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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS Voi 43-No. 42 SOME BUTTS COUNTY FAIR BOOSTERS MBBESSSB^^' • ff9j|| v v 4bbP l||f MR. HUGH MALLEI County School Superintendent has been a willing and cheerful Fair work er as a member of the Educational and Boys Cctn Club committees. LEI’S MAKE FAIR WEEK ' A HOME COMING WEEK •Why not have all the boys and girls that are off at school come home on the 19th for one day to attend the fair? Every citizen in Jackson and vicinity shouid invite one or more friends ffom a distance and en* tertain them on this big day, the 19th, Swell the crowd. Show others what old Butts can do. y l Do something for the fair, if it’s only to say a good word, be cause it’s going to be a good fair. If Don’t buck the tide. Swim Srith It. The fair will have a lot #f things that’s worth while. You c®me and bring someone. When it’s over all will be glad they did what they could and wfeh they had done more, because it’s going to be one GRAND SUCCESS. 1 \ . •• |j| b ■ v ;> i WBm?-. .JB ■ ■ ■ ■■ ■ ■ ■ b i * W MR. G. E. MALLET 'ivhn h-is acted as chairman of the committee on Live Stock and ,has°succeeded in arousing county wide interest in this department. BUTTS GINNED 4,098 BALES This is Below Last Year’s Figures 715,367 FOR THE STATE Report of Ginnings in The Twelve Counties in The Sixth to Sep tember Twenty-Fifth According to the report of the Census Bureau, Butts county had ginned 4,098 bales of cotton prior to Sept. 25. This is compared with 4,441 bales the same date a year ago. The total for the state is 715,- 367 bales, as against 768.095 in 1914. The number of bales ginned in each of the twelve counties of the sixth district follows below: 1915 1914 Bibb 3,609 4,678 Butts 4,098 4,441 Clayton 3,316 2,738 Crawford 2.283 2,936 Fayette 3,549 3.223 Henrv) 6,581 6,455 Jasper 7,234 7,071 Jones 4,595 4,771 Monroe 7,380 8,562 Pike 9.249 7,791 Spaldingj 5,118 4.786 Upson 5,104 4,190 Singing at County Line There will be a singing at Coun ty Line Sunday afternoon and all persons interested in music cor dially invited to attend. JACKSON, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 15, 1915 i b\ yi ;/■ - MRS. L. D. SINGLEY Asa member of the Poultry and Agri cultural committees has done faithful and efficient work for the Fair. Lviv''' *C*‘2\w3^S?^"" ffl m ** MR. R. N. ETHERIDGE Chairman of Advertising committee who has had entire charge of publicity and attractions. He has done good work for the Fair. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Subject: “The Way of Salvation.” You are welcome. Come and worship. Seats free. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Dr. 0. Lee ChesnuttS. S. Superinten dent. p, . WBm Hm m~ 4Bfe JpfH| 3PI Jmm HBp • mmm 7 < aMfe JMmwM77mm%m 'mwmmZmmmM PROF. W. P. MARTIN Member of committee on Education and Advertising and an all around Fair booster and willing worker. GORDON INSTITUTE BAND IS COMING Collegians Will Furnish Music at Fair TO BE POPULAR FEATURE No Part of Fair Will Prove More Enjoyable Than Brass Band—Cadets Will March in The Parade News that the Gordon Institute band has been secured to play Mfi’wßr Bt I*''" • • * * 4. . Wr *1 4t*s. -B h ,t, IMnummmifflßmfcsM&Mlm, %# & - f < v •' <■•".•--/'s' •■■ ■■*f ' w ••'p £::*' 'l|l : ; x - MR. J. 0. GASTON Commissioner of Roads and Revenues and member of the Live Stock committee. He has supported the Fair with his time and money and deserves much credit for his efforts. Jackson Argus Established 1*73/ „ _ . , , „ Butts County Progress Established 18*2 s Consolidated July 9. 1915 BBfii ill kiimSSKr • HHk Jj| jSL ■ MR. F. S. ETHERIDGE Who has served as presideut of the Butts County Fair Association for the past two years and done much to sup ply the sinews of war, the interest and the entnusiasm. during the Butts County Fair will be of interest to the people of the community. The band consists of thirteen pieces and is said to be one of the best in the state. The boys com posing the band will come over Tuesday in automobiles and wiil march in the parade at 10:30. There is no question but that good music will prove one of the most attractive features of the entire fair. The Gordon Institute musicians will spend all of Tuesday in Jack son and they will probably be ac companied here by several mem bers of the faculty and other cit izens of Barnesviile. The Butts County Fair will be an educational fair. Don’t forget the uates—Oc tober 19 22—four big days.