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VOL. 69—No. 6
Vocational Training School Opens In
Jackson As National Defense Project
PRACTICAL TRAINING IN MA
CHINE WORK, WELDING BE
GIVEN. DAN THURSTON IN
CHARGE OF GROUP
As part of the national defense
program, a vocational training school
has been opened in Jackson to equip
Butts county youths to fill places
in skilled industry. Dan Thurston,
one of the best machinists in this
part of the state, is in charge.
The course was put on by the
Jackson Board of Education, work
ing in connection with the State Vo
cational Board, with Jimmy AVom
mack in immediate charge. Mr.
Wommock has his offices at the
Georgia School of Technology and
the course offered here is similar
in every way to the training given
at Georgia Tech.
Practical training in welding, ma
chine work and tool making is giv
en. The course will last for 10
weeks and school is held from 5 to
8 p. m. on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday. To date 26 youths, over 18
years of age and not enrolled in
public schools, are enrolled for the
course. Later the number of stu
dents will be increased, it is ex
pected.
It is likely that other courses will
be added.
In the well equipped Thurston
shop enrollees are given the kind"
•f training they will need when
they assume their places in Uncle
Sam’s far-flung industrial empire.
After completing the course here
the men will be prepared to accept
good positions as machinists, weld
ers and tool makers.
Dan Thurston, who is conducting
the course, was selected to train
the men because of his recognized
ability as a machinist. It is a tri
bute to his ability and skill that
he was picked for this particular
work. He sees great possibilities in
the course and with the proper sup
port by Butts county people there
is no limit to what may be accom
plished. The school may easily de
velop into one of the most impor
tant in this entire section of the
state and with emphasis on decen
tralized industry something big may
grow out of the Jackson Vocational
School.
Prof. D. V. Spencer, superinten
dent of the Jackson public schools,
fa also enthusiastic about the school
and its sphere of service to the
county.
All youths over 18 years of age
interested in having this training
may enroll. At present the course
is limited to Butts county boys but
those living on the county borders
may be eligible for training.
This school is one of the best
things ever started in Butts county
and all people should give it all
possible support and co-operation. |
NEW MEMBERSADDED AT
LEGION MEETING FRIDAY
Several members were added to
the Jim Finley Post of the Ameri
can Legion at a rally and oyster
supper at the armory Friday night.
The post now has a membership of
thirty and this will be increased
within a few days, W. M. Redman,
adjutant, said. The get together
meeting proved an enjoyable affair
for the Legionnaires.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TO
HOLD SERVICES SUNDAY
’f’here will be preaching services
at the Jackson Presbyterian church
Sunday at the 11 o’clock hour. It
is expected that Mr. Hoge Smith,
Columbia Seminary student, who
preached at the church twice in
January, will be the visiting minis
ter.
Baptist Leaders
Attended B. T. U.
Rally Monday
BANQUET FEATURED NIGHT
SESSION. SEVERAL SPEAK
ERS TOOK PART ON PRO
GRAM. WORK OUTLINED
A rally in the interest of the Bap
tist Training Union in the Kimbell
Association was held at the Jack
son Baptist church Monday after
noon and night and local and state
leaders were present and took part
in the program. J. C. Kimbell is
associational leader and Otho Mor
gan assistant.
Churches in Monroe, Butts and
Henry counties were represented at
the meeting. Plans for the year’s
activities were outlined and other
business transacted.
At the evening session a banquet,
attended by over one hundred per
sons, was served. Maines Rawls, a
state leader, presided and entertain
ed the group with humorous stories.
Others present and taking part dur
ing the session were Miss Dorothy
Tippett and Miss Chapman, of the
Atlanta office, Dr. Ben Ingram of
the Bessie Tift College faculty, the
Rev. Gaither A. Briggs, pastor of
the First Baptist church, and oth
ers.
Miss Helen Thornton, director of
the local BTU, was highly commend
ed for her efforts in promoting the
growth and spirit of BTU work here.
Visitors from other churches were
cordially welcomed and entertained
by the local BTU. A spirit of good
fellowship prevailed at the meeting
and the group is more determined
than ever to push forward the work
in this section.
