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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 33. DEMONSTimiiuw PROVED SUCCESS Oil Tractor Put to Test Here Saturday WAS OF WIDE INTEREST Motor Plow Ever Op erated in Butts County- Machine Is Handy One on Any Farm The demonstration held in this city Saturday by representatives of the International Harvester Company for the benefit of the local agents, Messrs. B. F. Wat kins & Company, showing the uses to which the farm oil trac tor can be put, created wide in terest and was witnessed by sev eral hundred persons. The demonstration was held on the Hendrick farm between Pep perton and Jackson and during ing the day a large number of farmers and other interested par ties called and saw the tractor in operation and had its workings explained. A two disc plow was used, each disc cutting 10 inches and turning the soil to a depth of from 8 to 11 inches. Going at that rate four acres can be plow ed per day and the tractors does the work of eight mules—only it does it better as it breaks the land to a greater depth, thus re leasing valuable elements of plant food. There was also a demonstration of an eight disc plow, which cuts about four feet wide. This plow will break up eight acres per day. It is claimed for the Mogul oil tractor, the cost of which is $675, that it will revolutionize agricul ture in this country. Judge H. M. Fletcher bought the first of these machines ever brought to Butts county, and Messrs. B. F. Watkins & Cos. have been using it to haul fertilizers from the de pot to their warehouse. Some of the uses to which the tractor can be put include plowing, hauling produce to market, threshing, harvesting, baling hay, filling silo, etc. The tractor has been used in portions of Georgia for some time but the machine is just now making its appearance in Butts county, which in agriculture and all things progressive, stands in the front ranks. It is believed that the general use of the trac tor in this county will mean a pe riod of more substantial prosper ity for the farmers and business interests of the community. The I. H. C. representatives, who had charge of the demonstra tion Saturday were Messrs. J. L. Williams, special tractor sales man, P. D. Cochran, blockman of this territory, W. L. Harlan, as sistant manager of the Atlanta office, E. W. Satter white, sales man, W. T. Farrar, expert ma chinist. ,u..cR PEOPLE KILLED ON THE RAILROADS LAST YEAR Atlanta, Ga., April 15.—A ma terial decrease in the number of persons killed in Georgia in rail road and street railway accidents is shown in the annual report of the state railroad commission, made public this week, and the commission gives the highest commendation to the carriers for the increasing efforts for the safety of passengers and em ployes. Asa matter of fact the num ber of persons killed in railroad accidents has been very small in Georgia for a number of years past. For the past three years not a single passenger has been killed in a street car accident. In 1912 sixteen railroad passen gers were killed, and in 1914 on ly eight were killed. According Io this new report, the total number of persons kill ed and injured on both steam and street railroads in Georgia during 1914 was 2715 as com pared with 4148 in 1913, and 4566 in 1912. NR. H. G. KNOTT IS NEW AGENT Jean C. Landers Goes to Eastman CHANGE NOW”EFFECTIVE Change in Personnel ot Depot Agents Will Be of Interest to The People of Jackson Territory Mr. H. G. Knott has been ap pointed agent of the Southern Railway at Jackson, taking the place of Mr. J. C. Landers, who resigned to accept the agency at Eastman. Mr. Knott took charge of the office Friday and Mr. Lan ders and wife left Saturday for Eastman where they will reside permanently. This change will be of interest to the people served by the local offiee of the Southern. Mr. Knott has filled the agency at Jackson before and has many friends here who will welcome him to the city. He is an experienced railroad man and will give the patrons of the office efficient service. His clerk will be his sister, Miss Carrie Knott. Mr. Landers, who is a thor oughly capable railroad man who knows the work in all its depart ments, made many friends here by his courteous and accommoda ting dealings with the public and the people of this city were sorry to learn of his transfer to anoth er point. Mr. Landers will have charge of the express business as well as the railroad agency at Eastman. Mr. R. 0. Settle, who has been clerk in the local office for some time, has been appointed relief agent with headquarters in At lanta. JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1915. MONEY FOR THE COUNTY TEACHERS Mr. Mallet Gets Check For Spring Funds PAY SALARIESTHIS WEEK Butts County Board of Ed ucation Borrows Money And Will Pay Teachers Promptly Each Month Mr. Hugh Mallet, County School Superintendent, received a check the first of the week for $9,000 from the Old National Bank of Battle Creek, Mich., which will be used in paying the teachers of the county their sal aries for March. April and May. For several years now the board of education has been bor rowing money from the above named bank and the teachers have been paid promptly. When the board met the first of the month arrangements were made to borrow again this year and the funds have just been received. This money is obtained at the rate of 6 per cent, it is stated. Teachers who wish to get a check for their salary can do so by calling on Mr. Mallet at his office. It will probably be