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OFFICIAL ORGV.N
OF
butts county
THE BEST PAPER IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST COUNTY IN THE BEST STATE IN THE BEST COUNTRY.
forty-first year.
Census Shows 3,799 School
Population in Butts County
’ o
Illiteracy Shows Gratifying Loss —Only Six White
Children in Entire County Who Can
Neither Read Nor Write.
Complete figures for tbe Butts
county school census show 3,799
children, white and black, an in
crease of 92 over the census in 1908.
Within the limits of the city of
Jackson there are 288 whites and
211 colored.
Town of Pepperton, 107 whites,
11 colored.
1 Town of Flovilla, 73 whites, 52
colored.
Town of Jenkinsburg, 73 whites,
17 colored.
There are only six white children
in tbe county, over ten years of
age, who can neither read nor
write; 1908 census showed nine
teen. There are ten white chil
dren and 300 colored, over ten
years, who can read but not write.
Only one white child, a boy fifteen
years old, in the county, who has
never attended any public school.
Nine hundred and eighty whites
and 548 colored had attended pub
lic schools over five mouths during
1912.
By districts the figures are as
follows:
WHITE COLORED
Buttrill 276 344
Coodys 122 22S
Dublin 123 113
Indian Spring JIH') 230
Iron Spring Rm 32 162
Jackson - 615 403
Towaliga 113 -’54
Worthville 139 1%
Total 1,679 2,120
Grand total 3,790
During the last five years the
counties received per capita about
53.43 per year. This five- years
the amount may be only about
$3. showing how necessary is an
accurate' count of" children in
school age.
MBS. OTIS HAM’S CONDITION IMPROVED
Mrs. Otis Ham’s condition is im
proved. She left the sanitarium
yesterday and is with her sistei,
Mrs. Stewart Roberts, until she re
covers her strength. Her little son,
Marshall Welch, was carried to At
lanta Sunday and is with her.
C. Tv Maddox, of Towaliga, was
in town Tuesday
William McClure is cashier in
the New York store.
Southern Cotton Oil Cos. Top Dressers.
If tbe iprtcc ts f)totb or low
It is important to grow the largest possible crop per acre in order to reduce the cost of making. The cost of
Jabor is practically the same.
OUR I KK I I UIZURH
For side application, corn or cotton, will accomplish all of this. Feed your crops as they grow. This is Common Sense.
Southern Cotton ©il Cos., * Jackson, Ga.
THE JACKSON ARGUS.
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DR. B. F. WATKINS INJURED
IN WRECK ON SOUTHERN
Dr. B. F. Watkins, of Bullards,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Watkins,
Sr., of fackson, had his right ankle
and shoulder bruised in a wreck
Saturday on the Southern road,
two miles south of Macon, where
the train was struck by a switch
engine.
Sunday Col. W. E. Watkins
went down to the Macon Hospital
to see his brother and found him
resting comfortably, badly bruised
and shaken up, but not seriously
injured.
ROADS FROM MACON TO
INDIAN SPRING IMPROVED
Forsyth, Ga., June 5. —The
many Macon people who journey
to Indian Spring on Sundays in
their cars will be pleased, no doubt,
to learn that the road from Forsyth
has been splendidly worked and
graded six or seven miles out, and
“Rune creek” hills have been
graded down and a substantial
bridge built over the creek, which
has heretofore been almost im
passable.
Those who may desire to avail
themselves of the pleasure of mo
toring over to the Springs on Sun
day vvill find one of the best auto
mobile roads in the country, espe
cially the Monroe county end of
the road. The Butts county end of
the road is also in good condition.
ELKS ENJOY OLD-FASHIONED BARBECUE
Over fifty members of the Griffin
Lodge of Elks went over to Jack
son Wednesday afternoon, where
they were entertained by the Jaek
son members of the order at an
old-fashioned barbecue. The trip
was made through the country in
automobiles decorated with the
emblems of the order. The bar
becue was served about 5 o’clock
in the afternoon and was greatly
enjoyed by those fortunate enough
to be present. —Griffin News.
