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VOL. 69—No. 19 BUTTS COUNTY BEGINS HOUSE TO HOUSE BOND SALE DRIVE Thousands Jam Schools To Register For Sugar Under Federal Rationing System GREATEST OUTPOURING OF CIT IZENS IN DECADE. TEACHERS HANDLE PROBLEM. WILL BE CONCLUDED ON THURSDAY Thousands of Butts county people, anxious and concerned about their sugar supply for the immediate fu ture, jammed schools Monday and Tuesday to register under the fed eral rationing system. A check in the office of W. G. Preston, chairman of rationing board No. 2, discloses that there were 7,651 registrations for sugar books Monday and Tuesday, and 7,919 ap plications for sugar on these days. Registration, being handled by white teachers at all white schools, will be concluded Thursday after noon. Monday and Tuesday were days in white schools and both white and colored were required to regis ter at these schools. For Wednesday and Thursday registration was conducted in the afternoon only. It was the greatest popular dem onstration of concern over a vital household need seen in a decade. Camp meeting and political gather ings will have to play second fiddle to this rush for “sweetening.” Monday 4,097 people registered for books and 3,554 on Tuesday. Applications on Monday numbered 4,184 and 3,735 on Tuesday. Registration by schools Monday and Tuesday showed: Indian Springs, books 1,459; ap plications 1,494. Jenkinsburg, books 666; applica tions 699. Pepperton, books 816; applications 860. Towaliga, books. 1,019; applica tions 1,079. Tussahaw, books 1,001; applica tions 1,065. Jackson, books 2,658; applica tions 2,745. These totals will be considerably increased by' the registrations of Wednesday and Thursday. Control of Wholesale and Retail Prices Will Become Effective Monday, May 11 PRICES MUST NOT EXCEED THE MARCH LEVEL. RIGID REGU LATIONS PLACED OVER MOST COMMODITIES FOR DURATION Price Administrator Henderson is sued *a general price regulation plac ing rigid government controls over retail and wholesale prices for the duration of the war. Beginnig May 11, manufacturer and wholesale prices may not exceed highest March, 1942, levels for each individual seller. Beginning May 18, retail prices may not exceed high est levels charged by each seller dur ing March. Begining July 1, no one may charge more for services sold at retail in connection with a com modity than he charged during March. All retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers and sellers of services must preserve for pricing purposes existing sales records made during March. • Every retail store as of May 18 must display publicly the ceiling prices for “cost-of-living” commodities. Agricultural commodities are ex cluded from the order. Various oth er items which do not conform with the price control act’s definition of a “commodity” are exempt also. In addition Mr. Henderson issued orders for rent stabilization in 30 areas of Jackson Schools Will End Spring Term June First REV. H. B. RUSSELL WILL DE LIVER COMMENCEMENT SER MON AND MORGAN BLAKE TO MAKE ADDRESS SENIOR CLASS Commencement in the Jackson public schools will begin Sunday, May 31, when the Rev. H. B. Rus sell, pastor of Rock Springs Presby terian church, Atlanta, will preach the baccalaureate sermon in the au ditorium. Morgan Blake, former sports edi tor of the Atlanta Journal and now conductor of a special column for that newspaper, will deliver the lit erary address Monday night to the graduates. Mr. Blake is a widely known religious worker. Other features of the program will be the graduation exercises of the seventh grade Monday at 10 a. m. in the auditorium. This year’s senior class consists of 28 members, with Donald Willard as president. Graduation exercises will be a few days late this year because of time lost in the registration of se lectees and the sugar rationing pro gram in which teachers played a leading part. Other details of the commence ment season will be announced later. GIANT HIGHLAND MOCCASIN KILLED BY N. K. VICKERS A giant highland moccasin, 4*4 feet long and weighing 314 pounds, was recently killed by N. K. Vickers of Flovilla. The reptile was found in the pasture near a branch and was one of the largest reported in years. Reports from over the county in dicate that snakes are numerous this year. 46 states and Puerto Rico, housing more than 76 million persons. Four fifths of the rents will be frozen as of March 1, 1942. The remainder jwere ordered cut back to early 1941 , levels. President Roosevelt said the cost of living has advanced about 15 per cent since the autumn of 1939, and “we must now act to keep it from I soaring another 80 percent or 90 | percent during the next year or two —to hold it to somewhere near the present level.” The President said “The only effective course of action is a simultaneous attack on all of the factors which increase the cost of living—prices, profits, wages, taxes and debts.” SIX BUTTS COUNTY BOYS SENT TO FT. McPherson may 6 Six Butts county boys left May 6 for army duty at Fort McPherson. They are: Hoke Smith Moss, Paul Patterson Wilson, Forest Ellis Ma son, Autrey Harper Bohannon, Jona than Threatt Moore, Joseph Lewis Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert was selected from the third registration, while others W'ere called from the first and second registration, the selective board ex plained. JACKSON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1942 Story of