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VOL. 69—No. 17
TEST RUN OF TRUCKS TO CENTER IN JACKSON SUNDAY
Older Men Will Register Monday, April
27, In School Centers Of The County
HOURS WILL BE FROM 7 A. M.
TO 9P. M. SCHOOLS WILL OB
SERVE HOLIDAY. MAY BE
SEVERAL HUNDRED IN GROUP
The Butts County Selective Ser
vice Board reports plans have been
completed for registering men be
tween the ages of 45 and 65 Mon
day, April 27.
The registration will be between
the hours of 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. and
will be carried out at the several
school centers.
White registrants will register at
Jackson, Pepperton, Tussahaw, Tow
aliga, Jenkinsburg and Indian
Springs, and the work will be super
vised by teachers in the public
schools.
Colored residents of Jackson dis
trict will register at the colored
school in Jackson, and in the county
registration will be at other colored
sehools.
Monday has been declared a holi
day so that teachers may assist with
the registration.
Asa convenience to those only
who will be unable to be present
Monday, April 27, the local board
will keep its offices open Saturday
from 1 to 5 p. m. and on Sunday
from 2 to 4 p. m. This is for those
only on whom it will work a hard
ship to register on April 27.
At the Offices of the local board
it is estimated Butts county may
have as many as 850 in the 20-year
spread between 45 and 65. In the
state of Georgia estimates place the
total number of registrants at 270,-
000. '
In the three registrations pre
viously held the following number
registered, according to records in
the local board office:
First registration, men 21 to 36,
Second registration, men becom
ing since first registration, 47.
'^Thiifctk.registration, men 35 to 45,
Ogives the county to date a
total registered man power of 1,467
...
then. • ..
ALL DAY SINGING
MAY 3RD AT LIBERTY
HILL COMMUNITY
Two outstanding middle Georgia
singers, active in song services for
more than fifty years, will be hon
ored at an all-day singing May 3rd at
Liberty Hill community house. They
are: John Bush of Goggins and
Jim Crawford of Barnesville In ad
dition to the song service it is ex
pected that a speaker of note will
be present to pay tribute to these
widely known song leaders.
Dinner will be served at the noon
intermission and those attending are
asked to take basket lunch.
Butts county musicians and song
leaders are asked to attend this
singing.
cpvERAL FROM HERE
PLAN TO ATTEND
GEA MEET FRIDAY
Several Butts county teachers and
members of the board of education
plan to attend the annual meeting
of the Georgia Education Associa
tion in Savannah Friday. Delegate
from the Jackson public schools is
j F Thompson, principal, and dele
from the county schools are
j amcs Wallace and H. R. Turpin.
Countv Superintendent W. G. Pres-
l t on also nlans to attend.
' Friday will be a holiday in city
an d county schools because of the
* GEA meeting.
Annual Memorial
Day Program Is
Held Thursday
MRS. OSCAR McKENZIE MAIN
SPEAKER AT EXERCISES IN
AUDITORIUM. PROGRAM IN
CHARGE UDC CHAPTER
The Larkin D. Watson chapter,
United Daughters of the Confed
eracy, is paying tribute to the men
and women of the, Confederacy in
exercises being held today. The us
\
ual observance of Memorial Day on
April 26 was changed this year be
cause of holidays in the schools Fri
day and Monday.
Mrs. Oscar McKenzie of Montezu
ma, a past president of the Geor
gia Division UDC and vice president
of the national organization, was
obtained as the main speaker at ex
ercises held in the auditorium at 11
o’clock Thursday morning. A pro
gram of patriotic music was a fea
ture of the program in which school
children took part.
Preceding the speaking the UDC
chapter and school children marched
to the Jackson cemetery and deco
rated the graves of soldiers with
flowers. There was no military pa
rade this year because the local unit
of the Georgia National Guard is in
active service.
Particular honor was paid to Mr.
J. S. Gregory of Indian Springs, the
county’s last surviving soldier of the
war of 1861-65.
Members of the Larkin Watson
chapter recalled with sadness that
the chapter’s oldest member and a
former president for years, Mrs. L.
D. Watson, recently passed on to
join her hero husband, Captain Lar
kin Douglas Watson, a gallant fig
ure of the Confederacy.
