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About The Butts County progress. (Jackson, Ga.) 18??-1915 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1914)
BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 32. SOUTH’S HEROES WERE HONORED Exercises Held in Jackson Saturday JUDGE FLETCHER ORATOR Large Crowd Turned Out For Memorial Day Pro gram-Address Brilliant And Scholarly Effort The story of Dixie’s matchless heroism, sacrifice and love was celebrated with more than the usual spirit Saturday, when the Larkin Watson chapter U. D. C. held its annual Memorial day program. In point of interest, attendance and devotion to the Old South the day was a notable one and the occasion a great suc cess. z Judge H. M. Fletcher was the chief speaker of the day. He delivered a magnificent address, showing by unanswerable logic the justice of the Southern cause. His speech arraigned the north ern writers who distort the facts of the great war. He showed the northern vyriters not only write the greater part of the lit erature of the war but they are the authors of text books used in southern schools. It was the general opinion of those who heard it that Judge Fletcher's address was one of the ablest ever delivered in Jackson on any similar occasion. The veterans formed on the court yard about 10 o’clock. They were taken to the cemetery in automobiles, a courtesy which the grizzled heroes appreciated no little. Headed by the presi dent of the local chapter U. D. C., the line of march to the cem etery was as follows: Veterans in automobiles, members of the U. D. C., Jackson Rifles, Boy Scouts and school girls, the lat ter bearing pretty garlands of flowers that were tenderly placed on the graves of the dead in the Citv Cemetery. The exercises were held in the court house. Besides Judge Fletcher’s address, several short talks were made bv the veterans. After the exercises the Daugh ters of the Confederacy served the veterans and their families a sumptous dinner in the building adjoining the First Farmers Bank. In the afternoon the Jackson Rifles, Butts county’s crack mili tary organization, entertained the visitors with a sham battle. A large number of visitors were in the city, the crowds having gathered early. Altogether it was one of the most successful celebrations of Memorial day Jackson has yet had. In preparation for the coming fire season in California, 110 miles of fire lines have been built on the Sierra national forest. The imports of matches into China greatly exceed in value any other wood product. Most of the matches come in from Japan. SATURDAY BIG DAY FOR LOCAL MERCHANTS Saturday was one of the best days the merchants of Jackson have had this year. Several hundred visitors were in the city to witness the memorial day ex ercises and while here they took advantage of the opportunity to do some needed shopping. Every business man in the city reported a record-breaking trade for the day. The fact that the farmers were up with their work on account of the dry weather probably was the reason for the large crowd. Not before in a number of years have so manv people turned out to the Memorial day exercises. A two-year-old plantation of Douglas fir on the Oregon na tional forest shows 94 per cent of the trees'Tiving. Extensive planting of young trees in Wash ington and Oregon are costing only $8 an acre. Direct seeding of lodgepole pine has been suc cessful without exception on the Arapaho national forest, Colora do. Several of the areas sown two and three years ago show from 5.000 to 10,000 seedlings per acre. SUNDAY SCHOOLS PICNIC FRIDAY Members Local Churches on Outing ARE AT INDIAN SPRINGS Several Hundred Members Are Spending The Day at Health Resort on An nual Outing Trip Today the members of the Baptist, Methodist and Presby terian Sunday schools of Jackson are having their annual picnic at Indian Springs, and judged by previous occasions, the day will prove one of interest and pleas ure to all who attend. Committees on arrangement from the different churches were appointed several days ago and they have planned all the details of the trip. Some will go on the train, others will motor down, and buggies and other convey ances will'be pressed into service. Upon arrival at Indian Springs innocent pleasures of various kinds will be enjoyed by the chil dren and grown-ups. At the noon hour a basket dinner will be served all who attend. The custom of having a union picnic at Indian Springs has been followed now for two or three seasons and the plan has proved on the whole a happy one. This well known resort is close to Jackson and the cost of getting j there and back home is a small item. This places the trip in | reach of all who want a days j outing. Some of the business houses will probably close for at least a part of the day. though there appeals to have been no concert ed movement to that end. In the party will be several hundred children and adult members of the three Sunday schools. JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1914. CAMP BARNETT ELECTS OFFICERS Delegates Chosen to The Reunion CAPT, WALTHALL NAMED Annual Meeting of Local Camp Was Held Saturday * When Plans Were Made For Jacksonville Trip With one or two exceptions the same officers were elected at the annual meeting of Camp Bar nett. Saturday. Delegates were also chosen to the reunion in Jacksonville and other business matters attended to. The offi cers include: F. L. Walthall—Captain. S. H. Mays—lst Lieut. J. G. Maddox—2nd Lieut. Z. T. Buttrill—3rd Lieut. J. A. McMichael—Quartermas ter. C. S. Maddox—Adjutant. J. J. Prickett—Chaplain. Messrs. J. A. McMichael, S. H. Mays, and W. I. St. John were elected delegates to the re union in Jacksonville, with Messrs. J. E. Kitchens, P. M. B. Wells and C. S. Maddox as alter nates. The veterans left Tuesday morning over the Southern at 10 o’clock, joining the Atlanta spe cial here. About fifteen or twen ty veterans and others are at tending the reunion in the Flori da metropolis. ILLITERACY WILL BE FOUBHT BY FEDERAL OOVERNMENT Atlanta, Ga., May 7.