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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS Vol. 43—-No. 30 WILL ADVERTISE RATE’S RESOURCES Chanber of Comments ! Behind Plan IS GREAT UNDERTAKING Good Roads, Natural Scen ery, Agricultural Pro ducts, Etc., to Be Made Into Two Large Films ' The Georgia Chamber of Com merce is at work building a mo tion picture film approximately five thonsand feet long, which will take about two hours to run, and which will be used in Geor gia and throughout the most of the Uhited States to arouse in terest in Georgia. Among other things, it will present: First: Views of the public buildings of Georgia, its educa tional institutions and great pub lic enterprises. Second: The mineral resourc es of Georgia, such as marble, granite, slate, bauxite, kaolin, limestone and cement. Third: The apple orchards, peachorchards, watermelon fields and pecan groves, sugar cane fields, corn fields, hog and cattle ranches. Fourth: The marvelous water Pv ver developments of Georgia, by diagrams and views taken at the various water power stations. Fifth: The modern cities of Georgia, through striking views taken in all the leading cities. Sixth: The timber wealth of Georgia, through views of pine forests, hardwood forests, man ufacturing plants and shipping Scenes. Seventh: The climate of the State, demonstrated by official figures of the Weather Bureau. Eighth: The water supply from springs, rivers and artesian wells, that insures the health of the people of Georgia. All places of historic interest in the State. Tenth: Picturesque views in the mountains of North Georgia, on the sea coast at Savannah and Brunswick, and such pictures as Stone Mountain and other places of interest. Eleventh: Road conditions in Georgia, noUonly along the Na tional highway from New York to JacksSnvilie, and the Dixie highway from Chicago to Miami, but along other roads, showing fhe remarkable progress Georgia has made in building good toads, j Twelfth: Cotton will be shown in a series of vivid pictures, from its planting and chopping time through the various processes to the finished product of the Geor gia mills. These, and many other features will make up a film that will hold in rapt attention any audience during the entire production. The undertaking is the most stupendous of any attempted by the Georgia Chamber of Com merce since its organization, and to be successful, must have the active support and co-operation of the whole citizenship of the State. MR. H. S. WILLIAMS DIES FROM A SPIDER’S BITE Friends here regret to learn of the death of Mr. H. S. Williams, which occurred at his home in ' l o Rumbus Saturday. Death was to blood poisoning caused froi spider bite. Not ny years ago Mr. Wil liams Wc. *he popular agent of the Southern here and later was transferred to McDonough. He was yardmaster for the Seaboard and Southern railways at Colum bus at the time of his death. Mr. Williams had been engaged in railroad work for twenty-seven years. Mr. Williams, who is survived by his wife and five children, was a promineat Mason and Shri ner, and a member of Alexius commandery Knights Templar of Jackson. The funeral and interment was at McDonough. MANY ATTENDED FIELD MEETING Four Splendid Addresses Delivered FINE DINNER ENJOYED Rally Was One of Most Enjoyable And Success ful Ever Held in Butts County—3oo Are Present About three hundred persons interested in better farming and live stock gathered at Indian Springs Monday for the Field Meeting, held under direction of the Extension Department of the State Agricultural College at Athens. From every standpoint the meeting was one of the most interesting and helpful ever held in the county. Prof. W. P. Martin presided over the meeting, in absence of County Farm Agent Worsham, who was ill. There were four excellent addresses, two in the morning and two at the afternoon session. Dr. Hirleman, of the United States Department of Agriculture, talked on “Hog Cholera and its Control." Mr. S. M. Cown, district agent of Demonstration work, spoke on the Boys Corn club and Girls Canning clubs. A considerable number of the members of these clubs attended the meeting and gathered added inspiration in their work. . “Soil Fertility" was the sub ject of Prof. Carter, of the State College of Agriculture. Prof. Westbrook, of the Agri cultural College, delivered an ad dress on “Seed Selection." Dinner in abundance was serv ed at the casino at the close of the morning session. Good eats, good addresses and a keen inter est combined made the occasion an all-round success. TO CONDUCT REVIVAL NEXT WEEK Rev. I. H. Miller, of this city, will conduct a series of revival meetings at the Presbyterian church in Stockbridge next week. JACKSON, GEORGIA, JULY 23, 1915 DECATUR WON NEXT MEETING Georgia Editors Conclude Session OFFICERS - ARE CHOSEN Ea&man Did A Big Part in Entertaining Press Asso ciation —Editors Visited Jaybird Springs Decatur was selected as the next meeting place of the Geor gia Weekly Press Association at the convention held in Eastman last week. The following officers were se lected for the ensuing year: President, J. A. McAuliffe, of Milledgeville. First vice president, Paul Har ber, Commerce. Second vice president, J. K. Simmons, Mcßae. Corresponding secretary, H. M. Stanley, Atlanta. Recording secretary, C. E. Benns, Butler. Treasurer, J. J. Howell, Cuth bert. The members of the press party were cordially