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VOCTfr —NO. 50
Board of Education, City Jackson
Donate To Expansion School Band
As the result of a $1,500 donation
by the County Board of education
and SSOO by the city of Jackson, the
Jackson high school band will be en
larged at once to an outfit of about
46 pieces. The new instruments made
possible by the recent donations will
place the Jackson band on a parity
with any in the state in a city of
comparable size.
Fifteen to twenty new instruments
will be purchased as early as possi
ble. The band at present has 26
pieces.
At the same time the new instru
ments are being added, a movement
is underway to supply uniforms for
the band. This is a project of the
Exchange Club, which sponsored the
high school band and made possible
Emory Glee Club
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DR. G. RAY JORDAN
The famous Emory Glee Club un
der the direction of Dr. Malcolm
Dewey and Dr. G. Ray Jordan, pro
fessor of homiletics in the Candler
School of Theology of Emory Univer
sity in Atlanta, will be featured on
the Methodist Hour Sunday, Decem
ber 18, at 8:30 a. m. over WSB.
Long known as the “South’s Sweet
est Singers,” the Emory Glee Club
will present Christmas carols of other
lands.
Dr. Jordan will speak on “Beyond
Despair.” He is a widely known
writer and has given lectures on
preaching at Perkins School of The
ology, Texas Wesleyan College and
Randolph-Maeon College.
About $1,350 In
Cash From Fair
To Association
At a meeting in the federal build
ing December 8 a report on the coun
ty fair was made and the proceeds
of the 1949 fair about, SI,OOO, plus
$350 from other years, was turned
over to the Fair Association. The
1949 fair was sponsored by the Ex
change and Kiwanis clubs jointly.
The Butts County Fair Association
has sold stock in the amount of $750,
and this plus the amount realized
from recent fairs gives the associa
tion about $2,000 as the nucleus for
a building fund. Plans for permanent
buildings are now being studied and
a decision will be reported later.
Organization officers of the Fair
Association are James Wallace, pres
ident; Mrs. Eslyn Jinks, vice presi
dent; J. M. McMichael, secretary;
►Mrs. Van White, treasurer.
The date of the next meeting will
he announced by officers.
the purchase of instruments.
When the new instruments are
added and the band is properly out
fitted with uniforms the band will
be the pride of the entire school.
Organized here in the summer of
1948 the band has made remark
able progress under the direction of
Jack Shuler as instructor. Many of
the members had never played an
instrument before, and Mr. Shuler by
kindness, ability and perseverance
has been able to weld the band into
an organization that furnishes snap
ny music for athletic events and pa
triotic occasions.
The enlarged band will mean a
great deal in arousing school spirit.
It is likely the new instruments
will be available early in the new
year.
Route 23 Marking
To Be Completed
To JacksonviDe
Marking route 23 as a federal
highway is now being done and work
last week had reached as far south
as Stockbridge. The route will be
marked all the way to Jacksonville,
Fla.
There was a meeting of route 23
promoters at the Henry Grady Hotel
in Atlanta the night of December 8.
An organization committee was set
up and Butts county is represented
by Hugh Glidewell of Glidewell’s
Motor Court. A dinner meeting was
held with several cities in the state
represented.
Another meeting will be called
soon to complete the organization.
Attending the meeting from Butts
county were A, F. White, L. C. Moel
chert and H. M. Glidewell.
N. A. Powell Is
High Priest 01
Jackson Chapter
N. A. Powell was elected high
priest of Jackson chapter No. 54,
Royal Arch Masons, at the annual
business meeting Monday night. Oth
er officers are:
R. F. Armstrong, king; J. W.
O’Neal, scribe; A. W. Newton, treas
urer; J. B. Roberts, secretary; M.
E. Wade, chaplain host; G. C. Moore,
principal sojourner; C. L. Fincher,
royal arch captain; J. C. Earnhart,
master 3rd veil; S. H. Johnson, mas
ter 2nd veil; J. L. Garr, master Ist
veil; J. W. McCord Sr., sentinel.
Members of the finance commit
tee are H. 0. Ball, R. P. Newton, J.
W. O’Neal.
PRESBYTERIANS TO HAVE
CHRISTMAS TREE DEC. 23
The Presbyterian Sunday School
will have a Christmas tree Friday
evening, December 23, at 7 o’clock
at the church.
Gifts will be provided for the
children’s classes and all adults who
attend will bring an “exchange” gift
for the tree. A special Christmas
program of music, and possibly
slides, will be given.
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JACKSON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY DECEMBER IS, 1949
Wayne Barnes Is
Named New Head
Of Exchange Club
Wayne Barnes, Butts county tax
collector and active in civic and busi
ness affairs, is the new president of
the Exchange Club. Other officers
are L. C. Webb, vice president; M. G.
McCrary, secretary, and Girven
Lewis, treasurer.
The new officers will be installed
the first meeting night in January
and will serve for six months.
