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VOTE FOR SEWERAGE BONDS ON JULY Bth.
OFFICIAL ORGAN
OF
BUTTS COUNTY
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FORTY-FIRST YEAR.
GRIFFIN DISTRICT WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY
CLOSES MOST SUCCESSFUL SESSION WEDNESDAY
o
flany Delegates in Attendance —Huch Important
Business Transacted —Officers Elected.
Session Host Harmonious.
The Woman’s Missionary So
ciety, Griffin District North Geor
gia Conference, has just held a
most delightful meeting at the
Methodist church. A good many
delegates were in attendance, and
much progress and enthusiasm ex
piessed,
During the convention delicious
noonday lunches were served in
the ante-room at the church, and
delightful trips were given the del
egates by the entertaining society.
The convention had its first ses
sion Monday evening, with Mrs.
Blalock, District Secretary, in the
chair. Brother M. S. Williams,
pastor in charge, gave a short,
spicy address, welcoming the con
vention to our city and church,
followed by welcoming addresses
by the Methodist, Presbyterian and
Baptist societies, represented by
Mrs. J. B. Settle, Mrs. J. E. Woods
and Mrs. J. O. Martin, and a re
sponse from the district by Miss
Hollis, of Forsyth.
The beautiful decoration of the
church and the exquisite solos and
‘ anthems of the choir attested the
joy with which the entertaining
society received then guests.
Tuesday morning the first busi
ness session was held, commencing
at 9:30, other delegates having ar-
rived.
I Miss Myrtle Harris, of Jackson,
was made Recording Secretary for
the meeting. Letters relating to
the work were read and other rou
ttine business brought forward and
discussed.
In the afternoon interesting re
ports, showing the progress of the
various charges in the Griffin dis
trict, were read. Mrs. McKachern,
* the Corresponding Secretary of the j
Home Department of the North ;
(Georgia Conference, gave valuable
talk and helps on the financial
plans. North Georgia’s part in
this work for this year is $40,000,
and each society was assigned her
pro rata part.
At the evening session Mrs. lid
ward Elder, of Barnesville, gave a
fine exposition on “The Progress
of the World,” followed by our
own Mrs. Webb on the juvenile
work. Mrs. McEacherr. then told
us of her attendance on the Mis
sionary Council held in Birming
ham in April, and of the wonder
ful work accomplished and beau
tiful consecration of the twenty
missionaries and deaconesses or
dained at this meeting.
Tuesday morning Mrs. Blalock
told us of the correlation of tem
perance work with mission work,
followed by Mrs McEacheru on
the duties of the four vice-presi
dents. It was recommended and
agreed upon that the district should
h4ve an organization of the same
iJture.
'The following officers were
elected:
First Vice-President Juvenile
Work—Mrs. Cawthen, Jenkius
bUfeecond Vice-President - Young
People's Work —Mrs. Settle, Jack
-50 Third Vice-President — Mission
?Study Christian Stewardship
Mrs. Worrell. Tbomaston.
Fourth' Vice-President — Social
Service, Parsonage Work—Mrs.
Vote for sewerage bonds; for health and prevention of disease; for greater Jackson. This issue means a cleaner city.
rHE JACKSON ARGUS.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
ELECTS NEW TEACHERS
The Board of Education of the
city elected two teachers to fill va
cancies caused by resignations and
transfers.
Mrs. Julia Doane, of Tampa,
Fla., will take tbe place of Miss
Julia Thornton, who will have
charge of the Seventh Grade next
year. Miss Thornton takes the
place of Miss Smith, who resigns.
Mrs. Doane will fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss
Annie Waldrop, who will be in
Oklahoma next year.
Miss Kate Amos, of Milledge
ville, will have charge of the
Fourth Grade, it:stead of Miss
Annie Lou McCord, who has beep
transferred to the First Grade,
which was made vacant by Miss
Annie Keith’s resignation.
Prof. Martin announces that he
has not secured a High School
teacher in place r Miss Elizabeth
Rogers, who has R esigned to teach
in Wesleyan next year. He is
now considering applications from
Latin and French teachers, as this
is the department without a teacher.
