Mrs. O. B. Howell was appointed
as a member of the Butts County
Welfare Board to succeed J. W.
Welch, resigned. In addition to
| Mrs. Howell members are: James G.
Childs, chairman; Mrs. J. B. Settle,
! P. H. Weaver and N. F. Land.
The employees named Monday in
clude: Dr. O. B. Howell, county
physician; C. L. Redman, county at
torney; W. H. Wilson, clerk; Jerry
Davis, janitor at courthouse.
The road force remains the same
as heretofore, W. H. Wilson, clerk
of the board, said after the meeting,
j Members of the Butts county com
mission are: Dr. O. B. Howell,
chairman; B. H. Hodges and E. P.
Colwell, members.
Charles Kemp
Is Assistant
In AAA Office
NAMED TO FILL VACANCY
CAUSED BY REMOVAL OF RU
FUS ADAMS. ALSO WILL BE
TREASURER OF BOARD
Appointment of Charles Kemp Jr.
as administrative assistant and treas
urer of the Butts County Agricul
tural Association has been announ
ced. Mr. Kemp, filling the vacancy
left vacant by the removal of Rufus
Adams to Carroll county, has been
named to a permanent position, it is
| explained.
I Mr. Kemp studied at the Univer
sity of Georgia College of Agricul
ture and has been a district super
visor. He had considerable experi
ence before assuming his connection
with the AAA office in Butts coun
ty.
Since coming to the county Mr.
Kemp has met a large number of
farmers and is filling his duties in
a way to meet the approval of co
operating farmers and his superiors
in the triple-A office.
Just now the local office is busy
taking applications for soil conser
vation payments. All applications
should be signed within the next few
days, Mr. Kemp said. The first
checks due Butts county were re
ceived a few days ago.
Total payments for 1940 will be
in the neighborhood of $50,000, it
is estimated.
BANNER AWARDED
PRESBYTERIAN S. S.
FOR SECOND YEAR
J. Edward Carmichael, superin
tendent of the Jackson Presbyterian
Sunday school, has been informed
by Edward D. Grant, executive sec
retary of the committee on Religi
ous Education and Publications,
that the Attendance Banner has
been awarded the Jackson school for
another year. Basis of the award
was the largest collection, accord
ing to membership, in the Atlanta
Presbytery on Rally Day. This is
the second year the local Sunday
school has been awarded the ban
ner and members are naturally proud
of the showing.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 9, 1941
Committee Will
Rehearse For
Salute Tuesday
FINAL DRAFT OF PLANS BE
MADE AT MEETING TUESDAY
NIGHT. WORK OUTLINED BY
SEVERAL GROUPS
At a meeting at the city hall Fri
day night final plans were drafted
for the salute over WSB Saturday
night, January 18.
Tuesday night, January 14 at 7:15
there will be a meeting at the audi
torium to rehearse the different
numbers. Mayor W. M. Redman is
chairman of the committee and will
make a short address. Agricultural
and 4-H club resources will be out
lined by M. L. Powell, while P. H.
Weaver will talk on industries.
Churches, schools and civic organi
zations will be handled by Rev. J.
C. Callaway and Mrs. L. M. Spen
cer will talk on recreation.
Mrs. J. C. Newton will direct the
musical program.
Marcus Bartlett of the WSB staff
will be here Wednesday and the
transcription will be given in the
auditorium Thursday night. Then the
salute will be given Saturday night.
Mayor Redman and members of
the committee who are working with
him are anxious that all portions of
the county be represented in the
broadcast. The chorus can use sing
ers and Mrs. Newton as director of
music is trying to get in touch with
all school centers and enlist the best
talent.
The broadcast will be the means
of giving Butts county desirable
publicity and should arouse wide in
terest.
Tree Planting
Demonstration
For January 20
APPROVED METHODS OF SET
TING PINE SEEDLINGS BE
GIVEN BY MACON DISTRICT
FORESTER ON ROUTE 42
A demonstration in planting pine
seedlings will be given on the Wat
kins farm on route 42 near the bar
becue stand on January 20 at 2 p.
m., it is announced by M. L. Powell,
county agent.
The demonstration will be in
charge of L. C. Hart Jr., Macon dis
trict forester. Some four acres will
Ibe planted and all those interested
,in approved methods of planting
pines are invited to attend the dem
' onstration.
For the past few years Butts
i county farmers have shown consid
| erable interest in reforestation and
; during the 1939-40 season approxi
mately 125,000 pine seedlings were
i planted in the county. This season
orders are being placed for more
trees. These may be planted in ac
cordance with the government pro
gram and payment is made for the
practice. The rate of pay this year
is not as high as for the 1940 sea
son.
