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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 33.
MARKET AGENT
VISITS JACKSON
Gathering Information on
Georgia
MAKING TOUT OF STATE
Agricultural Department Is
Assisting in Finding A
Market For The Products
of Georgia’s Farms
For the purpose of compiling
data for use in the live-at-home
campaign in Georgia, Mr. J. A.
Montgomery, Market Agent of
the State Department of Agricul
ture, visited Jackson Wednesday
of last week, this being the first
county visited in his tour of the
entire state.
While here Mr. Montgomery
got in touch with a number of
the business men of the city and
secured a great deal of informa
tion concerning Butts county and
its resources. He gathered sta
tistics about the cotton acreage,
reduction in fertilizers, water
power development, good roads
work, warehouse and storage fa
cilities, live stock industry, man
ufactories, amount of hay and
grain shipped into local territory
and other useful data.
It is the purpose of the depart
ment of agriculture to encourage
crop diversification and the live
stock industry and to bring to
gether the man who has some
thing to sell and the man who
wants to buy. This is the first
step in the movement to establish
markets for Georgia grown pro
ducts, which will encourage crop
diversification and make the state
self supporting. It is a great
work and should have the support
of every farmer, business man
and banker in Georgia.
From here Mr. Montgomery
went to McDonough and before
he is through will visit every one
of the 152 counties in the state.
Mr. Montgomery started off with
Jackson and Butts county because
he wanted to take the best first.
PROGRAM OF FLOVILLA
HIGH SCHOOL MAY 21
After a most successful term
theFlovilla public schools will
close next week, a pro
gram having been arranged. On
Wednesday evening, the 19, oc
curs an entertainment, followed
Thursday evening by a recital by
the music detriment and Friday
night comes the graduating exer
cises, the program of which is as
follows:
Invocation—Rev. J. T. Pendley
Music-Opal Vickers
Salutatory —Beatrice Maddux
Chorus— “Happynow We Are"
Oration, “American Ideals”—
Butler Smith
Class history—Opal Vickers
Music —Mildred Allen
Presentation oration —Lurline
Torbett
Flower oration—Tassie Fears
Oration, ‘ ‘Education and De
mocracy”—J. B. Terrell
Music—Lurline Torbet
Advice to Undergraduates —
Mildred Allen
PROF. W. P. MARTIN IS
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Prof. W. P. Martin, superin
tendent of the Jackson public
schools and well known educator,
has accepted an invitation to de
liver an address at the commence
ment exercises of Concord High
School May 25. Mr. Martin is a
forceful, entertaining speaker
and the Concord school is fortu
nate in securing his services on
that occasion.
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JACKSON WILL
WELCOME PARTY
Tourists Coming on May
Twenty-Seventh
COMMITTEEISAPPOINTED
“Seeing Georgia” Autoi&s
Will Spend Considerable
Time in Butts County
Inspecting The Roads
When the “Seeing Georgia"
party of tourists pass through
Jackson at 12:30 p. m. on May 27
they will be given a rousing and
sincere welcome. The party of
tourists will be in Jackson fifteen
minutes, from 12:30 to 12:45 p. m.
Mayor W. E. Watkins has ap
pointed the following* committee
to welcome the tourists when
they arrive in this city:
Messrs. F. S. Etheridge, J. H.
Carmichael, T. H. Buttrill, J. C.
Jones, C. L. Carter, J. D. Jones,
R. N. Etheridge, W. T. Powers,
R. J. Carmichael, S. 0. Ham, S.
J. Foster, C. L. Redman.
Mr. J. O. Gaston, County Com
missioner, will make this tour of
the state with the party if he can
arrange to be away at that time.
The "Seeing Georgia" tourists
will spend considerable time in
Butts county, having planned to
take luncheon at Indian Springs,
and will have a good opportunity
to inspect Butts county’s excel
lent roads, the best in this part
of the state.
W eather F orecasl
For the week beginning Wed
nesday, May 12th, 1915, issued
by the U. S. Weather Bureau,
Washington. D. C.
For tfl. South Atlantic and East
Gulf States: There will be rain
Wednesday in the South Atlan
tic States, but otherwise fair
weather will prevail during the
week. Temperatures will rise
Thursday and will be about
normal thereafter.
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Undergraduates respone—Em
ory Duke.
President's address—William
Lynch
Music —Beatrice Maddux
Class statistics—Estelle Niblett
Class prophecy —Bennie Doyce
Torbet
Class address, “Education as
Related to Civic Prosperity”—
Dr. W. J. Waits.
Chorus, Valedictory Sarah
Smith
Presentation of diplomas—
Prof. H. F. Clark
Benediction-Rev. J. T. Pendley
JACKSON, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1915.
BUSINESS NOW
MUCH BETTER
Every Line Feels Thrill
of New Life
ALL OVERIHE SOUTH
Advance in Price of Cot
ton Puts Wheels of In
dustry to Turning And
The Idle to Work
Atlanta, Ga., May 13.—During
the past few weeks expressions
on general business conditions in
the South have been obtained in
Atlanta from leaders in every line
of endeavor and including men
from practically every section of
the southeast. The trend of their
opinions has been uniformly op
timistic, and in every instance
they have offered sound reasons
for the faith that is in them.
Decided improvement is repor
ted in all lines. Manufacturers,
supply dealers, wholesale grocers,
merchants and every class of bus
iness men have felt the impetus
of improved cotton prices and
feel that conditions are better to
day than at any time since the
war started.