New members of the board of con
trol are Spencer Johnson, Clyde
Walker, Herbert Moore. Old members
with six months yet to serve are J.
W. Carter, M. O. McCord Jr., Frank
Moore.
At the December 8 meeting James
Hilley, University of Georgia grad
uate, talked to the club on the gen
eral political situation. He reviewed
the recent history of both the major
parties, Democrat and Republican,
traced strong and weak points in
each group and made some interest
ing comparisons.
School Holiday
Will Begin On
Wednesday, 21
The Christmas holiday vacation in
the Butts county schools will begin
Wednesday, December 21, and ex
tend to Monday, January 2, it is an
nounced by Frank C. Hearn, county
superintendent.
This week and the first of next
week will be devoted to completion
of work for the fall semester, and
work for the new term will begin
with the new year.
It is explained the fall term has
been marked by good work, a satis
factory enrollment and attendance
and gratifying progress has been
made.
Several of out of town teachers
will spend the holidays with their
families in different parts of the
state. Both teachers and pupils look
forward with interest to the holiday
vacation.
MR. AND MRS. LINKOUS
ABLE TO LEAVE HOSPITAL
Rev. and Mrs. T. T. G. Linkous,
who suffered painful injuries in an
automobile accident betwen Mans
field and Covington November 27,
are able to be moved from Emory
University Hospital to the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Roy Bivins, in
Atlanta. Both Mr. and Mrs. Linkous
received cuts, bruises and possibly
internal injuries in the accident.
Winners in County Cotton Contest
Sponsored by Farm Bureau Named
Winners in the 1949 Butts county
cotton contest sponsored by the Farm
Bureau and cooperating agencies
have been announced and prizes were
awarded at a meeting in the court
house Monday night.
Winner of the grand county prize
is B. H. Hodges, $20.00.
Winners in the Tussahaw commu
nity are B. H. Hodges, 1 and S2O;
Fred Cook 2 and $lO.
Named in the Towaliga community
are Lee Maddox 1 and S2O; DeWitt
Singley 2 and $lO.
In addition to winning in the
county FB contest, Hodges won first
place in the northwest Georgia dis
trict and received $250, and Cook
placed second and won $l5O.
Others placing high in the adult
division were Duane Leverett, W. C.
Five Named For
Awards in 1949
Pasture Contest
Five winners in the 1949 winter
pasture contest sponsored by the
Butts County Pasture Association
were selected on November 28 by
Dr. C. C. Murry and E. D. Alexan
der, and were announced after the
pasture tour December 1. Based on
winter feed program the winners are:
Lawrence Morgan 1; Harold Stan
dard 2; Oscar Weaver Jr. 3; Pete
Ridgeway 4; Jack Smith 5.
Declared winners in the winter
pasture contest, these entrants will
compete in the summer pasture con
test in 1950 and final awards will be
made after the summer judging.
The pasture association now has
about 30 members. Objects of the
association are to promote a better
pasture program in the county, to
conduct tours in the state and in
other states as the means of arous
ing interest and the development of
high type permanent pastures to af
ford year around grazing.
Fireworks Will
Not Be Allowed
During Holidays
The city of Jackson has an ordi
nance against the shooting of fire
works or other combustibles within
the city limits and notice is given in
this issue that the ordinance will be
strictly enforced. It is reported that
police will arrest all offenders, de
mand a cash bond and turn the de
fendants over to the mayor for trial.
Failure to appear for trial will re
sult in the forfeit of bond, it is ex
plained.
This measure is taken to relieve
noise and fire hazards during the
holiday season.
The ordinance has been in effect
for several years and general com
pliance will result in less confusion.
610,000 Bale Crop
For State Seen
Georgia has produced a cotton
crop of about 610,000 bales which is
19 percent under the 1948 produc
tion of 751,000 and 22 percent be
low the 10-year average of 779,000
bales.
Indicated production for the na
tion is 16,034,000 hales.
Prior to December 1 Georgia had
ginned 584,000 bales compared with
688,000 last year. The United States
had ginned 13,978,000 bales to De
cember 1.
Godsey, Milton Mangham.
Named as winners in the 4-H jun
ior division are:
Franklin Weaver 1 and sls; Sam
my Pelt 2 and $10; Bryan Ridgeway
3 and $5.
A total of 19 entered the cotton
contest this year. The Farm Bureau
and commercial agencies provide the
prizes and the object is to increase
the yield per acre.
The Farm Bureau sponsors the
contest and the final figures are
compiled by the county agent and
certified by the State Extension Ser
vice.
Money for the prizes was provided
by Pepperton Cotton Mills, Nutt &
Bon, Robison, Settle & Robison and
Farmers Union Warehouse.
Large Garment Plant Begins Work
In Jackson With Hearty Welcome
Teachers Honor
Guests Kiwanis
Club on Tuesday
Members of the Kiwanis club had
as honor guests Tuesday night teach
ers in Butts county schools. A short
program was arranged by Ralph
Carr Sr. and Rev. Ralph Shea as
speaker urged the teachers to have
ideals and give themselves without
stint to their work. In turn the
teachers need help, the speaker said.