The tocsin of w r ar having: sound
ed since last Memorial Day, there
w r as evident in the meeting
of patriotic interest and the deter
mination to carry for the living
while payifig tribute to the noble
dead.
Following the exercises in the au
ditorium the UDC chapter served
dinner in the clubhouse for veterans
and their widows, distinguished
guests and others invited for the oc
casion.
Wipgate Booked
For Talk Here
Oil April 30th '
PRESIDENT OF GEORGIA FARM
BUREAU FEDERATION TO AD
DRESS PEOPLE OF COUNTY
THURSDAY NIGHT, APRIL 30
Harry L. Wingate, Pelham, pres
ident of the ■ Georgia Farm Bureau
Federation, will speak at the court
house in Jackson Thursday, April
30 at 8:30 p. m.
The agricultural situation as it
relates to farm legislation and other
important matters will be discussed.
Because of the important nature of
the meeting a large attendance is
expected.
All farm men and women and bus
inessmen interested in the farm sit
uation are invited to attend.
Mr. Wingate, widely known busi
ness leader of southwest Georgia, is
an interesting and engaging speak
er and his address here is awaited
with keen interest. ,
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1942
Jackson’s War
Savings Drive
Almost Set
MAY 6 DATE SET FOR ALL-OUT
DRIVE. WORKERS TO KNOCK
ON EVERY DOOR IN COUNTY
IN CAMPAIGN
Butts county’s War Savings Bonds
and Stamps Committee was placed
on a war-time footing with co-chair
men W. M. Redman and Vincent
Jones designating officers with mili
tary title to serve in the May 1-10
Pledge Campaign.
Executive chairman Vincent Jones
announced that May 6 had been set
as Total Mobilization day. On Wed
nesday, May 6, at 10 a. m. the all
out dive to secure pledges to buy
War Savings Bonds and Stamps will
begin. It will end only when every
person in Butts county has been giv
en a chance to pledge a part of his
wealth to the nation’s war effort.
A signed pledge is not an order
for bonds or stamps but it is a defi
nite moral obligation of the pledgor
and he is expected to buy at least
the amount he pledges. The amount
each person pledges is confidential
and no effort will be made to col
lect the pledges. Our government
wants to know the approximate
amount of money our people are
willing to invest voluntarily in War
Savings Bonds and Stamps, in order
that the tax program can be adjust
ed accordingly, Chairman Jones ad
vised.
“This is everybody’s war and ev
erybody will have to help pay for
it,” Jones continued. “Either our
people dig deep and cooperate vol
untarily by buying bonds and stamps
—a safe investment that pays good
interest —or Uncle Sam will be
forced to levy additional taxes that
will lap up our surplus income and
leave us nothing in return. All of
us must understand and appreciate
the favor our government is doing
us by giving us the chance to par
ticipate voluntarily—to our own in
terests—in the war effort, instead
of levying burdensome taxes that
would take our money without any
promise of return.”
Officers in the Pledge drive are
being given military titles and each
militia district will have a colonel at
its head, with several lieutenants and
co-workers, depending upon the pop
ulation of the district. The city will
be divided into wards and the same
system employed. A quartermas
ter’s corps will be organized to han
dle all supplies, including pledge
cards, stickers and other advertis
ing matter.
Butts county workers have re
solved that its record in total pled
ges will be one of which all may be
proud and its goal shall be that set
at the District Rally, that every per
son born in the county prior to Jan
uary 1, 1942 shall become a stock
holder in Uncle Sam’s government.
The AAA will handle the rural
canvass in all communities having a
population of less than 100.
AVON GASTON BACK FROM
NATIONAL COTTON MEETING
J. Avon Gaston is at home after
attending the meeting of the Na
tional Cotton Compress and Cotton
Warehouse Association in New Or
leans Friday and Saturday. While
in New Orleans he visited his bro
ther, Homer Gaston, and Mrs. Gas
ton.
While away Mr. Gaston visited
John Emory Harper in Pensacola,;
Fla. Part of the trip was made by
plane and Mr. Gaston reports an in-:
teresting and profitable trip.
State Leader In
Tribute To 4-H
Club Movement
YOUTH OF FREE AMERICA DEDI
CATED TO SERVICE AND DE
MOCRACY, W. A. SUTTON JR.
