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VOL. 69—No. 16 Meetings Will Extend Through Sunday, April 19 mission preaching meets WITH FAVOR. ATTENDANCE IS INCREASING. EVANGELIST IMPRESSES CONGREGATIONS The county-wide Preaching Mis sion which began on Monday of this week at the Jackson Methodist church, has been growdng in atten dance and interest from the first service. Powerful gospel preaching is being done by the Rev. T. Perry Brannon, pastor of the Gospel Tab ernacle of Chattanooga, Tenn. His messages are deeply spiritual, and are delivered with such deep earn estness that the hearts of those who have heard them have been pro foundly stirred. * 1 he Rev. Mr. Brannon is popular ly known as the radio evangelist, since for the past eleven years he has broadcast regularly over radio station WDOD. Throughout the de pression, storms, tests, trials, and hard-fought battles these radio ser vices have continued. There has been an expenditure of some $75,- 000.00. Some 110,000 cards and letters have been received from lis teners to these gospel programs. Hundreds and hundreds of souls have been saved, as well as backsliders reclaimed. Many who were saved have been called into the ministry, and are now preaching the gospel in various places. In addition to the radio services, some two hundred revivals have been conducted by Mr. Brannon, and at these thousands have been saved. Churches and whole communities have been blessed. The Chattanooga Gospel Taberna cle is another fruit of this ministry. This tabernacle has sent out and is supporting seventeen native evan gelists in different fields. Mrs. Her- J mon Dixson, and American, is being supported as a missionary to Borneo where her work is being richly bless ed of God. The Butts County Preaching Mis sion was originally scheduled to continue through Friday evening of this week. However, the interest and need have appeared so great that the Methodist pastors of the county have requested the services to continue through next Sunday night, to which the Rev. Mr. Bran non has most graciously agreed. Two services will be held daily at 10:30 a. m. and 8:30 p. m. for the remainder of this week, including Saturday. Three services will be held on Sunday—ll:3o a. m., 3 and 8:30 p. m. The Sunday afternoon service is to be a praise and conse cration service for everybody, but the young people are especially in vited to attend. Fine evangelistic singing is being directed by Mr. C. E. McMichael, and special music is being provided by members of the choir and others. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend and profit by the re maining services of this series. tire board reports on applications this week- Report of the tire rationing board shows these applications were acted on : J L. Whitaker, sawmiller, 2 tires; Central Georgia Electric Member ship Corporation, electric main tenance, 1 tube; L. W. Pullin Jr., sawmiller, 2 tires; Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation, electric maintenance, ? recaps; E. M Wise, minister, 1 tire, 1 tube; George Henderson, maintenance workers car, 2 tires, obsolete; D. H. McLeod, industrial workers car, 2 • res, obsolete; Y, L. Lummus, cat lie hauler, 1. tire; T. M. Bentley, sawmiller, 1 tire, 1 tube. Old Fashioned Revival Needed In This Nation MINISTER TELLS KIWANIANS NATION NEEDS TO RETURN TO OLD STANDARDS. REPORT ON INTER-CLUB MEETING In its greatest crisis, the country needs an old fashioned revival and vitally needs to return to the old standards of truth, honor and right eousness, members of the Kiwanis club were told Tuesday night by the Rev. T. Perry Brannon, widely known evangelist, now conducting meetings at the Jackson Methodist church. Everything that America now is it owes to the early founders and pa triots who builded well on a founda tion of sacrifice and toil and faith in the ultimate triumph of right and justice, the speaker declared. The program was presented by J. Avon Gaston, and invited for the meeting were Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Wise, Mrs. D. P. Settle, Rev. E. W. McDoughall and Rev. J. F. Thomp son. Miss Pauline Mallet as chairman of a committee from the Woman’s Club served the fine meal. A letter was read from Charles Kemp, one of the members Kiwanis has “loaned for the duration.” He is now stationed at Columbus, Miss., and expressed appreciation for the cards and letters mailed by the club. Lieutenant Governor W. M. Red man reported on the ninth division meeting held Tuesday at Madison. The