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VOL. 69—No. 22
, General Election June 3 Will Decide
Record Number Proposed Amendments
JUDGE G. D. HEAD WILL BE IN
1 CHARGE OF ELECTION HERE.
POLLS OPEN AT 8 A. M. AND
CLOSE 3 P. M.
Judge G. D. Head, Butte county
ordinary, is completing plans for
the general election here Tuesday,
June 3, when 70 constitutional
amendments—the largest number in
the history of the state—will be
voted on.
The election in the several dis
tricts and precincts will be managed
by justices of the peace and free
holders.
In the Jackson or courthouse pre
cinct the polls will open at 8 a. m.
and close at 6p. m. In all other
precincts the polls will open at 8
a. m. and close at 3 p. m.
Returns will be made Wednesday
to Judge Head who will consolidate
♦ the returns and declare the official
vote.
On account of the extreme length
of the ticket it is expected that
► counting will be slow and the result
may not be known before Wednes
day morning.
Eight proposed amendments, Nos.
1,2, 20, 21, 54, 55, 68 and 69, have
statewide application. All the oth
ers are local in application.
Voting is simple. If you desire
to vote for an amendment, place
cross mark (X) in bracket opposite
the word “For.” If you desire to
vote against an amendment, place
cross mark (X) opposite the word
“Against.” *
Butts county registrars decided
that voters had until May 29 to
qualify for the election. The regis
tration, it is explained, will be less
than that of two years ago because
of failure to pay poll tixes.
Official ballots and other election
papers will go out to precinct ftiana
gers within a day or two.
Three Escape
From Jail With
' Home Made Key
JOHN MITCHELL, WHITE, AND
TWO NEGROES GAIN FREE
DOM EARLY SATURDAY EVE
NING. WIDE SEARCH ON
By means of a key said to have
been made of brass, John Mitchell,
white, William White and Henry
Watte, Negroes, escaped from the
Butts county jail early Saturday
night.
The men were not in cells at the
time, but in the outer part of the
jail, it is explained.
As soon as the jail delivery be
came known Sheriff J. D. Pope and
police officers began a wide search
for the trfo. Officers in all parts
of the state have been notified to
apprehend the escaped prisoners.
Mitchell was confined in jail on
a charge of liquor and auto wreck.
White was confined on a charge
of leaving the scene of a wreck.
Watte was held on a charge of
stealing the automobile of Sam
Gay, manager of the Jackson A. &
P. Store.
Whether the men had assistance
in escaping after unlocking the door
is a question that officers have not
solved. They vanished completely,
Sheriff Pope said, and no trace of
them has been found.
The Butts county jail is a modern
fire-proof building. It was con
structed a few years ago by Butts
county and the Public W’orks Ad
ministration at a cost of approxi
mately $27,000. This is the first
escape from the new jail.
Mrs. W. D. Pope, mother of Sher
iff J- D. Pope, resides in the jail.
Grain Crop Is
Seriously Cut
By Dry Weather
OATS AND HAY MIXTURES SUF
FER AND YIELDS WILL BE
BELOW NORMAL. HARVEST
NOW UNDER WAY
Harvest of the grain crop in
Butts county reveals that oats and
special hay mixtures will be off con
siderably as a result of the pro
longed spring drought.
Some farmers who have begun
the oat harvest say the crop is light
and chaffy. There may be excep
tions but the general rule holds
good, informed growers declare.
This condition is not confined to
this immediate section but is rather
widespread, according to informa
tion received here.
Extremely dry weather has been
bad for saving crimson clover seed.
Much of the seed was lost in cut
ting, the dry condition causing the
seed to shatter on the ground.
Wheat will be ready for harvest
before many days. Many farmers
believe that wheat will be below
the normal average.
All sections of the state, accord
ing to official records, planted a
large grain crop last fall. The crop,
one of great importance, will rep
resent a considerable loss to farm
ers of Georgia, because of the dry
spring.
Second Quota
Garments For
War Sufferers
RED CROSS COMPLETES ITS
WORK AND GARMENTS WILL
BE SHIPPED IN FEW DAYS.
NEXT QUOTA IS LARGER
The second quota of garments
! completed by the Butte county
chapter of the American Red Cross
has been completed and will go for
ward within a few days, probably
next week.
