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VOL. 69—No. 16
Touth Needs Anchor, NYA Leader Tells
Kiwanis Club In Listing Gains Made
Reviewing the work of the Na
tional Youth Administration, Bois
feuillet Jones, Georgia administra
tor, told members of the Kiwanis
club Tuesday night that youth needs
to be taught the principles of dem
ocracy, and with this anchor the
youth movement in America will
be safe.
Hitler rose to power, it was de
clared, because he caught the imag
ination of the youth of his country.
The young people, idle, discouraged,
gloomy, were promised a uniform,
regular work and food. In accept
ing these temporary benefits the
youth of Germany lost freedom of
thought and liberty of action.
The NYA was an outgrowth of
the effort to do something for the
unemployed youth of America, it
was shown. This was first mani
fested through CCC camps, which
cared for boys only, and later NYA
was started to train both boys and
girls. The speaker explained that
SO,OOO Georgia boys and girls are
receiving aid in high schools and
another 3,000 in colleges. He also
told of the training schools where
useful trades are taught.
Fourteen NYA camps and train
ing schools now operate in Georgia,
Jones said. He mentioned the good
work of the Jackson Lake camp, op
erated 12 months in the year, nine
months as NYA training school and
three months for Future Farmers
of America.
Men will be needed in shipbuild
ing for the next few years, it was
declared, and many of the NYA stu
dents are being given good jobs in
defense industries.
This was the second in a series
of programs arranged by the com
mittee on Underprivileged children,
N. F. Land chairman. Arthur K.
Weathers of the Griffin office spoke
April 8 and showed a picture on
NYA activities.
Invited to hear Mr. Jones were
Mrs. L. M. Spencer and Mrs. N. A.
Powell of the Butts County Welfare
Miss Ethel Smith, county
Health Nurse, and D. V. Spencer,
Jackson school superintendent and
*T>. W. Ham, member of the board
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of education, were pi*esent for the
address. Other visitors were Gibbs
Lyons, Washington, D. C., Kiwanian
C. E. Hawkins of the Covington
club, J. Milton Brogdon, Covington;
Frank Beatty, Freeport, Mich, and
Vincent Jones. A. K. Weathers,
Griffin area supervisor, accompan
ied Mr. Jones to Jackson.
The quartette for the evening was
composed of N. F. Land, Doc Harri
son, J. S. Ball and Ralph Carr.
President Callaway gave an exhibi
tion of tap dancing.
Dinner was served by the Wom
an’s Club, Mrs. 0. A. Pound chair
man.
The program for April 22 will
be in charge of D. P. Settle and
Lieut. Gov. John Birchmore of Cov
ington will pay the club an official
visit at that time.
McDonald resigns,
COMPTON IS NEW
CLERK OF BOARD
Annonuncement is made of the
resignation of J. G. McDonald as
clerk of the board of county com
missioners, and the election of Clar
ence M. Compton as clerk, effec
tive April 14.
Mr. Compton is a widely known
business executive and accountant
and recently held a connection- with
the AAA office and mattress pro
ject. He formerly was a member
of the firm of Etheridge-Smith Com
pany and is well fitted by experience
and training to fill the duties of
the post.
Baptist Church
Begins Revival
Sunday, Apr. 27
DR. J. E. SAMMONS WILL BE
GUEST MINISTER AND SING
ING WILL BE LED BY REV.
GAITHER A. BRIGGS
The First Baptist church is now
making plans for revival services
which will begin Sunday, April 27
and run through May 6.
Dr. J. Ellis Sammons, pastor of
the Vineville Baptist church in Ma-
wilt
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DR. J. ELLIS SAMMONS
con and one of the state’p widely
known ministers, having for three
terms been president of the Geor
gia Baptist Convention, and for a
number of years Chairman of the
Executive Committee of the Geor
gia Baptist Convention, will assist
the pastor, the Rev. G. A. Briggs.
Mr. Briggs will lead the singing and
will have the active assistance of the
church choir.
The hours of services will be 7:45
a. m. and 8 p. m. Last year the
early morning services proved pop
ular and this plan will be followed
at the approaching revival.