next inter-club meeting will be in Jackson at a date to be an nounced. Evans Given New Term As County Tax Equalizer BOARD CONSISTS OF J. O. COLE, J. H. PATRICK AND R. E. EV ANS. BEGIN WORK ON BOOKS FIRST OF MAY The Butts county board of com missioners have re-appointed R. E. Evans as a member of the board of tax equalizers for a six-year term, dating from January 1, 1942. The appointment, recently made, was announced last week. Other members of the board are J. O. Cole, who has served for many years, and J. H. Patrick. The three-man board, provided for under the state tax equalization law, passed during the John M. Slaton administration, has the responsibili ty of reviewing tax returns and equalizing the values of property in various portions of the county. Prop erty not returned to the tax receiver is also placed on the tax digest. The board will begin its duties on or about the first of May. BIG STILL OUTFIT DESTROYED RECENTLY BY LOCAL OFFICERS Sheriff J. D. Pope and Policeman G. W. Brooks report the capture of a large still outfit in Towaliga dis trict April 3. The outfit was one of the largest destroyed here in years, the officers reporting 4 big undergrounders, about 4,000 gallons of beer and 465 gallons of whiskey. The still, in full operation, had a ca pacity of 2 gallons per minute, the officers said. Arrested was a white man listed as Eddie Gravitt, and one Negro, name not immediately available. Es caping was one Negro man. The prisoners were turned over to federal authorities in Macon. Policeman Brooks reports the cap ture of a small outfit in Buttrill district April 11. There was no li quor and no arrest. JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1942 Gus Gray Lost In Pacific, His Family Advised JACKSON BOY STATIONED ON PEARY WHICH WAS SUNK BY JAPS NEAR AUSTRALIA IN ACTION FEBRUARY 19 His family has been advised by the War Department that Gus Gray, United States Navy, is reported as missing and it is feared that he went down with his ship, the Peary, sunk in the Java Sea near Darwin, Aus tralia, February 19, by the Japanese. Mrs. Gray, a resident of Wash ington City, tvas advised Saturday that Mr. Gray:was reported missing. She communicated with members of the family in Jackson at once. The Peary, Langley and Pecos were reported several days ago as having been lost in a naval action in the southwest Pacific. At the time of the announcement, news cir culated that Mr. Gray was on the Peary and was believed lost, but of ficial confirmation was not made until Saturday. This is the first casualty from Butts county in the present war, as far as information shows. Several Butts county boys were at Pearl Harbor at the time of the attack December 7, but with the exception of some injuries none of the local boys was wounded seriously. Mr. Gray, son of the late Mr. Henderson Gray and Mrs. Ida Gray, was about 29 years of age. He was born here and attended the Jackson schools and about 12 years ago en listed in the United States Navy. He was home four years ago. For three years he was stationed in the Philippines. Since his first enlist ment he had been advanced several times and at last reports was serv ing as a first class torpedo gunner. It is comforting to his family and friends to know that he died the death of a hero. Besides his wife, Mr. Gray is sur vived by one brother, David Gray, of Jackson, and a half-brother, Paul Burford, of the Charleston, S. C., shipyards. Youth Service Sunday Proved Great Success MEMBERS OF 4-H CLUBS AND PARENTS WERE HONORED AT SERVICES AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY MORNING Featured by a large attendance, an interesting sermon by the pastor and good papers by members, the program at the First Baptist church Sunday morning for 4-H club mem bers and their parents proved one of rare interest. This was the first service of its kind held in the county to honor 4-H club members. The service came at the close of 4-H Club Mobilization Week and was designed to call attention to the large state and national member ship and the important part that 4-H club work plays in a world at war. The pastor of the church, the Rev. G. A. Briggs, delivered an interest ing sermon for the occasion, direct ing attention to the 4-H club creed —Health, Heart, Hand, Head. He lauded this youth movement as one of the most important developments of the present era, and handled the subject in a broad and understand ing way. Members of the boys and girls clubs took a leading part in the program. Special songs were a