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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS Vol 43—No. 36 PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY Vacation Season Nearing Close BUILDING IS IMPROVED Faculty Is A Strong One—; Domestic Science Added to Curriculum For The Next Session The fall term of the Jackson public schools will open Monday, September 6. All patrons and friends are requested to be pres ent at 8:30 for the opening exer 'cises. _ \ The following program will be carried out: Devotional exercis es by Rev. I. H. Miller. Short talks by Mr. Hugh Mallet, Rev. Olin King and Dr. VanDeventer. A number of improvements on the building have recently been completed. These include a thor ough cleaning of the floors, the addition of extra blackboards and the installation of new desks. The faculty bonsists of able and experienced teachers. One of the most successful sessions in the history of the schools is pre dicted. The following faculty is to guide the destinies the city schools during the 1915-x.*session: W. P. Martin, Supt. W. 0. Perritt, Mullins, S. C., Mathematics and Science. Miss Janie Hearn, Eatonton, French and English. Miss Lucy Pierce, Trenton, Tenn., Latin and History. Miss Reba Johnson, Jefferson ville, 7th grade. Miss Bessie Waldrop, Flovilla, 6th grade. Miss Davie Fletcher, Jackson, sth grade. Miss Kate Amoss, Milledge ville, 4th grade. Mrs. Julia Doane, Jackson, 3rd grade. Miss Inez Cooley, Eatonton, 2nd grade. Miss Annie Lou McCord, Jack son, Ist, grade. Miss Opal Shepherd, Nashville, Ga., Domestic Science. Miss Ezra Morrison, Jackson, music. Miss Carolyn Crawley, Madi son, expression. FLOVILU SCHOOL TO OPEN NEXT MONDAY The Flovilla public schools will open for the fall term Monday, Sept. 6. An able faculty has been secured and the prospects are bright for a successful year. The following teachers will have charge of the schools for the ensuing year: W. C. Patton, Jefferson City, Tenn., principal. Miss Leila Ray, first assistant. Miss Jimmie Paulen, second assistant. Miss Emmie Alice Johnson, Columbus, music. STATE TAX RATE FOR 1915 FIXED AT $4.80 The state tax rate for 1915 was fixed at $4.80 on the SI,OOO at a conference between Gover nor Harris and Comptroller Gen eral W. A. Wright, Friday. Of that amount 4.68 is for general purposes and 12-100 of a mill is for the retirement of state bonds. The rate last year was 4.50, A slight increase was made nec essary, it was pointed out, by a decrease of approximately $3,000,- 000 in property returns and in creased appropriations of about $225,000. JACKSON RIFLES ATTEND SHOOT Team Makes Good Score at State Match MORE MEN ARE NEEDED Captain Hendrick And Corporal Lumsden Rep resented Company at Fort McPherson Capt. Hendrick and Oorp. N. V. Lumsden of the Jackson Ri fles returned last week from the State Rifle competition at Fort McPherson. A great deal of interest was taken in the competion this year and the scores were the highest ever made at a state match. The best shots from all over the state were present. The First Infantry team won first place and the Second Infan try team won third place. The highest score was made by Ser geant Starnes with 609 out of a possible 650 points. New olive drab uniforms and overcoats have just been receiv ed by the Jackson Rifles, also ri fles and field equipment to equip sixty-five men and three officers. This equipment was ordered is sued in April 1914, and has noth ing to do with the foreign situa tion. The company needs twenty five men to bring it up to full en listed strength. The Jackson Ri fles has been criticized for hav ing the lowest enlisted strength of the regiment. Efforts to raise the enlistment are -now being made, and in this Capt. Hendrick should have the active co-opera tion of all citizens who are inter ested in Jackson having a good military company. Two teams from the Jackson Rifles attended the recent shoot at Holton, the first team making seventh place. Eighteen teams competed at the Holton match. WORK BEGINS ON ADDITION TO UNION WAREHOUSE • The material has arrived and work has been started on the ad dition to the Farmers Union Warehouse. This extra room will be ready by October 1, it is stated, and will give the ware house considerable storage room. The work is being done by Mr. E. I. Rooks, of this city. GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 3, 1915 FAIR MEETING NEXT SATURDAY Full Attendance Desired at That Time PREMIUM LISTS READY Judges to Be Announced And Other Details of Big Agricultural Fair to Be Worked Out Saturday morning at 10:30 is the time for a meeting of the Fair Association, the meeting to be held in the office of Mr. Hugh Mallet in the court house. At that time several matters of importance will be looked af ter and a representative attend ance is requested. The selection of judges for the • poultry, live stock and other departments will be announced. Other details will be gone over and final plans made for holding the fair. The premium list is being pub lished this week. It does not differ materially from last year’s list. This season premiums in all departments will be paid in cash or its equivalent. The total amount to be awarded in prizes is $705.00. The officers of the Fair Associ ation stress the importance of a full attendance Saturday. It is only a little more than a month before the fair opens and a good deal remains to be done. The committee on Advertising and Attractions is requested