KIWANIS DIRECTORS
WERE GUESTS OF
REV. J. C. CALLAWAY
Rev. J. Clyde Callaway, presi
dent of the Jackson Kiwanis club,
entertained the board of directors
at his home Monday evening. The
fine meal was served by Mrs. Cal
laway, and later a business session
was held and program planning and
objectives for 1941 were consider
ed.
Guests of Mr. Callaway were H.
O. Ball, N. F. Land, J. W. O’Neal,
W. M. Redman, John G. Yarborough
Jr., M. L. Powell, E. H. Pace, Dr.
W. E. Barfield and J. D. Jones.
Public Assistance Quota Of $1,872
Allotted County For Current Quarter
OLD AGE CLIENTS WILL BE
GIVEN FIRST CALL ACCORD
ING TO STATE DIRECTOR MIL
LER. STARTS MARCH I
Effective for the quarter begin
ning March 1, Butts county has
been given a quota of $1,872.00 in
public assistance funds, according
to a letter from B. S. Miller, state
director of the State Department
of Public Welfare. This is an in
crease of S2OB per month over the
existing quota of $1,664.00.
In his letter to the Butts county
Welfare Board, Mr. Miller said that
first consideration would be given
to old age pensioners. Until fur
ther notice, the letter said, no more
cases of aid to dependent children
would be approved.
Reinvestigations, a function that
has occupied much of the time of
county boards, has been changed
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1941
Citizenship Is
Civic Duty In
Present Crisis
GEORGIA DISTRICT GOVERNOR
OF KIWANIS STRESSES PART
AMERICA MUST PLAY IN SAV
-ING DEMOCRACY
The responsibility of citizenship
must be exercised and there must be
more interest in government if
democracy is to be saved, members
of the Jackson Kiwanis club were
told Tuesday night by James V.
Carmichael, Marietta, governor of
the Georgia district of Kiwanis.
The ranking Kiwanian, speaking
at the nineteenth anniversary meet
ing of the Jackson club, declared
that “people no longer vote, they
have ceased to take interest in gov
ernment, they refuse to serve on
juries when summoned.” Continu
ig he said that “Kiwanis must sound
the call for democracy.”
“England may not He able to
prevent invasion, the British gov
ernment may fail, but we in Amer
ica can keep alive the spirit of
democracy as a beacon to the peo
ple of the world when peace final
ly comes,” the speaker declared.
After congratulating the Jackson
club on its constructive record, he
mentioned especially the addition of
new members and the return to ac
tive membership of former mem
bers, and talked on the objects of
Kiwanis. The first of these is giv
ing primacy to the human and spi
ritual rather than the material val
ues of life. He also lauded the ob
ject of supporting the churches in
their spiritual aims.
The meeting was a fitting cele
bration of the club’s nineteenth an
niversary. Four new members,
Howard Perdue, Mac Richardson,
Charles Kemp Jr. and H. R. Mer
ritt, were welcomed and instructed
in their duties by Ralph Howell,
secretary of the Georgia district.
Paul Lemon, charter member, was
welcomed to active membership.
The club now has a total member
ship of 34.
Only two members were absent
at the Tuesday meeting. Visitors
were Paul Maddux, Horace O’Neal,
Avon Gaston, Dean Patrick, Otis
Ball Jr., Levi Ball, H. M. Fletcher
and Dr. R. P. Harrison.
Dinner was served by the U. D.
C., Mrs. L. M. Crawford chairman.
District Governor Carmichae 1,
former widely known member of
the General Assembly, was accom
panied to Jackson by Ralph Howell,
Marietta, district secretary. The
speaker was introduced by Esca
Pace, chairman of the program com
mittee.
from nine months to twelve months.
This will afford more time to in
vestigate old age pension claims.
With county staffs giving all-out
aid in investigating and certifying
old age pensioners, the state plans
to place several thousand additional
names on assistance rolls.
The Butts county board, Mrs. L.
M. Spencer, acting director said, has
about 75 old age applications now
pending. With additional funds in
sight the local board plans to clear
up as speedily as possible all pend
ing applications.
For the month of January there
were 217 old age pensioners on the
roll, 6 blind persons and 7 families
—l2 children—getting aid to de
pendent children. Payments amount
ed to $1,244.50.
The administrative budget will
remain the same, Mr. Miller’s letter
explained.