The hall was attractively decora
ted in Christmas colors with the
trees being furnished by Julian
Fletcher, manager of Rogers Store.
The club presented gifts to Mrs.
Mike Allen, executive secretary, Mrs.
J. W O’Neal, director of music, and
Mrs. W. H. Wilson, club hostess.
An elegant meal was served by
Mrs. Wilson and members of her
committee.
There will be no meeting of the
club December 20.
Visitors were Key Clubber Jimmy
Edwards and Kiwanian Murphy Mas
sey of McDonough.
Morgan Chosen
To Head Farm
Bureau in 1950
Officers to serve the Farm Bureau
for the new year were chosen at a
meeting in the courthouse Monday
night. Lawrence Morgan was named
president; Lovett Fletcher, vice pres
ident; J. Avon Gaston, secretary and
treasurer.
Directors are the officers of com
munity chapters and the county
chapter.
Heading the Tussahaw chapter are
Hulon Cook, president; L. L. Wash
ington, vice president, and J. M. Mc-
Michael, secretary and treasurer.
Officers to serve the Towaliga
chapter have hot been reported.
At the Monday night meeting cot
ton prizes were awarded. There was
a general discussion of the rural tele
phone situation with Claude Maddox
as vice president of the group pre
siding. Visitors were present from
Jasper, Henry and other counties and
progress was reported in the move
ment to obtain rural telephones un
der legislation recently enacted.
Names Omitted
By Mistake In
Mailing Seals
Mrs. Lucile K. Hutcheson, chair
man of the Christmas Seals commit
tee, says that because of a mistake
in the Atlanta office the names of a
large number of persons were omit
ted in enclosing seals for 1949 sale.
The error is regretted, and the chair
man asks all who wish to buy seals to
hand their contribution to any mem
ber of the committee.
Assisting Mrs. Hutcheson in the
1949 seals sale are Mrs. O. L. Wea
ver Jr., Mrs. W. M. Thaxton, Mrs.
H. G. Harris, Mrs. H. M. Fletcher,
Mrs. Charles Swanson, Mrs. Robert
Franklin.
SERVICES AT FLOVILLA
BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY
Rev. W. O. Brown of Macon will
preach at the Flovilla Baptist church
on Sunday, December 18. There will
be both morning and evening services
and the public is invited.
$2.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
The Covington Manufacturing
Company, operating plants in Atlanta
and Covington, began the manufac
ture of pants here Monday in the
Howell building.
With R. L. Erwin, general super
intendent of all plants in charge, tha
plant is now operating with about 55
workers. As soon as adjustments are
made and personnel trained, the
number of workers will be doubled.
This is expected to take place after
the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Bessie Colwell is forelady of
the sewing room.
Mr. Erwin said Tuesday he was
pleased with the fine group of work
ers, their eagerness to work and
learn and the general spirit of coop
eration extended by the community.
The new concern has been in op
eration in Atlanta and Covington for
several years, has a background of
experience and financial stability
that assures success of the plant in
Jackson.
The Howell building, formerly oc
cupied by the Jackson Manufacturing
Cos., was built especially for a manu
facturing plant. It was erected two
or three years ago by the late Dr. O.
B. Howell and is located on the west
Third street extension of the Griffin
highway.
People of Jackson and Butts coun
ty extend the new company a hearty
welcome and will give united support
and cooperation.
Boy Scout Goal
Be Attained In
Current Drive
The campaign to raise $565 for
the Boy Scouts is a success, Chair
man T. E. Robison explains. Before
the drive is finally closed the quota
may exceed the goal assigned the
county.
For the last tew days the drive has
been underway in the community
with committees making an active
canvass of business firms and indi
viduals. Chairman Robison was aided
by a group of capable workers who
made easy the attainment of the
quota.
In declaring the campaign a suc
cess, Mr. Robison wishes to extend
thanks and appreciation to his as
sistants and to individuals and busi
ness firms who donated ‘to the Boy
Scout financial drive.
JACKSON’S STREETS
REFLECT THE GAY
HOLIDAY SPIRIT
With a giant illuminated star sus
pended over Highway 42, a lighted
Christmas tree on the court house
lawn and gaily colored lights strung
between the white-way posts, Jack
son can well be proud of its attrac
tive and artistic decorations for the
festive Yuletide season.
The symmetrically formed and
beautifully decorated tree on the
southwest corner of the square was
donated by George Mathewson and
the entire town is in his debt for his
generosity and thoughtfulness.
Much of the credit for the town’s
becoming appearance is due J. H.
Rooks, superintendent of Jackson’s
water and light department, and his
staff of workers.
Jackson merchants have cooperat
ed in carrying out the color scheme
and their stores and windows are full
of trees, lights, toys and merchan
dise that add to the town’s attractive
appearance.