Paul Carmichael, of Matt, Tex.,
is visiting relatives in Jackson.
.IACKSQN. BUTTS COUNTY. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. JUNE 6. 1913.
EASTERN CAPITAL TURNING
SOUTH FOR INVESTMENT
Qraat Interest Manifested in South
ern JTertgage Loans—Orest Deal
at Northern Money May Be
Turned Looee Here Soon.
(SPECIAL TO THE ARGUS.)
Atlanta, Ga ~ J une 5 . —'Eastern
capital is turning more to the South
as a field for conservative invest
ment, according to William Hurd
Hillyer, who has just returned from
an exteusive trip through the larger
Northern cities. Mr. Hillyer’s
business brought him in contact
with a number of leading bankers
in New York, Boston and Phila
delphia, and he expressed himself
as very much pleased with the at
titude assumed by financial men
toward Southern investment at this
time.
“The prevailing tone of pessi
mism of Wall street and other
financial sections does not seem to
extend to Southern properties,”
said Mr. llillyer.
“The assumption is that funda
mental conditions are somehow
better in the South, owit g to the
strategic position pf this section as
regards raw material and the labor
problem. The unusually good be
havior of Southern securities on
the New York Exchange during
recent prolonged depression as
compared with seasoned railway
stocks in other parts of the coun
try, called forth a great deal of fa
vorable camment.
“Perhaps the greatest interest
just at present is being manifested
iu Southern mortgage loans. The
recent violent fluctuations and con
tinued uncertainty iu the stock and
bond market has caused investors
to turn with great favoi to the con
sideration of real estate securities.
The liberal interest rates afforded
by Southern mortgages safety and
other factors being considered, is
attracting more attention in East
ern financial circles than at any
previous time. I should not be
surprised to see a great deal of
Northern money turned loose in
Georgia in the next twelve
months.”
PERSONAL MENTION.
Clayton Buchanan was at home
for the week-end.
Riley I’lymale, of Flovilla, is
one of the graduates of Mercer
this year.
That JudgeJ. A. McMichael is
able to be out on the streets again
after a recent illness is pleasant
news to his host of friends.
TECH QUARTER-CENTENNIAL
TO BE INTERESTING AFFAIR
Alumni From All Over South Will
Attend Distinguished Speaker*
To Take Part—Race ptloua by
Oov. Brown and Others.
(SPECIAL TO THE ARGUS.)
Atlanta, Ga. June s. —The
Georgia School of Technology is
expecting to entertain the largest
gathering of alumni in its history
this week and next in connection
with its quarter-centennial com
mencement celebration.
Alumni from every section of
Georgia and from all over the
South will be here, aud the cere
monies will be in many respects
the most remarkable ever held by
a Southern institution. All alumni
who can possibly come are espe
cially asked to be present to help
make the occasion memorable.
The invited speakers who will
take part in the celebration are
probably the most distinguished
Tech has ever had. The bacca
laureate sermon will be delivered
by I)r. Thomas E- Green, of Chi
cago, Sunday, June Bth. I)r.
Green is one of the most noted
divines in the world.
United States Commissioner of
Education P, P. Claxton will de
liver the literary address in the
Tech Y. M. C. A. Auditorium on
Monday. June 9th. C. Alphouso
Smith, who occupies the Edgar
Allan Poe Chair of English at the
University of Virginia, will de
liver the Founders’ Day oration at
the Opera House on Tuesday, June
10th. On Wednesday I)r. Herbert
s■. Bigelow, of Cincinnati, will be
the commencement orator.
The social and lighter side of the
celebration will also be intensely
interesting. There will be recep
tions by Governor Brown, Dr.
Matheson and others. A series of
interesting dances will be held.
Unique in the history of Tech, an
immense burlesque pageant, par
ticipated in by all the students and
alumni, will march through At
lanta June 10th, and will Ire re
viewed by Governor Brown. They
will wear costumes chosen from all
countries and all periods.
Willie Pitts Newton and Paul
Carmichael, of Texas, spent Tues
day in Atlanta.