—The state of Georgia, which has been blamed at times in the past for not doing all it could to reduc il literacy and give every white child in the state a common school education, is now taking the lead in a movement which may not only materially increase the facilities of the common schools in Georgia alone, but which may become nation-wide. The movement has been put under way by a well known Georgian, Congressman Frank Park, of the second district. It proposes to provide national aid to the common schools in the ele mentary branches of spelling, reading, writing and arithmetic. Congressman Park has already introduced a bill which if it be comes a law will authorize the payment of the sum of three cents per day per pupil for the first two school years of his ac tual attendance, between the age limits fixed by law in each state. It provides that the sum to be paid into the treasury of each state shall be distributed along with the common school fund of each state, to reduce the percen tage of illiteracy. Congressman Park recently sent a letter with a copy of this bill to every state school super intendent in the United States, and without a single exception received a reply from each of them commending the measure and expressing the hope that such legislation be speedily enacted. MANY PEOPLE DID NOT RETURN TAXES Tax Receiver F. M. Hodges states that about five hundred tax payers failed to return their property before the books closed. To accommodate the public as far as possible he is going to keep ! the books open a few days longer to give everybody a last chance to make their property returns. All who have neglected this duty should see that they return their property at once. The Board of Tax Equalizers met Monday and are now busy considering the matters to come before them. They will summon all whose returns do not measure up to what they think they should be. It is likely that the Board will be in session for sev eral weeks. The Henry county Board of Assessors met with the local Board last Wednesday, when sev eral matters were up for consid eration. SEASON OPENS AT INDIAN SPRINGS F. & I. S. Railway Begins Its Schedule HOTELS ARITIMPROVED Indications Point to One of The Seasons in The History Georgia’s Famous Health Resort The Flovilla & Indian Springs Railway began the operation of its trains for the summer season Thursday. With the first sched ule the season at Indian Springs may be said to have opened. During the fall and winter months a number of improve ments have been made to the roadbed and rolling stock of the railroad. All of the machinery has been placed in first class condition and the railroad is in better condition to handle the traffic than ever before. The hotels at Indian Springs will open, in part, this week and from now on until the first of June. The grounds around the springs have been placed in good condition and everything is spic and span, and guests will find everything attractive. The hotel men at Indian Springs confidently expect one of the best seasons in the entire his tory of this famous health resort. Last year was a good one, all things considered, but a better season in 1914 is looked for. More and more Indian Springs is becoming a popular resort for thousands of people in Georgia and other southern states. A number of conventions will hold their meetings there this summer. Already a good many guests are stopping at Indian Springs and with the advent of the hot summer months this number will be constantly increased un til camp meeting time when the season will reach its clirpax. COUNTY DIVIDED INTO DISTRICTS Sunday Schools Met on Last Friday JACKSON GETS MEETING The Same Officers Elecfted For The Ensuing Year- County Was Divided in Several Church Groups Several matters of importance were taken up at the annual meeting of the Butts County Sunday School convention held at Pleasant Grove church last Fri day. The county was divided into a number of districts, each of which will be served by its officers. This was for the pur pose of arousing a wider interest in the work. The same officers were re-elect ed, and include: President, J. Matt McMichael; vice president, S. O. Ham; secretary and treas urer. C. L. Carter. It was voted to hold the next meeting in Jackson with the First Baptist church. The ses sion next year will last two days and speakers of distinction will be secured for the program. Friday’s session was enjoyable and profitable. There was a large attendance present and a good program was rendered. All of the Sunday schools submitted flattering reports, showing that a good year’s work had been ac complished. The dinner that was served on the grounds was an enjoyable and wholesome fea ture. The presence of Mr. D. W. Sims, of the state organiza tion, was a matter of interest, his talk having been widely en- joyed. The districts into which the county has been divided, the churches in each and other de tails will be seen below: Jackson District—President, Dr. 0. Lee Chestnutt; vice-presi dent, F. S. Etheridge: secretary and treasurer, R. P. Sasnett. Churches: Jackson Methodist, Jackson Baptist, Jackson Presby terian, Pepperton, England’s Chapel, Liberty, Towaliga, El gin, Fellowship. Jenkinsburg District—Presi dent, J. H. Mills; vice president, L. E. O’Neal; secretary and treasurer. Cliff Bond. Churches: Stark Methodist, Macedonia, Delta Grove, Worthville Method ist, Worthville Baptist, Bethel, Jenkinsburg Baptist, Jenkins burg Methodist, County Line, Cedar Rock. Flovilla District—President, G. I. Watkins; vice-president, Dr. W. J. Waites; secretary and treasurer, John Etheridge. Churches: Flovilla Methodist, Flovilla Baptist, Indian Springs, Pleasant Grove. Moore’s Chapel, Beulah, Mt. Vernon, Union Ridge. Redwood sawdust is being used by vineyardists in California for packing fresh table grapes. It takes the place of the ground cork used for imported Spanish grapes. NUMBER 19.
