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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 32. CONTRACT LET FOR NEW CHURCH South Carolina Firm Gets Award PRICE BID WAS $20,000 Church Will Be Construc ted of White Pressed Brick—Work to Start in Early Spring Months Quartermus and McDonald, of Walhalla, S. C., gets the con tract for the new First Baptist church building on a bid of $20,000. The contract was let a few days ago by the building committee. The $20,000 bid includes only the church itself, none of the fix tures, wiring, heating or plumb ing being included. The con tract for these items will be awarded separately. The church will be built of white pressedbrick which will cost a few hundred dollars more than the contract price, which was on a basis of red brick. Work on the new building will be started about the first of March, it is announced. The work of razing the old Pound house, on the site of which the new church building will be erect ed, will be taken up in the near future, it is stated. All of the preliminaries are be ing gotten out of the way as fast as possible by the building com mittee. The first payment on the subscriptions for the new church will become due the first of March. As planned, and as the contract calls for, the new church build ing will be a very handsome structure. It will be a credit to the city and will have a number of conveniences not possessed by the old church. MISS MYRTIGE RUTLEGE OIEO IN ATLANTA HOME The death of Miss Myrtice Rut lege, a former resident of this city but who has been making her home in Atlanta for several years, was received with regret here. She passed away in Atlan ta last Friday night after a short illness. The family of the young woman resided in Jackson until the death of her mother, follow ing which they went to Atlanta to live. She was 19 years of age and an estimable, Christian lady fcwho had many friends in Jackson Butts county. She is surviv ed by one sister, Miss Estelle l Rutlege and one brother, Emory The remains were brought to Jackson Sunday morning and the funeral was held at the Metho dist church at 10 o’clock. The services were in charge of Rev. ,A. E. Sansburn. Interment was l at Stark cemetery. The American forestry associa tion has just elected Henry S. Bh*inker, president of Lehigh uni tessity, and P. S. Ridsdale, as its president and secretary respec tively. MR. G. N MAYFIELD ENTERS RACE FOR COUNTY TREASURER There will be very general in terest in the announcement of Mr. C. N. Mayfield for County Treasurer, his formal card ap pearing this week. For a number of years Mr. Mayfield has been identified with the politics of the county, having served as Tax Col lector a few years back. He was elected Treasurer two years ago in a field of some eight or nine candidates. That Mr. Mayfield is popular with the people of the county is proved by the fact that he has been honored by election before. He states that this will be his last race. If he is elected he will retire at the end of the term and if he is defeated he will not offer again. Mr. Mayfield has many warm personal and politi cal friends over the county who are pleased to have an opportuni ty to give him their support. California led last year in tim ber sold from national forests, though Montana had the largest number of sale transactions. JUDGE HART TO ADDRESS CITIZENS Will Explain State’s New Tax law HERE ON FEBRUARY 20TH State Tax Commissioner Coming to Butts to Make Adt Clear to Tax Payers of The County Judge John C. Hart, State Tax Commissioner, will address the voters of Butts county on Feb ruary 20 at the court house in Jackson at the noon recess of su perior court. This announcement will be of wide interest throughout the county, for no measure has cre ated keener interest than the tax act. That many citizens will avail themselves of an opportu nity to hear Judge Hart explain the act in detail goes without saying. He comes to Jackson by request of the board Tax Asses sors, composed of Messrs. W. D. Curry, chairman, R. A. Wood ward and Ed Hoard. The new act is one of such general importance that people ! in all parts of the state want the j fullest information concerning it. Judge Hart has been speaking in different sections for some time and will cover as much ground as possible. Judge Hart is a very able man, having been attorney general of the state, and aside from the in terest in the new tax act, many of the tax payers will be pleased to have an opportunity to hear him speak. It is claimed by Judge Hart that only one-seventh of the tax , able property in Georgia is re turned for taxation. This is said to be mostly in the form of “in visible property” and this and other features of the bill will be gone over by him in his approach ing address in Jackson. JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1914. COUNCIL ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR No Changes Made During Year 1914 MEETING MONDAY NIGHT Alderman J. H. McKibben Chosen Mayor Pro Tem —Same Policemen Elected to Serve This Year The business of the past year was gone over and officers elected to serve for the ensuring year at the meeting of Council Monday night. Not a single change was made in the personnel of the officers, and the same council committees were appointed by Mayor Wat kins to serve during 1914. Alderman J. H. McKibben was again chosen mayor pro tem. Practically the same ordinances were drafted and adopted. Mr. W. E. Merck remains as superintendent of the water and light department. Chief of police W. D. Pope and assistant chief D. M. Thornton succeed themselves. Judge J. A. McMichael was again named as clerk and treas urer and Mr. W. H. Wilson tax receiver and collector. Col. J. T. Moore was re-elected city attorney. Mr. R. J. Carmichael was chos en a bond commissioner for the three year term to succeed himself, the others members be ing Messrs. A. H. Smith and S. O. Ham. The Progress was napied as the city printer. Mr. E. C. Cawthon was again made sexton of the city cemetery. The board of tax assessors con sist of Messrs. R. P. Newton, J. M. Currie and J. B. Guthrie. The council committees are as follows, the first name being the chairman of that committee: Public Schools—Kimbell, Mc- Kibhen, Jones. Litigation—Jones, McKibben, Thurston. Ordinance —Thurston, Jones, Kimbell. Cemetery-McKibben. Kimbell, Thurston. Finance —Jones, McKibben, Kimbell. Water and Lights—McKibben, Jones, Thurston. Streets—Thurston, Kimbell and Jones. Sanitary—Kimbell, Thurston, McKibben. Police —McKibben, Kimbell, Jones. DIVORCE MILLS GRIND SWIFTLY IN ATLANTA Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 29.