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About The Butts County progress. (Jackson, Ga.) 18??-1915 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1914)
BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 32. Mass Meeting of Farmers, Merchants And Bankers Called For Saturday, October 24, IP. M. at Court House in Jackson Pursuant to a Proclamation issued by John M. Slaton, Governor, the citizens of Butts County are requeued to convene at the Court House in Jackson, Saturday, October 24th, 1914, at 1 o’clock p. m., to discuss cutting down of next year’s cotton crop. J. H. HAM, Ordinary. OLD BLUE BACK SPELLER IS TEXT Contest in Court House Friday Night D. A. R. BENEFIT PROGRAM Unusual And Unique Con test Will Afford Amuse ment And Entertainment For Large Number The old Blue Back Speller will •come into its own Friday night, when the Daughters of the American Revolution will stage an old-fashioned spelling-bee in the court house. It will be recalled that the re cent session of the Georgia as sembly put the old “Blue Back” speller in the limelight, It re mained, however, for the William Mclntosh chapter to popularize this excellent speller, once the favorite in every old field school, where many of the great men of the country received their train ing for life. Prof. W. P. Martin will pro nounce the words and spellers, real and near, will have a try at Mr. Webster’s collection, from "shady,”'“lady” on through to * ‘incomprehensibility. ” Avast amount of fun is in store for the ones who attend, pay the ten cents and get in the game. Mayor W. E. Watkins and Judge J. H. Ham will choose sides and will endeavor to lead their champions to victory. This contest in orthography will be pulled off in the court court house. Eight o’clock p. m. is the hour. Friday evening, Oc tober twenty-third, is the time. All are invite'd to participate. PROGRAM AT THE REX THEATER Thursday: An hour of youth, comedy. Mabel’s love affair, comedy. Too much turkey, comedy. Friday: Her Fightihg Chance, two reel drama. Our Mutual Girl No. 35. Saturday: From the Flames, two reel drama. Soms Bull’s Daughter, comed\. Card of Thanks We wish to thank our friends for their kindness and help dur ing the iilness and death of our husband and father. May God’s richest blessing rest upon you all. Mrs. T. J. McClure and Family. W HO’S A PUPPY? For more than one hundred years the United States have made the proud boast that this country could live regardless of any exigencies that might exist in other parts of the world; that this country, bounded as it is on the one hand by the Pacific Ocean and on the other by the Atlantic, separated thousands of miles from the “Yellow Peril;” on the other hand separated thousands of miles from the heterogenous elements of Continental Europe— the rest of the world might go to Hell, if they choose to do so, and still we would be bask ing under the sunny skies of America—the land bubbling over with milk and honey and hog and hominy. And now, my fellow citizens, we have an opportunity to illustrate the declaration made by every hill-billie orator of the last century or more, from the mountains of New Hampshire to the plains of Florida, and yet here we are, the average one of us, going around like a mangy dog, whining about the “War.” You can hardly get an audience with a man on any other subject and nine tenths of the people seem to be under the im pression that somebody has done them or their folks a serious injury. The question at this hour is not “Who hit Billie Patterson?” but are the American people—the Southern people, a lot of pale face mollycoddles, with skimmed goat s milk flowing through their veins, or have they inherited the rich red blood of our American sires who left their bloody foot prints on the frozen valleys of Virginia, when George Washing ton led them to a victorious deliverance from the yoke of English Royalty. These men won because they had sand in their gizzards instead ol grape nuts, and guts in their bellies instead of tape worms. True, we may have to abandon some of our twentieth century luxuries. It may be necessary for us to adjust ourselves to anew basis of living— but s.oould we surrender. True it is some of our folks may have to divert to some extent the stream of gold tha has for the past ten years flowed from our vaults and into the coffers of Mr. Ford, Mr. Pack ard, Mr. Buick and Mr. Saxon, and other esteemed fellow countrymen to the North ot us but we can still raise mule colts and jersey bulls and get there somehow, even though it be at a lower rate of speed. True it may be, that our women folks may have to suspend their suffragette convo cations for a brief spell and resume the monotonous business of looking after the bu nes and knitting socks for the men-but this is the way they used to do and they managed to live through it. True it may be, that our rich Dad’s won’t have quite as much money to spend on their boys in the way of Piedmond Cigarettes patent leather shoes, and ice and it may even be possible that the boy will have to learn something about self denial and physical labor-but this is the way they used to do and several of them managed to live through it. Take for instance Abraham Lincoln and a few other cheap skates. True it may be, that some of our farmers will be driven th eir wil 1 to the production of Hog and Hominy, Peas and Potatoes and Sorghum and Chder-but that is the way they used to do in