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LEGAL
NOTICE OF SALE
Georgia, Butts County:
By virtue of an order of the or
dinary of said State and County,
there will be sold at public outcry,
on the first Tuesday in June, 1942,
at the courthouse door in Butts
County, Georgia, between the legal
hours of sale, to the highest and
best bidder for cash, the following
described land in said county, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land
lying and being in the County of
Butts, State of Georgia, which is
more particularly described accord
ing to the plat made by Robt. T.
Dempsey, June 14th, 1934, begin
ning at a point on the east side of
State Highway No. 72 and on the
southeast corner of said tract and
running north 225.8 feet to land of
Jas. Hunter, thence east 191.4 feet
to land of Ellis Estate, thence south
196 feet to land of W. H. Hammond
Estate, and thence west 204.2 feet
to State Highway No. 72 and start
ing point and being bound north by
Jas. Hunter, east by Ellis Estate,
south by Hammond Estate, and west
by said highway.
The sale will continue from day
to day between the same hours, un
til sold.
This the 4th day of May, 1942.
0. E. SMITH,
Administrator of the Estate of
Charles L. Woodward, Deceased.
FOR LEAVE TO SELL
Georgia, Butts County.
To Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that G. R.
Harper, as administrator of R. M.
Harper, deceased, having applied to
me by petition for leave to sell the
real estate of said R. M. Harper,
deceased; and that an order was
made thereon at the May Term, 1942,
for citation, and that citation issue;
all the heirs at law and creditors of
the said R. M. Harper, deceased, will
take notice that I will pass upon said
application at the June Term, 1942,
of the Court of Ordinury of Butts
county; and that unless cause is
shown to the contrary, at said time,
said leave will be granted. This
Way 4th, 1942.
G. D. HEAD, Ordinary.
PROF. COPE TO TEACH AT
THE STATE UNIVERSITY
Prof, and Mrs. C. L. Cope of
Reidsville visited Rev. and Mrs. Z.
M. Leverette for the weekend. Prof.
Cope left for Chicago where he will
be in training for two weeks after
which he will be stationed at the
University of Georgia as teacher of
mathematics and science for the du
ration of the war. Mr. Cope re
ceived his master’s degree at the
University and is now called back
there to teach for the government.
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Phone 4331 Jackson, Ga.
SPKFJIDS
FOR RENT OR SALE
Five room house on west Second
street, immediate possession. Apply
to Mrs. W. F. MaLaier. 7-5-3tp
FOR SALE
Purebred German Police puppy, 2
months old, and 1 bird dog, trained,
1 year old. J. H. P. Thomas, Flo
villa. 5-7-lt
Wheat, Corn, Fodder, Shucks,
Refrigerator and Furniture. S. S.
Copeland. 5-7-ltp
We buy coat hangers. Superior
Cleaners. 3-26-tfc
FOR RENT
Available June 1, Mrs. P. R. Wat
kins’ house at 419 west Third street.
Apply to Mrs. P. R. Kimbrough, 508
Angier Avenue, Atlanta, Ga. 4-16-tfe
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Ribbons for all makes machines,
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Cards, File Folders, Pencil Sharpen
ers —everything for the office. Jones
Officle Supply Cos., phone 4281.
FLOVILLA
With much regret to her friends
Mrs. J. W. Mayfield continues seri
ously ill at the Crawford W. Long
Hospital in Atlanta. Friends wish
for her to be well again soon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bray, Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. Johnson spent Sunday in
Atlanta.
Carl Funderburk Jr., student at
Georgia Tech, spent the weekend
with homefolks.
Mr. R. C. Riley was on the sick
list last week and while off duty was
relieved by R. L. Easier of Juliette.
Mrs. J. W. Terrell has returned
home after visiting her daughter in
Sparta.
Mrs. A. F. White and Miss Vir
ginia White spent Friday in Atlanta.
On April 28 Mrs. J. T. Bray, Miss
Virginia White and Mrs. Vivian
Hightower were joint hostesses at a
shower for Mrs. E. R. Edwards Jr.
at the home of Mrs. Bray. Pretty
flowers made the home inviting for
the occasion and thirty-five guests
were present. Delicious refresh
ments were served.
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THE LESPEDEZAS
The annual varieties of lespedeza,
says the Georgia Agricultural Ex
tension Service, are common, Kobe,
Tennessee 76, and Korean. All
these produce seed in late summer
and fall but die down in winter.
Seed germinate in the spring and
the plants make their best growth in
the summer months.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
By MADAME ROAMER
In roaming around we noticed:
That Mrs. S. M. Ridgeway had a
tall tree full of white blossoms in
her front yard. We wonder what
kind it could be Miss
Berta Edwards’ lovely pansies have
decorated a numbre of tables where
extra guests were seated for a meal,
so we learn. Miss Berta always di
vides her flowers with her friends.
