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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 33. BUTTS WANTS THE DIXIE HIGHWAY WiU Make Hard Effort to Land Road THIS IS SHORTEST ROUTE County Has A Number of Strong Advantages to Offer—Everybody Join in This Effort Jackson is going to make a de termined effort to have the Dixie highway come through Butts county, touching Indian Springs, Jackson and other points. With this in view work is already un der way and a hard fight will be made to cinch this great thor oughfare, leading from Indianap olis to Tampa. There was a meeting in Chat tanooga Saturday of the govern ors ef several states and a large body of good roads boosters. The official route will be selected by a commission appointed by the governors of the states through which the road will pass. W. T. Anderson of the Macon Telegraph and Clark Howell of the Atlanta Constitution were appointnd by Governor Slaton as Georgia's representatives on the commis sion and these gentlemen will se lect the route through Georgia, it is understood. It will be a fine thing in many ways for Butts county to secure this great highway, connecting the middle West and the South. It will bring hundreds of tourists through the county each season, will be a boost for good roads— in which Butts leads every coun ty in middle Georgia—and will prove a practical and effective means of advertising the resour ces of a fine county. Butts county has a number of strong points in her favor. It is several miles shorter than any other route between Macon and Atlanta. There is the great hy dro-electric power plant on the Ocmulgee river, which many tourists will go miles to see. And there is Indian Springs, the best known health resort in the South. So Butts county has the good roads, the attractions to hold and interest visitors and offers the shortest and most direct route between the Capital City and Ma con, two sure points on the route. Jackson and Butts county can win this highway by a united pull. It’s a worth while effort. Let’s go after the Dixie highway and never stop work until it is an assured.fact that Butts county is a winner. A Card of Thanks “They are best learned and most wise who best and most can love and sympathize,” and to the numerous friends who proved so well their love and sympathy by so many, manv acts of kindness during the illness and since the death of our beloved wife and daughter wish to say we thank you and earnestly pray that God’s richest blessings may rest upon you each and every one. B. C. Harding, Rev. and Mrs. W. 0. Sharpe and Family. April 6th, 1915. Buy At Home The president of the Birmingham Board of trade recently gave the reasons why people of that city should buy at home. What is good for Birmingham is good for Jackson, so we quote the president’s statement in full following: “My attention has been called to the necessity of trading at home at this time particularly, because I was informed today that representatives of a New York con cern had engaged rooms at the Tutwiler hotel and had sent out invitations to a large number of the prominent women in Birmingham urging them to call at these rooms, inspect samples and order shoes. I sincerely hope Birmingham women will decline patriotically to buy from outsiders, especially as they can get any or all of their wants filled from a dozen or more Birmingham merchants. Very probably they can get identically the same shoes and at prices 25 or 30 per cent less; certainly they can place orders for the same shoes with Birmingham merchants, and that is all they would be able to do did they purchase from these New Yorkers. I am sure these people do not sell the shoes direct, for that would mean the payment of a heavy li cense to the city. But not only do they dodge the license tax, which every home merchant has to pay to help keep the schools and parks and play grounds of the city running, but every cent one spends with them goes right out of Birmingham. Not a woman who goes there to buy shoes but depends at least in a measure upon Birming ham for her very livelihood. Every dollar diverted from some other city to Birming ham does just that much to build and stregthen Birmingham. Correspondingly, ev ery dollar sent away from Birmingham that ought to be expended here hurts the city just that much. Every woman who buys shoes from an itinerant merchant, instead of from a local merchant, is just hurting her city that much. It is the patriotism, the part of sound common sense, the part of true economy to buy from Birmingham merchants. The itinerant is here today and gone tomorrow. In most cases he has no reputation for character and integrity and reliability to preserve, so the safest way is to buy at home.” KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ELECT OFFICERS Judge Fletcher Heads The Order ELECTION WAS FRIDAY Alexius Commandery Had Good Year in 1914 And Is in Flourishing Condi tion—To Install Officers Officers were elected by Alex ius Commandery No. 22 Knights Templar at the meeting Friday night of last week. Judge H. M. Fletcher, one of the most promi nent secret order men in the state, was elected as eminent commander for the ensuing year. He now enjovs the uniaue dis