Much Interest
Shown In Polio
Drive In County
PRESIDENT’S BIRTHDAY OB
SERVED BY PARTY AT THE
JACKSON CLUBHOUSE. TO
TAL BE AVAILABLE SOON
A satisfactory showing in the
campaign against infantile paraly
sis was made in the annual campaign
which closed January 30, according
to W. M. Redman, county chairman.
Total amount collected by the
schools and all agencies assisting in
the drive will be available during
the week, it is expected.
In Jackson a Tacky Party was
held at the clubhouse under the di
rection of a special committee nam
ed for that purpose. The party as
sembled a large number of people
of the town and county, including
visitors from other counties. Chec
kers, dominoes and other games
were enjoyed and dancing was also
a feature of the entertainment. Mu
sic for the occasion was furnished
by Uncle Chet and his Ramblin’
Rangei-s and M. L. Powell had his
moving picture machine on hand to
help out with the music.
It was a gay and friendly group
and everybody was glad of an op
portunity to contribute some part
toward the celebration of the Pres
ident’s birthday.
Schools in Jackson and in all por
tions of the county aided materially
by the march of dimes contributed
by children.
While the amount raised here was
less than the assigned quota, the
spirit of interest and co-operation
was good and Mr. Redman and all
who helped in the campaign have
cause to feel good over the outcome.
Chairman Redman wishes to thank i
all who aided in the campaign.
Butts County Chamber Commerce Asks
$500,000 For Rural Housing Program
RESOLUTION CALLS ON G. B.
HAMILTON AS' DIRECTOR TO
SPEED WORK IN ALL RURAL
AREAS
At a meeting January 23, the
Butts County Chamber of Com
merce adopted a resolution calling
on George B. Hamilton, state di
rector of rural housing in Georgia,
to speed up this work, and asked
for $500,000 for a rural housing
program in Butts county.
The resolution follows:
Whereas, State Treasurer George
B. Hamilton has originated and de
veloped a plan of federal housing for
tenants, sharecroppers and small
farm owners in Georgia, whereby
these people may enjoy the advan
tages of improved living conditions
afforded by low cost housing; and
Whereas, this need is urgent and
falls well within the scope and plan,
DEPUTY COMING
TO ASSIST WITH
INCOME RETURNS
A field representative of the Bu
reau of Internal Revenue will be
in Jackson February 10 for the pur
pose of assisting taxpayers in pre
paring income tax returns. Hon.
Marion H. Allen, collector of In
ternal Revenue, says this is a ser
vice rendered to taxpayers. Office
hours will be 8:30 a. m. to 4 p. m.
Mr. Allen explains that Internal
Revenue offices will be open from
8:30 a. m. to 4 p. m. daily, Febru
ary 3 to March 15, in Atlanta, Au
gusta, Columbus, Macon, Savannah
and Valdosta. The Rome office will
be open from March 1 to March 15.
Grand Jury Told To Set Example Of
Righteous Living As Curb To Crime
Court Recessed
Tuesday To Meet
Again Feby. 10
GRAND JURY WILL PROBABLY
COMPLETE WORK MONDAY.
CRIMINAL CASES WILL BE
HEARD NEXT WEEK
Butts Superior Court, in session
since Monday, recessed Tuesday af
ternoon to February 10 when crim
j inal cases will be taken up.
The grand jury also recessed un
jtil Monday and it is likely that the
general presentments will be re
turned early in the week. J. O.
Minter, grand jury foreman, said
that body was able to make good
time because of the splendid co
operation extended by Solicitor
Frank B. Willingham, Sheriff J. D.
Pope and Clerk Paul Maddox. “Ev
ery paper was there when wo called
for it and all witnesses were on
hand,” declared Mr. Minter.
During its two-day session the
grand jury returned 18 indictments.
In the civil division of Superior
Court only a few cases were tried.
Six divorce cases were heard Mon
day and the case of W. M. Davis
against Sam J. Smith, involving the
sale of cherry trees, was taken up.
The jury hearing the case returned
a verdict Tuesday morning in favor
of the defendant.
The case of the City of Jackson
against A. S. Carmichael, which in
volved a paving claim in the busi
ness district, resulted in a directed
verdict by Judge Persons in favor
iof the plaintiff.
