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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUMj j
MEMORIAL MV ""
PROVED SUCCESS
Col. Russell Made A Fine
Address
LARGE CROWD IN CITY
Confederate Veterans of
Butts County Shown Ev
ery Courtesy Possible
By Citizens Saturday
A large crowd was in the city
Saturday for Memorial Day and
the day was observed with a fine
and patriotic spirit. The occa
sion was generally declared to
have been one of most successful
and enjoyable in the history of
the community.
Col. Dozier Russell, the orator
of the day, speaking to an audi
ence that filled the court house
to its capacity, delivered an ad
dress that was pleasing to the
crowd. He paid an eloquent
tribute to the Confederate lead
ers, Lee, Jackson and others, as
well as the Daughters of the Con
federacy. Mr. Russell was heart
ily congratulated on his able ef
fort, a great many people declar
ing the address to have been one
of the best ever heard here on
any similar occasion. Judge H.
M. Fletcher introduced Col. Rus
sell in a short but appropriate
address.
The order of the march to the
cemetery, which began at 9:30,
was as follows: Veterans in au
tomobiles, Jackson Rifles, Boy
Scouts and school children. The
graves of the Confederate sol
diers were covered in a wealth
of flowers.
When the exercises in the court
house were over the Daughters
of the Confederacy served din
ner to the veterans, their fami
lies, the military and Boy Scouts.
The decorations in the court
house were arranged in an at
tractive manner and consisted of
flags, bunting, etc.
Capt. G. E. Mallet was mar
shal of the day and the entire
military company was placed at
the disposal of the veterans and
the ladies of the Memorial asso
ciation. Everything possible for
the comfort and convenience of
the veterans was done and they
seemed to thoroughly enjoy the
entire day.
In the afternoon the Jackson
Rifles entertained the crowd with
a sham battle.
Saturday was a big day in
Jackson, the merchants had a
busy day. nothing happened to
mar the pleasure of the occasion
and the Memorial Day observance
just passed will rank as among
the most successful in the history
of the city.
Weather Forecast
For the week beginning Wed
nesday, April 28th, 1915, issued
by the U. S. Weather Bureau,
Washington, D. C.
For the South Atlantic and East
Gulf States: Generally fair
weather with temperatures
near the seasonable average
probable during the coming
week.
BOWIE.
SUNDAY
PROVED INTERESTING
The installation of Rev. I. H.
Miller as pastor of the Presby
terian church, Sunday, was a
great occasion and the exercises,
which were of unique interest,
were largely attended.
The Rev. Dr. Davis, of Atlan
ta, presided and propounded the
constitutional questions.
Rev. Dr. Yerger, of Barnes
ville, charged the congregation
and Dr. Davis the preacher.
Rev. Dr. Yonas Barkley,
of McDonough, preached, both
morning and evening, on the
demonstration and power of the
“Holy Spirit.”
TAX ASSESSORS
HAVE MEETING
Basis of Return Fixed at
66 2-3 Per Cent
ORGANIZEHRMANENTLY
Uniform Basis For Tax
Assessments Through
out The State Agreed on
at Atlanta Meeting
Before adjourning their first
annual convention Saturday morn
ing the county tax assessors of
Georgia adopted a resolution pro
viding that all property shall be
assessed at its true market value
with a reduction of 33 1-3 per cent
to cover errors of judgment, to
guard against inequalities and to
offset market fluctuations and
speculative values.
This means the establishment
of a uniform basis of assessment
which will be followed in every
county in Georgia—a basis of
66 2-3 per cent of the actual
market value ascertained by
the assessors.
The assessors, before ending
their convention, also formed a
permanent organization, elected
officers, and provi ded for the ap
pointment of a standing commit
tee, the duty of which will be to
recommend any desirable amend
ments to the tax equalization act.
