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VOL. 69—No. 4
Pepper Acreage In Active Demand
As Growers Sign For 1941 Season
It might be the uncertain outlook
for cotton under war conditions, or
it might be the increase in pi'ices,
but Butts county farmers, despite
a near failure last year, eagerly
signed pimiento pepper contracts
here Friday and Saturday.
Representatives of the Pomona
Products Company came to Jack
son to sign contracts on those days
and were met by throngs of farm
ers.
For the 1941 season pepper of
No. 1 grade will be paid for at the
rate of $35 per ton, while No. 2
pepper will command $25 per ton.
This is an advance of $5 for each
grade over the 1940 figures.
Joe Lewis, field representative
of the Pomona Products Company,
said the acreage in Butts county
this year would be between 800 and
1,000 acres, approximately the same
as for the previous season. No
county in the middle Georgia pi
miento pepper belt will have a
larger acreage than Butts, it was
explained by Mr. Lewis. Butts and
Pike will have approximately the
same acreage, he said.
In signing contracts for the year
preference was given to experienced
growers, many of whom having been
planting pepper for more than
twenty years. However, some new
contracts were made.
In view of the disappointing pep
per crop in 1940, every effort will
be made to increase production this
year so that farmers may profit
and canning plants operate on a
normal basis. Pepper stocks through
out the country are depleted, in
formation shows.
Many farmers will prepare hot
beds and grow out their plants for
transplanting in fields later in the
spring. Mr. Lewis said the com
pany is growing millions of plants
in the Tifton area. Those who do
not grow their own plants may ob
tain plants from South Georgia beds
by filing needs with the Pomona
Products Company.
Producers growing their own
plants may obtain treated seed from
the company and covering for beds
may also be had upon applications
at the local plant.
Under favorable conditions the
pimiento pepper crop is a profitable
one in a dozen middle Georgia
counties and this year more than
usual efforts will be directed tow
ard a large production and the
steady operation of canning plants
in the fall.
BOY SCOUT WORK
FOR YEAR WAS
STUDIED TUESDAY
Boy Scout work for the year in
Butts county, with special refer
ence to organing Cubbing and for
ming new troops at Indian Springs,
Jenkinsburg and Pepperton, was
outlined Tuesday night. The meet
ing attended by John Sherrell
Jr., assistant Scout executive of
Griffin.
Plans were drafted for a more
active year in Scouting throughout
the county and definite plans will
be announced in a few days.
BUTTS SINGERS
TO MEET SUNDAY
AT CEDAR ROCK
The Butts County Singing Con
vention will meet at Cedar Rock
church Sunday at 1 p. m. central
time. Visitors from Henry. Jasper
and Newton counties are expected
and singers from Lamar and Spald
ing have been invited. All song
leaders and lovers of music are in
vited to be present.
Ham And White
Acquire Firm
Nutt And Bond
GIN, FERTILIZER AND COAL
BUSINESS BOUGHT BY JACK
SON MEN, EFFECTIVE JANU
ARY FIRST
Purchase by V. H. Ham and J.
B. White of the firm of Nutt and
Bond, Inc., from the estate of the
late W. M. Bond has been announc
ed, effective January 1, 1941.
This firm, one of the oldest in
this section, deals in fertilizer, coal
and operates a gin plant. It was
originally owned by the Southern
Cotton Oil Company but was bought
by T. A. Nutt and W. M. Bond some
twenty years ago and the business
was incorporated under the name
of Nutt & Bond. When Mr. Nutt
sold his interest Mr. Bond continued
to operate the business under the
firm name.
Since the death of Mr. Bond last
summer the business was operated
by the family.
Mr. Ham has been connected with
the firm as salesman for the past
four years and has gained a thor
ough knowledge of the business. He
is one of the county’s well known
farmers.
Mr. White is agent in this sec
tion for the Middle Georgia Oil
Company. He is also interested in
farming at Stark and is widely
known in business circles.
The business will be conducted
along the same lines as formerly,
the new owners say, and the same
degree of service will be accorded
patrons.
The deal is one of the largest
made in the county in years.