Several criminal cases, none of
I outstanding importance, will be
called when court convenes Monday.
of the dictum, “Make this country
safe for Democracy,” and any other
defense planning to correct poor liv
ing conditions; and
Whereas, other states, cities and
other parts of Georgia already have
low cost housing projects under way.
Therefore, be it resolved, That the
Butts County Chamber of Commerce
go on record urging Treasurer G. B.
Hamilton to use his good offices as
state director of Federal Housing in
rural Georgia to procure more funds
to carry forward this constructive
building program so that all counties
iri Georgia in need of better housing
in the rural areas may have it, in
cluding $500,000 for Butts county,
Georgia.
H. R. Slaton, president, E. R. Ed
wards, W. Lloyd White, A. F. Whit
ney, treasurer, W. D. Thaxton, M. O.
McCord, secretary.
JANUARY HAD 19
FAIR DAYS, RAIN
ON EIGHT DAYS
January was a month of better
than-average weather, with 19 fair
days, according to a report compil
jed by Jesse J. Duke. The record
kept by Mr. Duke shows that there
was ice 11 days during the month,
with the lowest temperature 26 de
grees and the highest 68. There
was rain 8 days in the month and
it was partly cloudy 5 days out of
the 31 days iri the month.
Mr. Duke, who studies weather
charts and keeps records, has agreed
to keep tab on the weather for the
Progress-Argus and make reports
monthly.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
FAILURE OF LEAGUE OF NA
TIONS CAUSE OF PRESENT
CONDITION. J. O. MINTER IS
GRAND JURY FOREMAN
Grand jurors and several score
attentive listeners were told Monday
by Judge Ogden Persons that “this
nation stands at the cross-roads of
civilization” and that only an Om
nipotent God can save it from the
strangle-hold of men who kill and
enslave.”
“It is strange,” he remarked,
“that one nation Germany—•
should always be the aggressor;
that their people should always bo
restless and uncontrolled and, es
pecially is this true in the case of
World War 1, ns the Germany of
27 years ago was a land of plenty.
And yet, through the years, history
has repeated itself until now Ger
many has become a rapist, a robber,
and everything abhorrent to our
ideal of civilization.”
Blaming world conditions today
on an “empty chair at Geneva set
apart for the United States, at a
peace table, which had it been occu
pied would have resulted in an in
ternational law that no nation or
combine of nations would dare
break,” the able jurist declared thqt
this generation and many more to
follow would pay for the stupidity
of the Congress and the people who
rejected Woodrow Wilson’s plea for
participation in the League of Na
tions.
“An international army of 500,-
000 soldiers, us provided for in the
League protocol could have stopped
Hitler in 1936 when he marched in
to the Ruhr, with the loss of only a
few lives, for Hitler would havo
balked at such a powerful array and
even France could have stopped him
had they moved in time,” Judgo
Persons asserted, “hut now we must
pay billions for armaments and de
fense programs and, after camps
and airports and bases are built, it
will still require a tremendous sum
to maintain them.”
Denouncing professional politici
ans and others who live off of the
gullibility of the public, Judge Per
sons said that “politics today costs
more than ever before, because mil
lions of people live off the spoils
of politics and graft and corruption
among public officials has reached
anew high.”
“There is no security for us ex
cept in the character of our people,"
he remarked, and in reply to the
concept that this nation must re
turn to religion, he asked, Why
leave it?” “Someday we are go
ing to dig out of the red hills of
Georgia a living and, instead of
whimpering, thank God for that
privilege. We must all work to
suppress indulgence.”
Ending his address with a chal
lenge, Judge Persons charged the
grand jury to end lawlessness by
not mere indictment of the crim
inal element alone but by setting
an example of righteousness. “Peo
ple are careless about speeding. For
every violator caught there are a
thousand who escape. It is up to
you as law abiding, industrious, hon
est citizens to set an example for
good, that will more than overcome
any local, national, or international
force for evil. If it were possible
for me to muster together all of
the grand jurors who have served in
this room since I have been judge,
I could, by the inherent goodness
of their exemplary lives, sweep all
vestige of crime out of this coun
ty.”
The grand jury was organized
with the election of J. O. Minter,
foreman, and A. F. Taylor, clerk.