Certificates Be
Awarded Those
In Defense Work
SOME OF THOSE COMPLETING
TRAINING LEAVE TO TAKE
JOBS. NEW COURSE BEGINS
DURING WEEK
Certificates were awarded this
week to those completing the voca
tional training for national defense
conducted at Thurston’s shop by
Dan Thurston.
Some of the boys completing the
course have already left to take
good jobs in national defense indus
tries, it was said Tuesday by Dan
Thurston, who acted as instructor.
Anew ten weeks course was to
begin here this week.
Enrollees were schooled in acety
lene welding and machine shop work
under the expert direction of Mr.
Thurston. His well equipped shop
was made available for the training
school.
The school was conducted by the
Jackson high school in co-operation
with the state department of voca
tional education as a national de
fense project.
Enrolled for the new course which
began April 14 are: Murray Ridge
way, Irvin Benton, Tom Sitton, Gus
Carmichael, Wilmer Letson, Leon
ard Washington, Candler Webb,
Max Redman, W. T. Leverette, Rob
ert Ousley, Joe Boyd, Harold Evans,
Robert King.
JACKSON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1941
“Give Wings To
Work” Theme Of
Cooking School
HOMEMAKERS’ CONFE R E N C E
AT AUDITORIUM MAY 1-2 BE
IN CHARGE OF JACKSON CIV
IC ORGANIZATIONS
“Give Wings to Work” will be
the theme of a Homemakers’ Con
ference which will be held at the
high school auditorium on May 1-2
under sponsorship of all civic clubs
of Jackson.
The meetings will reveal the
many ways in which the homemaker
may lighten her burden by bringing
new efficiency to her daily tasks
and learning to accomplish with
greater speed the household duties
which consume so much of her
time.
Members of the home service
staff of the Georgia Power Compa
ny will give their services in the
presentation of timely trends in
homemaking, the general idea of
which will be to show how the va
rious phases of housework may be
done in easier ways with even more
pleasing results.
One section of the program will
be devoted to the planning and pre
paration of food, during which the
convenience of time-releasing cook
ery will be demonstrated. Baking
and broiling will receive particular
attention.
Other parts of the program will
show how laundering can be made
easy and how housecleaning can be
taken out of the category of drud
gery. They will show how all house
hold tasks can be done more effi
ciently and simply with the aid of
proper lighting and how a home
maker may add much to the econo
my of her home by knowing the best
bethods of canning and preserving.
Throughout the sessions the pro
gram will be presented in an inter
esting manner, giving homemakers
an opportunity to acquire a wealth
of practical ideas while enjoying
pleasant entertainment.
And the conference will reveal
to them many ways by which they
may increase their leisure, through
simplifying their household tasks,
so that they may have greater op
portunity in the future for the
other things they would like to do
if only they could spare the time.
AAA COMMITTEE TO MEET
SATURDAY IN EACH MONTH
The AAA committee will meet on
the first Saturday in each month at
9 a. m., it was said Tuesday by
Charles Kemp Jr., AAA assistant.
Farmers may appear at that time
and present their problems.
Large Crowd Thronged Indian Springs
State Park Easter Sunday, Opening Day
The trails and flowers at the In
dian Springs park have an appeal
to all visitors and the amusement
and recreation facilities are widely
used.
The Indian museum on the state
reserve is also popular, as the reg
ister shows. Last year there were
visitors from many states of the un
ion.
Georgia now has 26 state parks
and the Indian Springs park is the
oldest in the system. Because of
its central location and the health
properties of the mineral spring,
Indian Springs has enjoyed wide
popularity since ante-bellum days.
Hotels at Indian Springs are ar
ranging to open within a few days.
The New Elder Hotel will open about
May 6, J. E. Cornell, manager, said
Tuesday, while the Foy Hotel ac
commodates guests at all seasons.
Judge Goodrich
Be Speaker On
Memorial Day
UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE
CONFEDERACY WILL SPON
SOR PROGRAM. EXERCISES
BE HELD NEXT FRIDAY
Judge Lueien P. Goodrich of Grif
fin will be the Memorial Day speak
er at exercises to be held here Fri
day, April 25. He is a widely
known attorney, historian and state
leader.