Librarian Lists
Activities For
The Past Year
LARGE INCREASE IN CIRCULA
TION IN 1940 OVER THE PRE
CEDING YEAR, MRS. CARTER
SHOWS IN REPORT
Mrs. Mary H. Carter, reporting
on the work of the Butts county
community and circulating library,
shows a large increase in circula
tion in 1940 over the preceding
year.
With the information gained in
recent years and the aid given by
government agencies, Mrs. Carter
looks forward to an even more ac
tive year during 1941.
The Butts County Library, with
both community and traveling ser
vice, circulated during 1940 a to
tal of 28,653 books, the report
show's. That compared with 12,-
645 books in 1939, and the first
year the library operated the cir
culation was only 7,422, with a do
nation from Butts county of $360
for buying books.
For 1940 salaries were paid by
WPA, the amount being $1,244.80.
A total of 516 books were bought
and many volumes were given by
interested friends.
Travel expenses for the year
was listed at $240.00.
Continuing the report, Mrs. Car
ter said: “We have a balanced
budget and look forward to 1941
for accomplishing even great things.
We want to thank the people of the
entire county for their hearty co
operation in making the library a
success, and especially appreciate
the donation of books and maga
zines.”
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1941
INAUGURArED IN WASHINGTON MONDAY
President
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Dr. Russell -■
Told Of Trip
To Holy Land
PALESTINE HAS CHANGED BUT
LITTLE SINCE THE BIRTH
OF CHRIST, MINISTER TOLD
KIWANIS CLUB
Dr. R. L. Russell, superintendent
of the Griffin district of the Meth
odist church, described to members
of the Kiwanis club Tuesday night
a visit he made to Palestine a few
years ago. The program was pre
sented by the committee on Support
of Churches in their Spiritual Aims,
H. O. Ball chairman.
In an interesting and informal
way Dr. Russell told of his trip to
the Holy Land. Palestine, describ
ed as a small country, with one riv
er, two lakes and one mountain, has
changed but little since the birth
of Christ, the minister said. The
Sea of Galilee was described as one
of the most striking bodies of water
in the world.
The city of Jerusalem, that is the
old walled city, is dirty and unin
viting, he said. He told of trips
to Bethlehem and the Church of the
Nativity, and to Jericho and other
places of interest in the Holy Land.
Many of the places visited are
now much in current history because
of the war, Dr. Russell said. When
things quiet down there he advised
all who can to make the trip, which
he said would not cost over SSOO.
Dr. Russell also told of a later visit
to Europe and trips through Italy,
France and Germany.
The program for January 27 will
be in charge of the committee on
Club Meetings and Attendance,
Park Newton chairman.
Visitors Tuesday were Richland
Garland, guest of his brother, B. B.
Garland, Charles Kemp Jr., guest
of M. L. Powell, and John Sherrell
Jr., assistant Scout executive of the
Flint River Council. Dinner was
served by the Woman’s Club, Mrs.
V. H. Carmichael chairman. There
was a large attendance.
MEETING FRIDAY
NIGHT TO SPEED
PARALYSIS DRIVE
A meeting to organize Butts
county for the celebration of the
President’s Birthday, June 30, has
been called for Friday night at 6:30
in the city hall by W. M. Redman,
county chairman.
Mr. Redman invites all those in
terested in the campaign to attend
and assist in mapping plans to raise
the quota of $242.85 assigned the
county. The nature of the enter
tainment to be given, the appoint
ment of committees and other de
tails will be arranged at Friday’s
meeting.
Fifty per cent of all money rais
ed will remain in the county to be
used in the fight against infantile
paralysis. The other will be used
by the Warm Springs Foundation.
Vice President
HENRY A. WALLACE
Fourth List Of
Questionnaires
Mailed This Week
NUMBERS FROM 152 TO 202
INCLUDED IN LAST SERIES.
MUST BE RETURNED BY JAN
UARY 25
The Butts county draft board
this week mailed questionnaires to
another 5 per cent of registrants.
