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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME ‘I OCTOBER 19-22 DATE OF FAIR four Big Days Promised This Fall SI,OOO IN PREMIUM LIST Enthusa&ic Meeting Held Saturday Morning When Plans For Fair Were Out lined—New Committee Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday, October 19, 20, 21 and 22, are the dates agreed on for the Butts County Fair. This date was selected so that the displays, particularly the products of the Boys Corn club and the Girls Canning club, can be shown at the state fair in Macon and the Corn Show in At lanta. In addition to selecting a date for the fair, other business mat ters were disposed of at a meet ing of the fair association Satur day morning. A committee on Advertising and Attractions was appointed, the members being Messrs. A. T. Buttrill, W. T. Powers, R. N. Etheridge, W. P. Martin and F. S. Etheridge. Premiums amounting to $705 will be awarded. The following amounts were given to the va rious departments: Education and Domestic Sci ence -$ 75 00 Corn Club 200 00 Pig Club - 50 00 Live Stock 100 00 Canning Club__ 100 00 Agriculture - 90 00 Ladies Department..— 40 00 Poultry 50 00 The chairman of committees are urged to consult with the members of their respective de partments and finish the premium lists so that they can be printed. This should be attended to at once. Approximately S2OO has been raised to date. Mr. J. G. Ward, district manager of the Southern Bell Telephone Company, has generously agreed to give, per sonally, a farmers telephone line. It is proposed to raise SI,OOO to cover the premiums and neces sary expenses. Mr. F. S. Ether idge, Mr. Hugh Mallet and J. D. Jones will canvass Jackson and see how much money can be raised among the merchants and bankers. It has been definitely deter mined to give the last day over to the colored people for a dis play of their produots. There was a good ateendance at the meeting Saturday and en thusiastic interest was shown in every detail of the fairr, Misses Bessie Waldrop and Vallie Garr were added to the committee on Canning Club. The next meeting of the fair association will be held subject to the call of the president. BARN DESTROYED BY FIRE SUNDAY NI6HT Fire which originated about 10 o’clock Sunday night destroyed the barn on the farm of Mr. Hugh Mallet, on the McCandless place near Jackson. In the building were stored some cotton seed and oats, belonging to Mr. Mal let, and a threshing machine be longing to Messrs. McNair and Williamson. Mr. Mallet’s loss was about SIOO, there being no insurance. The origin of the fire is not known TAX VALUES ABOUT SAME As They Were For The Year 1914 EQUALIZERS FINISH WORK Only Decrease Is in Per sonal Property—Digest Be Completed in Short Time —Board Adjourns With the board of tax equali zers practically through with their work for the year, it is de clared the taxable values of Butts county will be about the same in 1915 as they were last year. According to members of the board the real estate values vary but little from the figure at which they were accepted last year. In a few instances the returns of land were lowered, while in oth er cases the assessments were raised. On the whole there ap pears to have been little or no kicking on the board’s work, as no arbitrations have been nec essary. While real estate values held their own, personal property ex perienced a slight shrinkage. Singularly enough, though, the returns of colored property own ers show a gain over 1914. As fast as possible the proper ty is being put on the digest and it will be possible to announce the exact figures within a short time. MR. J. A. MOSS PASSED AWAY AT JENKINSBURG The death of Mr. J. A. Moss, a well known and highly esteem ed citizen of the county, occur red at his home at Jenkinsburg Monday morning at 7 o’clock. He had been sick for several years with tuberculosis and his death was not unexpected, but came as a shock to a large num ber of friends. Mr. Moss, who was about 45 years old, was a member of the Baptist church and a splendid citizen. Mr. Moss is survived by two brothers, Mr. A. F. Moss, of Barnesville, and Mr. John Moss, ©f McDonough; two sisters. Miss Mollie Moss, of Jenkinsburg and Mrs. Tobe Thompson, of East man. His wife died about a year ago. The funeral services were con ducted Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock at the Jenkinsburg Bap tist church by Rev. F. G. Spear man, assisted by Rev. Arthur Jackson. Interment was in the cemetery at Jenkinsbnrg. JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 18. 1915. JACKSON NURSE’S NARROW ESCAPE Near-Victim of Lusitania Tragedy LOST MONEY AND CLOTHES Miss Sanderson With En glish Red Cross Writes Interestingly of War- Cruelties of Germans The following are portions of a letter from Miss Ruth Sander son to Miss Mary Ivinard. Miss Sanderson is an excellent trained nurse, of Atlanta, and has been on professional duties in Jackson a number of times. Her friends are interested to know that she is now in England, doing work with a corps of Red Cross nurs es. The letter, in part, follows: Villa Dhrine, St. Johns, Isle of Man, May 26, 1915. Dear Mary:—l thought I would write you a line tonight to let you know that I think about you often, and I wish many times I could see all of you again. Just imagine how near I was to being sunk in the Lusitania, but we had a captain that knew how to get away, for instead of going about 15 knots an hour he had another boiler nt and steam ed as hard as he