TOLD KIWANIANS TUESDAY
i
The 4-H club movement was laud
ed lis a far-reaching effort to teach
service and democracy to the youth
of America, as well as for its ma
terial contribution of production and
marketing, members of the Kiwanis
club were told Tuesday night by
W. A. Sutton Jr., 4-H state leader.
In sharp contrast was the com
parison between the youth of Ger
many whose pledge is to serve Hit
ler, and the youth of America with
a pledge to service and democracy.
The speaker in explaining the 4-H
club pledge, showed that the approx
imately 80,000 boys and girls en
rolled in 4-H clubs in Georgia last
year produced products valued at
about $3,500,000. Figures were
quoted to show the strides made in
livestock, poultry, gardening, can
ning, sewing and other projects.
A valuable contribution of the
4-H club movement is the stressing
of democratic procedure in the elec
tion of its officers and the manage
ment of its affairs. Clean politics
is in evidence in all the 4-H club
elections, the speaker said, and the
yo\|th movement in America as seen
in 4-H club work and Boy Scouts is
an important contribution to the
welfare of the nation.
Mr. Sutton paid deserved tribute
to Extension Agent M. L. Powell
and Home Demonstration Agent Miss
Myrtie Lee McGoogan for their out
standing contribution to the success
of 4-H club work in Butts county.
“They are among the best agents
in the state,” Sutton declared.
Preceding Mr. Sutton’s talk was
a short outline by Miriam Maddox
of her 4-H club work. Introduced
by Miss Myrtie Lee McGoogan as
an outstanding 4-H club girl, Miss
Maddox told of the projects she has
carried on for the past five years,
her winnings in the county, state
and nation and the broadened vision
that has been hers as a result of
4-H club work and fellowship with
other young people. The 4-H club
members are ready to respond to
the call of the nation in its great
crisis, Miss Maddox declared.
The program, one of constructive
interest, was arranged by S. H.
Thornton and the speaker was in
troduced by Extension Agent M. L.
Powell. Mrs. J. W. Brown of Ma
con, remembered by as
Catherine Thornton, contributed two
enjoyable vocal numbers.
Claud Maddox, Mrs. S. M. Thorn
ton and Miss Myrtie Lee McGoogan,
as well as those appearing on the
program, were guests. Dinner was
served by the UDC, Mrs. Threatt
Moore chairman. April 23 was a
birthday for Doyle Jones.
Mayor Morris Redman asked the
aid of the club in welcoming and
entertaining visitors who will be
here Sunday for the truck test run.
COMMUNION SERVICE SUNDAY
AT FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
Rev. Franklin C. Talmadge will
hold communion services at Fellow
ship Presbyterian church next Sun
day morning at 11:30 EWT. Mr.
A. J. Anderson, the student supply
pastor at Fellowship, will assist in
the service. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
Atlanta, Macon, Griffin Will Send Fleet
Of Trucks In Interest Of Civilian Defense
Baptist Revival
Services Began
Wednesday Night
DR. LEAVELL, GUEST MINISTER,
IS WIDELY KNOWN AS AU
THOR. SPECIAL MUSIC BE
FEATURED DURING MEETINGS
Following carefully matured plans,
the revival services which btegan
Wednesday night and will continue
through May 1 at the First Baptist
church, are expected to reach a high
peak of interest.
Dr. Leonard O. Leavell, Th. M.,
Th. D., Southern Baptist Theologi
cal Seminary, Louisville, Ky., will be
guest minister and the singing will
be directed by the pastor, the Rev.
Gaither A. Briggs. Dr. Leonard was
formerly engaged in Sunday school
work and served as BYPU secretary
in Maryland and Kentucky.) Former
pastorates include Deer Park Bap
tist church, Louisville, Ky., and First
Baptist church, Gadsden, Ala. He
also is widely known as a writer, be
ing the author of “Paul’s Citizenship
in the Roman Empire.”
In directing the music Mr. Briggs
will have the active assistance of
the church choir and the choirs of
other Jackson churches. A Young
People’s choir, composed of young
men and women ages 14 to 20, has
been organized. A junior choir of
boys and girls under 14 will sing
also, and the senior choir will be
composed of the members of the reg
ular choirs of all the churches of
Jackson. All members of these
choirs are invited and expected to
assist in the music.
Solo, duet, ladies’ trio, quartet
and other special musical numbers
will be a feature of the musical pro
grams during the meeting.