JACKSON MOVIES 10 HAVE
GOOD SHOW NEXT WEEK
The New Vendome Theater will
announce its weekly program of films
and vaudeville through The Argus
columns.
Mr. Cornett is showing better pic
tures than ever before shown to Jack
son audiences.
Col. Gilbert Walden, Texas cowboy,
musician and humorist, will be present
the first two nights with thrilling
western recitals, and this will no doubt
be oue of the best over given here.
The program of films will be found
on page rive.
The pictures and vaudeville this
week have been exceptionally good.
Rather Dull.
When we get down to it, life hasn’t
half as many complications as a ten
sent melodrama.
Matthews, Thomaston.
Treasurer Miss Fitzpatrick,
Culloden.
Superintendent of Publicity—
Mrs. E. Elder, Barnesville.
Superintendent of Supplies—
Miss Nina Wall, McDonough.
Recording Secretary—Mrs. J. R.
Pound, Barnesville.
Mrs. Webb gave a beautiful ob
ject lesson on The W Oman’s Duty
as Related to the Child’s Work.”
Tuesday afternoon’s session
closed with an invitation from
Zebulon to convene there next
year.
Mrs. Blalock asked each one
present consecutively to tell what
they brought to the meeting, what
they received and %vhat they were
going to take back to their socie
ties. Then Mrs. Blalock read a
beautiful farewell address. A spir
itual consecration service closed
the hour, after joiniag hands in an
unbroken chain, singing “Blest Be
the Tie That Binds,” and a sweet
benediction from Mrs. Blalock and
Rev. M. S. Williams.
JACKSON. BUTTS COUNTY. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. JULY 4. 1913.
PLANNING A BARBECUE
FOR THE JACKSON ELKS
Oriffin Elka Plan to Show Their Ap
preciation of Hospitality Extend
• ed Them at Jackson on
Monday, July 14th.
The local members of the Griffin
Lodge No. 1207, B. P. 0. E., are
making arrangements to entertain
the Jackson members of the lodge at
a splendid barbecue cm the afternoon
of Monday, July 14th. On that
date several men of Jackson will be
initiated into the mysteries of the order
at the regular meeting of the lodge at
night, and they will be accompanied
to Griffin by the members of the order
residing in that city.
It is the intention of the local Elks
to entertain the visitors about 6
o'clock in the evening before the
meeting of the lodge at a delightful
barbecue which will be served at some
convenient place near the city.
Recently the Jackson members of
the Elks lodge entertained tbe Griffin
members at an enjoyable barbecue at
Mallet Spring near Jackson, and in
planning to entertain them on thfe
occasion of their visit to Griffin the
local Elks are seeking to show their
appreciation of the courtesies so grac-j
iously extended while in Jackson.
Although the barbecue will he
given especially in compliment to the
Jackson visitors, all Elks of Georgia
and elsewhere will be cordially invited
to attend, and tbe occasion promises to
be a most interesting ar.d delightful
occasion.-—Griffin News.
MS 10 PUBLISH SERIES OF COMICS
The Argus will contain weekly a
series of humorous pictures of the “Nut
Cluf,” by F. R. Morgan, a great
American cartoonist. Look for them,
they will be interesting.
THIS ONE FROM GOOD
OLD COUNTY OF CGBB
Said To Be Only One of
Species Ever Captured
in Georgia.
Atlanta, Ga., July 3. —The
horn-tailed hoop-snake, recently
captured on Marietta road by a
Cold) county farmer and brought
to the State capitol alive, has died,
and consequently legislators will
not have the opportunity of seeing
the promised wonder, but the re
mains have already been pickled
in alcohol and will occupy a per
manent place on the shelf in the
State Capitol Museum. This is
the only snake of the kind ever
captured in Georgia. It has a horn
like that of a cow on the end of its
tail, and-popular tradition is that
in pursuing its enemy it takes this
horn in its mouth and rolls along
like a hoop.