; Included in the quota for war
sufferers in Europe are the follow
ing: Four men’s sweaters, 8 wom
en’s sweaters, 16 children’s sweat
ers, 12 bed shirts, 17 operating
gowns, 20 layettes, 12 women’s
dresses, 16 girls’ dresses, 4 women’s
skirts, 4 boys’ suite. An additional
quota included 40 bibs, 12 crib
blankets made from scraps by the
ladies of Worthville, 4 boys overalls
and 1 dozen children’s pajamas.
The next quota will be three
times larger than any previous as
signment, and work will begin when
materials are received. The chap-j
ter will have to December to com- ■
plete that quota.
Mrs. N. F. Land, general chair- \
man in charge of knitting and sew
ing for war refugees, says there is
a great need for volunteer workers.
This is especially true in Jackson,
she says, where eight to ten women
have been doing all the work. In
the county the co-operation has
been more liberal and in all cen
ters women have done splendid
work, it is explained by Mrs. Land.
The work is entirely voluntary.
There are no paid workers. The
national Red Cross supplies mate
rials and volunteers sew and knit
in a cause that challenges the in
terest and patriotism of every wo
man.
The garments are substantial and
durable and will be the means of
relieving the men, women and chil
dren of war-tom Europe.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. MAY 29, 1941
Same Officers
For Historical
Society Named
ONLY FIVE MEETINGS WILL BE
HELD EACH YEAR. JUNE
MEETING WILL BE PICNIC AT
THE STATE PARK
Beginning its fifth year, the
Butts County Historical Society at
a meeting May 23 at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Powell elected
the same officers, voted to amend
the constitution so as to hold only
five meetings each year and decided
on a picnic for the meeting June 27.
N. F. Land was re-elected presi
dent; G. H. Mathewson, vice presi
dent; Mrs. W. B. Powell, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. G. H. Mathew
son, recording secretary, and J. W.
O’Neal, treasurer. The slate as re
ported by the nominating committee,'
Mrs. H. L. Byron, Mrs. J. E. Calkins
and G. H. Mathewson, was unan
imously adopted.
Meetings will be held on the last
Friday in April, May, June, July and
September.
Mrs. W. B. Powell reported that
arrangements had been made with
the Natural Resources Department
for a WPA librarian and curator
for the museum. Mrs. Mary Tullis
of Flovilla has been named curator
and will be assisted by Mrs. C. B.
Hamlin on holidays and Sundays.
The large number of visitors at the
museum attest to the interest.
Facilities for putting some of
the valuable books and records un
der glass will be provided at the ex
pense of the society.
Receipt of a letter from Dr. J. J.
Tigert, president of the University
of Florida, acknowledging receipt
of refund check for S4O in connec
tion with damage to historic marker,
was read. Also an article by Ralph
Jones in the Atlanta Constitution
directing attention to the good
sportsmanship displayed by the so
ciety and the University of Florida,
and this was ordered added to the
minutes and scrapbook.
The question of limiting the mem
bership to thirty was deferred un
til the June meeting.
A report of the treasurer showed
the society to be in sound financial
condition.
HONOR ROLL OF
JACKSON PUBLIC
SCHOOLS_FOR MAY
First grade Alfred Coleman,
Shaw Fletcher, Geo. Oren Sims, Jr.
Second grade—Carolyn Fretwell,
Marcia Mallet, Johnnie Pope, Ola
Ann Sims, Patsy Thurston, Barbara
WiLson.
Third grade Alton Coleman,
Harold Duke, Eugene Williams.
Fifth grade—Hugh Mallet, Mar
tha Moss.
Sixth grade—Agnes Maddox, Au
drey Rossey, Elwood Robison, Chris
tine Hardy, Barbara Ann Jinks.
Seventh grade—Julian Callaway.
Emily Mallet, Anne White.
Eighth grade Mercer Bailey,
Elizabeth Fincher, Sylvia Price,
Patsy Rossey.
Ninth grade—Bernice Bray, Re
becca Jinks, Jane Anne Mallet.
Tenth grade Annette Moore,
Gladelle Moss, Blackman Settle.
Eleventh grade Thelma Pope,
Margaret Taylor.
MEN BECOMING _
21 TO REGISTER
FIRST OF JULY
Washington, D. C.—Selective ser
vice officials have ordered registra
tion for young men becoming 21
years of age since the last registra
tion. Registration will be on July 1,
according to proclamation of Presi
dent Roosevelt.
It is estimated that more than
1,000,000 youths are involved.
