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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 32.
FAIR DATES ARE
NOVEMBER 17-21
Premium List of S6OO Is
Provided For
BIG GALA WEEK PLANNED
Finance Committee Meet
ing With Encouraging
Success—Great Home-
Coming Week Promised
At a meeting of the promoters
of the Butts County Fair, held
Saturday afternoon, the date was
fixed for Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday. Friday and Saturday,
November 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21,
and a premium list of $6.00 was
provided for.
The amount of the prizes,
which were published exclusively
in The Progress last week, will
be announced at an early date.
The committee is expected to
make a report at once and the
full and complete premium list
will be published within two
weeks..
prizes will be around S6OO,
probably a little more or a little
less.
Progress was reported by the
committees which have in charge
the raising of the finances. Else
where in this issue will be found
the subscriptions to date. This
committee will finish its work
and make a final report at the
earliest date possible.
It is planned to make the week
the biggest occasion in the his
tory of Butts county. Many
worth while features are planned.
President Etheridge will soon
name a committee on concessions
and this committee will arrange
for the attractions for the fair.
A home-coming week will be
provided for and altogether the
occasion will be a great one tor
all concerned.
Every citizen who can possibly
do so ought to* donate something
to the fair. If he does not see
proper to give cash be may give
live stock, poultry, merchandise
or other article of value. All the
prizes will be appreciated by the
contestants and will stimulate
keener interest in the agricultur
al and business life of the com
munity.
Another meeting will be held
on July 31 and at that time all
reports are expected to be in and
final plans will then be announc
ed for the fair.
During the meeting Saturday
attention was called to the Field
meet which will be held in Jack*
son on August 7. A picnic will
be a feature of that occasion and
well known demonstration agents,
agricultural experts and live
enthusiasts will be present
to address the citizens. The pic
nic will be held at Mallet’s
springs.
Banks Will Close.
The banks in Jackson will be
closed Saturday, July 4, a nation
al holiday.
KIMBALL ASSOCIATION TO
MEET AT LIBERTY CHURCH
The General Meeting of the
Kimball Association will be held
with Liberty church next Friday
and Saturday, July 10 and 11.
For that occasion an attactive
program has been prepared and
and the sessions will doubtless
be well attended and prove help
ful as well as interesting to all
who attend.
Some of the best known Sun
day school and church workers
in the county will be present and
lead in the discussions* Satur
day morning at 11 o’clock Dr. R.
VanDeventer will preach the ser
mon and that afternoon he will
discuss Sunday school problems.
A number of people from here
will attend and all the churches
in the county will be represented.
Dinner will be served on the
grounds and the occasion will
likely be a pleasant one for all
concerned.
A Card of Thanks
We the family of the deceased,
T. J. Waldrop, wish to express
our sincere thanks to those who
ministered to our son and broth
er during his illness. May the
consciousness of having done a
deed of kindness to one in need
repay you until it shall come our
time to serve. We remember you.
Mrs. A. J. Waldrop and Family
LOCAL BANKERS
WERE HONORED
Nominated As Regional
Bank Directors
THE ELECTIONTO BE SOON
Messrs. F. S. Etheridge And
J. H. Carmichael Nomi
nated in Class A Group
Two And Group Three
Two prominent Jackson bank
ers, Messrs. F. S. Etheridge and
J. H. Carmichael, have been
nominated for election as direc
tors on the regional bank board.
Mr. Etheridge was nominated in
class A group 2, and Mr. Car
michael in class A group 3.
Mr. Etheridge is one of the
best known bankers in the state.
He is president of the Jackson
Banking Company, the Jackson
National Bank, the Bank of Flo
villa a!nd Bank of Locust Grove,
a director in the Fourth National
Bank of Macon and a trustee of
the Atlanta Trust Company. He
is vice-president of the Georgia
Bankers Association, secretary
of the Pepperton Cotton Mills
and interested in other large en
terprises.
Mr. Carmichael is president of
the First National Bank, at the
head of the Empire Buggy Com
pany, president of the Carmich
ael-Mallet Company and has
other large local interests.
The election will be announced
within a short time. Though
there is a large list of nominees,
it is hoped by the friends of these
local bankers that one or both of
them can be elected on this
board. Whether they are elect
ed or not it is an honor to be
mentioned in this connection.
Atlanta is headquarters of
group six of che federal regional
banks. The new banks will
open for business September 1,
and it is said that the establish
ing of these banks w ill be a
great thing for the entire, coun
try.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 3. 1914.
j. R. SMITH TO
ANNOUNCE PLANS
Will Give Answer in Next
Ten Days
MENTIONED FOR SENATOR
Atlanta Man on Visit Here
Discusses Political Situ
ation And May Run For
Short Term Senatorship
Declaring that he would an
nounce his decision within the
next ten days, Mr. J. R. Smith
of Atlanta, who was the week
end guest of relatives here, talk
ed interestingly of the political
situation in Georgia. Mr. Smith
is considering the race for the
short term senatorship against
Slaton, Felder, Hardwick, Hutch
ens and Cooper.
From here Mr. Smith went to
Lee county where he will go over
his correspondence and at the
end of that time announce his
decision. He says the outlook is
encouraging and that he can car
ry a dozen or so counties without
special effort. Among the coun
ties he mentioned were Fulton,
Butts, Henry, Clayton, Camp
bell, Douglas, Bartow, Gwinett,
Lee, Dougherty, Spalding and
Monroe.
Mr. Smith has been prominent
in politics for some years, having
managed former Governor Joe
Brown’s various campaigns. Re
cently he and his former chief
have split. He is also against
Governor Slaton, whose record
he has been compiling.
