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VOL. 74—NO. 28
Local REA Co-Operative Obtains Lot
For Permanent Building in Jackson
There is widespread interest in
the announcement this week by R.
F. Armstrong, manager of the Cen
tral Georgia Electric Membership
Corporation, serving several central
Georgia counties, that the coopera
tive has received from REA authori
ties an official approval of the re
cently acquired building lot on north
Mulberry street.
The lot, running through from
Mulberry street to Oak street, was
obtained from L. J. Brown Jr., and
will be utilized for a building cost
ing an estimated $70,000 to serve as
permanent headquarters of the co
operative.
As soon as necessary preliminaries
are completed architects will draw
plans for the building. The struc
ture will be erected to permit ex
pansion and will be in accordance
with similar buildings for REA co
ops.
No time has been set for work on
the building, but that it is an assur
ed fact in the immediate future is
reassuring to friends of the agency.
Negotiations for a building site
have been in progress for several
months. Jackson business men and
the county and city authorities have
cooperated to make the building
possible.
Erection of the new building
means that the headquarters of the
REA will remain in Jackson. The
REA coop is constantly expanding
and when present extensions are
carried to completion the local coop
will be one of the largest in the
state. Just now 200 miles of lines
are being constructed and energized
to serve families in several counties
in this area.
The Central Georgia Electric
Membership Corporation was estab
lished in 1937 and has had a sub
stantial and solid growth and gives
a high degree of service to families
served.
Annual meeting of the unit will
be held in August.
Taxable Values
Show Gain Over
Previous Year
Property values in Butts county
show an increase of $13,052 over
1946, according to the digest just
compiled in the office of W. M.
Redman, treasurer, acting for Ed
ward Carmichael, tax receiver.
The total digest, $2,068,600,
showed a gain of $50,011 over the
1946 total of $2,018,5899, but the
exemptions were greater in 1947
than in 1946. The net digest in 1947
is $1,358,555, against $1,345,503
last year.
Personally occupied homesteads
are granted $2,000 exemption and
personal property is subject to S3OO
exemption. T
The 110,524 acres of farm land
returned for taxation had an assess
ed value of $773,322.
City real estate returnee was val
ued at $643,807. Automobiles were
returned for $265,440 in 1947,
compared to $210,571 last year,
showing the largest gain of any class
of- property. The net gain was $54,-
869.
Stocks of merchandise were re
turned for $89,523.
Manufacturing enterprises made
returns of $114,240 against sllO,-
850 in 1946, a gain of $3,390.
Livestock was returned for $73,-
803 this year compared to $78,020
last year, a loss of $5,222.
Machinery was returned for $47,-
821 this year and $47,608 in 1946,
an increase of $213.
Hail Destroys
Crops in Wide
Area of County
A hail storm that fell about 11
o’clock Tuesday morning devestated
crops from Tussahaw Creek to Fin
cherville, proving the most destruc
tive in recent years in this area.
The hail, described as the size of
patridge eggs, covered the ground,
stripped crops of foliage and left
waste in its path.
In the Union and Sardis church
section of Henry county the hail
was even worse and the destruction
to the crops more complete, reports
showed.
The hail covered an area about
five miles wide. It extended as far
south as the Holiness camp ground,
but damage in that section was re
ported light.
Among those suffering severe loss
es by the hail storm are D. A. Lev
erett, E. F. Welch, Lester Farms,
Tillman Foster —who also recently
lost his home by fire—W. H. Welch,
J. H. Blankenship, B. H. Hodges,
W. R. Presley, W. 0. Knowles I. M.
Wilson, S. A. and L. L. Washington,
L. R. Washington and others.
In a few instances crops were in
sured against hail.
Whether crops will react from the
hail this late in the season is a ques
tion. Some growers will plant lima
beans and other late crops and try
to salvage something from the year’s
effort.
Wingate, Mrs. Ray
Be Speakers At
Farm Bureau Meet
Extensive plans are being made to
entertain several middle Georgia
counties at a Farm Bureau Rally at
Indian Springs July 31 when H. L.
Wingate, state president of the Farm
Bureau and Mrs. Joe Ray, president
of the Auxiliary, will be the featured
speakers.
In addition to the business ses
sion, a picnic dinner will be served.
Invitations have gone out to Farm
Bureau families in several counties
adjacent to Butts to attend the meet
ing and enjoy a day of fellowship.
As they mature plans will be re
leased and announced later.