Committees named to handle va
rious details include:
Music: Rev. G. A. Briggs, Mrs.
O. B. Howell, Mrs. Butler Lassiter,
Miss Helen i Thorn ton, Mrs. S. 11.
Thornton, J. C. Kimbcll.
Finance: T. A. Nutt, R. P. New
ton, P. H. Weaver, R. J. Carmich
ael, H. L. Allen.
Ushering: M. L. Powell, Smith
Price, John Yarborough, Clyde Wal
ker, W. G. Smith, R. W. Carr, H. L.
Allen, D. W. Ham, Horace O’Neal,
C. D. Edwards Jr., Billy Lockhart,
Albert Duke Jr., Banks Weaver, Al
dean Singley, John Colwell, Julian
McDonald, Foster Pope, Bill Smith.
Jackson Cemetery
Cleaned Up For
Spring Season
JACKSON COUNCIL COMES IN
FOR PRAISE BECAUSE OF RE
CENT GOOD WORK IN NEEDED
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT
The Jackson City cemetery came
in for its real spring cleaning this
week, and how nice it looks now
with the dead grass and winter rub
bish all moved away and the count
less shrubs and flowers in full bloom.
Indeed it makes the citizens of the
town proud to see how nice their
City of the Dead can be made to
look. How fine it would be if it
could be kept looking this way all
the time. It might take a little more
money but what taxpayer would
mind?
Nothing speaks better for a town
or its council than diligent striving
to keep its cemetery in good order.
$2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
JACKSON AND BUTTS COUNTY
WILL BE HOSTS TO VISITORS.
NEWSMEN, PHOTOGRAPHERS
BE HERE TO COVER EVENT
Jackson girded itself today for the
scheduled influx in the wee hours
of Sunday morning of 153 trucks
that will make a test run from At
lanta, Macon and Griffin in the in
terest of Civilian Defense.
H. L. Spring, chairman of the
truck transportation division of Ci
vilian Defense, has completed ar
rangements for the trial run that
will bring six fleets from Atlanta,
two from Macon and one from Grif
fin. Each fleet consists of 17 ve
hicles and must contain 10 cargo
carrying vessels, 2 tank trucks, 2
service trucks, 2 panel trucks, 1
high powered car.
Trucks making the run will be
borrowed from transportation com
panies, wholesale concerns, depart
ment stores and from other sources
that would have trucks immediately
available in case of an emergency.
Size of the trucks will vary from Va
ton pick-ups to lengthy trailer and
semi-trailer commercials and tankers.
E. H. Pace, state committeeman,
will handle the operations in Jack
son. The first fleet from Atlanta is
scheduled to arrive at 2 a. m. Sun
day morning and will be preceded
by a patrol car and bus carrying of
ficials of Civilian Defense in Geor
gia, newspapermen, photographers
and state officials. The six Atlanta
fleets will arrive shortly after the
official bus has been parked, pass
through the business district and
park in outlying streets. The single
Griffin fleet will then be inspected
and parked, followed by two fleets
from Macon. *
Approximately 500 people are ex
pected to be Jackson’s guests from
2 to 4 a. m. Sunday and over 1,000
sandwiches and many pounds of cof
fee and plenty of ice water and con
versation will head the list of hos
pitable acts official Jackson has
planned for their reception. State
officials will be welcomed by a re
ception committee but Mr. Spring
has announced there will definitely
be no speeches.
Upon arriving and parking their
trucks, the drivers and their helpers
will be fed and possibly assembled
for a group picture by the Atlanta
photographers. Several newsreel
companies have expressed their in
terest in the matter and it is pos
sible that Jackson may receive na
tion-wide publicity by serving as the
focal point for so large an under
taking.
Jackson officials have requested
that people not park their cars
around the square as all available
parking space will be needed and not
to leave their cars in front of homes
in out-lying districts, especially those
streets which are to be utilized by
the participating trucks.
Mayor W. M. Redman, chairman
of Civilian Defense in Butts county,
has announced that the auxiliary po
lice and air raid wardens will serve
as guides to direct the nine fleets
to their parking place. These men
will be stationed at both the North
and south intersecion of routes 16
and 42 and will board the first unit
of each fleet and direct it to its
proper place.
Below is listed the detailed route
of each of the nine fleets. In event
of serious illness occurring along
any of the proposed routes, please
notify Mayor Redman immediately
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