could and put to sea again until a torpedo destroy er came to our rescue and al though we came in darkness we were handed over to one torpe do destroyer to another until we came well up in the Mersey. lam on an island about 82 miles from England, where there areabout 10,000 German aliens in terned and they keep bringing more. I lost some clothes on the Lu sitania that the chief steward was bringing across, and SIOO, but I am thankful that I was not on her myself, as I have lost a very dear friend in the purser. He has never been found and he had sailed in the Cunard Cos. for 40 years. He was a man 70 years old. I shall have to stay here until I get the money to get back, as I was depending on the money the purser was bringing for me. Ido not believe I shall ever come to England again, once I get back. The doctors want me to go to Serbia, but the climate here does not agree with me. I have had bronchitis ever since I came and the weather is so cold and the people do not keep the houses warm enough, so that I have never been comforable since I came. I am teaching the manor ladies to bandage and "first aid,” as la ter they are going to bring the wounded here. There is hardly a family who has not lost one or two boys at the front and so manv homes are made desolate. Ido wish the war was over. It is most terrible. I think I have sent you some of the views of this island and will send you one or two more be fore I leave. Italy has just gone in now and HORACE SMITH DEAD AT AGE OF FIVE YEARS Horace, the five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Smith, died Thursday afternoon of last week at his home near Jackson. He had been sick only a few days and death was due to a compli cation of diseases. He is survived by his parents, several brothers and sisters and his grandparents. The funeral was held Friday morning at Macedonia church. Rev. Z. E. Barron conducting the services. FACULTY IS AT LAST COMPLETE Board Held Many Meetings Before Electing NEW RULING IS PASSED Jackson Teachers Have at Lea& Five Years Experience Before Being Eligible to Teach Here The faculty of the Jackson pub lic schools is now complete and the members of the Board of Ed ucation are breathing easy again'.' Not before in years has there been so many resignations and the board has found it necessary to hold meeting after meeting to fill the vacancies. Miss Reba Johnson, of Jeffer sonville, was elected as teacher of the seventh grade at a meet ing of the board Monday. At a meeting Tuesday after noon the board of education ejec ted Miss Cooley, of Eatonton, as teacher of the second grade. It is hoped, by the board of ed ucation, that the new teachers will accept and that no more elec tions will be necessary. As at present constituted it is consid ered the faculty for the 1915-16 session ot the public schools is an able one. i The board of education passed a regulation Tuesday afterriobh that no Jackson teacher not had at least five years exper ience shall be elected to a posi tion in the local schools. It was provided that this ruling shall not apply to teachers who have already been elected to positions in this city. • I hope Roumania will follow soon. The Germans have been doing every diabolical thing that could be done. So many babies and little children were drowned in the Lusitania and the poison gas es they have used for the soldiers. If they breathe it, it fills the lungs with water and they die. I must conclude now, with love to all of you. Yours sincerely, Ruth Sanderson. MONEY NEEDED FOR THE FAIR Have You Subscribed to The Movement? WILL CANVAtt JACKSON People of Entire Commu nity Invited to Take A Part in Fair~slsß.so Sub scribed to Date The total amount subscribed to the Butts county fair is now $158.50. Since the last report $70.00 has been raised. Every citizen in the county is requested to donate something, either cash or produce of some kind that can be used in awarding premiums. If your name is not on the fol lowing list, hand in your sub scription to Mr. Worsham at an early so the amounts can be pub lished. Previously reported $ 88 50 Mrs LDSingley. 5 00 Nathan Williamson 1 00 Bryant Williamson, 1 bu corn 150 R L McMichael. ... 2 00 George McMichael 2 00 J T Atkinsoja. seed corn.. 200 J O Gaston.: 10 00 Bernard Gaston, 1 b corn. 150 Lindsey Thornton, bu corn 150 May son Smith, bu corn.. 150 Ewell Benson, bu corn... 150 Charlie Benson, bucorn. 150 D B Duke, bu corn 1 50 Roswell Maddox, bu corn 150 J L Barnes, pig sOf J K Sitton __ 300 J G Ward, farmers tele phone line 15 00 J M Greer, pig 500 A B Smith 200 Ed Cole 1 00 S K Smith, pig.. 5 00 Total $l5B 50 BIRTH OF OLD GLORY APPROPRIATELY OBSERVEO ' Atlanta, Ga., June 17.—The ’United States flag was just 138 .years old this week, and “Flag ifea y \tfas more extensively cele brated in Atlanta on Monday than ever before in the city’s history. The Elks of the city took a prominent part in the celebra tion and held beautiful ceremo nies. The Daughters of the American Revolution and other organizations also participated, while thousands of people wore flag day button bearing the leg end, “Peace and Preparedness.” Time seems to have brought a deeper realization to the public mind (or perhaps it is the pres ent war of the nations) of what this country’s starry emblem stands for, and of the fact that while half a century of peace has come and gone, the average American is as ready as ever to shed his blood if necessary in de fense of the flag which stands above all others for freedom and personal liberty. NUMBER 25.