During the reconversion and re
construction period it is important
that farmers stick together to secure
desired benefits, Farm Bureau lead
ers point out. Mr. Wingate and Mrs.
Ray will tell the group how these
benefits may be obtained.
It is especially desired that ladies
be present to hear Mrs. Ray, who
will tell what a vital part farm wom
en can play in the fight to obtain
equitable legislation for the farm
population.
This meeting will take the place
of the meetings suspended here dur
ing the busy crop period and will
afford the needed incentive for an
active campaign during the fall and
winter months.
EXCHANGE CLUB TO HOLD
MEETING THURSDAY NIGHT
An important meeting of the new
Exchange club of Jackson will be
held Thursday, July 10 at 8:30 p. m.
in the parlors of Hotel Buchanan.
Permanent officers and members of
the board of control will be elected
at this meeting and plans will be
made for the charter meeting. All
members are exepected to be pres
ent.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY JULY 10, 1947
“IT’S THIS WAY, GOVERNOR”— Representatives of the
State FFA organization visited Acting Gov. Thompson
Monday and persuaded him to pave a road between
Jackson and Jackson Lake, site of the FFA Camp.
Shown, left to right, are Charles Stewart, Butts County;
Macon-Jackson
Road Prospect
Grows Brighter
Butts county people will be inter
ested in this news story from Macon
telling about prospects for the early
paving of the Jackson Short Route:
Macon, Ga., July s—The Macon-
Jackson highway paving project is
practically assured.
This is the word brought to Bibb
commissioners by Leon Wilson, mem
ber of the county board, and Fenley
Ryther, county engineer, following a
trip to Washington where they con
ferred with federal highway authori
ties and were told the federal por
tion of the fund for this highway
is available.
Gov. M. E. Thompson has assured
the Macon Kiwanis Club and Cham
ber of Commerce that state funds
for the project had been earmarked
and that the Bibb county end of the
road would be paved.
The highway, which would cut off
eight or 10 miles of the present dis
tance between Atlanta and Macon,
was surveyed and partly graded be
fore the outbreak of the war. The
grading extended from Macon into
Monroe county where it had to be
abandoned because of war emergen
cies.
Since cessation of hostilities, the
Macon organizations have resumed
action to get the highway paved and
it now seems assured that the mon
ey will be available for the entire
project before long. The route ex
tends via Jackson and citizens of
this point have been aiding in the
campaign to get the highway hard
surfaced.
REVIVAL SERVICES
BEGAN WEDNESDAY
AT MACEDONIA
With the Rev. H. E. Gaddy, of
Savannah, as guest preacher, revi
val services began Wednesday, July
9, at Macedonia Baptist church and
will continue for 10 days. Charles
Evans, of Macon, is in charge of the
singing.
Morning services begin at 10:45
a. m. and evening services at 8 p. m.
To date the meetings have been
well attended and the public is cor
dially invited to attend and hear the
inspiring messages of the visiting
minister.
Parks Be Made
Serve Public,
Morgan Asserts
Georgia state parks will be made
to serve the public and visitors are
always welcome, Charlie Morgan,
director of state parks, told mem
bers of the Kiwanis club Tuesday
night. The program was arranged
by Victor Carmichael and the speak
er was introduced by Ben Garland.
Mr. Morgan was accompanied to
the meeting by Gerald McQuaig, su
perintendent of the park at Indian
Springs.
The 16 parks in the state system
are having big crowds and the cash
receipts form March to July 1 are
almost equal to last year’s total in
come, Morgan said. He said efforts
would be made to pave the areas
within the parks. With larger funds
it will be possible to do more work,
it was explained, and he lauded the
support and cooperation of Gover
nor Thompson.
At the Indian Springs park facil
ities of the mineral baths will be
enlarged, the new outdoor lighting
system enlarged and other improve
ments made.
Recreation is important for youth,
Morgan declared. “Thank you”
signs will be erected and efforts
made to cultivate a spirit of friend
liness in all parks, the speaker as
serted.
Visitors were Billy Lockhart, for
mer member of the club and now at
tending business school, and L. C.
Moelchert, Erie, Pa., father of Ki
wanian Lou Moelchert. The fine
meal was served by Mrs. W. H. Wil
son and a committe.
Ralph Carr will have the program
July 15 and it is expected that Lieut.
Gov. Polhill, Louisville, of the fifth
Georgia Kiwanis division, will be the
speaker.