welcomed and splendidly entertained by the hos pitable citizens of Eastman. A baseball game Monday afternoon and motion pictures that night and a reception at the home of Mrs. T. H. Edwards Tuesday ev ening were among the features of entertainment. The visitors were taken in au tomobiles to Helena-Mcßae Tues day and were the guests of these twin cities at an elegant basket dinner. The return trip to East man included a stop at Jaybird Springs, famous throughout that section as a health resort. The concluding business ses sion was held Wednesday morn ing and at noon some of the par ty left for an outing on the coast and others returned to their homes. TWELVE FINED ON A CHARGE OF GAMING Raided by county and city offi cers Sunday while enjoying a quiet game in Mallet & Nutt's pasture, twelve defendants were arraigned in police court Monday and assessed $5.00 each. Pleas of guilty were entered to the charge of gaming by the defen dants, who included: Clarence Neal. Lewis Barkley, Dolphus Glover, Buster Conley, George Gaston? John Moore, Love Con ley, Lazarus Conley, Henry Bar ker, Kid Hogan, Harold Bank ston, Jean Berry. RETURN DAY NEXT TUESDAY Tuesday, July 27, is return day in the superior court for the Au gust term. There will probably be several cases filed between now and that time. COURT CALENDAR FOR AUGUST TERM ARRANGED SATURDAY At a meeting of the Jackson Bar Association held Saturday morning the following calendar was arranged for the August term of Butts Superior Court: Monday, August 16th Number 622 B. B. Ford & Cos. vs F. M. Lawson 738 Southern Railway Cos. vs Standard Oil Cos. 959 J L Fletcher vs R A Franklin 980 0. M. Nolen vs Central Georgia Power Cos. 982 W. H. Foster vs Towaliga Falls Power Cos. 983 Mrs. Mamie Foster vs Towaliga Falls Power Cos. —— ..... 997 D. F. Pulliam vs Central Georgia Power Cos. 1003 R L Hamlin vs Central Georgia Power Cos. 1004 Mrs. Lilia Hamlin vs Central Georgia Power Cos. 1019 W. J. Waits and A. A. Pope vs Central Georgia Power Cos. 1025 C. A. Pittman vs A. H. Wall and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Cos. Tuesday, August 17th 12 J. P. Brandon vs Central Georgia Power Cos. 13 J. W. Kitchens vs Central Georgia Power Cos. 16 Curry R. Yancey vs Central Georgia Power Cos. 17 Pinkney Cochran vs Central Georgia Power Cos. 18 S. R. Coody vs Central Georgia Power Cos. 19 W. B. Cochran vs Central Georgia Power Cos. 36 T. R. Goolsby vs Central Georgia Power Cos. 42 J. G. Kimbrough vs Central Georgia Power Cos. 58 D. B. Duke vs Central Georgia Power Cos. 60 J. L. Barnes vs Central Georgia Power Cos. JORORS FOR AUGUST TERM SUPERIOR COURT Grand Jurors M A Benson Henryßa'kston T M Furlow J G Colwell 0 L Weaver W M Taylor 0 A Andrews J T Goodman J N Knowles T 0 Linch B A Wright A Me Watkins G W White J S Ham A F Taylor W R Kitchens J R Thurston L L Tison T J Waldrop R P Sasnett E L Barnes W M Andrews JMatM’Mic'ael C A Towles J L Fletcher W P Nutt Geo Etheridge J R Hammond T S Steele W J White Traverse Jurors S K Smith J N McElheney W 0 Ham I H Maddox H H Foster W H Boring VH Carmichael Sam J Smith J D Jones A B Smith I J Slaughter C F Carter J F Lane J R Pettigrew B L Jenkins L L Britton J E McMichael W S White W M Chambers T E Funderb'rk WH Jenkins Sr W R Clark W W Wilson J E Wallace Jr R L Cawthon W D Jolly A C Finley F S Etheridge S J Carmichael A J Hay E L Lawson A M Pace C W Wilder W H Thaxton S P Ridgeway W H Maddox J S Carter W A Clark W P Elliott W F Thomas WOUND PROVES FATAL Ambrose Jackson, the negro who was shot down by Policeman Brooks at Flovilla on July 8, died of his wounds in the county jail last Thursday. The remains were carried to Atlanta for funeral and interment by his mother. SINGING AT TOWALIGA There will be an all day singing at Towaliga church Friday. July 30, with dinner on the grounds. The public cordially invited. Jackson Argus Established 1873 ( „ ~,. Butts County Progress Established 1882 I Consolidated July 9.1915 SOUTHERN HAS FINE RECORD AS TO FATAL ACCIDENTS Atlanta, Ga., July 20—More than sixteen and a half million passengers—a number greater than the combined population of Virginia. North Carolina, South Carolina, Geongia, Alabama, Ten nessee and Kentucky—were trans ported bv Southern Railway dur ing the year ended June 30, with only one fatal injury to a passen ger while on a train and that one was standing on a car platform in direct violation of the com pany's rules. Of this great num ber of passengers not one was killed in a train accident. This excellent record was shown in the official figures giv en out today indicating the high degree of safety that has been attained in the handling of South ern Railway passenger trains. In marked contrast are figures recently given out by President Fairfax Harrison, of Southern Railway, showing that during the same period twelve persons riding in automobiles were killed in accidents at public highway crossings, every one of which ac cidents could have been prevent ed had the driver of the car ob served the familiar warning, “Stop, Look, and Listen." THAXTON AND WEAVER FAMILIES TO HAVE REUNION The Thaxton and Weaver fam ilies will have their annual reu nion at Liberty church on Wed nesday, July 28. These annual reunions are always delightful occasions, bringing the members together for a warm handshake, an exchange of reminiscences and a good time generally. The committee requests that members attend and take “well filled baskets."