the old days and some of them managed to live through it. True it may be, that the insincere politician who has been feeding the Dear People on glittering generalities and pleasant platitudes may be called upon to goods instead of honeyed phrases-but this is the way they used to do in the old days and the CoUnt T melt™yb e,That these kind of times serve to show up in the community who is the real man and who is the humbug, but we will have to submit it we can t do any better. True it may be, that preachers will be driven to revisiting the sick, the widows and orphans and preaching the gospel instead of politicking around but thau is the way they used to do in the old days and it may even be possible for us to survive the conditions o that extreme character at the present time. England’s unpreparedness for this war is literally astounding; they have been rais ing milk sops over there instead of men and suffragettes instead of mothers. In France they have been intoxicated for a generation or more with an inordinate love for dress, dissipation in all forms and a repudiation of *od. On thp other hand Germany has given the world an object lesson in home making, statesma n „s“ r nSiurS and b'ankin,. farming and rrttoion they do dnnk a little beer in the afternoon after spending a good part of the mormn* at enurenj I have not subscribed to Teutonic supremacy because I have believed that there is too much trace of Bismark and Von Moltke’s “Blood and iron” policy in the German peo p°e On the o&er hand I say let the best wan win, and let’s quitwhming and go to work. SuDDOse Germany had our opportunities. Suppose German farmers had the same op portunity^^today that the Southern farmer has within his grasp; he would not only feed his own family but supply produce for families across the seas. Some people say that if the Germans should win over the Allied Armies that they would then ply their aggressions to the South of us; and seize the I anama Canal and de stroy the Monroe Doctrine and dominate the Commerce of South America. Suppose all fhG Should hanpen which might merely after all be the vagary of some mild mannered Statesman’s imagination, is that any reason why we should go around with a face as long as a lamp post talking War instead of Work . The American people stultified the Monroe Doctrine when they planted themselves on the Philippine Islands on which the “Yellow Peril already had one foot. The German people have already taken advantage of our supineness and practically control the commerce of South America. One word in conclusion, and this is with reference to our merchants and bankers The only criticism I have for either is that they have been too good to the people. All this talk to the contrary is nonsense and is ingratitude and the man who indulges in it will wake up before this thing is over to the fact that he has been making a fool of himself. Let’s get down to brass tacks—adjust ourselves to the new condition-turn our faces to the rising sun—get busy! WRIGHT WILLINGHAM, President ' Rome Chamber of Commerce. JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23. 1914. GRAND LODGE TO MEET ON 27 Macon Will Be Mecca For Georgia Masons . 128TH ANNUAL SESSION Railroads Offer Reduced Rates For Occasion And A Large Attendance Is Assured This Year The one hundred and twenty eighth annual communication of the grand lodge of Georgia Ma sons will be held in Macon next week. The first session will be held Tuesday and it will probably require three days to transact all the business. Reduced rates have been offer ed by the railroads leading to Macon, the rate being practically one cent a mile. A large atten dance is expected this year. Several matters of importance will be considered at this session and the reports of the various standing committees will be one of the interesting features. A number of committees will meet on Monday before the grand lodge convenes on Tuesday. Among these committees are: Trustees of the Masonic home, finance, grand lodge property, auditing, returns, board of temple trustees. Grand Master Robert L. Gold ing of Savannah has engaged headquarters for the grand lodge at the Hotel Lanier. Judge H. M. Fletcher of St. Johns of Jackson, as well as the Worshipful Masters of the other lodges in the county, will attend the grand lodge meeting in the Central City next week. MR. 1. J. MCCLURE DIED AT STARK SATURDAY NIGHT Following an illness of some time, Mr. T. J. McClure passed away at his home near Stark at |ll o’clock Saturday night. Drop | s.y is given as the cause of death. Mr. McClure was about 66 years |of age. He was a member of the Baptist church and a Confed erate veteran, having been a member of Cos. G, Third Georgia regiment. Mr. McClure was a well known citizen of the county and his death is regretted among j a wide circle of friends. He is survived by his wife who was a Miss Campbell before her marriage, two sons, Messrs. J. W. McClure of this city, superin tendent of the Jackson Oil Mill, J. A. McClure of Wo >dstovvn; six daughters, Mrs. J. W. Kim bell and Mrs. Magruder Ingram of Jenkinsburg, Mrs. J. W. May field of Flovilla. Mrs. L. Noswor thy, Mrs. Ira Owen and Miss Deedie McClure, and other rela tives. The funeral was held at Mace donia Monday morning at 11 o’clock, the services being con ducted by his pastor, Rev. Z. E. Barron. The many friends of the family extend their sympa thy in the hour of bereavement. NUMBER 43.
