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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 33.
“POWER CITY” GETS DIXIE HIGHWAY
JACKSON TO WELCOME AUTO PARTY
JACKSON WINS PLACE
ON THE NEW HIGHWAY
EAST AND WEST
ROUTE SELECTED
nuns' GOOD ROADS WIN
This Route Offers Worth
While Attractions
Jackson and Indian Springs
win a place on the Hoosier-to-
Dixie highway, extending from
Chicago to Miami, Fla.
This was decided at a meeting
of the highway commissioners in
Chattanooga last week and was
at the suggestion of W. T. An
derson, of Macon, commissioner
from Georgia. From Atlanta to
Macon two routes were selected,
the eastern route, through Mc-
Donough, Jackson, Indian Springs
and Forsyth, and the western
route, through Jonesboro, Griffin,
Barnesville and Forsyth. Two
routes were likewise chosen be
tween Chattanooga and Atlanta,
one by Dalton, the other by Rome.
This is generally conceded to
be a happy solution of a perplex
ing problem. The citizens of
Butts county are, of course, de
lighted that the highway is com
ing this way. It is a recognition
of the county’s splendid roads.
Commissioner Gaston is having
the main thoroughfares put in
tip-top shape.
Offering the shortest route, the
best roads and the most historic
and worth while attractions it is
believed that two-thirds of the
travel between Macon and Atlan
ta over the Dixie highway will
be through Jackson and Indian
Springs.
The finishing touchers are now
being made to the road from the
Henry county line through Jack
son and Indian Springs to the
Monroe county line.
MR. J. A. P. WOODS HURT
IN SHAFTIN6 SATURDAY
Caught in a piece of shafting
Saturday morning while working
in the Pepperton Cotton Mills,
Mr, J. A. P. Woods was painful
ly injured, having three ribs bro
ken, being hurt internally and
otherwise bruised. He works in
the card room and was cleaning
up his machine when his clothing
in some manner got caught in
the shafting. He had a narrow
escape from death, every shred
of clothing being torn from his
body.
Mr. Woods has a large number
of friends in the community who
regret his accident and hope for
his speedy recovery.
TO ARRANGE
PREMIUM LIST
At Next Meeting of Fair
Association
COMMITTEES TO GET BUSY
About One Thousand Dol
lars Will Be Awarded in
Premiums at Butts Coun
ty Fair—Meet on June 5
A tentative premium list for
the Butts county fair will be re
ported at the next meeting of
the fair association, by the heads
of the different departments.
Copies of the 1914 premium list
have been furnished the chair
men of departments and the com
mittees will make whatever
changes are desired and report
at the meeting on June 5.
A premium list of about SIOOO
is contemplated. Last fall prizes
were awarded only to the boys
corn club and the girls canning
club, but this year it is planned
to offer substantial premiums in
each of the eight departments.
A meeting was held Saturday
morning and the date for the fair
was discussed, though nothing
definite was done as to the date.
Announcement that Butts is to
have a fair this fall has met with
wide favor—for it is something
the people want, a home enter
prise and the money will remain
at home. The business men of
the community are lined up be
hind the fair to a man and the
big trade week will be made one
of the fair’s most popular features
The next meeting will be held
at 2 o’clock on the afternoon of
June 5, in Prof. Mallet’s office,
and at that time it is hoped the
various committees will be able
to report considerable progress.
SINGING AT OLD BETHEL CHURCH
There will be an all day singing
at Old Bethel church the first
Sunday in June. All lovers of
music are invited to attend and
take baskets, as dinner will be
served on the grounds
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank our neighbors
and many friends for their kind
ness shown us during the illness
and death of our beloved wife
and mother.
Mr. Powell Hodges and Chil
dren.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDA If, MAY 28, 1915.
VACATION TIME
HAS STARTED
For Public School Pupils
of Jackson
COMMENCEMENT FRIDAY
Another Highly Success
ful Year Has Been Con
cluded by City Schools
—Dr. Ainsworth Speaker
The 1914-15 session of the
Jackson public schools came to
a close Friday night with the
graduating exercises in the au
ditorium. A large number of
patrons and friends ©f the school
manifested their interest by at
tending the exercises.
A brilliant and inspiring ad
dress was delivered by Dr. W.
N. Ainsworth, of Macon, the
speaker of the evening. His was
an appeal for a liberal policy in
education and his message was a
most helpful one to the gradua
tes who now enter upon a larger
sphere of activity. Dr. Ains
worth is a fascinating speaker
and the large audience was de
lighted with his address.
Though marked by simplicity
the grogram was thoroughly en
joyed. The handsome medal of
fered by the William Mclntosh
chapter, Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution, to the student
with the best average in United
States history, was awarded to
Bryan Patrick. This is the sec
ond year the D. A. R. chapter
has given a medal to the Jackson
public schools.
