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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 32.
NO AID FOR SOUTH
FROM CONGRESS
Cotton Farmers Must Do
All Themselves
PET SCHEMES FALL FLAT
Face to Face With Truth
People of South Will Be
Forced to Solve Cotton
Crisis by Own Resources
The biggest favor that can be
shown the southern cotton grow
ers at this, I think, is to tell them
the precise and exact truth about
the relation of the United States
congress to the cotton situation.
It is folly of the worst sort—it
is cruel as well —to lead the far
mers of Georgia to believe that
congress is coming to their relief
in this great crisis noW upon them.
Congress is going to do nothing
for the cotton grower—unless,
maybe, it should force him by
taxation to do the one thing that
seems likely to bring about his
relief, at this time, and that is to
MAKE him cut down his next
year’s crop one-half And Ido
not believe it possible to muster
sufficient votes in congress to
pass- that sort of law, even if it
should be proposed.
I spent last week in Washing
ton for The Georgian and The
Sunday American looking into
the cotton situation as it might
be affected by congress, and I
give it as my deliberate opinion
now, after studying conditions as
carefully and as intelligently as
I know how, that the sooner the
farmers of the South all of them
—get it thoroughly and complete
ly in their minds that no relief
whatever is coming to them
through congressional interfer
ence with the cotton status, the
better it will be for them. They
will thus be enabled, at least, to
get their bearings accurately and
without more delay—James B.
Nevin in The Sunday American.
DEATH OF 6I!S MORROW
OCCURRED IN JONESBORO
Batts county friends were sur
prised and shocked to learn of
the death of Hon. J. A. Morrow
which occurred at Jonesboro Sat
urday afternoon. He was sick
but two days and death was due
to pneumonia.
Mr. Morrow was one of Geor-
Kia's best newspaper men. He
lias editor of papers in Jonesboro
and Griffin and was Spanish-
American war correspondent for
The Atlanta Constitution. Dur
ing the recent campaign he was
secretary of the Slaton campaign
committee and did much effective
work for Governor Slaton, his
life-long friend.
The funeral and interment was
at Jonesboro Monday.
MRS. E. H. GRANT PASSED
AWAY ON LAST SATURDAY
Mrs. E. H. Grant died at her
home in the lower part of the
county Saturday morning at 7
o’clock. She had been ill but a
short time and the suddenness of
her death came as a severe shock
to the family and a wide circle of
friends.
Mrs. Grant was a Miss Philips
before her marriage. She was
widely known and admired for
her many splendid traits of char
acter, and her death was a loss to
the entire community.
Her husband, two sons, Messrs.
D. V. and C. H. Grant, and one
daughter, Mrs. W. R. Dorsett,
all of this county are the surviv
ing relatives.
The funeral was held at Mt.
Vernon church Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock. The services were
conducted by Rev. Mr. Jackson.
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Dr. Hunt to Preach
Rev. Frank D. Hunt of Deca
tur will occupy the pulpit at the
Jackson Presbyterian church on
next Sunday, Sept. 27. He will
preach in the morning at 11 and
in the evening at 7:30 o’clock.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these services.
COUNTY FAIR TO
• BE HELD IN NOV.
In Spite War Exhibit to
Be Made
DISCUSSPLANS SATURDAY
Officers of Fair Association
Will Settle Final Details
Saturday—May Be Cut
Down to One Day
In spite of the European war
and its effect on this country,
the County Fair will be held in
November, the date being selec
ted so as to embrace Georgia Pro
ducts Day., It is likely the fair
will be cut from a week to one
day. That will be definitely de
termined at the meeting called
for Saturday afternoon in the
court house.
Some time ago it looked as if
the fair would have to be passed
for this season. At a meeting
held last week between District
Agent S. M. Cown, Countr Farm
Demonstrator, H. L. Worsham
and officers of the Chamber of
Commerce, it was decided to
have at least a one day exhibit.
Details of the fair will be discuss
ed Saturday afternoon when the
officers and chairmen of the dif
ferent committees of the Fair
Association meet at 2:30 in the
court house.
The Boys Corn club exhibit is
to be stressed at the county fair.
Farm Agent Worsham is working
to have Butts county represented
at the State Fair in Macon.
In view of the important busi
ness to be passed on Saturday it
is hoped a large attendance will
be seen at the meeting.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1914.
MRS.M.A.MCKIBBEN
PASSES TO BEYOND
End Came Sunday After
Long Illness
HAD REACHED RIPE AGE
Death of This Prominent
Woman Was Blow to
Family And Friends —
Funeral Held Monday
After an illness of several
weeks, Mrs. Mary Ann McKibben
passed away at the home of her
son, Mr. J. H. McKibben, Sunday
afternoon at 1 o’clock. The end
was not unexpected, as she had
been critically sick for several
days. Old age and a general
breakdown are given as the cause
of death.
Mrs. McKibben was one of the
county’s best known and highly
respected women. The widow of
the late Sam McKibben, she be
longed to one of the oldest fami
lies in the county. Before her
marriage she was a Miss Hark
ness, the daughter of JamesHark
ness, one of the most ppominent
men of his generation in Butts
county.
At the time of her death Mrs.
McKibben was 77 years of age.
She had long been a member of
the Baptist church and was a reg
ular attendant until her health
failed. For some years past she
had made her home at Buchanan
hotel.
Surviving Mrs. McKibben are
one son, Mr. J. H. McKibben,
who is an alderman of the city of
Jackson; one sister, Mrs. R. E.
Carmichael of this city; seven
grandchildren, Messrs. S. H.