Satur day before a majority of the teachers can arrange to come to Jackson for the money due them. TWO CLASSES HAVING NECK AND NECK RACE In the contest which is being carried on between the Baraca Bible class of the Jackson Bap tist church and the Wesley class of the Methodist church they are running neck and neck for the first Sunday’s report. The re ports are as follows: Baraca class, enrolled 42, pres ent 26, attended church 15, new members 4. Wesley class, enrolled 26, pres ent 24, attended church 18, new members 5. These two classes are working hard to make of themselves two of the best classes in this part of the state and every one in town should help them in every way possible. Everybody go out to the class of their choice next Sun day and help them. CLEAN UP WEEK RESULTED IN GOOD TO WHOLE TOWN Clean up and paint up week was generally observed through out Jackson and the old town is spic and span once more. The peo ple of the entire city, both white and colored, entered into the spirit of the movement and during the week a tremendous amount of rubbish and trash was removed or burned. The paint brush was also used with beautifying effect. There is no disputing the fact that clean up week will result in better sanitary conditions as well as adding to the appearance of the city. HOME PRODUCTS AND HOME INDUSTRIES GIVEN BOOST Atlanta, Ga., April 15—The home products and home indus try movement in Georgia got a big boost at the recent Rotary club luncheon when Governor John M. Slaton made a remark able speech dealing with the rich and manifold products of Georgia counties. He brought with him a map of Georgia drawn bv Ava Wheeler, a ten-year-old Chattooga county girl, showing pictures in each county of the products of that county. The governor pointed out that Geor gia has every variety of climate in the United States excepting only Alaska, and that she is able to produce within her borders almost everything that can grow anywhere on the American con tinent. From an economic stand point the speech was regarded as one of the most interesting he has ever made, and it has been widely and favorably commented upon. SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN ANNUAL MEET Sessions Held in Jackson Last Week SAME OFFICERS NAMED Some of State Offficers in City For Convention — Visitors Were Cordially Entertained While Here The meeting of the Butts County Sunday School asso ciation in Jackson Thursday night and Friday of last week was declared to have been one of the most successful sessions yet held. Sunday schools in all parts of the county sent delegates for the meeting Friday, when ses sions were held in the morning and afternoon. Dinner was serv ed at the noon hour, this proving an enjoyable feature of the day’s pleasures. Several interesting addresses were made and practi cally all the schools handed in reports showing a satisfactory year’s work. Thursday night Mr. D. W. Sims, state secretary, and Miss Daisy Magee, one of the state of ficials, made addresses which were heard by a number of the people of the city. Towards the close of the day Friday officers were elected for another year. The same officers were given another term. They include: President. J. Matt Mc- Michael; vice-president, S. O. Ham; secretary and treasurer, C. L. Carter. The meeting place of the next convention has not yet been an nounced. APRIL 30 DATE OF LINE DISPUTE Case to Be Tried in Henry Superior Court WILL SETTLE TAX ISSUE Question of The Distribu tion of Power Company Taxes BetweenTheTwo Counties to Be Passed on April 30 is the date set for the hearing of the Butts-Jasper boun dary line dispute, the case to be threshed out in Henry county superior court in McDonough. The phase of the case that will be tried on that date is the pro- portion of taxes due each county under the returns of the Central Georgia Power Company. Since Secretary of State Philp Cook has decided that the east bank of the Ocmulgee is the line it not likely that feature will be injected into the hearing in McDonough. Whether that portion of the dam, on the Butts county side, on which the power house and machinery is located, is more val uable for taxation than that por tion of the dam, on the Jasper county side, under water, is the issue to be decided. Very general interest attaches to this now celebrated case and the outcome will be watched with concern by the citizens of the in terested counties. TAX RECEIVER WILL CLOSE BOOKS ON MAY THE FIRST Tax Receiver Luther L. Greer will close his books for 1915 on May 1. Soon after that the board of tax equalizers will begin their work for the year. Up to the present time, Mr. Greer states, there is a consider able amount of property that has not been returned. He has made rounds of the county and has had his books open in the court house for several weeks, thus giving everybody an opportunity to re turn their property. All prop erty owners who wish to get their property on the digest should arrange to see Mr. Greer within the next few days. SERVICES SUNDAY FOR JR. 0. A. M. AT MACEDONIA The special services for the Junior Order at Macedonia was attended by at least fifty of the members of Jackson lodge No. 102, together with about the same number of their relatives and friends. Macedonia church was filled to its capacity and everybody seem ed to enjoy the day. Avery beautiful boquet of flowers with the Junior Order inscription printed on a lovely piece of ribbon to match the flowers, was placed on the grave of one of their number, Mr. Un derwood. NUMBER 16.