Exercises are sponsored by the
Larkin D. Watson chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy, Mrs.
T. E. Watkins president.
Because of the fact that Butts
county has only one suviving Con
federate veteran, special efforts will
be made to honor this soldier. He
is Mr. J. S. Gregory of Indian
Springs. Mr. Gregory, well past 90,
is in good health and has promised
to be present at the exercises in
honor of veterans and their widow’s.
The program at the school audi
torium will be held at 11 o’clock.
School children are expected to take
a leading part in the exercises and
the singing of patriotic songs.
After the exercises in the audi
torium the U. D. C. chapter will
sei’ve dinner for the one veteran,
widows of veterans and prominent
guests.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all exercises of the day and
help to keep alive the spirit of
Memorial Day.
At 10 o’clock members of the U. 1
D. C. chapter, school children and
Boy Scouts will go to the Jackson
cemetjery to place flowers on the
graves of Confederate soldiers.
Members of the National Guard
who have heretofore taken part in
this ceremony are now in camp.
The program at the auditorium
follows:
Song—America
Invocation —Rev. J. C. Callaway
Song by school
Delivery of essay prizes
Song—Charles Carr
Delivery of Crosses of Military
service to Mr. W. W. Carr, Spanish-
Ameriean War veteran
Song by school
Introduction of speaker—Mayor
W. M. Redman
Address—Col. Lucian Goodrich
Dixie
Benediction—Rev. G. A. Briggs.
SPECIAL TERM OF HENRY
SUPERIOR COURT CALLED
Judge Ogden Persons has ordered
a special term of Henry county Su
perior Court to be convened on
April 21. Criminal cases will be
heard during the week.
From far and near they came
Sunday to the Indian Springs state
park which had its formal opening
on Easter. Perfect weather condi
tions contributed to the success of
the day.
Reports show that the opening
day crowd was one of the largest in
the history of this recreation center.
AH portions of the state had rep
resentatives present, with nearby
cities sending the largest number of
visitors.
Recently it was announced that
V. W. Cole had been named super
intendent of the Indian Springs
state park for the 1941 season.
For several days picnics have
been the order at Indian Springs,
and schools and church groups have
been meeting there, as well as in
dustrial groups from the adjacent
territory.
“Fats” vs. “Leans” To Touch Off City
Softball Spark Friday Night, April 25
Local REA Line
Saves $3,000 By
Cheaper Rates
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
ORDERS RATES REDUC E D
FOR REA LINES AND GEOR
GIA MUNICIPALITIES
The Central Georgia Electric
Membership Corporation, serving a
dozen central Georgia counties, will
save from $2,800 to $3,000 per year
as a result of the rate reduction or
dered Tuesday by the Georgia Pub
lic Service Commission in Georgia
Power Company wholesale rates to
REA co-operatives and municipali
ties, it was estimated Wednesday
morning by E. I. Carruthers Jr.,
project superintendent.
A slash in wholesale power rates
of the Georgia Power Company was
ordered after a henring in Atlanta
Tuesday. About 100 REA project
managers, attorneys and other in
terested persons attended the meet
ing. Total saving will amount to
about $175,000 per yarn- for the
state, it is estimated.
A 20 percent reduction was or
dered in the power purchased by
the rural associations. Based on
last year’s consumption this would
mean a saving of approximately
$55,000 per year.
The new rate will become effec
tive in 30 days, Chairman Walter R.
McDonald of the Public Service
Commission said.
Mr. Carruthers said the saving
would enable the Central Georgia
Electric Membership Corporation to
meet its obligations more promptly
and liquidate its debt to the gov
ernment. Mr. Carruthers attended
the hearing in Atlanta.
History Society
Meets April 25
Indian Springs
MEETING WILL BE AT THE
HOME OF MR. AND MRS. W. B.