part of the service. Many parents of the boys and girls lent interest to the service. First Baptist j Church To Hold Spring Revival REV. L. O. LEAVELL OF NEW NAN ENGAGED AS GUEST MIN ISTER. SERVICES BEGIN NEXT WEEK. AND RUN TO MAY 1 The First Baptist church of Jack son will begin its spring revival Wednesday, April 22, and the meet ings will continue through Friday, May 1. The Rev. L. O. Leavell, pastor of the First Baptist church of Newnan, has been engaged as guest minister. Rated as one of the able ministers of the state, he has long been in fluential in the affairs of the Bap tist church and is a member of a family prominent in that denomina tion. The singing will be led by the Rev. Gaither A. Briggs, pastor of the Frist Baptist church, and a song leader of outstanding ability. He will be assisted in the music by the choir and the best singing talent of the community and good singing will be an enjoyable part of all services. Two services are planned daily, at 8:30 a. m. and 8:30 p. m. The ear ly morning service has been used by the Baptist church here for the past two years and appears to have met with wide favor. This year, because of war condi tions, the revival will attract more than the usual attention, since there is a nationwide effort to mobilize the spiritual forces to cope with power ful enemies pledged to the overthrow of the Christian church and all it stands for. The public is invited to attend all these services. Teachers Named To Serve City School System BOARD OF EDUCATION AT RE CENT MEETING ELECTED ALL PRESENT TEACHERS FOR AN OTHER YEAR OF SERVICE At a meeting April 3 the Jackson hoard of education re-elected all teachers in the Jackson school sys ! tern. Superintendent D. V. Spen cer had been elected a* an earlier meeting. The same salary schedule was adopted, according to Dr. R. A. Franklin, chairman of the board. Elected for another year’s ser vice are: High school: J. F. Thompson, principal and coach; Miss Mary Wil liams, stenography and commercial department; Miss Sara Beauchamp, English; Miss Ruth Phinazee, His tory; Miss Chloe Hearn, French and first aid; Miss Eloise Freeman, sci ence. Grammar school: Miss Eva Comp ton, seventh grade; Miss Elizabeth Burney, sixth grade; Miss Lois Mc- Michael, fifth grade; Miss Martha Bond, fourth grade; Mrs. Eva Mae Smith, third grade; Miss Elizabeth Finley, second grade; Miss Annie Lou McCord, first grade; Miss An nie Lou McCord, truant officer. COUNTY WORKERS RECEIVED $293.00 DURING MARCH Unemployment benefits amount ing to $293 were paid to workers in Butts county under the state unem ployment compensation law in March, Ben T. Huiet, commissioner of la bor, reports. Number of checks was reported at 30. Payments for the month amount ed to $552,074, the highest in vol ume in any month since benefit pay ing operations were started. Official List Order Numbers For Men in Third Registration Given MINISTER FOR REVIVAL AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH JfraHr % diB9HL' / REV. L. O. LEAVELL Two Holidays In Schools Ordered By Local Boards CITY AND COUNTY SCHOOLS TO CLOSE APRIL 24 FOR GEA MEETING, APRIL 27 FOR REG ISTRATION 45-65 AGE CLASS Two holidays in the Jackson and Butts county schools have been or dered for the immediate future, April 24 for the Georgia Education Asso tion meeting in Savannah, and April 27 for the registration ,of men in the 45-65 age group. / The April 24 holiday will afford teachers an opportunity to attend the state GEA meeting in Savannah. Several from here are planning to attend the session. On April 27 teachers will have charge of the registration of men between 45 and 65 years of age. Registration booths will be at all school centers and the hours will be between the hours of 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. Teachers have assisted in con ducting the three registrations to date and will render valuable ser vice in the forthcoming registration. White, Colored Youths Leave For Army Duty SEVEN WHITES SENT SATUR DAY to fort McPherson AND SEVEN COLORED LEFT MONDAY FOR FORT BENNING The nation's armed forces now in creasing at an accelarated pace re ceived additions this week when the Butts County Selective Service Board sent 7 white youths to Fort McPherson and 7 colored boys to Fort Benning. Leaving Saturday for induction at Fort McPherson were: James Ol iver Beauchamp, Charles Daniel Johnson, Joseph Lee Lockhart Jr., William Joseph Pope, George Wil liam St. John, Warren Leonard Evans, Rufus Lamar Bray. Sent Monday to Fort