With the interest in reforestation
and the present high prices for lum
ber it is likely that Butts county
farmers will plant a good many acres
in pine seedlings this season.
JONESBORO CREDIT AGENCY
NOW OPEN IN COURT HOUSE
The Jonesboro Production Credit
Association, serving farm borrowers
in Butts, Henry, Spalding, Clayton,
Fulton and DeKalb counties, is now
taking applications for loans. Miss
Helen Thornton is in charge of the
office in the Butts county court
house.
New Officers
Inducted By
Kiwanis Club
HAMILTON HOLT INSTALLS OF
FICERS AT THE FIRST MEET
ING OF YEAR. CARR WEL
COMED AS NEW MEMBER
Recently elected officers to servo
the Jackson Kiwanis club in 1941
were inducted into office Tuesday
night at a Ladies’ Night meeting.
The gathering assembled practically
the entire membership of the club
and the presence of wives of mem
bers, as well as several guests, add
ed interest to the occasion,
i The installation was in charge of
Hamilton Holt of Macon, past gov
ernor of the Georgia Kiwanis dis
trict. The various clubs in the
Georgia district and the twenty-nine
districts in the United States act as
a clearing house for Kiwanis Inter
national, it was explained. Because
of the national crisis Kiwanis now
has the duty of teaching the youth
of the nation the principles of
democracy, Holt said.
Installed were: Clyde Callaway as
president; Esca Pace as vice presi
dent; John G. Yarborough Jr. sec
retary and treasurer, and H. O.
Ball, ;W. E. Barfield, J. D. Jones,
N. F. Land, J. W. O’Neal, M. L.
Powell, S. H. Thornton and W. M.
Redman as directors.
! In turning the gavel over to the
new president, Morris Redman
thanked members for their interest,
loyalty and support the past year.
Mr. Redman was presented a past
president’s button by President Cal
laway.
| In assuming charge of the club
[ President Callaway asked for the
'continued support and loyalty of
members in efforts to make Kiwanis
of the greatest good to the county
at large.
Ralph W. Carr was cordially wel
comed as anew member, the first of
the new year.
j In addition to the installation
ceremonies, there was a Ladies’
Night program in charge of Mrs. W.
E. Watkins. She put on a clever
“Dr. Quizz” program, with several
members answering questions and
being rewarded with prizes.
Club singing was directed by Byrd
| O’Neal. Mrs. Hamilton Holt, tal
'ented singer, delighted the company
with a number.
The fine dinner was served by
the Jackson Club Corporation, Miss
Pauline Mallet chairman. Invited as
guests for the occasion were Mr. and
Mrs. Rembert Sisson of Barnesville,
'J. Avon Gaston, Col. and Mrs. W. E.
Watkins. A telegram from Rufus
Adams, former esteemed member of
the club, now of Carrollton, contain
ed greetings and good wishes to the
club.
DEFENSE CORPS
MEETING SET FOR
THURSDAY, JAN. 16
The Butts county unit of the
, State Defense Corps will meet in
the armory at 6:30 p. m. Thursday,
January 16. At that time first aid
and interior guard duty will be sub
jects for study and discussion,
j A regular schedule will be fol
lowed for the present, with meet
ings scheduled every two weeks.
Members are interested in the work
and are showing a spirit of co-op
eration with the officers.
The Defense Corps has rendered
effective service in assisting regis
trants fill out questionnaires. With
men now being called for service
the Defense Corps is expected to
prove a stabilizing influence in com
munities throughout the state.
Ovation Given County’s First Soldiers
As They Left Monday For Training
State Assembly
To Begin Work
Next Monday
INAUGURATION OF GOVERNOR
SET FOR TUESDAY. LOCAL
BILLS BE INTRODUCED BY
BUTTS REPRESENTATIVE
J. Avon Gaston, representative
from Butts county, is preparing to
go to Atlanta Monday for the con
vening of the general assembly of
Georgia.
A ten day organization term will
begin Monday. The regular session
may be held now or postponed until
later, information from Atlanta
said.
The inauguration of Governor Eu
gene Talnutdge is set for Tuesday,
January 14. The ceremonies will
be held outdoors, if the weather per
mits.
Inauguration of the governor was
advanced in order that members of
the legislature might attend the in
auguration of President Roosevelt
n Washington January 20.
Reorganization of the state high
way department, payment of past
due indebtedness to teachers and
other agencies will receive attention
at the 1941 session. Governor Tal
madge was elected on a platform of
economy and the payment of state
debts.