It is a long step from six and
seven cent cotton to ten cent cot
ton, and the increased price has
had the effect of largely restor
ing the confidence which seemed
lost for a period last fall. In this
territory marked improvement
has been shown in almost every
channel of trade. The ranks of
the unemployed have been redu
ced. Mills are making fairly reg
ular time. Building operations
are coming back to a normal stat
us and hundreds of men who
walked the streets in enforced
idleness last fall and winter are
finding an opportunity today to
earn their bread and meat.
JENKINSBUR6 CHURCH WAS
STRUCK BY LI6HTNIN6 BOLT
During the rain and electric
storm last Friday the Methodist
church at Jenkinsburg was se
riously wrecked by a bolt of light
ning which struck the steeple.
The steeple was knocked off, the
glass in the windows shattered
and t.e building almost shaken
from the foundation.
It is thought now that anew
building will be erected in place
of the present structure, which
appears to be too badly damaged
to be repaired. A committee has
the matter in charge and will ei
ther recommend anew edifice or
have the old building worked
over at once.
The wrecked church was re
cently erected at a cost of several
hundred dollars and was one the
most substantial church buildings
in the county.
ELDER GODARD AT SANDY CREEK
Elder G. D. Godard, of Milner,
will preach at Sandy Creek Sat
urday and Sunday at 11 a. m.
There will be singing Sunday
morning at 9:30. The public is
invited to attend these services.
FIRE DEPARTMENT MOVED
TO NEAR THE SUDSTATION
The headquarters of the Jack
son Fire Department have been
moved from the city hall to anew
fire-proof building under the wa
ter tank, just in rear of the sub
station. The reels and hose have
already been installed in the home
of the fire department. Some
new equipment has recently been
added and the local fire depart
ment is well supplied to render
efficient service in protecting the
property of Jackson citizens.
JACKSON TEMPLARS
WIN HIGH HONOR
Good Attendance Brings
Handsome Prizes
AWARDED IN AUGUSTA
Libation Set And Atten
dance Bars Given by The
Grand Commandery Go
to Alexius 22 of Jackson
Alexius Commandery No. 22 of
Jackson won double honors at the
annual conclave of the Grand
Commandery of Georgia Knights
Templar in session in Augusta
last week, being awarded a liba
tion set and attendance bars for
the best resident attendance the
past year. The local comman
dery ranked only second to the
Chicamauga commandery, which
was awarded a set of officers’
jewels for leading the state in at
tendance of resident members
the past Templar year.
The libation set, consisting of
a tankard, twelve glasses and
candle sticks, is a handsome and
expensive piece of ware. These
prizes were offered by the Grand
Commandery at Waycross last
year. This recognition is greatly
appreciated by the Sir Knights
of Alexius commandery, which
has since its organization in 1907
been acknowledged as one of the
best commanderies in the state.
Sir Knight G. E. Mallet, past
eminent commander, attended
the Augusta conclave from this
city.
ALL DAY SIN6IN6 AT
PEPPERTON ON SUNDAY
The all day singing at Pepper
ton Sunday attracted music lov
ers from far and near and proved
a delightful occasion for the sev
eral hundred persons who attend
ed. In addition to the Butts
county citizens there were visi
tors from Jasper, Newton, Henry
and other counties, including a
number of leaders. .
Luncheon was served at the
noon hour, elaborate prepartions
having been made for the enter
tainment of the guests by the
public spirited citizens of Pepper
ton. So large was the crowd a
considerable number could not
gain an entrance into the church.
The singing itself was done with
spirit and thoroughly enjoyed by
a large number of persons who
still love the good old hymns.
PUBLIC SCHOOL
FACULTY CHOSEN
Many Old Teachers Were
Re-Elected
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ELECTION LAST WEEK
Jackson Public Schools
Have One of Strongest
TeachingijF orces in State
—Two Vacancies to Fill
At a recent meeting of the city
board of education the faculty of
the Jackson public schools for
the session of 1915-16 was elected.
With the exception of Miss Mc-
Elroy and Miss Morrison, who
were not applicants, the same
teachers were re-elected. They
include:
W. P. Martin, Superintendent.
W. O. Perritt, Mullins, S. C.,
principal and mathematics.
Miss Janie Hearn, Eatonton,
Latin and French.
Miss Julia Thornton, Tallapoo
sa, seventh grade.
Miss Bessie Waldrop, Flovilla,
sixth grade.
Miss Davie Fletcher, Jackson,
fifth grade.
Miss Kate Amoss, Milledge
ville, fourth grade.
Mrs. Julia Doane, Jackson,
third grade.
Miss Saralu Hardin, Conyers,
second grade.
Miss Annie Lou McCord, Jack
son, first grade.
The department of English and
history will be supplied later, as
will also the music department.
The election of the above teach
ers assures this city of one of the
strongest faculties and best
schools in the state. The public
school of this city is doing splen
did work in all departments and
the outlook for the next session
is most encouraging.
BARACA AND WESLEY
CLASSES IN HOT CONTEST
The reports of the Baraca and
Wesley classes for last Sunday
are as follows:
Baraca—Enrolled 82, present
78, 4of whom were visitors, at
tended church 46, new members
14.
Wesley—Enrolled 75, present
87. 19 of whom were visitors, at
tended church 65, new members
16.
The Wesley class has so far
won in every particular but the
interest and rivalry is still very
keen and they think there is no
doubt that there will be present
100 in each class next Sunday.
Watch for the announcement
of the baseball game between the
two classes.
EDUCATION SUNDAY THEME
AT METHODIST 6HURCH
There will be a special sermon
on education at the Jackson Meth
odist church Sunday morning at
11 o’clock. In view of the fact
that the spring term of the pub
lic school is nearly over and the
attention of the people is focused
on things educational the sermon
will be most appropriate and of
wide interest. The public is cor
dially invited to attend.
NUMBER 20.