He says Judge Nat Harris is in
the lead for governor and Hard
wick for U. S. senator. He does
not think Little Joe Brown will
be a candidate for any office this
year.
While in the city Mr. Smith
talked with a number of the
people of the county.
OR. EITEL OF ATLANTA
TO LOCATE IN JACKSON
Dr. Charles R. Eitel, of Atlan
ta, wifi locate in Jackson for the
practice of osteopathy about July
10. Together with Dr. Bragg
of Atlanta, Dr. Eitel was in Jack
son last Saturday and made ar
rangements to move here. He
will have offices in the Harkness
building and will occupy the
rooms formerly had by Dr. J. E.
Woods.
Dr. Eitel is a recent graduate
and has decided to cast his for
tunes among the citizens of Butts
county. His practice will be
along the lines of that of Dr. A.
H. Lillard, who was a resident of
this city for two years and was
the first osteopath to locate in
this county. Dr. Eitel is a
brother-in-law of Dr. Bragg of
Atlanta, who is known to a num
ber of the people here.
MR. JOHN B. EVANS
PASSED AWAY SUNDAY
Following a period of illness
extending over several months
Mr. John B. Evans, one of Butts
county’s leading farmery, died at
his home near here Sunday night.
For the past year or so he had
been in declining health and news
of his passing did not occasion
surprise, though it came as a
shock to many friends over the
county.
Mr. Evans, who was in his 80th
year, was a sterling citizen. He
was a man of prominence in his
community and had a wide cir
cle of friends who were grieved
at his death, He was a Mason
and had been a member of Tow
aliga Baptist church for fifty
four years. He bore the scars of
battle, having fought valiantly
for the Confedenacy. Mr. Evans
was keenly interested in all
things pertaining to the Confed
eracy and usually attended the
reunions held in various cities.
Surviving Mr. Evans are his
wife, three sons, Messrs. R. E.
and P, J. Evans of Butts county,
and Claude Evans of Hawkins
ville, one daughter, Mrs. A. H.
Colwell.
The funeral was held at Tow
aliga church Monday afternoon
at 4 o’clock and was largely at
tended. The services were con
ducted by Rev. T. H. Vaughn,
assisted by Rev. James Bradley.
BUTTS CITIZENS
WANTJ.R.L.SMITH
Urge His Appointment to
Attorneyship
BATCH OF ENDORSEMENTS
Prominent Local Citizens
Push Smith’s Claims in
Washington-Well Fitted
For Di&ridt Attorney
Jackson and Butts county citi
zens are squarely behind Col.
John R. L. Smith of Macon in his
efforts to land the district attor
neyship for the Southern district
of Georgia. He has been widely
endorsed for the place and his
friends hope he will land the
plum.
Monday several telegrams were
sent to Senator Hoke Smith in
Washington asking him to en
dorse Mr. Smith for the appoint
ment. It is understood that Sen
ator Smith will have considerable
to do with the naming of the dis
trict attorney. Mayor Watkins,
members of city council, county
officers and prominent business
and professional men joined in
the request to Senator Smith to
use his influence for the Macon
attorney.
Col. John Smith is a former
Butts county man, having been
born and reared here. He lived
here until a few years ago-when
he moved to Macon where he is
now one of the leading attorneys
of the state. Mr. Smith has re
ceived many strong endorsements
for the position he now seeks and
his friends are confident that he
stands a good chance to win the
place. It would be most gratify
ing to hundreds of Butts county
people to know that he had won
this important office. I
LEGISLATURE ON
SECOND WEEK
Prohibition Fight Looms
x up Early
GENERAL BILLS PASSED
Tax Equalization Law Is
One of
The Present Session—A
Busy Time For Solons
Atlanta, Ga., July 2.—The first
week of the Georgia legislature
has gone by without the passage
of any general bills of great im
portance; but the law makers are
girding themselves for several
fights which promise to make
the session interesting before its
close.
The present assembly will go
down in history, as Governor
Slaton remarked in his annual
message, as the “debt-paying
legislature,” for its work has
been marked by an earnest effort
at economy and laws providing
for wiping out old obligations of
the state.
The attempt of two members
to repeal the tax equalization law
which has so greatly increased
the revenues of the state is cer
tainly doomed to defeat, accord
ing to the friends of Governor
Slaton, who stood back of the
bill last session and commended
it in his message. The governor
has received letters from 128
members of the general assem
bly pledging him their support
for senator in his present race,
and it is certain there are many
more with him who have not ex
pressed themselves yet. This
gives him a large majority of the
220 members in his senatorial
race, and it fs certain that an
even larger proportion are with
him in the tax equalization mat
ter.
The prohibition question prom
ises to become one of the big is
sues of the session. It was in
jected after several years of “let
sleeping dogs lie,” by the- mem
bers from Bibb county, in the
shape of bills providing for the
legal sale and manufacture of
real beer instead of “nigh beer”
and others to provide a three
months minimum sentence for
whiskey selling in place of the
year now fixed as the m.nimum.
FORREST ADAIR PRESENTED
WITH HANDSOME TRIBUTE
Atlanta, Ga.. July 2.—Atlan
ta’s gratitude to Forrest Adair
and her appreciation of his work
in bringing the great Shriners
convention to this city and mak
ing it such a success was demon
strated in a remarkable way re
cently. Through fa public sub
scription amounting to $2,500 a
great solid gold loving cup was
presented to Mr. Adair, with a
solid gold plate and Shriners em
blem which bears a diamond and
tiger claws. The cup bears the
inscription: “Forrest Adair, Cit
izen and Shriner” and is easily
the most valued of all Mr. Adair’s
possessions. The presentation
took place at the Adair home in
Druid Hills, in the presence only
of his family.
NUMBER 27.