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R.I 81—NO. 31
■4th Session Indian Springs Camp
fleeting Begins Thursday, August 5
I With outstanding leaders, includ
1. two bUhopa of the Methodist
■] iur ch, the 64th annual session of
Indian Springs Holiness camp
Heeting will begin Thursday night,
■ ugust 5, and will continue through
■unday, August 15.
I Possibly not in years has there
■een such an array of prominent
■hurchmen booked to take part in
■he 1954 meeting. The workers in
clude: Bishop Arthur J. Moore of
■ltlanta; Bishop John Branscomb of
Jacksonville, Fla.; Dr. Harry L. Jes
■op of Orlando, Fla.; Dr. Roy S.
Kicholson of Syracuse, N. Y. and Dr.
Jussell V. DeLong of Kansas City,
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BISHOP ARTHUR J. MOORE
Singing will again be directed by
■the Rev. Clay Milby of Valdosta with
bliss Bertie Hughey of Forsyth as
Ihead pianist.
! The youth program, one of the
[main features of the annual assem
bly, will be under the direction of the
IRev. Orman Sloat. A nursery for
Ichildren will be in charge of Mrs.
|E. R. Lewis of Girard, Ga., while
[Mrs. Elizabeth Edenfield of St.
[Marys, Ga., directs the program for
[children above 5 years.
This year the complete preaching
schedule is announced and this will
be of interest to those attending. It
follows: r
Thursday, August 5, 8 p. m. Bishop
[John Branscomb.
Friday, Aug. 6, 11 a. m. Bishop
[Branscomb; 3:30 p. m. Dr. Harry E.
[Jessop; 8 p. m. Dr. Roy S. Nicholson.
Saturday, Aug. 7, 11 a. m. Dr. Jes-
SO P; 3:30 p. m. Dr. Nicholson; Bp. m.
Dr. Jessop.
Sunday, Aug. 8, 11 a. m. Dr. Nich
tys°n; 3p. m. Dr. Jessop; Bp. m.
Arthur J. Moore.
Monday, Aug. 9, 11 a. m. Bishop
J. Moore; 3:30 p. m. Dr. Jes
y°P 1 8 p. m. Bishop Arthur J. Moore.
Tuesday, Aug. 10, 11 a. m. Dr.
Nicholson; 3:30 p. m. Dr. Jessop; 8
•P m. Dr. Nicholson.
Wednesday, Aug. 11, 11 a. m. Dr.
Jessop; 3;30 p. m. Dr. Nicholson; 8
P- m. Dr. Russell V. DeLong.
Thursday, Aug. 12, 11 a. m. Dr.
Nicholson; 3:30 p. m. Dr. Jessop; 8 p.
Dr. DeLong.
Friday, Aug. 13, 11 9. m. Dr. Jes
p°P; 3:30 p. m. Missionary Hour; Bp.
Pi. Dr. Nicholson.
Saturday, Aug. 14, 11 a. m. Dr. De-
Tong; 3;30 p. m . Dr. Nicholson; 8 p.
Pi. Dr. Jessop.
Sunday, Aug. 15, 11 a. m. Dt. De-
Tong; 3 p. m. Dr. Nicholson; 8 p. m.
Tr Jessop.
All indications point to one of the
Piost successful meetings in the long
Ser ies, dating to 1890. The usual
ar ge crowds, recruited from all parts
of the southeast and embracing lay
men and churchmen of all denomina
ions, are expected to attend this
dear’s assembly.
~ Since th e 1953 meeting extensive
and improvements have been
all with the idea of the comfort
• convenience of visitors. The
• a ter system has been enlarged and
improved and more parking space
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BISHOP JOHN BRANSCOMB
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made available. Cottages and grounds
also have had attention at a consider
able cash outlay.
Special days to be observed are
Thanksgiving Day, August 12, when
a collection for support of the camp
ground and its program, will be tak
en, and on Wednesday, August 11,
Butts County Day. On that day a
program of interest to local citizens
will be given.
Officers of the board are: W. S.
McKibben, Social Circle, president;
Rev. Charles Cochran, vice president;
Rev. Lawrence S. Houston, secretary,
and C. S. Newton, treasurer.
The following ministers and lay
men compose the board of trustees:
Rev. S. M. Haynes, Clarkston; E. R.
Drake, College Park; George Baker,
Tifton"; H. W. Pittman, Macon; A. L.
Luce, Fort Valley; R. P. Sasnett, At
lanta; C. S. Newton, Homerville; Dr.
Leonard Cochran, Columbus; W. S.
McKibben, Social Circle; Rev. James
Fuller, Fort Valley; L. S. Miller, Wil
more, Ky.; Rev. Ralph Goodwin,
Jackson; Dr. Dow Kirkpatrick,
Athens; Dr. C. B. Cochran, Decatur;
Rev. Lawrence Houston, Savannah.
