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About The Butts County progress. (Jackson, Ga.) 18??-1915 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1910)
CARD ABOUT THE SCHOOL ; COMMISSIONER’S CAMPAIGN * Editor Progress:—l am inform fed that there are some men in Jackson using their influence a ; gainst me for the office of county t school commissioner because, as /they say, I knocked Jackson cut lot’ SI,OOO last year and will con i' u.iue to do so as long as lam 3 county school commissioner. * Tiiese men do not charge me with j\i ffation of law, but they seem I willing for me to violate the law {if by so doing they are benefitted. i'Now I desire to put this question j plainly before the voters of the l town and county so that every ? voter may know precisely where #1 stand on the question of educa * tion. 1 lam on record as favoring the ?education of the boys and girls •of the great state of Georgia at r public expense without regard to * advancement, but the constitution of Ga. and the law made in con- formity to the constitution have limited our common school curric ulum to the elementary branches of an English education as con strued by the C. S. C. Judge Hook ruled when S. 3. C. that as long as a boy or girl with in school age was pursuing one half of the studies included in the elementary branches of an En glish education , as construed by the C. S. C., that boy or girl was chargeable to the state, other wise not chargeable. Under this ruling the teachers of Butts coun ty returned every boy and girl without regard to advancement and I paid their accounts without question. But Mr. Pound as S. 8. C. made a different ruling last year and it must remembered that the ruling of the S. S. C. is law until repealed by higher au tority. Mr. Pound said in his re port to the legislature of Ga. then in session on page 7: “It must be remembered that the school age is from six to eighteen years, and therefore covers a period of twelve years. But the common schools have been interpreted to be elementary schools of seven grades. Assuming then, that a child completes a grade each year and this can easily be done he will complete the entire com mon school course in seven years or by the time he is thirteen years of age, if he should begin school at six and continue through consecutive years. There will then be before him five years of the common chool age in which he cannot attend a public school because he has already received the schooling to which he entitled at public expense.” Now there is an affidavit prin ted on the back ot' the teachers’ reports, which each teacher is re quired to swear to, which reads Inus: “I do solemnly swear that the persons whose names are re corded within as pupils in my school; that each pupil has beer pursuing “the elementary bran ches of an English education,’ as these words are construed ir. the instructions of the State School Commissioner.” Now I admit that I called the teachers’ attention toMr. Pound’* ruling and the affidavit and if my calling their attention to the law and if their compliance with the law knocked Jackson school out of SI,OOO. then I plead guilty t< the charge. Speak out your sen timents honestly, gentlemen, anc vote accordingly. If you art hunting a min f hat will violatt the law’ knowingly don’t come m> way, for I wouiu rather go dowi in defeat a tousand times than t< violate the law for n*rsonal gain I am a tax payer of Jackson, that kind of tax payer that cannot pay his taxes easily, because it takes all my income to support my fam ily, but I will bear my additional tax without complaint rather than to violate the law. And just here I w ish to say I know that the freat majority of the men in ackson will commend nrn rather than condemn me when they un derstand this question. Now the C. S. C. is the custo dian of tnss scnooi tuna anu uu law’ demands that this fund shal be used in maintaining and sup porting the recognized common schools of the entire county, and any ether us 2 of it would subject BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS, JACKSON, GA., FRIDAY, the C. S. C. to prosecution and all the money misapplied could be collected from his bondsmen. In further proof of my position I call your attention to the fact that a bill was introduced in the last legislature to allow the people of any county to tax themselves to support higher education. Why the necessity of such a Announcement I w's’i to notify my friends that I will open up a first class Undertaking & Embalming * ‘ ->■ business in the Dempsey building, next door to the Barber shqp, on North side of the court house square, on the first of I AM A LICENSED UNDERTAKER & EMBALMER and am prepai’ed to give this class o p work Expert Attention Oscar M. Willis. liit# .jl m Mdtr' JB| w WF Corrr.rht 1909 jv C. E. Zimmerman Co.