Library Board
Seeks To Serve
More Readers
CITY COUNCIL, BOARD OF EDU
CATION MEET WITH TRUS
TEES AND PROBLEMS ARE
DISCUSSED AT LENGTH
With the purpose of increasing
the circulation of the Hawkes Li
brary for Children and acquainting
the people of the community with
the service offered, a meeting of
the board of trustees, members of
city council and the Jackson bonrd
of education was held recently. Dur
ing the discussion the entire libra
ry situation in the community was
considered from all angles.
It now seems likely that a plan
will be developed to have a full
time NY A librarian on duty at all
hours. If this plan is approved the
young lady selected will work under
the direction of Miss Pauline Mallet,
regular librarian. During the school
year the library is kept open three
afternoons each week, while a sum
mer schedule is worked out for the
convenience of readers. By having
a NY A librarian on duty the facili
tis would be available to the public
at all hours.
As most people know, the Hawkes
Library for Children was a gift to
the city of Jackson through the will
of the late Mr. A. K. Hawkes, At
lanta philanthropist, Who provided
funds for several of these libraries
in the state. Members of the board
of trqstees, a self-perpetuating boJy,
are: j
O. {A. Pound, chairman; Mrs. J.
B. Settle, vice chairman; S. S. Cope
land, secretary and treasurer, and
other, members are G. E. Mallet and
H. O 4 Ball.
In addition to the traveling li
brary located in the courthouse, the
Jackson public schools have a con
siderable numebr of volumes, used
mostly for reference.
With three libraries available it
is seen there is no scarcity of lead
ing matter in the community.
The Hawkes Library, well stock
ed with standard reference books
and current fiction and a good as
sortment of books for children, of
fers its services free to the people
of the community. It is to add to
the reader-interest and make the
facilities available to a larger num
ber of people that the joint meeting
was held. With the addition of a
NYA librarian it is believed the li
brary will fill a sphere of wider use
fulness to the community at large.
TWO GROCERY
STORES LIST
SHORTER HOURS
The Rogers store and the A&P
Food Store this week announce
the following schedule of hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday, open at 8 a. m. and close at
6:30 p. m. Wednesday, open at 8 a.
m. and dose at 12 noon. Saturday,
open at 8 a. m. and close 10 p. m.
Shorter hours are granted to allow
employees more time for leisure, it
is explained.
DRAFT BOARD AT
MEETING TUESDAY
CLASSIFIED 96
The Butte county draft board at
a meeting Tuesday morning classi
fied 96 registrants in the numbers
567 to 663, inclusive. Of that
number 5 whites and 7 colored were
placed in class 1-A; 1 white and 1
colored in 2-A; 41 whites and 31
colored in class 3. Four whites and
6 Negroes bad not returned ques
tionnaires.
One registrant, A. P. Clark, No.
639, colored, died before his ques
tionnaire was returned.
Diplomas Awarded Members of Senior
Class at Exercises Tuesday Evening
Officials Attend
Parley Called
On Power Crisis
ATLANTA ZONE CONSIDERS
MEANS TO SAVE POWER AS
RESULT OF DROUGHT AND
TO AID NATIONAL DEFENSE
Mayor W. M. Redman and J. H.
Rooks, superintendent of the Jack
son water and light department, at
tended a meeting in Atlanta Wed
nesday to study the power situation
as a result of the long spring
drought. Mayors and heads of wa
ter and light departments in some
fifty cities in the Atlanta zone were
called into conference and the sit
uation was presented by representa
tives of the Georgia Power Company
which serves many cities of the
state and manufacturing enterprises
with electrical energy.
The Lloyd Shoals plant of the
Georgia Power Company and other
power stations in the Tallulah Falls
area are forced to operate at re
duced capacity because of the
drought. Steam plants have been
pressed into service to help meet
the emergency.
The southeast, informed sources
say, faces a serious situation. To
help save power for national de
fense and to operate vital services
the public has been asked to elimi
nate such things as night basball
and softball games, white way lights,
signs and to cut down as much as
possible on lights and radios.
Unless the request is heeded, and
the power shortage is not solved by
generul rains, it is likely that offi
cial orders will be issued still fur
ther reducing uses of power during
the crisis.
