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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1921
Page
1
A Friday meeting in Ashburn highlights dairy and livestock growth with talks by Southern Railway System agents on diversified farming, a planned county dairy and livestock group, and plans for a local creamery on the railway line. Speakers urge cash farming, legume crops, and improved cattle to lift the region.
A Forsyth resident tested local cream by buying 39½ pounds of cream, churning 12½ pounds of butter. analyst results showed 29 percent butter fat, yielding about 11½ pounds of fat. At 35 cents per pound, profit barely covers costs, leading to a shift toward selling sour cream and reducing effort.
A Friday July 22 meeting at the Jackson courthouse will organize a large scale peach industry in Butts county. G E Murrell of the Southern Railway will speak on planting spraying growing and marketing peaches as locals push to plant hundreds of acres and ship fruit widely.
Speaking to a large crowd in Butts County Mr Turner urged dairy and cotton profits, noting cream sales can cover expenses and manure builds land. He promised Southern Railway System support for farmers and business men as a July 23 meeting aims to solidify the movement. The audience gave a rising vote of thanks.
Butts county citizens plan a Saturday afternoon meeting at 3 at the Jackson courthouse to form a county creamery or milk depot group. H C Bates, Southern Railway Livestock Development Agent, will advise on starting a milk station and discuss visits to creameries in nearby cities and potential tours to Eatonton Experiment Station Greensboro or Alabama.
Heavy rains on July 13 swept away seven wooden bridges on route seven with major damage to fills and abutments and crop losses. In contrast sixty five steel bridges in the county escaped serious damage, underscoring the value of steel construction amid a tally of over 100 bridges in Butts County.
Jackson fishermen spotted a belled buzzard near Lamar's Mill last week. W. H. Dodson reported a clear view and audible bell while viewing the raven. A prior sighting was noted near Jackson a few weeks earlier.
The 31st annual Indian Spring Holiness camp meeting runs August 11 to 21 with new facilities a tabernacle dormitory and a factory of electric lights. Notables include Rev J L Brasher Rev C H Weigle Rev C M Dunaway Hamp Sewell and Mrs J M Glenn. A youth program and children meetings under women’s missionary societies run August 8 to 11 inviting all young people.
Camp life at St Simons Island Georgia July 12 reports the Jackson Rifles unit in good health and high spirits. Sergeant Pettigrew and sergeants Mote Spier plus privates Johnson King join a Black Banks fishing trip via Fort Frederica catching 97 pounds of fish two sharks and crabs in a packing case. Pettigrew wins as surf casting champion while Johnson’s fishing feats draw praise. The group expects to return with flying colors.
A bill creating a Griffin circuit by adding Spalding Pike Henry and Fayette counties was introduced by Representative Maddox. The Griffin circuit would split from the Flint circuit which now includes Butts Henry Spalding Monroe Pike Lamar Upson and Fayette. Judge W E H Searcy Jr of Griffin named as judge and E M Owen as prosecuting officer. The measure attracts local interest in the affected counties.
Ocmulgee river nears flood stage after days of heavy rain from Macon to Griffin. River at 15.6 feet with flood stage 18 as downstream tributaries rise. Towaliga and Milledgeville levels up. Central Georgia Power dam overflowing. High Falls Power Company resumes full-time operation.
Pittsburg reports Carnegie Steel sets cotton ties at 1.35 a bundle of 45 pounds for this season. This matches the mid-1916 price. The ten year average since 1904 is 70.5 cents and the 1916 to 1920 average was 1.81 dollars.
Farmers in Terrell county plan to plant 100 acres in strawberries, hoping for high profits. The piece cites Ark and Butts county examples of strong returns, noting an 28 acre Aroma strawberry block’s rapid gains and substantial profits two years after initial land and improvements.
Sunday School classes from Sardis and Worthville Baptist churches will hold a singing contest at Worthville church on Sunday afternoon July 24 at 2 30 sun time. Judges will be chosen by each side and all music lovers are invited to attend.
The Georgia Cotton Growers Co operative Association will open its statewide campaign in Butts county with a farmers rally at the Jackson courthouse on Thursday July 28 at 2 PM. Speakers Prof J Wise and Rev Thurman H McCoy will outline the plan and contract. Local bankers and businessmen are urged to attend as the drive aims to form county organization and support financing similar to the Mississippi group aided by the War Finance Corporation. Senator J H Mills and others are expected to attend and speak.
Jackson public schools trustees elected several teachers for the 1921 22 term at a Friday meeting. New hires include English Miss Vashti George History Miss Clara Head Language Miss Mildred Abernathy and others with prior selections listed for superintendent principal and several grades. A follow up meeting set for July 22 will decide teachers for the colored school.
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