The Bath Told To Kiwanians Tuesday Evening CLEANLINESS MEANS GOOD HEALTH, MATHEWSON SAID IN PAPER DEALING WITH DE VELOPMENT OF HYGIENE Collecting material, he explained, from the Bible and many other sources, George Mathewson prepar ed an interesting article on “The Sto ry of the Bath,” read to the Ki wanis club Tuesday night. Mrs. M. L. Powell read the paper, which showed much research and a clear insight into the problem of health and hygiene. The Greeks were the first to use the bath tub, it was shown, and Moses, the great Hebrew lawg: 'er, taught sanitation to his nation. In Rome there were two classes, the washed and the unwashed, and for 500 years the Romans kept well without medicine by use of thermos baths. The Turkish bath was intro duced into the United States in 1861, it was shown. A clean people is a healthy peo ple, Historian Mathewson declared, and said the bath tub is the first line of defense. It was brought out that Chicago had the first sewerage sys tem 85 years ago, and it was only recently that hotels advertised they had rooms with baths, and now prac tically all hotels have bath tubs in all rooms. jThe first Bath tub installed in the White Hou§e under the admin istrations of Taylor and Fillmore served official families for 30 years, being replaced by President Cleve land. The skin is a great drainage sys tem, carrying away poisons and should be kept clean at all time, the paper explained. ‘‘A bath a day to keep well,” was recommended. There are five types of baths—cold, cool, tepid, warm and hot. The paper was unusual and in teresting, as was to be expected from one of the ability of George Mathewson, collector of relics and curios and historian of note. May 7 was a birthday for Jeff Thurmond. Letters from Sam Gay and Walter Meade Crawford, now in service, were read and apprecia tion was expressed for cards mailed by Kiw f anians. Dinner was served by the Woman’s Club, Mrs. N. F. Land chairman. • J. S. Ball has charge of the pro gram for May 12. Veterans Foreign Wars Will Have Dinner Thursday NATIONAL STAFF OFFICER BE MAIN SPEAKER. VETERANS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE i MEETING AND DINNER Veterans of foreign wars, inclu- 1 ding the Spanish-American, World War I and the Philippine Insurrec tion, are invited to attend a dinner at Dodson’s cafe Thursday night, May 7, at 8:45 when Bryan M. Crosby, national assistant chief of staff of the association of Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be the main speaker. It is expected that a local chapter will be organized here following the meeting. Members of the American Legion will take a leading part. The dinner and speaking is open to all veterans of foreign wars and a large attendance is predicted. Softball Season Shaping Up And Practice Begins FOUR TEAMS WILL BE ENTER ED IN CITY LEAGUE WITH W. M. REDMAN PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE. WORK DIAMOND At a meeting Monday night of those interested in softball ar rangements were made to place four teams in the city league. Sponsor ing firms are: Cafrr Electric Company, Moore’s Garage, Settle and Robison and Johnfe Variety Store. Mayor W. M. Redman is presi dent of the city league. Some needed work will be done on the diamond and practice sessions will be held in the afternoons and on Wednesdays when the half holi day is in force. League games are expected to begin in about two weeks. Softball on the new r recreation field afforded fine sport for people of the county last year. The dia mond is one of the best in this sec tion , and the keen competition, with a spjit-season, developed some good taleift. Because sports and recreation are considered a vital part of national defense, it is expected this year’s softball season will measure up to that of 1941. Registered Voters Number Only 1,195 For Current Year SHARP DECREASE FROM 1940 CAUSED BY FAILURE TO PAY POLL TAXES. BOARD BEGINS TO PURGE THE LIST A check reveals that only 1,195 voters are registered in Butts coun ty for the year’s elections. This compares with about 2,100 in 1940. The sharp decrease in registration was caused by the failure to pay poll taxes. Purging of the Butts county reg istration list will be started Thurs day when the county board, W. J. Bankston, R. E. Evans and W. H. Phinazee, will meet. Voters who paid poll taxes and registered prior to May 2 will be el igible to vote in the state primary and general election. THREE PLEAD GUILTY AT MAY TERM BUTTS SUPERIOR COURT A short session of the May term of Butts Superior Court was held Monday, wuth Judge Ogden Persons presiding and Solicitor Frank B. Willingham as state’s attorney. In addition to drawing a jury for the August term, Judge Persons heard pleas of guilty by three defendants as follows: Calvin Few and Nancy Few, mak ing liquor, 12 months suspended or SSO for Calvin Few, and 12 months suspended for Nancy Few. James Bell, driving while under the influence of liquor, 12 months suspended and SSO. COUNTY TEACHERS WILL BE NAMED AT CALLED MEETING A called meeting of the Butts county board of education is sched uled for 3:30 p. m. May 16 when recommendations of trustees for teachers to serve for 1942-43 will be acted on. Principals for all jun ior high schools were recently elect ed. | T. E. Robison Named County Chairman In Campaign To Raise Quota of $7,100 **• Butts County School Closing Set For May 15 REGISTRATION OF SELECTEES AND SUGAR RATIONING CAUS ES LOSS OF TIME. SIMPLE