Thornton, L. P. McKibben of this
city, T. N. McKibben of Eaton
ton, Mrs. S. P. Nichols, Misses
Carrie Jim and Margaret McKib
ben, Jackson, and Mrs. L. R.
Akin, Macon; se veral'grea t-grand
children, including Dorothy Akin,
Mary Frances McKibben, Caro
lyn McKibben, Lucy Evelyn,
Elizabeth and James Harkness
Nichols, Wylene and Lennis
Thornton.
The funeral took place Monday
morning at 10:30 from the resi
dence of Mr. J. H. Mcf bben on
West Third street. Dr. Robert
VanDeventer conducted the ser
vices. Interment was in the
City Cemetery. Numerous and
beautiful floral offerings attested
the esteem in which she was held.
JENKINSBURC HAO MASS
MEETING MONDAY NIGHT
A large and enthusiastic meet
ing was held at Jenkinsburg on
Monday night at which time a
number of addresses were made
by agents of the Southern Rail
way under whose direction the
meeting was called. Talks on the
boll weevil, diversified farming,
the cotton situation and oth
er timely topics were ably han
dled. The meeting will doubtless
result in much good to the com
munity.
REFORMATORY BOYS ISSUE
A BRIGHT WEEKLY PAPER
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 25—“ The
Future Citizen’’ is the name at
the mast head of a neat little
eight-page paper published by
the boys of the State Reforma
tory at Milledgeville. Its pages
indicate that the boys of the re
formatory are being taught some
thing worth while, and the paper
breathes a spirit of uplift and
faith in the future that is re
freshing.
The boys are the editors, com
positors, reporters. A paragraph
in the latest issue tells the reader
that Howard Lang, one of the
founders of the paper, has been
paroled to work on a Georgia
weekly, and expresses at once
regret at his loss and delight that
he has been given his opportunity
to leave the reformatory.
Number Cotton Spindles
The number of spindles in the
leading cotton manufacturing
countries are as follows: Great
Britain, 57,000,000; United States
30,500.000; Germany, 10,925,000;
Russia, 8,950,000; France, 7,400,-
000; British India, 6,465,000. The
world’s total is 147,730.000.
War-times have not affected
the attendance of the various col
leges and schools. They have
all the students they can handle.
JUDGE DANIEL
HEADS I. 0. 0. F.
Was Elected Grand Sire
This Week
HIGH HONOR FOR GEORGIA
Gritfin Man Will Preside
Over One of the World’s
Largest Secret Orders —
His Election Unanimous
Judge Robert T. Daniel of
Griffin was unanimously elected
Grand Sire of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows, at Atlan
tic City, Tuesday.
This is an honor that is not on
ly appreciated by Judge Daniel,
but by his thousands of friends
over the state. It is an honor
for Georgia. It stamps the Grif
fin jurist as one of the most prom
inent secret order men in the
world.
The order of Odd Fellows is
one of the largest in existence,
having a membership of more
than two million. The member
ship in Georgia is about forty
thousand.
A few years ago Judge Daniel
was Great Incohonee of the Red
Men, a position he filled in a man
ner to attract national interest.
He will enjoy a distinction that
comes to but few men, the head
of two of the world’s greatest
fraternal organizations.
Judge Daniel is receiving the
congratulations of on
his election to the ftfeh office he
now holds as the head of the Odd
Fellows.
LESS THAN 100
BALES SOLD HERE
Farmers Are Holding For
Better Prices
MARKET MUCH IMPROVED
“Buy-a-Bale” Movement
Has Steadied Market—
But Little Cotton Being
Put on Market At All
The “Buy-a-bale-of-cotton”
movemeht which has spread to
all parts of the country is having
a wholesome effect on the cotton
situation. The price has advan
ced considerably and the outlook
is much brighter than it has been
this season.
The farmers are holding their
cotton with a grim determination.
Up to the first of the week, from
the best information obtainable,
less than one hundred bales had
been sold in Jackson this season.
Last year at the same time sev
eral hundred bales had been sold
in the local market.
The Jackson Coca Cola Bottling
Cos. joined the “buy-a-bale” plan
last week and announced that 10
cents per pound would be paid to
some farmer who was forced to
sell. Each branch plant of that
company over the country will
buy a bale, while the home office
in Atlanta bought several bales.
Dr. R. VanDeventer’s action in
purchasing a bale and preaching
on that subject Sunday night has
created wide discussion and he
has been generally commended
for his action.
There is no question that cot
ton is opening fast and being har
vested rapidly. However, it is
being put under sheds at home
or stored in warehouses, pending
the arrival of better prices.
NEGRO MURDERER
PUT IN JAIL HERE
John Brownlee, colored, is in
the Butts county jail charged
with the murder of his wife. He
is alleged to have committed the
crime on Maddox Brothers’ farm
around last Christmas. Since
then he has been at large.
Sheriff Crawford has been on
the trail of the black for some
time. He was apprehended in
Turner county last week and was
transferred to the local jail.
Mr. Crawfofd did a good piece
of work in running Brownlee to
cover. Since he has been sheriff
but one murderer has escaped so
vigilant has he been in the dis
charge of the duties of his office.
Card of Thanks
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McKibben
and family, Mr. and Mrs. S. H.
Thornton and Mr. C. H. Thornton
wish'tra thank their friends for
shown them
djmng* and death of
'thair'Tfi other grandmother,
Mrs. Mary ArfwMcKibben. They
also wishto extend their thanks
and appreciation for the lovely
floral offerings.
NUMBER 39.