The organization adopted the
name of the “Georgia State As
sociation of Tax Equalizers,” and
elected the following officers:
President, C. T. Tillman, of
Quitman, Brooks county; first
vice president, H. E. Dreeson, of
Savannah, Chatham county; sec
ond vice president, E. L. Winn,
of Atlanta, Fulton county; secre
tary, 0. H. Cabiness, of Macon,
Bibb county. —Atlanta Journal.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. I. H. Miller, the newly
installed pastor, will preach,
God willing, both at 11 a. m. and
7:30 p m. Subject: . “Some of
the Mountain Peaks of God’s
Love, Grace and Power.” Come
out.
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Great lesson. Come.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 30. 1915.
VETERANS NAME
THEIR OFFICERS
C&pt. Walthall Is Again
Commander
THIRTEEN - DIE - IN YEAR
Delegates Were Named to
Reunion in Richmond—
Mr. S. H. Mays Eledted
Adjutant of The Camp
With a few exceptions the same
officers were elected by John L.
Barnett camp of Confederate
veterans at the annual meeting
Saturday morning. Mr. S. H.
Mays was named as adjutant to
succeed the late Mr. C. S. Mad
dox.
The roll call showed that thir
teen members of the camp had
died since the last Memorial Day.
This is compared with seven the
year before. Those who died
during the past twelve months
include: Messrs. T. H. Greer,
D. J. Thaxton, I. B. Carmichael,
James Jolly, R. M. Harper, T. J.
McClure, T. N. Brownlee. J. B.
Evans, C. S. Maddox, W. D. N.
Norris, R. A. Thornton, W. D.
Crawford, J. C. Williamson.
Delegates to the reunion in
Richmond were elected as follows:
S. H. Mays, J. A. McMichael, J.
F. Preston. ,
The officers for the ensuing
year are:
F. L. Walthall—Commander.
W. A. Waldrop—lst Lieut.
Z. T. Buttrill—2nd Lieut.
J. G. Madkox—3rd Lieut.
S. H. Mays—Adjutant.
W. J. McClendon—Sergeant.
J. A. McMichael—Quartermas
ter.
J. J. Prickett—Chaplain.
TAXES WERE LOW
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Some old tax receipts brought
to The Progress office this week
by Mr. 0. A. Andrews shows the
tax rate of fifty and sixty years
ago to have been insignificant as
compared with that of today. It
must have been a joy to have
lived in the old days—the mod
ern property owner will doubt
less think so after running over
the following list. The people
of that era probably had their
troubles but it was not taxes.
In 1858 Jane Andrews paid
$1.45 on 200 acres of land.
In 1854 Jane Andrews paid
$1.36 on 200 acres.
Joseph W. Kimbell was tax
collector in ’SB and H. N. Bvars
in 1854.
John Andrews paid $1.05 on
50 acres of land in 1852, Mr. By
ars being the tax collector. No
poll was collected in those days,
it seems.
In 1844 John Andrews paid 75
cents state and county taxes on
personal property, not being a
land owner at that time. J. M.
Mayo was collector then.
The oldest of these tax receipts
is now 71 years old but still well
preserved and highly prized and
interesting as throwing light on
a generation that is now history.
JACKSON RIFLES TO
ATTEND MACON JUBILEE
Captain L. H. Hendrick has
received an invitation to take 30
members of the Jackson Rifles to
the Georgia Jubilee in Macon on
May 18. The various companies
of the Second Regiment will be
on hand at that time.
The Georgia Jubilee, which is
an annual event in Macon, will
be a great occasion for this part
of the state. The Macon com
mittee is arranging an attractive
program and in addition to the
Jackson Rifles others from here
will attend the festivities in the
Central City.
SPEED LAWS TO '
BE ENFORCED
Council Takes Action at
Monday Meeting
LIMIT 15NDLES AN HOUR
Less Noise, Less Dust And
Greater Safety Objed: of
City Fathers—Co-opera
tion of Citizens Desired
City Council at the meeting
Monday night decided to rigidly
enforce the ordinance regulating
the speed of automobiles, motor
cycles and the regulation as to
cut-out and mufflers. This ordi
nance was passed two or three
years ago but has not been en
forced recently and Council’s ac
tion was in response to the pro
tests of many citizens in all por
tions of the town, who complain
ed of the speed, noise and dust.