to be on hand and make a report. An act ive advertising campaign will be carried on between now and the opening of the fair on Oct. 19. URGES GO-OPERATION BE TWEEN BANKS AND OFFICIALS Mr. Editor: The recent grand jury recommended that a mass meeting be held for Butts county to see how our tax money was be ing spent and for what purposes. Now, Mr. Editor, this a good move, but it does not go far enough. It should have recom mended that there be brought about a closer co-operation be tween the bankers of our county and our commissioner. There is not a man in Butts county who does not know that our banks are out of line with our commissioner. As to why, this is for further discussion; but nevertheless by their attitude to wards the financial interests of the county they are adding bur dens on the taxpayers of the county. One other thing is our finan ciers do not lend the commission er the counsel he should have. They seem to stand aloof from all county’s business, when they should be the first to ferret out those financial questions that con front our county. Gentlemen, as citizens you are due the county a reasonable amount of service. God has en dowed us all with different tal ents; some to be farmers, some carpenters, some teachers and others financiers. Then as a true Calendar August Adjourned Term Butts Superior Court 982 W H Foster vs Towaliga Falls Power Cos 983 Mrs Mamie Foster vs Towaliga Falls Power Cos 959 J L Fletcher vs R A Franklin 1025 C A Pittman vs Guaranty Cos 997 D F Pulliam vs Central Georgia Power Cos 1019 W J Waits and A H Pope vs Central Georgia Power Cos 12 J P Brandon vs Central Georgia Power Cos 13 J W Kitchens vs Central Georgia Power Cos 14 J M Trapp and Mrs Eula Thomas vs Central Ga Power Cos 16 C R Yancey vs Central Georgia Power Cos 17 Pinkney Cochran vs Central Georgia Power Cos 18 S R Coody vs Central Georgia Power Company 19 W B Cochran vs Central Georgia Power Cos 36 T R Goolsby vs Central Georgia Power Cos 58 D B Duke vs Central Georgia Power Cos 60 J L Barnes vs Central Georgia Power Cos 61 A Q Taylor vs Central Georgia Power Cos 1028 J H Holifield vs Towaliga Fal.s Power Cos 1029 Ham & Carter Cos vs Powell Hodges 1031 Pittman’s Ferry vs-Central Georgia Power Cos 1040 John Thaxton vs Towaliga Falls Power Cos 1041 Annie Etheridge vs Towaliga Falls Power Cos 1042 Lucy Thaxton vs Towaliga Falls Power Cos 1076 B G Carmichael vs J R Conner 14 Buttrill Brothers vs F Z Curry 15 H F Gilmore vs F Z Curry 17 Mrs A G Sneed vs Mack Goodwin 21 Fred Cawthon vs Mrs W M Preston 22 W W Wilson vs City of Jackson 23 W W Wilson vs City of Jackson 24 G T Manley vs City of Jackson 51 Buttrill Bros vs S H Mays 55 Mrs A L Crum vs City of Jackson 58 Newton-Carmichael Hdw Cos vs Fincher and Owens 65 Mrs Sarah Fincher vs J T Fincher, Admr 67 O M Nolen vs R H Henderson 69 Buttrill Bros vs J O Gaston 75 Ham & Carter Cos vs Mrs C R Swint 81 J E Edwards vs Carmichael-Mallet Cos 82 Alexander Haynes Cos vs W H Arnold 87 J D Lane vs W H Arnold 89 Toledo Scales Cos vs J S Edwards citizen of your county you should come to the aid of our commis sioner, and give him the benefit of your experience as money ma kers and savers. Our business men and mer chants fail to give the co-opera tion they should. I have been in court at every session for the last 5 years and I have yet to see a merchant qualify as a juror when it was likely to interfere with his personal interest. On one occasion I saw court adjourn ed and the sheriff go to the rural districts to summon jurors to try a civil case. This one jury cost the county $200.00. There is where a whole lot of money goes. Not only this, but from my ob servation I have seen other juries that have cost the county as much and you will find hundreds of similar bills that the commis sioner has no control over, the fee being fixed by law. The county and county affairs are nothing more than a large family and all should be in har mony. We have in this family 7 banks, who have refused to lend the other brothers any money. Then who are they hurting? Not Mr. Gaston, but the taxpayers. Then you can see that these 7 banks in the family are the ones that are causing us to discount our “warrants at a ruinous loss, ” as the grand jury put it. We just as well to call things bv their right name and place the blame where it belongs and not whip the devil around the stump. Uncle Jerry. Jackson Argus Established 1873 f Butts County Progress Established 1882 S CONDITION COTTON IS 69.2 PER CENT 11,800,000 BALE CROP Staple Below The Ten Year Average Washington, D. C., Aug. 30. The department of agriculture to day announced the condition of cotton as 69.2 per cent of normal. That is 6.1 per cent below the July average. Unofficial calculations, based on government averages for yield, condition and acreage, place the crop at 11,817,235, equivalent 500 pound bales, against 16,134,930 bales last year. Comparisons of conditions by states follows: Aug. 25 July 25 10 year States 1915 1915 Average Virginia 85 79 81 N. Carolina.. 76 78 75' 8. Carolina.. 71 72 75 Georgia 69 76 76 Florida 70 78 78 Alabama 65 71 74 Mississippi .. 69 76 72 Louisiana 65 75 65 Texas 67 76 70 Arkansas 72 80 74 Tennessee 82 85 81 Missouri 81 83 81 Oklahoma 71 69 72 California 93 96 97 United States 60 75.3 72.8 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Preaching Sunday morning and evening by the Pastor. The pub lic invited to attend. Sunday School at 10 a. m. Consolidated July 9,1915