EXERCISES PLANNED The schools of Butts county will close on May 15, according to plans reported Monday by William G. Preston, county superintendent. , Sugar rationing and registration of selectees has caused teachers to lose more time than usual. This is making closing later than would have been true under normal conditions. Schools in the county system are completing a satisfactory year, Mr. Preston says. Short and simple exercises are planned at the commencement sea son. In some cases at least over the state graduates from high schools will go into army camps within a short time, according to information compiled by the education depart ment. New Members To Church Roll As Result Revival EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS CLOS ED FRIDAY NIGHT. BAPTISM WAS HELD SUNDAY NIGHT AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH The evangelistic services at the First Baptist church from April 19 to May 1 proved highly successful and 21 new members were added to the church roll. The ordinance of baptism was ad ministered at the Sunday evening service by the Pastor, the Rev. G. A. Briggs. Dr. L. O. Leavell, pastor of the First Baptist church of Newnan, guest minister for the revival, prov ed an able and convincing speaker. He was heard twice daily at 8:30 a. m. and again at 8:30 at night. Dur ing his stay in the city Dr. Leavell made hosts of friends who hope to welcome him on some future occa sion. Good singing was an enjoyable part of all services, with the regular and special choirs being assisted by the choirs of other Jackson churches. There was a generous spirit of cooperation by other churches. The attendance and interest was good and it is believed the results will be long felt in the community. PRESIDENT WINGATE HEARD BY MEMBERS OF FARM BUREAU Members of the Butts County Farm Bureau and other interested citizens heard H. L. Wingate, president of the Georgia Farm Bureau Federa tion in the courthouse Thursday ev ening. Because of the busy farm season the attendance was not large but all who attended heard a spirit ed talk by an able speaker. President Wingate gave the au dience some intimate information obtained in Washington relative to the farm situation. The entire farm outlook was covered by Mr. Wingate who asked for united action to bet ter farm conditions. $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE PUBLIC SPIRITED CITIZENS, MEMBERS OF AAA AND OR GANIZATIONS POOL FORCES FOR QUICK, SPIRITED DRIVE T. E. Robison, outstanding Butts county business executive, has been named chairman for the War Sav ing Stamps and Bonds campaign, and under his dynamic leadership it is expected that the county’s May quo ta of $7,100 will be quickly raised. At a meeting of the executive committee Monday night Mr. Robi son was picked for the leadership of this drive. His business ability, experience and wide acquaintance fit him peculiarly for the wartime task. The committee feels that Mr. Robison is the right man in the right place, and that he will throw every ounce of his tireless energy into this important work. He was elected to succeed Vincent Jones, who was called to government work in Pennsylvania. Mayor W. M. Redman is honorary chairman and heads of other depart ments include: H. M. Moore, trade; I>. W. Ham, service clubs; J. W. O’Neal, bank ing; D. V. Spencer, education; B. H. Hodges, public employees; H. O. Ball, industry; Mrs. M. L. Powell, women’s organizations; J. D. Patrick, postal employees; A. C. Finley, labor; M. L. Powell, agriculture; J. D. Jones, information; Paul Maddox, local headquarters. In a short and intensive campaign every man, woman and child in the county will be given an opportunity to sign pledge cards. It is planned to complete the work before May 14. A pledge is an agreement to buy bonds and stamps and does not involve an immediate outlay of cash. The pledges can be taken care of in orderly fashion. Butts county has a May quota of $7,100. The quota was arrived at by wealth, banking deposits and pre vious purchases of stamps and bonds, state headquarters explain. Hon. Marion H. Allen, collector of internal revenue, is administrator of the War Savings Staff in Geor gia. In a letter to Mr. Allen, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau says: “The whole country will be watching Georgia’s quota drive for May. It is the first big chance for the War Savings committees, with a tangible objective, to show their met tle. Fulfillment of May quota will not only stiffen the morale of the workers engaged in our own impor tant task but will give courage to all other phases of the war effort.” The AAA and all branches of the United States Department of Agri culture are doing a wonderful job in the rural districts. The AAA and Extension Service will handle all pledges in communities with less than 100 population. Teams will be organized and ter ritory assigned so that every citizen in the county will be given an op portunity to sign a pledge. This is not a job for a few rich persons, but a job for every one of the 9,182 men, women and children residing in Butts county. By pool ing their pennies and dimes the peo ple can show they are solidly behind the war effort and determined to back up the boys at the front. The public is showing patriotic in terest in this campaign to finance a war that may prove long and the most costly the nation has ever seen. Over the- top—and quickly. That’s the slogan in this campaign.