--No. 2 Brightness comes from a feel ing of satisfaction of stability and the knowledge that there is something to fall back on. It is the establishment of a firm position that enables us to advance. JACKSON BANKING COMPANY F. S. Etheridge. President, T. B. McMichael, Cashier The FIRST NTICML’S BANK MONEY ORDERS Cheapest and best way to SEND MONEY. Good The Country Over. For Amounts up to $5.00 5c For Amounts S4O to S6O 15c For Amounts from $5 to S4O 20c For Amounts S6O to SBO 20c For Amounts from SBO to SIOO.OO 25c These Money Orders are guaranteed by the American Surety Cos., of New York with resources of over $5,000,000. They are approved by the AMERICAN BANKERS AS SOCIATION and are cashed by Banks and Business Men throughout the whole country without charges. They are accepted as Ready Cash ANYWHERE IN AMERICA Can be bought of the First National Bank, and if lost can be easily duplicated. The paid Money Order is always on file here for your reference. Save on the cost of remitting your money, and buy these orders of FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF JACKSON, - - GEORGIA. bill or law if a C. S. C. on his own volition could pay for this kind ot instruction? In conclusion I wish to say that the foregoing is writ ten that every one interested in this question may know whether I did right or wrong. Judge tor yourselves. C S. MADDOX, C. S. C. To Voters of Butts County I have been informed of reports being circulated in connection with my candidacy for County School Commissioner of Butts county, to the effect that lam running in the interest of Jackson Public School and as their candidate. I am not the candidate of anv partisan school or individual but am running in response to urgent requests and solicitations from all parts of the county. If elected, I will administer the office impar tially, give all the schools of our county close personal attention and try to advance the cause of education in our county. August 19th, 1910. Very respectfully, H. M. FLETCHER. Don’t forget the cooking ex hibit at Jackson Hardware Cos. next week. The Cost Of Stationery And Letters i i i Zou buy Stationeay in order to write letters. The completed letter is what you take into con sideration, and here is an argument for good Stationery. it costs you two cents to send a letter and you may be an hour or even longer in writing it. You are careful in the words you use. that the wiiting is neat, but more than half the result of the letter depends on the Stationery itself. We keep this point in view when we buy our stock. If you keep it in mind you will certainly buy stattonery at our store. When the cost is so small isn’ it common sense to buy the best? Our line is complete and will satissy every taste. THAXTON MUG CO. Jackson, Ga. Phone 1 Phone 1 Phone 1 WE WANT YOUR NAME On Our "CHECK ACCOUNT” Ledger. The amount of your first deposit isn’t of so much importance as the fact of getting you started with us. Small accounts grow maybe we can help you to increase yours. Come in and let us explain the ad vantages—-tell you why a check account at this Bank will help you. \ Farmers’ - Bank, “The Accommodating Bank" JENKINSBURG, GEORGIA. L. 0. Benton, President, J. W. Benson Jr. V. pres’t. H. V. Hodges, Cashier. * • * • • u> u i iiMiiimnimnmu ■""Machine Shop JOSEPH L. WAGNER & SON, Proprietors. Bicycle Repairing Machinery erected and repaired; Pine Fitting Plumbing, Electric Wiring; Automobiles and Gasoline Engines Repaired. WANTED: Scrap Iron,Brass,Copper, Lead MRS. T. A. SPENCER DEAD AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS The death of Mrs. T. A. Spen cer ocurred Thursday night at 7:30 o’clock and followed a brief illness. The funeral took place this afternnoon from the Metho dist church. Mrs. Spencer is survived by her husband, six daughters, Mrs. Mattie Fletcher, Mrs. Lizzie Wood ward, Mrs. J. T. Fletcher, Mrs. Elmore Evans, Mrs. Cliff Beau champ, Mrs. W. H. Steele; three sons, Messrs T. L., J. B. and George Spencer. If you like good coffee, come to Jackson Hardware Cos next week.