The speed limit in Jackson for
all motor vehicles is 15 miles per
hour. Any automobile or motor
cycle driven at a faster rate of
speed is violating a city ordinance
and Mayor Watkins hasjgiven no
tice that he will impose fines on
all offenders. The police have
been instructed to be on the alert
and Council also requests the co
operation of the citizens in en
forcing this ordinance.
Running motor vehicles at a
high rate of speedjlis not only
dangerous to pedestrians but
causes unnecessary dust and
noise and Council is determined
to break up the practice, even at
the expense of some stiff fines.
The Street Committee of Coun
cil asks that any violation of the
above ordinance be reported
promptly so that cases can be
docketed against the offenders.
MISS EVELYN KINARD WINS
MEDAL IN EXPRESSION
Butts county friends of Miss
Evelyn Kinard, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Kinard, of Col
lins, will be interested to learn
that she won first prize in ex
pression in the Tattnall County
Athletic contest, held last Friday.
This is the third successive
year that Miss Kinard has won
this medal, demonstrating the
ROSTER OF CAMP
BARNETT WANTED
Many Of Comrades Have
Recently Died
RECORDS ARE MISSING
Partial List of Survivors Is
Published This Week —
If You Know of Others
Send in Their Names
The officers of Camp Barnett,
U. C. V., are trying to secure a
complete roster of the veterans
now living in this county, wheth
er members of the camp or not,
and so far some eighty-odd names
have been secured.
In this work the adjutant must
depend entirely upon his me m
ory. as unfortunately the records
in the possession of Mr. C. S.
Maddox cannot be found since
his death. If any veteran knows
of any names omitted from the
following list he will please send
them to this office or hand to Mr.
Mays so that all names may be
published. It is important that
the camp have a roster and this
is the only way to obtain it.
Veterans would do well to file
this paper for reference.
The following list is published
as prepared by the adjutant of
the camp:
F L Walthall
J G Maddox
E C Cawthon
J M Finley
R W Mays
Z F Harkness
Z T Buttrill
T A Hpencer
J L Wagner
RM Faulkner
J C Adams
J F Hamlin
J A McMichael
Joseph Jolly
('! H Thornton
A J Roberts
J W Crum
F M Hodges
T J Holiiield
J J Wilson
W I) Curry
A B St raw n
G W Beeland
Joe Kelly
J J Pricketl
L P Kelly
R A Wilson
Tlwh. -Kimbell
J F Whitaker
G W Ray
W R Dickerson
W H Jenkins
B C Ward
R Van Smith
Ed Thompson
W A Waldrop
J A Dodson
Posey Dodson
B T Deason
Henry Grant
J P Johnsen
John O’Rear
fact that she possesses talent of
a high order. News of her vic
tory over keen competition will
be gratifying to a large circle of
friends in Butts county, where
the family resided before going
to Collins where Mr. Kinard is
cashier of the Bank of Collins
and a substantial citizen of that
' section.
NUMBER 18.
WJ McLendon
W D Hoard
J W Hiliey
J M McClure
J E Kitchen?
Silas Dobey
Geo. A Barnes
M L Crane
Henry Maddox
John A Moore
T J Carson
8 L Thompson
HT Thompson
J F Preston
C F Etheridge
Joel B Watkins
J R Miller
H J Gregory
R E Hatcher
P B M Wells
J M Ball
A F Pritchett
L M Pettigrew
8 H Mays
J F Thaxton
J M Thaxton
D Z Plymale
F C Stephens
L> E Stephens
W J Bledsoe
J M T Mayo
T B McClellan
W A Elder
J G Saunders
J R Goolsby
VV T Lassiter
8 G Marks
H C Rawls
J T Goodman
B F Watson
Wilson Bmith
M L Duke
J H Skinner