PASTOR WILLIAMS INVITES
MEN TO SMASH CUSTOMS
Rev. M. S. Williams, of the Meth
odist church, has invited the men to
come to the evening service without
their coats and the ladies without
their hats. He realizes that a great
many stay away from church be
cause of society’s brutal custom of
requiring people to dress contrary to
sensible comfort. It is hoped that
many 'will take advantage of this
freedom, and no doubt they will,
i Remember, you men are to go to
I church Sunday evening without
coats and the lady folks without
! hats.
LARGE YIELO OF OATS
ON TWO TEST ACRES
Mr. W. E. Foster Produces Enorm
ous Yield of One Hundred and
Twenty-Five Bushels
Per Acre.
The calamity howler lias noplace
in Butts county, although the busi
ness World is suffering from tight
money conditions caused by the
failure of tire crop last fall. More
oats and corn have been raised in
Butts county this year than ever—
a very fine crop and bringing good
prices.
One individual fanner, Mr. W. E
Foster, produced an enormous yield
on about two test acres of 126 bush
els per acre. This is excellent, and ,
shows that land in our county can
grow any crop abundantly.
BIG PROBLEM PUT UP
TO GEORGIA ASSEMBLY
Mr. Edmondson, of Brooks, lias In
troduced Resolution to Call Con
stitutional Convention—Will
Make Fight to Pass Bill.
(SPECIAL to THE ARGUS.)
Atlanta, Ga., July 3. —To
(fill k ’Constitutional Convention
or not to call a Constitutional
Convention is the big problem that
has been put up to the Georgia as
sembly by the resolution of Rep
resentative Grover C. Edmondson,
of Brooks county. Mr. Edmond
son, who is a prominent lawyer,
though the youngest member bf
the Legislature, has already se
cured strong backing for his meas
ure. It carries with it a provision
for the appropriation of $50,000
to defray the expenses of the Con
stitutional Convention. It pro
vides, of course, for an election
to he held for the purpose of rati
fication of the call by the people.
The resolution provides that repre
sentation in the Constitutional Con-
vention shall he based on popula
tion, and that to this end each sen
atorial district of the State shall
constitute an election district from
which delegates to the State Con
vention shall be chosen. It is pro'
posed to give representation on the
floor of the convention in the ratio
of one delegate for every 10,000
inhabitants for each senatorial dis
trict. This would give the First
district nine delegates, >lie Second
four, the Third four, the Fourth
two, the Fifth five, and so on, ac
cording to population.
Grover Ednjondson is going to
make a strong fight to carry his
measure, which is backed by prac
tically all members of the House
and Senate, who are convinced of
the necessity tor amendments and
changes in the State’s antiquated
constitution.
Tobacco 25c. pound at
R. A. Franklin & Cos.
Lost, Strayed or Stolen,
A red mare mule. Any
one having seen or heard of
her please write
S. M. Apple,
or phone O. M. Sims, Locust
Grove, Ga.
LEGISLATURE GETS DOWN
TO SERIOUS BUSINESS
Considering Tax Reforms, Inherit
ance and Income Taxes, Revision
of Registration Laws, Laws
for Criminal Procedure.
(SPECIAL TO THE ARGUS.)
Atlanta, Ga., July 3.—With
an earnestness which defies mid
summer heat and the social distrac
tions of Atlanta, the 1913 Legisla
ture has buckled down to serious
business, and in this the second
week, both House and Senate are
hammering on the big reforms that
both the outgoing and incoming
Governors have recommended.
Revision of the State’s finances,
revision of the State’s registration
laws and improving the laws gov
erning criminal procedure are three
of the big subjects which the as
sembly is sweating over.
Of course, each one of these
questions is split up into various
phases, and scores of measures
have been introduced bearing in
one way or the other on all these
subjects. The issuance of a spe
cial tax to assure the prompt pay
ment of school teachers in Georgia
looms up large in the financial re
form field. Other proposals are the
assessment of an inheritance tax,
reform in the manner of collecting
the near-beer tax, and possibly the
advisability of an income tax.
Proposals for registration law re
form seem to be centered now on
the idea of providing for perma
nent registration. It is admitted
that under the present law many
voters are disfranchised needlessly
through failure to register sixty
days before the close of the books.