Numbers run from 152 to 202. The
questionnaires must be returned by
Januray 25, according to instruc
tions from the board.
Men mailed questionnaires were:
152 — Joe Lonza Middlebrooks.
153 John Price.
154 Rubert Arthur Haynes.
155 — Julian Sanders Barnes.
156 Robert Baker Fletcher.
157 Charles Thomas Gifford.
158— Charles Dodson Fletcher.
159 Elvin Banks.
160— William Garfield Smith.
161— J. L. Roberts.
162 — Herbert Eugene Jackson.
1 63 —Thomas Redding Sims.
164 Nathaniel Allen.
165 — Ruben James Bridges.
166 William Thomas Ward .Jr.
167 John G. Yarborough Jr.
168 — Wyley Lewis Kelley.
169 — Ulyses Thurman.
170— Charles Wilmer Greer.
171— Freeman Brown.
172 Harmon Edwards.
173 — Howard Willis.
174 Sam Watson Williamson.
175 Rufus Lamar Bray.
176 Lewes Hardy.
177 John Thomas Watts.
178— Willie James Shannon.
179 Wincel Ilesper Pulliam.
180— Rome Plunk Verner.
181— John Belcher.
182— Joseph Calvin Drake.
183— John Doyle McMullen.
184— Robt. Henry Strawn.
185— Willie James Varner.
186— John Wesley McElroy.
187— Rosevelt Stewart.
188 — William Alfred Smith Jr.
189— Julian Athes Duke.
1 90—John Leavie Slaton.
191 — Willie B. Sparks.
192 — Ollie Lee Davis.
193 Charlie Frank Lawrence.
194 Ike Grier.
195 — James Rigdon Bedsole.
196 Isiah Roddy.
197 — Asa Ellis Martin.
198— Claude Julian Kimbell.
199 Wincel Ishamel Johnson.
200— Jack Willis.
201— Jimmie Lee Redman.
202 Travis Emitt Buna.
SUNDAY SERVICES AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
There will be preaching services
at the Jackson Presbyterian church
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Mr.
Hoge Smith, Columbia Theological
Seminary student, will preach, The
public is invited to attend this ser
vice.
Butts County Salute Program Wins
Acclaim Of Citizens Far And Wide
Salute Program
Over Airwaves
Saturday Night
RADIO STATION WSB GAVE
PROGRAM FOR COUNTY IN
SALUTE SERIES. DESIRABLE
PUBLICITY GIVEN
Butts county told its story over
the airwaves Saturday night when
the Atlanta Journal and Radio Sta
tion WSB gave a salute to the coun
ty in a program that was received
with wide and cordial interest.
The program was noteworthy in
view of influenza and other condi
tions that made it necessary to
change musical numbers at the last
minute. Mrs. J. C. Newton, direc
tor of music, deserves especial
credit for the splendid program she
arranged under trying conditions.
Many Butts county people listen
ed in at the program which included
agricultural resources and home
demonstration work and soil prac
tices, given by M. L. Powel, county
agent; a short talk by Annie Lois
Browning, state president of the
4-H Club Council; recreation in
Butts county, by Mrs. L. M. Spen
cer; industrial enterprises, includ
ing Georgia Power Company, Pcp
perton Cotton Mills, pimiento can
ning plant and Central Georgia
Electric Membership Corporation,
by W. M. Redman, pinch-hitting for
P. 11. Weaver; churches, schools and
civic clubs, by the Rev. J. C. Calla
way.
The musical program included
numbers by Foster Levcrctt, bari
tone; a mixed chorus of 30 voices;
vocal number by Vera Edwards;
women’s chorus of 16 voices; num
ber by the ltcv. Gaither A. Briggs,
tenor.
Asa result of the program Butts
county received desirable publicity,
and in behalf of all those taking
part the Progress-Argus wishes' to
express sincere appreciation to the
Atlanta Journal and Station WSB
for the salute. Especial thanks are
due Walter Paschall and Marcus
Bartlett for their efforts in making
the program one of interest and
pleasure.