Rome Man Gets
Contract For
County Paving
W. P. Ledbetter of Rome was
awarded the contract to pave 2.830
miles on the Jenkinsburg-England
Chapel Road by the State Highway
Board Friday on a bid of $14,930.
This project connects Rqute 42
at Jenkinsburg with Route 16 at the
A. F. Taylor home.
The Highway Board Friday award
ed contracts on 42 road and bridge
projects to cost an estimated $5,0/0,-
921.
The chances are the local project
will be completed well in advance of
the cold weather season. It will be
another link in the chain to bind
Butts county together by a system of
paved roads.
JA JJ SON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1954
September 2 Is
Date For Bids
On Two Schools
September 2 is the date fixed by
the State School Building Authority
for opening bids for the construction
of anew elementary and high school
for whites in Jackson, and the con
struction of a high and elementary
school for Negroes.
Legal advertisement concerning
the opening of bids is now being pub
lished in The Progress-Argus.
This is the final step toward the
construction of new and adequate
buildings to serve the races in Butts
county. Cost of the program has been
estimated at $698,000. New buildings
for colored will cost $411,000 and
the remainder will go for erecting a
new elementary school, shop, library,
lunch room, etc. for whites.
As early as possible after bids have
been opened and the contract award
ed it is planned to begin construc
tion. It is the hope of local school
officials that the new buildings will
be completed for use by September,
1955.
September 2 has been set for the
opening of Butts county schools. For
the coming year the present crowded
conditions will have to be used until
the new facilities become availablle.
COMMUNITY CANNING PLANT
OPERATE ONE DAY A WEEK
Due to the lack of produce caused
by dry weather, the Butts County
Canning Plant will operate one day
per week, it is reported by J. M. L.
Comer, manager. This will begin next
week and the plant will operate on
Tuesday, August 10, Aug. 17 and
Aug. 24. Similar conditions have ex
isted. over the entire state and the
canning season has been a slim one.
276 HEAD CATTLrE, HOGS
WENT AT AUCTION JULY 28
Total volume of 228 cattle and
48 hogs went at auction prices July
28 when the Middle Georgia Live
stock Sales Cos. held its weekly sale.
Prices reported includede $24 for
hogs; heifers, s2l cwt.; good calves,
$18.70 cwt.; milk cows and spring
ers, $35 per head.
Camp Ground Leaders
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DR. RUSSELL V. DELONG
REV. CLAY MILBY
Rufus Adams To
Washington On
Drought Problem
Rufus Adams as the sole represen
tative of the entire southeast has
been named to attend a conference
called by the Secretary of Agricul
ture to study problems brought about
by drought conditions and to make
recommendations for greater partic
ipation in soil practices for land with
drawn from crop uses.
The meeting will begin August 10.
Seedsmen and grain dealers were
asked to attend the parley and Mr.
Adams was chosen for the southeast.
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Dyer Edwards
Speaks Sunday
First Baptist
A graduate of Jackson High school
in the class of 1948, Dyer Denson
Edwards will be the guest speaker at
the First Baptist Church Sunday
morning, August 8, at 11 o’clock.
Son of Mrs. R. C. Edwards and
graduate of North Georgia College,
Dahlonega, Mr. Edwards has been in
service since 1952. But deciding to
study for the ministry, he has
accej ted by the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, Louisville,
Ky., Where he will enter in Septem
ber. *
The public is cordially invited to
hear Mr. Edwards and to attend all
the services of the First Baptist
Church.
MR. MYERS HITS JACKPOT
WITH TWO POUND TOMATOES
Dry weather has not prevented Mr.
W. A. Myers, resident of McDonough
Road, from growing some of the lar
gest tomatoes seen here in years. He
presented The Progress-Argus with
some fine tomatoes Saturday, and
they were unusual in size, texture
and taste. Mr. Myers said he plants
tomatoes of a running variety, stakes
them and keeps them watered. The
largest of these were from IVz to
2 pounds Mr. Myers has generously
shared his bounty with friends.
DR. ROY S. NICHOLSON
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Miss Hodges Be
Band Instructor
In High School
Miss Jackie Hodges of Forest Park
will be band instructor in the Jack
son school this term, the Board of
Education having named Miss
Hodges and filled other vacancies
at a meeting Tuesday.
She has taught at Camilla High
School and comes from the Fayette
County High School. Miss Hodges,
now doing graduate work at the
University of Chicago, will work
half time in Jackson and half time
in Montieello.
John Harvey of Montieello was
named to teach in the high school.
