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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1939
Page
1
County Agent M L Powell cautions farmers about home built electric fence controllers for livestock. He notes risks from improper use and 110 volt direct connections, citing deaths of a mule in Walker county and a cow in Catoosa county. He urges using commercial controllers and professional electrical input.
Friends of Judge and Mrs. G. D. Head announce their son Benjamin Stuart Head was admitted to the United States Naval Academy on June 28. He received an Annapolis appointment from the late Congressman E. M. Owen and, due to a high academic average, did not need a mental test. He passed the physical last week and was sworn in on his eighteenth birthday.
A. N. Etheridge Seed Co. urges cotton growers to buy arsenate, claiming it defeats weevils. The ad promises a price of $7.00 per hundred pounds cash and suggests asking a previous year’s user for their opinion.
June is a good month to begin culling layers as hens slow or stop laying. Limit to 500 young chickens per acre on range, preferably 200. Ideal range shelters in a pecan grove or along corn field edges. Provide grit and oyster shell, cull slow growing pullets, avoid feeding runts. Mites are a risk for non commercial flocks. use wood preservatives and older termite remedies as protective treatments.
County Farm Agent M L Powell asks Butts county farmers to gather insect specimens for state wide pest control study. specimens sent to Athens will be classified by Horace Lund and used to map seasonal geographic insect distribution. farmers should attach notes on damage and circumstances to aid identification and control measures.
County Agent M. L. Powell this week urged a dry period of at least six weeks for dairy cows to raise later yearly milk averages. He said rest helps restore calcium and other nutrients, improving peak production. Cows in poor flesh should have about two months rest to regain condition before calving and achieve high milk yields.
A. Sidney Camp of Newnan announces candidacy to fill the unexpired term of the late E. M. Owen in the Fourth Congressional District. Camp, a WWI veteran and longtime attorney, native of Coweta County, aims for an active short-term campaign with strong local support. He previously ran second to Owen in last year’s Democratic primary, receiving 11,166 votes to Owen’s 12,426.
Former Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia announces plans to run for Congress from the Fourth District. He vows to fight for equal farm benefits and acreage allotments, lower taxes, and cooperation with citizens on legislation, aiming to serve constituents fully.
Butts county friends of B. L. Cook son of Mr and Mrs B A Cook of Jackson report his promotion to superintendent of the Columbus office for Gulf Life Insurance Co in LaGrange He is a 1926 Jackson High School graduate under the late Prof R I Knox and has years in business He has assumed his new duties in Columbus and his friends celebrate the advancement
New York City's lower Manhattan has seen a dramatic loss of churches since 1920s, with 125 Christian churches noted a century ago now reduced to 17 remaining, reflecting shifts in faith, urban change, and demographics.
The summer meeting of the Atlanta Presbytery is to be held at Mc Donough on July 8 with Rev. E. L. Daniel presiding as moderator and preaching the opening sermon. A one day meeting will occur at 10 a.m. Van Fletcher represents Jackson Presbyterian Church and G. C. McKibben represents the Fellowship Church.
The Jackson Rifles, unit of the 121st Infantry Georgia National Guard, will attend summer maneuvers at Fort McClellan Aniston Alabama July 16 to 30. Originally set for Columbia DC, infantile paralysis caused a move to Camp Foster Jacksonville Florida, then latest change relocates to Anniston Alabama.
Donald Washington Better after critical illness in Atlanta private hospital. His twin brother Arnold Washington died in Atlanta on June 18. Progréss-Argus corrects the earlier misnaming in its death account, noting the twins' identities and survivors.
Pomona Products Co is surveying the pimiento pepper crop in Griffin and Jackson to determine acreage contracted planted and stand percent for the upcoming canning season. The Jackson plant began full time operation around August 15 last year.
At a June 26 1939 city council meeting a new plumbing ordinance was passed requiring all plumbers in Jackson to obtain a license from the City Clerk and follow the ordinance rules. A copy of the ordinance is on file in City Hall. Mrs W H Mallet Clerk to City Council Jackson Ga.
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