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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1939
Page
2
Fragmentary text argues that every governmental official handling public funds should publish regular accounts detailing how each dollar is spent. It frames this as a fundamental principle of Democratic government.
The piece notes Congress members returning home for watermelon season as Georgia cotton enters markets. It mentions McDonough planning a new post office, upcoming tax levies, and Sidney Camp sworn in as Fourth District representative. It warns of campaigns, textbook supplies, and tobacco market activity across Middle and South Georgia counties.
Leave It A Sibtrey Camp elected last week as Fourth District Congressman succeeding the late EB M Owen. He comes up from the ranks, from the plow handles and textile mills, understanding the average man’s problems. His background as attorney, farmer, and U S District Attorney shapes his approach to business, industry, and agriculture. The Fourth District, large and important, leads Georgia in textiles and peach growing and includes Indian Springs and Warm Springs, part time home of President Roosevelt. In a four-man field Camp received a flattering vote and is sworn in with a secretary named. The assembly may convene in an extra session the first week in September to address past due teacher salaries, public assistance, schools, the sanitarium, and higher education funding, with questions on trimming expenses or a sales tax unresolved. Citizens hope for a short session and state interests above politics.
Doyle Jones reports a ten day religious session at Butts county camp ground led by Dr H C Morrison Dr J L Brasher and Rev Leonard Cochran starting August 10. August 16 brings the fourth Central Georgia Livestock Association sale in Jackson at 2 pm with strong bidder interest. Indian Springs camp meetings expected 15000 to 20000 attendees. Jackson Lake draws visitors for boating and fishing. unemployment noted as many seek land for work and a new land movement urged.
In connection with Farm and Home Week in Athens and the naming of Master Farmers, it is noted that no single crop farmer has ever received the honorary title. Those named have distinguished themselves across several farming phases including multiple cash crops, livestock, poultry, soil improvement, good pastures, and at home programs.
Readers note that many recreation centers enjoy strong patronage as fairs attract visitors from multiple states while Georgia residents prefer local attractions first. The report highlights broad interest in regional fairs and ongoing engagement with community recreation programs.
The piece urges any single organization that has not met or plans no immediate session to stand up and be counted. It extols open convention seasons as a valuable opportunity for collective action and engagement.
The speaker argues that exempting property from taxes before settling bills is foolish. Until a law favors farmers who provide land and feed for game, the wildlife division will not advance. The current setup favors sportsmen and neglects farmers.
A nostalgic verse by Chas. E. Fenner depicts a rural cabin scene where Aunt Jemima, Uncle Peter, Sara Manth, Arabella, and children dress in acetate, rayon, silk, bemberg, and rompers from a 5 and 10 cent store. The poem contrasts the cabin’s imagined cotton with modern fabrics and asks if the cotton will endure.
The Michigan town of Manistique celebrates its blueberry harvest and its marketing success. The crop is valued at about $40,000, prompting a local festival as a sign of regional pride and economic benefit.
J J Mapp was named president and W M O Neal vice president of the Farmers Union Warehouse Co with RS Evans as secretary and Joe Gaston as general manager. Directors listed include J A King Henderson Gray J E Foster G P Saunders and Newt Brownlee.
A farm dialogue recounts a Black woman’s wish to own a mourning dress for family losses and her desire to be prepared. The piece shifts to a nearby swamp where a scritch owl attacks a man, leaving him with a bandaged head. The narrator reflects on strange local happenings and learning from life.
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