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SacbsM ph’ogtrss-^rps 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 Continued on page 5