tinction of being at the head of all the various branches of Ma sonry in Jackson. The following are the officers who will serve for the next year: H. M. Fletcher, E. C. H. L. Daughtry, G. G. E. Mallet, C. G. H. 0. Ball, S. W. George Carmichael, J. W. D. G. McMichael, Prelate. L. M. Crawford, Treasurer. F. M. Allen, Recorder. J. D. Jones, St. B. H. F. Gilmore, Sw. B. J. B. Hopkins, Warder. R. Gunter, Sentinel. The officers will be installed at the next regular convocation. Alexius commandery has had a satisfactory year, several candi dates having been received into the order. Some applications are now pending and there will be work at an early meeting. JACKSON, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1915. SCHOOL LIBRARY ASKS FOR MORE GOOD BOOKS The friends and patrons of our school are urged to donate a book or books on next Wednesday for the School Library. Any story books, histories, fiction, histori cal novels, biographies, fairy tales —anything that is readable, wholesome or for reference work up through the seventh grade will be appreciated. There are children hungry and anxious to read yet their needs are unsup plied. Perhaps in many homes there are books that are not used and cared for but if put in the hands of these children will do much in shaping ideals or moulding char acter. Will not each home be represented in this project, and help to give not only pleasure but profit to the boys and girls of our town? We wish to acknowledge the kindness of the U. D. C. in giv ing their library or such books as will be fitted to the needs of our school library. This is a worthy act and is commended highly by every one. Remember that next Wednes day, the 14, at the school build ing at 3 p. m. will be Donation Day at the regular meeting of the P. T. A. Chm. Library Committee. SUNDAY SCHOOL MEET A SUCCESS Jenkinsburg Division at County Line BIG CROWD ATTENDED Several Prominent Speak ers Made Addresses At The Convention Sunday —Dinner on The Grounds With an unusually large atten dance present the meeting of the Jenkinsburg divison of the Butts county Sunday School Associa tion at County Line church Sun day was a very successful and enjoyable one. Sessions were held in both the morning and afternoon and in addition to the local speakers a number of visitors of prominence added to the interest of the pro gram. Prof. Smallie of Locust Grove Institute preached at the 11 o’clock service and among the other speakers were Messrs. J. Matt McMichael, C. L. Carter, Rev. F. G. Spearman and Rev. Mr. Gilbert, of Locust Grove. At the noon hour a sumptous dinner was served. So large was the crowd that not more than two-thirds of the people could get in the building, it was stated. Several topics of interest were handled by the speakers and pre parations were perfected for the county convention, which meets in Jackson this week. Hon J. H. Mills is president of the Jenkinsburg division of i the countv association. GEORGIA TO FIGHT WHITE PLAGUE • U'.v ' • • New Manager Has Been Secured STATE WIDE INTEREST J.P. Faulkner Will Head Crusade Which Raoul Foundation Is Waging Against Tuberculosis Atlanta, Ga., April B.—James P. Faulkner, who recently re signed as director of exhibits of the Kentucky Tuberculosis com mission to become the executive head of the Raoul Foundation an ti-tuberculosis work in Georgia, has begun a tour of the state this week in connection with a plan to organize all the cities and towns of Georgia for a unified crusade against the great white plague. Mr. Faulkner was requested to head the work in Georgia after leading Georgians interested in the work had consulted with U. S. Commissioner of Education P. C. Claxton and others as to the choice of a man who could accomplish big results. Mr. Faulkner came to Atlanta a few weeks ago and has already thoroughly veined the state wide plans 1 which he is now en gaged in carrying out. He is working in harmonious co-opera tion with the existing anti-tuber culosis organizations, and with the state board of health and lo cal boards. In addition to effecting the state-wide organizations, it is Mr. Faulkner’s plan to make the Atlanta office of the Raoul Foun dation, 303 Candler building, a clearing house of information and help in the fight for public health against tuberculosis in Georgia. Literature on the sub ject has been standardized and revised and will be furnished free to all who write and ask for it. Letters will also be answer ed giving so far as possible any information requested. MR. HUGH MALLET BEGINS HIS DUTIES Mr. Hugh Mallet was formally inducted into the office of County School Superintendent at the meeting of the Board of Educa tion Tuesday and he at once en tered upon the duties of the office. There was a full attendance of the members of the board at the meeting Tuesday and several routine matters were transacted. The board has arranged to borrow money from a bank in Battle Creek. Mich., to pay the teachers their salaries promptly. Mr. Mallet’s scores of friends confidently expect that he will fill the office of school superin tendent with marked ability and that under his administration the schools of Butts county will enjoy a substantial growth and devel opment. NUMBER 15.