A 1950 University of Georgia grad
uate, he taught last year in Monroe
High School and will teach social
science here.
Howard F. Simons of Jackson,
graduate of New York State Teach
ers College and an instructor in
Woodbury last year, was elected to
teach junior social science.
Mrs. M .L. Powell was named to
teach in the fourth grade and Mrs.
Albert Maddox in the first grade
Three Scouts At
Jamboree On New
Mexico Ranch
Three Butts county Boy Scouts,
i leaders in tljeir troops for years, are
| attending the National Scout Jambo
ree at Philmont Ranch, New Mexico.
They are Dan Fretwell, Eagle Scout,
and Eugene Prosser and Don Grant,
Star Scouts.
Expenses of the trip are being
taken care of by the VanDeventer
Memorial Scout Foundattion, agency
I created here several years ago to
promote scouting and youth activities
in Butts county. The foundation was
named in honor of Dr. Robert Van-
Deventer .pastor of the First Baptist
Church for many years, and first
scoutmaster of the Jackson troop in
1912.
The runs from August 3
to 28 and will assemble boys from
all parts of the nation. In the wide
open scaces of the southwest the
Scouts will have opportunity to carry
on their varietf programs and it is
recognized as a desirable trip for any
boy who can meet the requirements.
Those named to attend the Phil
mont Ranch jamboree have reflected
credit on the troops here and friends
are glad they were named to make
this trip.
The boys will hike, camp, cook,
pack burros, ride horses, study na
ture and do many things at the na
tional camping area, set up to care
for over 10,000 during the camping
season, and 2,000 per day.
Philmont consists of 127,000 acres,
roughly over 200 miles of rugged
mountain terrain donated to the Boy
Scouts of America .together with a
large office building in Oklahoma
City, by Waite Phillips of Tulsa, Ok
lahoma.
FUNDS ASKED TO PAY FOR
SANDY CREEK CEMETERY
Sandy Creek cemetery has been
cleaned off, but the committee asks
that interested friends contribute
cash to pay for this work. Contribu
tions should be made to W. A. Smith,
Jack Smith or E. M. Smith, members
of the committee who had charge of
the work.
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W. M. REDMAN JR. NAMED
ON EMORY ROLL OF HONOR
Atlanta, Ga.—William M. Redman
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Red
man Sr. of Jackson, has been named
to the Honor Roll of the Emory Uni
versity School of Law for the past
academic quarter.
$3.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
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REV. DAVID N. DANIELS
Rev. Mr. Daniels, pastor of the
Jonesboro Presbyterian Church, is
leading a series of revival meetinsg
at Fellowship Presbyterian Church
this week. The final service will be
held Friday evening at 8 p. m.
Kiwanis Cancels
August 10 Meet
For Camp Meeting
Showing its interest and coopera
tion, the Kiwanis club has cancelled
the meeting August 10 because of
the Indian Springs camp meeting.
This is an annual custom and in keep
ing with an objective of Kiwanis In
ternational to Support The Churches
in Their Spiritual Aims.
At the meeting Tuesday night
Euell Wade Jr., who teas sent by the
American Legion Post to Boys State
in Atlanta, sketched the highlights of
* the meeting. Young Wade told in an
interesting way of the main events
during the week. Whil there he was
elected as a city alderman and as a
county representative. The youthful
Georgians, Euell declared, played
politics about the same as their eld
ers and there was a hot scramble for
the chief offices.
He thanked the American Legion
for making the trip possible and the
Kiwanis club for its invitation, ex
tended by R. H. Pnckney as program
chairman.
Visitors were Judge and Mrs. Har
vey Kennedy, Mrs. Bill Sasser, Rev.
Wade Bell and Rev, David Daniels,
John Reid Gaston and Mr. Greenway
of the J. B. McCrary Cos.
Harvey Hodges is program chair
man for August 17 and at that time
Governor Talmadge will speak to a
joint meeting of the Exchange and
Kiwanis clubs.
Emergency Drive
For Polio Funds
Now in Progress
The National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis is now conducting
an emergency campaign to raise $20,-
000,000 to meet an acute situation
caused by the widespread outbreak
of polio.
In outlining the goal, Basil O’Con
nor, national president says: “This is
the sum required to pay the high
costs of continuing care for 67,000
patients stricken in earlier years and
unknown numbers of victims of the
current outbreaks. We must also
meet the cost of increasing the na
tion’s supply of gamma globulin and
financing the polio vaccine study.
“Although the March of Dimes
last January was the most success
ful in polio history, it fell far short
of the budgeted needs for 1954.
That is why we must now make an
emergency, all-out appeal to the
public.”
The Exchange club of Jackson with
Ben Haisten as chairman has been in
charge of the March of Dimes drive
here for several years.