Georgia to Go on Cash Basis in Hardwick Plans
Governor elect Thomas W. Hardwick told the Atlanta Real Estate Board that Georgia will operate on a strict cash basis, paying warrants as they come due and vetoing unnecessary expenses. He praised the state's finances, urged retrenchment, and noted income tax as a possible future measure but aims to avoid new burdens while maintaining essential institutions.
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Georgia
Treasury
Thomas W. Hardwick
Atlanta Real Estate Board
Capital City Club
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Hardwick
Workmen's Act Takes Effect in Georgia March 1
The workmen's compensation act, passed at the recent session of the Georgia general assembly, became effective Tuesday March 1. Jackson city insured all its employees with a policy from a workers' insurer at a premium of 111 dollars. Butts county has not insured its employees and County Commissioner J O Gaston questions whether the law provides for a premium levy. The act covers establishments employing more than ten persons and will be administered by a dedicated board.
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City OF
Jackson
Georgia General Assembly
Butts County
J. O. Gaston
Knights Templar Commandery to be inspected Friday
The annual inspection of Alexius commandery No. 22 Knights Templar will be held Friday night March 4. Grand Junior Warden Sir Knight Perry L Blackshear of Atlanta will attend and inspect the commandery. The order of the temple will be conferred and a strong showing is expected from the commandery with members in Butts, Jasper and Henry counties. All Sir Knights are urged to attend at 7 o'clock.
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Alexius Commandery No
Knights Templar
Perry L. Blackshear
Atlanta
Order of the Temple
Butts, Jasper
Henry Counties
Monticello School District to Vote on Bond Issue
Monticello school district voters face an March 8 decision on a bond issue of 80 000 for school purposes. Of this amount 72 500 would fund a new school building and 7 500 would cover equipment. If approved, facilities will compare with the best in the country.
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Monticello
Jasper County
Superintendent Phinazee Salary Doubled
In accordance with a county board recommendation the salary of Mr. T. H. Phinazee, county school superintendent, has been raised to 3000 dollars per year from 1500. He will also serve as truant officer.
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County Board of Education
T. H. Phinazee
Georgia real property bears bulk of taxes says governor elect
Governor elect Hardwick addresses realtors framing tax fairness between tangible and intangible property. He notes intangible property far exceeds realty in value yet escapes taxation and promises to devise a plan to ease realty burdens without driving capital from the state. He welcomes foreign corporations but urges cooperation to fund state government.
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Georgia
Hardwick
Radical plan to starve boll weevil by halting cotton
The piece argues to ban planting cotton in 1921 across cotton states to protect farmers from bankruptcy. It claims stopping production would reduce boll weevil fallout, raise future prices, and force concerted action despite radical steps and short term losses. It urges immediate, unified measures over rhetoric.
Brown States 1921 Cotton Crop Cost 28 Cents Per Pound
Atlanta March 3 A letter from Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture J J Brown to Georgia farmers reports a State Board of Entomology study estimating the 1921 cotton crop cost at 28 cents per pound. He warns many will not plant, urges halting planting unless profitable, and advocates cooperative marketing to hold pricing in the South. The note urges buying cotton from those selling below cost if producers cannot cover expenses.
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Brown
Commissioner OF Agriculture
South
Atlanta
Farmers of Georgia
of Agriculture
J. J. Brown
State Board of Entomology
Commissioner Brown
Georgia
Cotton
California
Smell of Fertilizers Diminishes This Spring
The familiar aroma of fertilizers on spring breezes is weaker this year, with fewer scent-filled days reported by farmers and nearby residents.
Knights of Pythias Celebrate 57th Anniversary in Atlanta
Knights from Jackson attended the fifty seventh anniversary celebration in Atlanta Friday night. Supreme Chancellor William Laden of New York gave the principal address before a large audience. Events at castle hall featured chanting music and refreshments. Attendees from Jackson included J. G. McDonald Warren Furlow W. W. Fretwell Winfred O Neal Edgar McMichael W. E. Merck S. P. Nichols.
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Knights of Pythias
Jackson
Atlanta
William Laden
New York
Castle Hall
Viere Megers
J. G. McDonald
Warren Furlow
W. W. Fretwell
Winfred O'Neal
Edgar McMichael
W. E. Merck
S. P. Nichols
Green Tomato Found in Garden in February
Mr. J. H. Blackwell, once county demonstration agent and now farmer near Flovilla, sent to this office Monday a green tomato he found in his garden. He notes that finding tomatoes in February snows suggests a milder winter.
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J. H. Blackwell
Flovilla
Jackson Woodmen to Unveil Monument
Jackson Camp No. 87 Woodmen of the World will unveil a monument at Sunday’s ceremony honoring the late Sovereign John H. Kimbell. The event starts with a 1 PM hall meeting and 2 PM cemetery exercises, with a Forsyth drill team invited and the public welcome.
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Jackson
Woodmen of the World
John H. Kimbell
Kimbell
Forsyth
Federal Judge OKs 50 Percent Wage Reductions A B A
Judge Sibley signed an order authorizing wage cuts for Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic employees effective March 1. The reduction, about half of gains since 1917, targets officers, all workers, and skilled and unskilled labor with local scales for unskilled pay. Receiver Bugg will implement the plan to keep the railroad from liquidation.
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Atlanta
S. H. Sibley
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
B. L. Bugg
Bugg
Railroad Labor Board
Birmingham Trust and Savings Company
Sibley
Federal Railroad Labor Board
Chicago
War Costs Put At 348 Billion Dollars
Dr. Richard P. Strong of Harvard Medical School told a Johns Hopkins lecture in Baltimore that total World War costs exceed 348 billion dollars. He split the figure into direct costs about 186 billion, direct costs totaling 84 billion, and lives lost around 78 billion, with a potential death toll of 43 million.
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Harvard
Richard P. Strong
Harvard Medical School
John Hopkins University
Baltimore
Strong
Dr. Strong
Butts County Grand Jury 1921 Report Endorses Low Tax Salaries
The February 1921 Butts Superior Court Grand Jury reports examined county offices and found records kept as required. They urge road passability, recommend reducing county police, and approve salaries for local officials and dependents. they praise officials and request publication of the presentments in the Jackson Progress-Argus.
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Butts Superior Court
J. B. Rich
W. H. Hammond
Chaingang inspection reports good camp sanitation and equipment list
The committee reports the county chaingang camp sanitation as good and itemizes gear including two tractors under repair a scarifier engine and mule machines, multiple wagons and vehicles, mules and horses, and assorted camping equipment noted as continued on the next page.
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Chaingang Beg
H. P
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Alexius Commandery
Order OF Temple
South Carolina
Mickie
Newspavers
J. H. Kimbell
A. B. GA
Court House
W. J Long
Bartow Smith
W. E. Watkins
Jackson Progress-Argus
W. E. H. Searcy, Jr
M. L. Duke
Henry Thomas
W. J. Bankston
WM. E. H. Searcy
Chaingang
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