—The present session of the divorce court has wound up its work af ter separating 130 unhappy coup les. The last day’s session was spiced with several sensational stories of cruelty and wrong. How about that campaign for tick eradication in Butts county this year. It is about time to be gin planning the fight. GEORGIA COMPANY COMPLETES VERY SATISFACTORY YEAR Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 29. —An in teresting commentary on insur ance conditions in Georgia and the south is to be found in the communication of State Insur ance Commissioner W. A. Wright, congratulating the Cherokee Life Insurance Company, of Rome, on the success attending its conver sion from a mutual to a stock company. At the same annual meeting of stockholders where this commu nication was read, and which was attended by prominent busi ness men from all sections of the south, the directors endorsed the statement made by the presi dent, that the fixed charges of the institution were less than those of any other insurance company doing business in the United States, proportionate to the volume of business transacted. The following officers were elected at that meeting: Presi dent, Barry Wright; vice presi dent, E. W. Butler; secretary, G K. Honshall; treasurer, R. N. Harper; medical director. Dr. W. W. Mangum: Lloyd Damron will continue as manager and di rector of agencies. EUGENICS BILL WAS GIVEN UP legislation Will Have to Wait Longer LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL Fate of Wisconsin Measure Makes Framers of Pro posed Georgia Law De cide to Delay Acftion Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 29. —The plans to present a eugenics bill at the next session of the legis lature to regulate marriages in Georgia, will probably have to be revised or abandoned altogether as the result of the constitutional snags struck by similar measures in Wisconsin and other states where they have been tried. The fact that the Wisconsin measure cannot be enforced is taken to mean the likelihood that the bill proposed for Georgia in its present form could not be en forced either, even though it passed the legislature. The Georgia law was to be con cerned first with health and sec ondly with social conditions. It was to provide that sufferers from incurable diseases should not be permitted to marry, and to force all persons contemplating matri mony to state whether they have ever been married before. The bill proposed to make it necessary, as under the Wiscon sin law, that a medical certificate should be necessary to the issu ance of a marriage license. It was not intended, however, to interfere on medical grounds, ex cept for the gravest reasons. “What we want in Georgia,” said a member of the assembly in discussing the measure, “is simple, common-sense eugenics, not carried to extremes. We be lieve that such a law can be pass ed, and made constitutional, if we do not endeavor to cover too much ground in it.” BRILLIANT WAS PYTHIAN BANQUET About Sixty Guests Were Present MANYFINETOASTS SAID Supreme Chancellor Car ling Prevented From At tending—Rain Kept A Large Number Away With about sixty guests pre sent, the banquet given by Jack son lodge No. 131, Knights of Pythias, at Hotel Buchanan last Friday night was one of the most enjoyable occasions in the history of the lodge. Splendid addresses, sparkling toasts and good fellowship were features of the evening. Dr. O. Lee Chesnutt acted as toast mas ter and performed the duties with tact and &race. Supreme Chan cellor T. J. Carling, of Macon, could not be present, but Supreme Deputy W. C. Milan, of Carters ville, and Mr. Cronhein of the in surance department were present and delivered rousing talks. Toasts were said by Judge H. M. Fletcher, who is one of the best known fraternal men in this section, Rev. A. E. Sansburn and by Mrs. Sansburn. Mr. Sansburn hadforhis subject, “The Ladies/’ while “Our Husbands’’ was the toast assigned to Mrs, Sansburn. Her talk was one of the very best of the evening and elicited much praise from all those present. The banquet itself wus superb. The dining room was attractively decorated in the Knights of Py thias colors. A sumptuous repast was served the fifty odd guests present. Considering the un favorable weather the attendance was really larger than was ex pected. So successful was the banquet that it may be decided to make it an annual affair. MR. CHARLES A. SMITH FOR TAX COLLECTOR Mr. Charles A. Smith, of Cork, announces his candidacy for Tax Collector this week, making the sixth contestant for that office. He is one of the best known and most sterling citizens in Dublin district and on accountofhis high character enjoys a wide popular ity. He is a son of Mr. R. V. Smith and a member of the well known Smith family. Mr. Smith is justice of the peace in his dis trict, being one of the youngest justices in the country. His as surances of support are most en couraging, he states. In this campaign he will have the sup port of a large number of friends who are confident that he will poll a remarkably strong vote in the approaching primary. Announcement is made that there will be no material change in the policy of the Macon Tele graph, following the death of Col. C. R. Pendleton. The Tele graph is devoted to the upbuild ing of the state and is one of the very best papers in Georgia. NUMBER 5.