Benning were the following colored youths: Obie Watkins, John Watkins, Wal ter Claude Horton, Henry Grady Laster, James Henry Berry, Ex zempent Benton, Charlie Frank Ridley. PRESBYTERIAN. CHURCH TO HOLD SERVICES ON SUNDAY Services will be held at the .Jack son Presbyterian church Sunday at the 11 o’clock hour when the pastor, Mr. William Hart, student at Co lumbia Seminary, will preach. The public is invited to attend this ser vice. • $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE The Butts county draft board has released for publication the complete official list of the order numbers of all the men who registered in the third registration February 16, 1942, as determined by the recent lottery held in Washington City. The list, as handed to the Prog ress-Argus for publication, is as fol lows: To simplify typesetting the letter T and the numeral 10 have been dropped from the order number. An asterisk (*) follows the names of colored registrants. Order Serial No. No. Name 327—T- I—lra Harrison Cawthon 227—T- 2—Charlie R. Trimble* 136—T- 3—Johnnie Frank Polk 350—T- 4—Thomas J. Goodrum 404 T- s—Chester Davis* 334 T- 6—Henry Head* 125—T- 7—Marcus Dewitt Moore 84—T- B—Dozier Bailey Brooks 240—T- 9—George Dewey Barnes 253—T- 10—A. B. Powell ' 316—T- 11—Jim Henry Crawford* 411—T- 12—Obie Lee Roddie* 269—T- 13—John Milton Crowder* 114—T- 14—L. C. dowers* 243—T- 15—Wylie Burns* 407—T- 16—Howard B. Whitaker 155—T- 17—John Leonard Lyons 424—T- 18—Ed Lawson Long 110—T- 19—Luke Walker* 63—T- 20—Jess Freeman* 224—T- 21—Johnie J. Tyson Jr.* 374—T- 22—Elmore S. Benton* 341 T- 23—Oscar Morgan* 83—T- 24—James Robert Sims* 50—T- 25—Miles J. Ficeman* 44—T- 26—Paul Carr* 276—T- 27—Benjamin McKissick* 257 —T- 28—Frank Foster* 301— T- 29—Willie Goodman* 346 T- 30—Charles Samuel Jones 16—T- 31—Taylor T. Patrick 405 T- 32—Tommy Jester* 23 —T- 33—Louis H. Henderson* 103—T- 34—Oscar McDowell* 297—T- 35—Walter Mead Thurston 287—T- 36—Dewey Bennie Wise 280—T- 37—Ran D. Hoard 323—T- 38—Johnny Warren Gilbert 58—T- 39—-Austin Andrew Mills 35—T- 40—James Horace Stewart 236—T- 41—Enoch Jackson Byars 230—T- 42—Malcolm R. Smith 427—T- 43—Roy Lovess Lawson 302 T- 44—Ollie Vaughn* 378—T- 45—Douglas W. Mitchell 342 T- 46—Paul Ulysus Barlowe* 335 T- 47—Andrew Stodghill* 409—T-48—James Russell Cawthon ' 74—T- 49—Marquis W. Childs 311—T- 50—Herman J. Castellaw 48—T- 51; —Lucian Douglas Stroud 439—T- 52—Zelmer Lee Burford 27—T- 53—Herschel Glaze Harris 9—T- 54—Frank Woodfin Childs 18—T- 55—Cecil Wilson McGough 263—T- 56—Jefferson B. Roberts 252—T- 57—Dewey Hobson McLeod 369—T- 58 —Riley Clifford Moss 352—T- 59—Clomer Lynch 207—T- 60—Morris Shannon* 200—T- 61—Albert Harrison Kelley 229—T- 62—Archie Lee Kelley* 52—T- 63—Admirey Barkley* 296—T- 64—Simon Shannon* 197—T- 65—Lem Watkins 347 T- 66—Felton S. Bohannon 93—T- 67—Emory Morton Duke 70—T- 68—Virgil Eugene Landers 11—T- 69—Will Simms* 163—T- 70—Zenir Paul Farrar 397—T- 71—Lee Henson 367 —T- 72 John Mason Smith 247—T- 73—William J. Saunders 303 T- 74—Samuel Johnson* 188—T- 75—William 11. Freeman* 260 T- 76—Dewey Walter Cochran 40—T- 77—Harry Eugene Moore 182— T- 78—James Clarence Moss 261 T- 79—Ernest Ray Turner 119—T- 80—George W. Townsend 213—T- 81—Robert E. Vaughn 393—T- 82-—Benjamin M. Ogletree 249—T- 83—Bryant A. Williamson 78—T- 84—Walter Dewey Haynes 272—T- 85—Ernest Alvin Plunkett 245 —T- 86 —William Lloyd White 75—T- 87—Henry Dwight Gerald 21—T- 88—Thomas Floyd Coody 30—T- 89—Oscar Hay 417—T- 90—William H. Moncrief 266—T- 91—Calvin George Few 183— T 92—Johnnie Woodward* 340—T- 93—Smith Slaton* 113—T- 94—Tom Wesley Barkley* 244—T- 95—Waddie Slaton* 141—T- 96—Frank Allison Davis 202—T- 97—Otis Redmon* 190—T- 98 —John Taylor English 332 —T- 99 —Jim Henry Bridges* 85—T-100 —Richard Henry Fuqua 254 T-101—John Otis Moss 392—T-lo2—Thomas Lee Mills 290—T-l 03—Wallace J. James 395—T-l 04—Henry V. B. Hardy 131—T-105—Benjamin F. Reeves 51—T-l 06—Lee Preston Owens* 235—T-107 —Seth Harris Johnson 222—T-loß—Henry Frank Lawson* 101—T-lo9—Charlie Barnes* 366—T-l 10—Ernest Weaver 29—T-l 11 —Andrew Ray Kimbell 221—T-l 12—Claude Harkness* 130—T-l 13—Charlie R. I.abron* 255 T-l 14—Mick Carson* 361—T-l 15—William White* 426—T-l 16—Alfred Daniel Fish* 434—T-l 17—Stacer W. Washington 384—T-<llß—Curtis Mashburn 176—T-l 19—James R. Hammond 112—T-l 20—Will Barlow* 22 3—T-121 Rennie Gibson* 275—T-l22—Alvin Eugene Vaughn 147—T-l23 —Chester B. Harris Jr. 138—T-124—John Lee Burford 422—T-l 25—William M. 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