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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. • ______^ 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. i 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 | 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.