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Extensive Improvements At State
Park Planned During Current Year
Materials are being assembled at
the Indian Springs state park for a
new rest room for women, and work
of construction is to begin in the
immediate future. The building will
be erected under the supervision of
Park Superintendent Spencer John
son and will be done without a for
mal contract. The new facility will be
built between the mineral spring and
the present rest room, which in fu
ture will serve men only.
This improvement is one long
needed, Mr. Johnson explains.
This building is only a part of ex
tensive improvements and renova
tions to the park grounds planned
for this year. New parking areas will
he provided and new roadways built
through the park grounds, Mr. John
son said. Parking space has long been
a perplexing problem at the state
park, visited annually by thousands
in search of recreation and amuse
ment.
In connection with the other im
provements planned, Mr. Johnson
said anew water system will be in
stalled. A well will be drilled to pro
vide an abundant water supply.
Anew bridge to replace the one
over Sandy Creek on Highway 42 is
in the blueprint stage. According to
highway engineers the contract for
the bridge will be awarded as soon as
necessary rights of way are obtained.
The present bridge is too narrow to
handle the heavy traffic that flows
over Highway 42. In its present con
dition the bridge is considered a
prime traffic hazard.
Taking note of the growing impor
tance of the Indian Springs state
park—oldest and most largely atten
ded in the state park system—the
State Parks Department is planning
to build a lake at Indian Springs. In
addition to the 152 acres owned by
the park department, it is likely that
more acreage will be needed as a
storage basin. It is likely that con
struction of the lake will begin with
n the next few weeks or as soon as
’andowners cooperate by providing
land for the lake.
The State Parks Department has
made available for development of
the Indian Springs State Park $250,-
000, to be spent iti annual install
ments of $126,000 a year for the
next two years.
CARD OF THANKS
We shall always be grateful to all
our friends, both white and colored,
who in every way were so kind and
helpful to us during the illness and
death of our husband and father,
May God bless each of you. Thanks
for the pretty flowers and thanks to
Dr. Hammond. May God bless him.
Wife, Kate Barron, and children.
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Phone 2711
Forestry News
By FRANK CRAVEN
Butts County Forester
Last week proved to be one of the
worst fire periods since the unit be
gan operation. There were 4 fires
before rain finally broke the dryness.
They were again caused by farmers
burning off land. Our biggest fire,
spotted by Ed Polk, was on Watkins
Park and Pool Road. This fire be
gan on a hot windy afternoon and
was soon out of control. The fire
was brought under control by all the
Putts County Unit’s personnel. A fire
break was not sufficient to hold the
fire so a back fire was started from
a plowed fire break. This eventually
brought the fire under control.
Work is still continuing on the
tower and office. We are now wait
ing for a two way radio to be in
stalled in the cab. The tower is now
being used on days of high fire
risk since even though we can’t plot
the exact position of a fire, we can
see the general direction a smoke lies
in
Our office is being built with lum
ber donated by the Butts county saw
mill men aod planing mill men.
Work is proceding as rapidly as pos
sible as it will make for a more ef
ficient organization for our office to
be located near the tower. Later on a
small garage and grease pit will be
erected near the office so that the
jeeps can be kept in good shape.
Woodland areas should be cleaned
up, especially if your home or other
buildings are located near them.
Dead trees, weeds, tops, trash piles,
and abandoned buildings should
be taken out of the woods as these
are among the danger spots which
make a hot fire.
The phone numbers to use in case
of forest fires are 7029 in the day
time and 5957 or 6261 at night.
COLORED 4-H CLUB
BOYS TO TAKE PART
IN CORN CONTEST
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This year for the first time Negro
4-H Club members in six counties-
Butts, Burke, Houston, Emanuel,
Clarke and Tift-will take part in a
hybrid corn contest. Six boys from
each county will carry the project.
County awards for Negroes will
range from sls to $5, while the
state prizes are S3O, S2O, and $lO.
The contest will be carried on here
under the direction of C. A. Ogletree
who came to the county last year
to serve as county agent for colored
citizens.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS- ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
WORTH VILLE
Miss Annette Pope, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Fleming and children of Atlanta,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis White of Coving
ton spent the weekend with Mrs. W.
W. Pope.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Washington
spent Wednesday in Macon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harper Scoggins and
children, Mrs. B. C. Cawthon, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Anderson of Atlan
ta, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
R. O. Stodghill.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. White spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. M.
McCart in Newton county.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson of
Atlanta, Mrs. J. L. Fletcher Jr. and
Jenifer of Decatur, Mr. and Mrs. M.
D. Bledsoe of Mansfield, Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Hortman, Mrs. Doris
Pope, Susan, Marie and Bobby Pope
of Reynolds visited Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Pope during the weekend.
Friends of Mr. L. L. Washington
will be interested to know he under
went a major operation in Emory
Hospital Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Smith an
nounce the birth of a son February
I 15 in Griffin-Spalding Hospital.
I Friends of Mr. W. M. Meredith
will be sorry to know he is on the
sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Washington,
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Washington spent
Monday in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Williamson and
family visited Mr. and Mrs. Otis
Ogletree Sunday.
LOCAL CO-OP REPRESENTED
AT REA ADVISORS SCHOOL
The Central Georgia Electric Mem
bership Corporation with headquar
ters in Jackson was represented at
the electrification advisors school in
Jacksonville, Fla., Monday through
Wednesday, by Mrs. Elizabeth Hood
Watkins, home economist for the co
op, and Paul J. Evans, secretary and
treasurer. The school was for region
2, including Georgia, Florida and
South Carolina.
While attending the meeting Mr.
Paul took advantage of the trip to
visit his son, Marshall, serving with
the armed forces in Florida.
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