During the emergency the Geor
gia Power Company has discontinued
its campaign to increase the use of
electricity through sales of electric
refrigerators,
Cotton Stamp
Rally Set For
Next Thursday
COTTON GROWERS, BUSINESS
FIRMS AND EMPLOYEES EX
PECTED TO ATTEND AND
GET ALL DETAILS
A mass meeting of Butte county
cotton growers, business firms and
employees will be held at the court
house at 8 p. m. Thursday, June 5,
for the purpose of discussing the
cotton stamp plan and hearing de
tails explained by representatives
of the U. S. Surplus Marketing Ad
ministration.
Letters and circulars have been
sent to businessmen and cotton
growers. All the information now
available has been given, but to ob
tain full details and a workable
knowledge of the cotton stamp pro
gram it is important that interested
persons attend the mass meeting.
A preliminary meeting was held
last week and committees named to
handle the cotton stamp program.
11. M. Moore is general chairman
of the committee.
It is estimated that approximate
ly SII,OOO worth of cotton stamps
will be issued farmers here to be ex
changed for cotton goods. By an
aggressive advertising campaign
that amount may be substantially
increased.
The meeting is one of such im
portance that it is expected a large
crowd will be present next Thurs
day night.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
MAJOR QUIMBY MELTON DE
LIVERED LITERARY AD
DRESS. PROGRAMS WERE
FOLLOWED WITH INTEREST
Twenty-nine members of the sen
ior class of the Jackson High School
were awarded diplomas at graduat
ing exercisbs held in the auditonuirk
Tuesday evening when Major Quint
by Melton of Griffin delivered the
| literary address.
Dr. R. A. Franklin, chairman of
the Jackson board of education, de
livered certificates to the graduates.
Miss Barbara Lavendar, Indian
Springs, gave the valedictory, and
Miss Margaret Taylor the salutatory.
The closing exercises were well
attended, as were all commence
ment numbers. Major Melton, out
standing editor and civic leader-*
made an interesting talk in whichi
he stressed the value of education
in a changing world. Particular em
phasis was placed on, the part youth
must play in the national emergen
cy.
A highlight of the commencement
season was the senior play presented
Monday evening. “Tom Sawyer,’*
a Mark Twain favorite, was well
cast and the production was pleas
ing to the large number of friends
present.
Seventh grade graduating exer
cises were held in the auditorium
Monday morning at 10 o’clock. Rev.
J. C. Callaway made the address and
Rev. J. B. Stodghill presented cer
tificates to the following membersr
Franklin Batchelor, Walter Clif
ford Bond, Dorothy Boyd, Johnny
Deraney, Mary Deraney, Sadie De
raney, Johnny Reid Gaston, Carolyn
Hammond, Robert Jones, Jean Lee,
Emily Mallet, Anne Patrick, Arthur
Price, Martha Rich, Earl Rooks, La
mar Wilkerson, Anqe White, Fran
ces Harper.
First number of the commence
ment program was on Sunday morn
ing when the Rev. Gaither A. Briggs,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
preached the annual sermon in th
uuditorium. His effort was pro
claimed a brilliant and thoughtful
one and was on the general theme
of "Growth.” Music appropriate to
the occasion was given and a largo
congregation was present to hear
Mr. Briggs.
Members of the graduating clast*
of the Jackson High School to win
diplomas Tuesday night are: Annie
Lois „ Browning, Sanders Cawthon,
Miriam Chasteen, Josephine Col
well, Thomas Freeman, Martha
Gaston, Barbara Lavendar, William
Maddox, Lamar Mays, Charles Mc-
Michael, Rebecca Minter, Sara Nors
worthy, Anderson Nutt, Helen
O’Neal, Raleigh O’Neal Jr., John
Roy Patrick, Nellie Pelt, Lois Ply
male, Thelma Pope, Roberta Qumn,
Betty Reeves, James Stallworth,
Margaret Taylor, Mildred Town
send, Edward Waits, Emory Waits,
Sue Wallace, J. W. Watkins Jr.,
Horace Williamson,
ASK SUPPORT FOR
REA TAX EXEMPTION
IN JUNE ELECTION
Favorable consideration of Con
stitutional Amendment No. 54, to
provide tax exemption for REA co
operatives, is sought in the June !$
election by the Central Georgia
Electric Membership Corporation,
its officers, directors, customers and
friends. Because the local co-opera
tive serves many middle Georgia
counties it is believed a majority of
the 1,600 customers will vote in
favor of the amendment.
“Look on the ballot for No. 54’’
is the request of the friends of the
local co-operative.