21,389,000 ACRES COTTON
IN CULTIVATION JULY l*t
Washington, D. C. —The Agricul
ture Department reported Tuesday
that the cotton acreage in cultiva
tion July 1 totaled 21,389,000 acres,
or 17.6 percent more than the 18,
190,000 acres on the same date in
1946. The department’s first fore
cast on production will be issued on
August 8.
Constitution Staff Photo—Pete Rotor
Joe Turner, Cobb; Robert Bees, Colquitt; Herman Caw
thon, Butts; Acting Gov. Thompson; Philip Whelchel,
DeKalb; State Pres. Bennie Bowman, Barrow; Curtis
Jones, DeKalb; Leon Jones, DeKalb.
Cut Courtesy of Atlanta Constitution
Boys Win Promise From Governor For
Paved Highway to Jackson FFA Camp
Eight Georgia boys—all Future
Farmers of America—Monday ex
tracted a promise from Acting Gov
ernor Thompson for nine miles of
paved road—a request Thompson
said he would have “turned down if
it had come from your fathers,” ac
cording to a story in Tuesday’s At
lanta Constitution.
After the FFA members visited
him at the state capitol, Thompson
agreed to pave a nine mile gap on
the road leading to Jackson Lake,
official FFA campsite, expressing
the hope the project would be com
pleted by next summer.
The FFA delegation explained
that boys from South and Middle
Georgia going through Jackson are
forced to travel a “hazardous and
rough stretch” to Jackson Lake.
These coming from the north go
through Covington and travel on
pavement. The link connects the
county seats of Covington and Jack
son.
War Company To
Hold Reunion On
Lake Saturday
Reunion of the Jackson Rifles as
constituted in 1916 when called to
the Mexican Border will be held at
Carr’s camp on Jackson Lake Sat
urday, July 12, at 5 p. m. At that
time a fish dinner will be served.
Members of the war company for
merly held annual reunions but the
schedulle was interrupted during the
war. These meetings will now be re
sumed and it is desired that all mem
bers of Company A in 1916 attend
the reunion.
Several members from a distance
are expected. Among the prominent
visitors will be Brigadier General
H. D. Russell, who led the company
to the Mexican Border and later in
France.
METHODISTS WILL NOT
HAVE PREACHING SUNDAY
There will be no preaching-ser
vices at the Jackson Methodist
church Sunday, because the pastor,
Rev. W. S. Norton, will be attending
the North Georgia Conference in
Atlanta. Sunday school will be held
at 9:45 a. m. and the public is invi
ted.
$2.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCt
H. L. Wingate, of Pelham, presi
dent of Georgia Farm Bureau Fed
eration, accompanied the delegation.
The Farm Bureau Federation re
cently went on record in favor of
paving the strip.
Members of the delegation with
counties represented were:
Le"*’ Jones, DeKalb; Philip Whel
chel, DeKalb; Charles Stewart,
Butts; Joe Turner, DeKalb; Herman
Cawthon, Butts; Curtis Jones, De-
Kalb; Robert Dees, Colquitt; Ben
nie Bowman, Barrow.
Adults accompanying the youths
included:
W. G. Henderson, DeKalb; J. M.
L. Comer, Butts; C. Fred Ingram,
Cobb; Dr. M. D. Mobley, state direc
tor of Vocational Education; T. G.
Walters, state supervisor of Voca
tional Education; T. D. Brown Jr.,
assistant executive secretary of the
Georgia Association of Future Far
mers of America.
County Scored
Record In Safe
Holiday Period
Considering the thousands of vis
itors in Butts county over the July
4 holidays, the record of no serious
accidents is considered an unusual
one, and has been the subject of
wide comment.
Sheriff J. D. Pope in reporting on
the traffic flow said there was not
so much as a bent fender.
The local record is in marked con
trast to that over the nation where
about 500 persons were killed in
July 4 accidents. Traffic accidents
and drownings claimed the largest
number of victims, with fireworks
and miscellaneous mishaps account
ing for the remainder.
Thousands of visitors thronged
Indian Springs and Jackson Lake for
the July 4 weekend. All facilities
were pressed to the utmost to han
dle the milling thousands. Many
camped on the lake and Jackson
stores report a record volume of
trade, with many lines being deple
ted by Saturday noon.
Altogether good order prevailed.
Some drunks were reported and in
Jackson the weekend arrests avera
ged normal, police officers said.