PIG PENS MUST
GO, ACCORDING
TO CITY COUNCIL
Keeping of hogs within the cor
porate limits of the city of Jackson
will not be permitted after March
1, next, according to an ordinance
adopted by .Jackson council January
20. Owners have until that date to
dispose of all porkers. The ordi
nance was adopted in interest of
sanitation and health, it was ex
plained by members of council.
Another ordinance adopted at the
same time prevents the sale and
shooting of fireworks in the city
limits.
TWO REAL ESTATE DEALS
ANNOUNCED DURING WEEK
Two real estate deals are an
nounced during the week by O. E.
Smith, real estate agent. Mrs. H.
W. Copeland of Griffin sold 140
acres near Jackson to Knox Bros,
of Greensboro, Ga., for $1,050.
That firm owns other land and tim
ber rights in that section and now
has a sawmill in operation.
William G. Preston bought a six
room house from J. O. Minter,
known as the H. B. Whitaker place
and located at Jenkinsburg, for
$787.50. Mr. Preston plans to oc
cupy the home within a few days.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
The salute to Butts county pre
sented over WSB Saturday night
has brought expressions of praise
and commendation from friends in
all parts of the country.
Those in charge of the broad
cast have cause to feel proud that
they arranged a program that won
high favor among former residents
and friends in many parts of the
state and nation.
Writing from Battle Creek,
Mich., to J. W. O’Neal, Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Smith of Thomaston de
declared the program was splendid.
They told of their pleasure at lis
tening to the broadcast. Mr. Smith
is president of Kiwanis Internation
al and is now on a business trip in
the North and East for the organi
zation.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Pittman of
West Palm Beach, Fla., called Sat
urday night after the broadcast
and told how much they enjoyed
the program. In talking to Miss
Nettie Rae Pittman over the tele
phone, Mr. Pittman, former Butts
county resident, said the program
was an excellent one.
From Indianapolis, Ind., Mr. and
Mrs. J. It. Pettigrew, former Butts
county residents, wrote Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Edwards about the pro
gram and expressed their pleasure
in hearing the broadcast. Miss Ve
ra Edwards, who took part in the
program, was lauded by Mr. and
Mrs. Pettigrew and they said her
number was especially enjoyed.
Mrs. Hattie McKibben Lane of
Macon, member of one of Butts
county’s oldest and most promi
nent families, grows eloquent in
paying tribute to the broadcast.
Writing to tho Progress-Argus,
Mrs. Lane said:
“I wasn’t there when Thomas
Greer of Cedar Rock wrote the*
first almanac; but I can vouch for
tho rest of Jackson’s progress, so
closely interwoven was my family’s
life with that of the county.
“Jackson came in over the air at
8:30 Saturday night with great ef
fect, and was heard with much
pleasure. Her advantages were well
summarized by Marcus Bartlett,
who bears an illustrious name and
one honored and loved in the coun
ty.
My father, M. V. McKibben, said
Butts county had what it takes to
promote health and happiness; they
only needed to progress, and evi
denced his belief in that spirit by
building the first brick stores where
the New York store now stands. He
sold the tract of land for the Pep
perton Mills for five dollars an
acre, and later my mother sold the
site of Jackson Dam for the
munificent sum of eight dollars an
acre.
“Thomas Greer, attracted by the
fertile soil, salubrious climate, pure
water, fine oaks, chose wisely when
he settled in this section.
“My congratulations to Jackson
for such a splendid broadcast!”
Mrs. J. N. Weems of Cartersville
wrote her sister, Mrs. W. W. Jam
erson, and expressed her pleasure
at the broadcast. Mrs. Weems is
a former resident of Jackson.
The Rev. Gaither A. Briggs of the
Baptist church said he received
cards from south Georgia, where he
formerly resided, expressing inter
est in the salute.
The Rev. J. C. Callaway of the
Methodist church and president of
the Kiwanis club has received sev
eral letters and cards from friends,
all telling of their interest in Butts
county’s program on * the air. One
of these cards was from the Rev.
W. O. McMullan of Homeland, Fla.
Hundreds of Butts county peo
ple have testified of their enjoy
ment of the WSB salute.