The following students receiv
ed diplomas at the the hands of
Prof. W. P. Martin, the popular
and efficient superintendent:
Misses Bessie Compton, Ruby
Cawthon, Gladys Patrick, Annie
Reid Harper, Elizabeth Fletcher,
Evelyn Wright, Lucile Ham.
Willie Ruth Pittman. Jim Craw
ford, Hattie Belle Gilmore, Ger
trude Jinks, Eva Knowles, Ber
tha Maddox, Rosa Thompson, Lu
cy Lemon, Emma Thomas, Anna
Mary Powers, Leila Sams, Gladys
Kimbell; Messrs. Avon Gaston.
Carl Maddox, Porter Ham, Gibbs
Lyons, Marlin Spencer, Bryan
Patrick.
A Card of Thanks
We wish to return sincerest
thanks to those who were so kind
and good to us during the sick
ness and death of our darling ba
by, especially Drs. H. W. Cope
land, A. F. White, W. H. Steele
and Mrs. Annie McKey. We ear
nestly pray God’s richest bless
ings may rest on each and every
one. Respectfully,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Reed
Conner.
CITY NOW ALL READY FOR
“SEEINGGEORGIA”VISITORS
PLENTY OF FUN
FOR FAIR FANS
Who Witnessed Class Ball
Game Friday
WESLEYS CAPTURE FRAY
An Immense Crowd Turn
ed out to See Content—
The Score Was Some
thing Like 17 to 8
Wesleys 17, Baracaa 8.
The above figures, the score in
Friday afternoon’s frenzied fias
colbetween these two popular Sun
day school teams, do not convey
any adequate idea of the contest.
If you failed to see the game you
can never understand the fun you
missed. If you did attend the
game but little description is
needed, for the contest speaks
for itself.
The town was all worked up
over the game and the populace
went to the ball lot to have an
afternoon of fun and they had it.
When the game was called at 3
o’clock the whole town responded
to roll call. The brand of base
ball uncorked was good, bad and
indifferent, mostly the latter. The
scorer developed writer’s cramp
before the afternoon’s pastime
was over. But at that there were
flashes of real baseball and not
over ten runs were counted in
any one round.
Batteries for the Baracas in
cluded Gentry and Nutt, Nutt
and Gentry, Heard and Nutt;
Wesleys, Perritt, Dodson and
Lyons; umpire J. B. Childs.
The receipts amounted to $23,
which will be applied to the bar
becue fund.
Beaten in the Sunday school
contest and at baseball the Bara
cas are now fighting with their
back to the wall and will try to
redeem themselves at the barbe
cue on June 4, and it would not
be surprising if some long dis
tance eating records are smashed
at that time.
WIGWAM WILL OPEN
SATURDAY, THE 29TH
The Wigwam Hotel at Indian
Springs will open for the season
Saturday, May 29. Mr. Sher
wood Thaxton. a Jackson boy and
popular young hotel man, will
be manager of this well known
hostelry again this season. A
successful year is predicted.
As usual several conventions
will be entertained there during
the season.
TO MEET PARTY
IN SPALDING
WELCOME TO BE ROYAL
Tourists Will Arrive on
Thursday Afternoon
When the party of “Seeing
Georgia” tourists arrive in Jack
son Thursday afternoon on the
last lap of their swing around the
state they will be cordially wel
comed and royally entertained.
A committee of ladies will
serve refreshments, ice cream,
cake, punch and other appetizing
delicacies dear to the heart of the
tired and hot motorist, in the
armory. There will be short
addresses of welcome by Mayor
W. E. Watkins and Col. C. L.
Redman.
As many automobiles as can
make the trip will meet the tour
ists in Griffin and escort them
into the city. The cars will leave
Jackson at 10:30 and it is expect
ed the’tourists will arrive in the
city about 2 or 2:30 o’clock.
A huge banner bearing the in
scription, “Welcome to Jack
son,” will be stretched across
Third street.
The auto party will be shown
every courtesy and kindness
while guests of the citizens of
Jackson, “The Power City.”
The committee appointed by
Mayor Watkins to welcome the
party includes: Messrs. F. S.
Etheridge, J. H. Carmichael, T.
H. Buttrill, J. C. Jones, C. L.
Carter, J. D. Jones, R. N. Eth
eridge. W. T. Powers, R. J. Car
michael. S. 0. Ham, S. J. Foster
and C. L. Redman.
HOTEL FOY OPENS FOR
THE SEASON THURSDAY
Under the management of Mr.
R. T. Smith, one of the best
known and most pouplar young
hotel men in the state, the Foy
Hotel, Indian Springs, will open
for the season Thursday.
Messrs. R. V. and R. T. Smith
are the lessees of this popular
hostelry, the latter being in ac
tive charge.
The Hotel Foy is modern in all
its appointments and the manage
ment assures courteous and effi
cient service to all guests. This
is the fourth season this hotel
has been under the present man
agement and Mr. Smith has suc
ceeded in building up a fine pa
tronage and has many friends in
every part of the state.
NUMBER 22.