POWELL. PLANS FOR YEAR
WILL BE FORMULATED
Members of the Butts County
Historical Society will meet Friday
night, April 25 at 7:30 at the home
of Mr. and ISfrs. Willis B. Powell
at Indian Springs.
At tnat time plans will be draft
ed for the year’s work and opera
tion of the Museum, library and
other facilities covered by the so-
ciety will be discussed.
Since the Indian Springs state
park is in new hands, due to a
change in state administrations,
that fact will have consideration and
the co-operation of the new direc
tor will be solicited.
This will be the first meeting Of
the society since last fall. Unfav
orable weather, sickness and other
causes combined to cause a post
ponement of scheduled meetings.
In addition to the business meet
ing there will be a program session
with Miss Ruth Phinazee in charge.
JACKSON TO HAVE
STATE FIDDLERS
CONTEST APRIL 26
The State Fiddlers Contest is
scheduled to meet at the courthouse
in Jackson Saturday night, April 26.
Cash prizes will be awarded winners
and the affair is said to be “bigger
and better.” An admission price of
15 and 25 cents is announced for
the event which will probably be
largely attended.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
NON-LEAGUE GAME TO OPEN
SEASON. IMPRESSIVE DEDI
CATORY SERVICES TO PRE
CEDE FIRST NIGHT GAME
Jackson’s official softball season
will be opened Friday night, April
26, at 8 p. m. when a team of pul
chritudinous males, nicknamed
“fats,” tangle with a skinny bunch
of wildcats known as “leans.” At
that time, night-softball will be of
ficially inaugurated and short dedi
catory exercises will bo held. Mem
bers of the opposing teams will bo
chosen from business firms in and
around Jackson and some of the
county’s leading citizens will partici
pate. Admission charge will be 10c,
all under 12 being admitted free of
charge.
Starting line-up for the “fats” is
as follows: S. H. Thornton, J. B.
White, James Buchnnan, J. S. Ball,
B. K. Carmichael Jr., Paul Maddox,
L. J. Brown, A. C. Finley, H. L.
Allen, and Gene Rooks.
For the “leans” the following will
start: A. F. White, W. M. Redman,
Walter Williams, Bud Pope, Gor
don Barnes, E. I. Carruthers, M. L.
Powell, Vincent Joms, Levi Hurt,
and John Yarborough.
The committee on Jackson play
grounds, P. 11. Weaver, Chairman,
J. C. Callaway, John Yarborough
Jr., and L. 11. Hurt met Tuesday
night with interested players and
sponsors and at that time it was
decided to establish a City League
to be composed of four teams spon
sored by four Jackson firms. Play
ers are to be chosen by the mana-
ger of the teams in conjunction
with the board of directors, the
idea being to apportion the good
players so that talent will be even
ly divided and competition between
the teams kept keen.
Sponsors are expected to provide
their players with caps and shirts
with the firm name imprinted to
distinguish them from other play
ers. Present plans call for four
teams of 15 men each. Several
Jackson business firms are inter
ested in sponsoring teams and it is
as yet undecided just which four
firms will open the season with
teams.
The game between the “fats’*
and "leans” is not a league game,
but is designed merely to acquaint
the populace with night-softball and
to dedicate the newly-lighted soft
ball field. Admission to this game
will be by tickets only. Tickets can
be secured from members of the Ki
wanis club.
A schedule has not been formula
ted for the City League as yet but
it is expected that league games will
begin within the next few weeks.
From the four teams in the City
League, a composite team of the
best players will be chosen to com
pete with teams of surrounding
towns.
In order to keep interest at a
high peak, the season will be split,
thereby giving some team other
than the first half winner a chance
to win the second half and appear
in the play-off for the champion
ship. At the end of the first half
of the season, at the discretion of
the president and the board of di
rectors—not yet appointed—teams
may be divided and players traded
or swapped.
So, it’s the “fats” and the "leans"
Friday, April 25, at 8 p. m., in the
first official night-softball game
Jacksonians have ever staged. Thore
is little or no betting on the game
and neither team has been estab
lished as a favorite.
A large and enthusiastic crowd
is expected to witness Jackson’s
opening softball game of 1941.