Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-02
DIRECTORS NAMED
by GEORGIA COTTON
MEMS ASSOCIATION
Twenty Of Forty Candidates
Selected by 5000 Ballots
Received Through Mails
To Meet May 5

Members of the Georgia Cotton
Growers Cooperative association, IN
q statewide ballot by mail which
ended Saturday, elected twenty d.
rectors to represent the twenty dis
tricts into which the state has been
divided.
Forty candidates were in the rum
ming and a total of 5000 votes were
cast. The new directors were noti-
fled from state headquarters of their
election and will meet in Atlanta
May S to perfect their organization
and take over the affairs of the as
ISOLATION.
Each district includes a member
ship representing approximately one
twentieth of the total amount OF
cotton signed up in Georgia. Ihe
directors chosen will control the
handling of cotton in their districts.
In addition three directors were
appointed Saturday under the terms
of the associations cotton contract,
to represent the interests of the gen.
eral public. j., E. Conwell, cam
paign manager since January, was
appointed a director by L. B. jack
son, director of the state market
bureau. A. M. Wilkins, of Conner,
was appointed by ]. J. Brown, state
commissioner of agriculture. In
Athens DR.. A. M. Soule, president
of the State College Of Agriculture,
appointed a director, but the ap-
pointee's name had not reached At
lanta headquarters.
Hanson Is Chairman
"The board of directors we have
chosen" said w. T. Hanson, of
Smyrna, chairman Of the election
committee of the>association, Twill
compare favorably with the board of
directors of any bank in the state
of Georgia. The association now is
ready to begin functioning IN
earnest"
The new directors, and the terri
tory they represent, was given out
from the association headquarters
as follows:
l.. A. Dean, of Rome, District 1,
comprising Barlow, Catoosa, Chat
Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray,
Pielens, Walker. and Whitfield
counties.
G. w. Glow r, of Lawrenceville,
District 2, comprising Dawson, For
syth, Gwinnett. Haber7Aan1! Hall,
Lumpllin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns,
Union and White counties.
c.. A. Addington, Of Lavonia, dis
triet 8, which is composed of Frank
lin county only.
t. e. Thornton, of Hartwell, Dis
trict 4, Hart county.
O.sE. Tate,-of Elberton, District
s, Ebert county.
J. T. Wise, of Baldwin, District 3,
Madison and Banks counties.
Dan Witchar, of Point Peter, Dis
trict Z, Oglethorpe county.
James W. Morton, of Athens, Dis
trict s, comprising Clarke, Greene.
Morgan and Oconee counties.
J. C. Turner, of Jefferson, District
Q, Jackson county.
r. l.. Manning, of Bethlehem, Dis
trict 10, Barrow and Walton coun-
ties.
J. Fl. Burson, of Carrollton, Dis
trict II, comprising Campbell, Car
roll, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton,
HARRISON, Milton, Paulding and
Polk counties.
Other Directors
r. ]. Atkinson, of Greenville, Dis
trict -, comprising Coweta, F'ayette,
Harris, Heard, Meriwether, Talbot
and Troup counties.
W. H. Griffin, of Washington, Dis
trict 49, comprising Baldwin, Bib,
Butts, Clayton, Columbia, Glaseock,
Hancock, Henry, Jasper, Jefferson,
Jones, Lamar, Lincoln, McDuffie,
Monroe, Newton, Pike, Putnam,
Richmond, Rockdale, Spalding, Tai
iaferro, Twiggs, Epson, Warren,
Washington, Wilkes and Wilkinson
counties.
J. o. Manner, of Millhaven, District
IA, comprising Bullock, Burke, Jenk-
ms and Screven counties.
w. T. Macarthur, of Alley, District
Is, comprising Appling, Bacon,
Brantley, Bryan, Camden, Gambler,
Charlton. Chatham, Effingham,
Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Je1f DAVIS,
johnson, Liberty, Long, Mcintosh,
Montgomery, Pierce, Tatnall,
Toombs, Treutlen, Ware. Wayne
and Wheeler counties.
Claude Eubanks, of Eastman, Dis
trict 16, comprising Dodge, Laurens
and Telfair counties.
w. ]. Oliver, of Shellman, District
II, comprising Blecllley. Chatta4
hoochee, Crawford, Dolly, Houston,
Macon, Marion. Muscogee, Pulaski,
Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stew
art, Sumter, Taylor, Terrell and
Webster counties.
C. w. Iillhouse, of Sylvester, Dis
trict IS, comprising Ben Hill, Crisp,
Dougherty, Irwin. Lee, Turner, Will
cox and Worth counties.
w. A. SILVER, of Cairo, District 10,
comprising Baker, Calhoun, Clay,
Decatur, Early. Grady. Miller,
Mitchell and Seminole counties.
Pen Baker, of Ellenton, District
90, comprising Atkinson, Berrien,
Brooks, Clinch, Coffee. Colquitt,
Cook. Echols, Lanier, Lowndes,
Thomas and Tiff counties.
"Gun Totin ," Parson