The proposal made by both Gov
ernor Brown and Governor Slaton
to bring the criminal court proce
dure laws up to date will be con
sidered along with many other pro
posed reforms bearing on penal
conditions. It is considered prob
able that a commission will he cre
ated to deal with this general sub
ject.
With Randolph Anderson as Pres
ident of the Senate and VV, 11. Bur
well as Speaker of the House, both
experienced legislators and parlia
mentarians, the business of the as
sembly lias been running smoothly
from the start.
If by “lobbying” one means ar
gument on the part of outsiders to
influence members of the Legisla
ture in their votes, then there is a
great deal of lobbying going on at
the Georgia capitol this year. In
dividuals interested in local meas
ures have come from all parts of
the State‘to talk with legislators in
hopes of having their claims recog
nized. Professionally paid lobby
ists are few and far between, but
people who are lobbying from di
rect personal interest in one meas
ure or another are very numerous.
Governor John M. Slaton, who
has spent practically the whole
spring and summer iti a study of
the State’s financial system and
needs, is keeping in very close
touch with the Legislature, and
leaders in both the House and Sen
ate are in daily consultation with
him. 11 is proposition that the gen
eral appropriation bill be submitted
to the Governor at least ten days
before the close of the session in
order that the proposed expendi
tures may be squared with the in
come, is meeting with general ap
proval.
Whatever disposition the Legis-
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THE BUTTS COUNTY
FARMERS’ INSTITUTE
Held Uuder Auspices of the State
College of Agriculture, Athens,
Oa., at Jackson, Friday, July
IB 1913—Fine Program.
This is the regular Farmers’ In
stitute meeting, and every farmer
and every member of his family is
cordially invited to attend. There
will be something new and inter
esting in every address delivered,
and it will be well worth while for
evrey one to be present. If you
have some farming problem to be
solved, bring it to the meeting.
There will be features of interest
on the program for the Boys’ Com
Club and Girls’ Canning Club
members.
The program is as follows:
MORNING SESSION, 10 A. M.
Invocation.
Introductory Remarks—Mr. J. J.
Mapps, President of Butts County
Farmers’ Institute Organization.
What Good Live Stock Means
to the Farmer”—Dr. William Bur
son, Professor of Veterinary Sci
ence.
“Co-operation” Prof. T. H.
McHatton, Professor of Horticul
ture.
AFTERNOON SESSION, 1:30 P. M.
“Increasing. the Yield of Corn”
—Prof. R. S. I-lollingshead, Ad
junct Professor of Soils.
“The Results of Farm Demon
stration Work”—S. M. Cown, Dis
trict Agent (in co-operation with
U. S. Departure of Agriculture. )
CONFEDERATE REUNION AT
BRUNSWICK JULY 15-16
In order that there may he no
misunderstanding about the dale
of the Confederate reunion at
Brunswick, The Argus has been
asked to announce that the reunion
will he on July 15 and 16, instead
of a week later, as was first an
nounced.
It is expected that a good num
ber of delegates from Butts county
will attend. Excursions will be
run to Brunswick and St. Simons,
PROF. MARTIN GOES TO ATHENS
TO ATTEND TEACHERS' CONVENTION
Prof. W. P. Martin lias gone lo
Athens to attend the State Conven
tion of High School Teachers which
is in session in the Classic City
tills week. A large number have
gathered there to discuss problems
of high school and college piepara*
tory courses of education.
Wiiile at the convention Prof. Mar
tin will address the gatli ering on the
advisability of the establishment of
training courses in the high schools
for the purpose of training rural
teachers for more efficient work.
Prof. Martin will return in time for
the Bummer School Monday.
LOST —A black Hand
Bag. Finder please re
turn and receive reward.
Mrs. R. L. Smith.
Difference Between Two Words.
The vast difference between the
words "may” ana "shall” can be fit
tingly described by those who have
gone before the parole board.
lature makes of the question of re
funding the State’s bonded indebt
edness in 1915 will be decided on
after a lengthy consultation with
the Governor.
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