Speaking of trees
how in the world has that large oak
out in the street between the Hearn
and Sasnett homes on College street
withstood the March of Progress
this long? .... Sam Lipsey,
theological student, who recently
substituted for Bill Hart at the
Presbyterian church, told Bill that
he liked Jackson and Jackson people
fine but the only thing that puzzled
him was why they let him (Bill)
preach for them. No aspersions on
Bill since the Presbyterians wouldn’t
swap him for anybody else. . .
When little Adelle Kelly’s mother,
Dorothy Madden Kelly, found her
sprinkling high priced face powder
over the vanity and all her clothes,
she warded off any contemplated
punishment by pointing her finger
at her mother and saying, “No
Switch, mother, no switch now.” And
mother Dorothy didn’t have the heart
to administer a spanking
When we read in Proverbs about
the perfect woman who maketh linen
and selleth it and spins the flax
willingly with her own hands, and
riseth while it is yet night and giv
eth meat to her household, makes us
think they must have had Eastern
War Time about the year Proverbs
was written We hear
that Noah Powell, Henry Byron,
Candler Webb,, Wayne Barnes and
Vincent Jones are having mighty
good times while they are attending
defense schools up North, We may
have to send a few chaperones up
there to see about them. OLD
STUFF:
Teacher—Johnny, what are the
seasons?
Johnny—You mean in the United
States?
Teacher—Yes, of course.
Johnny—Baseball and football.
—Michigan Farmer.
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members.
OBSERVATIONS
AND
SPECULATIONS
Kinsman Awarded
Service Pin By
Southern Bell
Walker M. Kinsman, manager for
Southern Bell Telephone and Tele
graph Company here since Febru
ary 1940, was presented a gold pin
at Atlanta this week in connection
with his 20th anniversary of tele
phone service. The pin was present
ed at a dinner Tuesday night, the
presentation being made by State
Manager E. B. Emery of the tele
phone organization.
The award was made in accord
ance with Southern Bell’s policy of
recognizing long and faithful tele
phone service.
Mr. Kinsman began telephone ac
tivities as a clerk in Atlanta 20 years
ago. He later was transferred to
the state business department and
in 1927 became state cashier. After
filling other positions in Atlanta, he
was transferred to Augusta in 1939
where he assisted in converting the
Augusta telephone system to dial op
eration. He was then appointed to be
manager at Griffin and has been ac
tive in local affairs.—Griffin Daily
News.
Son of George W. Kinsman and
the late Mrs. Carrie Moore Kinsman
of Jackson, Mr. Kinsman was born
and reared here and although his
work in recent years has taken him
to other fields, Butts county still
claims Mr. Kinsman as one of its
most enterprising young business
leaders.
Benjamin Franklin was born Jan
uary 27, 1706.
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Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Farrar and
children visited friends in Griffin
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Harris were
called to the Navy Base Hospital,
Atlanta, Wednesday on account of
the illness of their son, J. T. Harris.
Mesdames 0. C. and R. C. Wood
ward of Atlanta visited Miss Willie
Woodward and her mother Saturday.
Mrs. P. A. Allen has been spend
ing several days with Mr. and Mrs.
A. S. Mills in Jackson.
Mr. J. T. Harris, U. S. Navy Re
cruiting Station, Atlanta, spent the
weekend with homefolks.
Mrs. J. B. Childs of Atlanta and
Mrs. C. E. Moore of Miami, Fla. at
tended the Iris Show here Friday.
Mr. J. O. Minter made a busi
ness trip to Atlanta Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Barnes and
Mrs. Woodrow Tingle of Jackson
and Mrs. W. J. Bankston of Jenkins
burg spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Barnes in Cleveland,
Tenn.
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THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1942
WALTER WYNN JR. ON
CORREGIDOR WHEN IT
FELL TO THE JAPS
Reported as among those captured
on Corregidor when it fell to the
Japanese early this week was Walter
W. W r ynn Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Wynn of High Falls. Mr.
W’ynn Sr. is the miller at High Fals,
and his son was in the United States
Army in the far Pacific area.
The family of young Wynn last
heard from him in March, it is re
ported, and at that time he said he
was well and would be home Christ
mas.
Nearly 7,000 American soldiers,
sailors and marines surrendered when
the American forces under General
Wainwright were forced by disease
and hunger and lack of ammunition
to surrender to the Japanese.
DRS. T. H. WYNNE, SR. 6 JR.
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