W. T. Powers and William Pow
ers are at home from a visit with
Alabama relatives
Leon Wood was hofet to a num
her of friends at a delightful party
at his parents’ home last Thursday
evening.
FARM PRODUCTS NOT
EXEMPT FROM TAXES
i
Say Inatructlona From Comptroller’*
Office to Tax Receiver* Doga
Must Also Be Returned for
Taxation at Harket Value.
Letters of instruction which were
mailed out to Tax Receivers in the
various Georgia counties a few days
ago by Captain W. H. Harrison, of
the Comptroller General’s office, lay
particular stress upon two subjects
of general interest:
First. That all dogs must be re
turned for taxation at their fair
market value.
Second. That farm products are
not exempt from taxation, but
must be returned along with all
other property.
An impression prevails through
out the State that the last Legisla
ture took the tax off dogs and that
a constitutional amendment adopt
ed in the elections last fall exempts
farm products.
Asa matter of fact the law pass
ed by the Legislature amends the
tax act by making dogs ad valo
rem property. Heretofore a uni
form tax of $1 lias been assessed
on each dog.
And the constitutional amend
ment adopted last year simply em
powers the Legislature, if it deems
wise, to exempt farm products from
Taxation. Before farm products
can escape the Legislature nn st
enact a law specifically exempting
them.
OVERLAND WESTERNER
PASSES THROUGH CITY
J. B. Ransom, one of four horse
men who are making a 20,000-mile
trip through the United States,
spent a while here Tuesday.
11 is party left Olympia, Wash.,
in May, 1912, with four saddle
horses, one pack horse and a watch
dog. Three of the saddle horses
have died on the trip.
The route of the Overhand West
erners is so selected that the sum
mer months are spent in the North
and in the winter they travel south
ward.
The party includes J. IE Ransom,
C. C. and C. W. Beck and K. G.
Rayne, who have a letter from
Governor M. K. llay, of Washing
ton State, to the Governors of all
the States. They have the seal of
each State on their papers, and
have their pictures made in front
of the capitol with each Governor.
The party will reach San Fran
cisco June 1, 1915, in time for the
Pan-American Exposition.
Best Advertising
Medium In
Middle Georgia
MEETING BOARD TRUSTEES
> JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL
Prof. Martin’s Report Showed an
Enrollment of 405 Pupil* for the
Year 1912-13, the Largoat In
History of tho School.
At the first meeting of the Board
of Trusjees of Jackson High School
since the close of the school Mon
day afternoon, Miss Annie Wal
drop’s resignation as Third Grade
teacher in the school was accepted,
and in her place Miss Nina Cox,
of Ocilla, was elected. Miss Wal
drop has accepted a very flattering
offer as teacher in a school in Ok
lahoma.
Miss Cox has had three years’
experience in teaching and is a
graduate of the Georgia Normal
and Industrial College at Mil
ledgeville, and comes well recom
mended.
Prof. Martin’s report showed an
enrollment of 405 pupils for the
year 1912-13, the largest in the
school’s history, with an average
attendance of 312. There were
297 children promoted to higher
grades, this number including the
graduating class. The fact that
the attendance of the session just
past was so far in excess of former
years is encouraging to the teach
ers as well as all connected with
the school. The general character
of the student work has been of a
most satisfactory nature, and the
affairs of the school are in a first
class and thriving condition.
An examination of the school
library books showed how eager
the pupils have been to read and
learn from other smnces than the
daily text-books. They ha've been
enthusiastic over the advantages
offered through this library that is
growing—but too slowly. It is,
however, gratifying to feel and
know that the library has readied
the point of permanency, and that
nothing will be lefc undone to en
large it from time to time. Over
100 volumes were added during the
last term, and 3,000 books were
read by the pupils of the school—
the same book, of course, being
read by several.
The increased attendance, inter
est and other improvements made
in the school last term only add
further interest, and next term
promises to be another unequaled
one.
R. N. Etheridge was called to
Hyron Monday by the illness of his
father, M. F. Etheridge.
Henry Hyron left Wednesday for
Hampton, Fla., where he will be
associated in business with his un
cle, Hr. J. 1 lenry Twiggs.
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