Local bills to be introduced by
Representative Gaston includes one
to change the county commissioner
law and another to reduce the bond
of the sheriff.
A good many Butts county peo
ple will go to Atlanta Tuesday for
the inauguration ceremonies. Gov
ernor Talmadge says he wants all
his friends to be present.
Owners Share In
Dividend 01 The
Ice Corporation
ANNUAL MEETING WEDNESDAY
MORNING WHEN REPORTS
WERE MADE AND DIRECTORS
ELECTED FOR 1941
Shareholders of the Jackson Ice
Corporation, meeting Wednesday
morning in annual session, were
paid a dividend of 6 per cent on
the past year’s business. The stock
holders heard reports covering op
erations in 1940 and elected a board
of directors to serve for 1941.
Earnings of the company in 1940
were slightly less than formerly, it
was explained by R. P. Newton,
president and treasurer. The 1940
ice season, because of weather con
ditions, was not a favorable one
anywhere in the state.
The company, organized in 1920,
has paid stockholders more than two
for one in annual dividends and a
stock dividend was also paid in the
period.
Elected as directors are: R. P.
Newton, R. P. Sasnett, H. R. Slaton,
T. A. Nutt, R. J. Carmichael, H. L.
Allen, S. H. Thornton, J. E. Mc-
Michael and J. D. Jones.
The officers are: R. P. Newton,
president and treasurer; J. D. Jones,
vice president; R. P. Sasnett, secre
tary. W. C. Pinnell is plant su
perintendent.
Stockholders attending the meet
ing expressed satisfaction at the
management during the past year.
The stock is widely scattered in
Jackson and community and the co
operative enterprise is one of the
most successful ever formed in the
county.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS
AND ORGANIZATIONS HONOR
MEN AT EXERCISES HELD IN
COURTHOUSE
Butts county’s first registrants
called to duty Monday were given
an ovation at exercises held in tho
courthouse, with city and county of
ficials, members of the draft board
and civic and patriotic organizations
taking part.
In no unmistakable terms the
soldiers were made to feel they go
to fill a place of honor in the na
tional defense and that the love,
devotion und support of people back
home are with them.
Changes were made in the person
nel of the first registrants as pub
lished last week. James Elwood
Singley left Monday to enlist at
Fort Jackson, and Paul Erasmus
King and William Ardell James vol
unteered for service.
| The first contingent leaving here
Monday afternoon for Fort McPher
son was composed of:
|Paul Erasmus King, volunteer,
No. 22; William Ardell James, vol
unteer, No. 560; Adieus Andrew St.
John, registrant, No. 14; John Cur
ry Cawthon, registrant, No. 47, and
James Oliver Beauchamp, registrant,
No. 50.
David Bailey Woodward, No. 90,
and Gervin Richard Lewis, No. 100,
are alternates and subject to future
calls.
i
Meeting in the courthouse Mon
day at 1:30 were several people, in
cluding members of the draft board,
county and city officers, representa
tives of the D. A. R., U. D. C.,
churches and other interested citi
zens. Col. C. L. Redman, chairman
of the Butts county selective service
draft, presided and read instructions
to the soldiers.
| First speaker to bring greetings
was Mayor W. M. Redman. He told
the men to make good soldiers and
to remember the hearts ■of the peo
ple back home go with them,
j Mrs. r f. E. Watkins, president of
the Larkin Watson chapter, U. D.
C., spoke for that organization. As
descendants of Confederate soldiers,
she told the soldiers to uphold the
ideals of truth, justice and honor.
Mrs. J. E. Lane, regent of the
William Mclntosh chapter, D. A. R.,
told the soldiers it is a great thing
to fight for one’s country, that the
American way of life and democra
cy is best, and she pledged the men
that organizations back home are
behind them as they enter training.
The Rev. J. B. Stodghill told the
soldiers not only to be good sol
diers but Christian soldiers and to
return home strong in the faith.
W. J. Bankston, member of the
draft board, declared he gave three
sons to World War No. 1 and that
all returned home safe and sound.
He predicted the present draftees
would also return home sound and
he invoked divine blessing and guid
ance to those called to the colors.
With these pledges ringing in
their ears, the registrants departed
on the bus for Fort McPherson to
begin a year of active military ser
vice.
SECOND CALL FOR CCC
ENROLLEES JANUARY 27
A second call in January for CCC
enrollees has been received at the
Butts County Welfare office and
those selected will report on January
27. All those interested in CCC
service are asked to register at
once at the Welfare office.
The quota for the second call has
not been announced, Mrs. L. M.
Spencer, acting directo.r of the Wei
•• *’ •*
fare office, said.