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THE JACKSON PROGRESS ARGUS
[vol 43-No. 47
Rs. OLIN KING
WAS RETURNED
Popular Pastor Comes to
City Another Year
NEW PRESIDING ELDER
Other Changes in Which
Jackson People Are In-
Glad of Mr.
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King’s Return to Jackson
According- to the assignments
ifrade at the North Georgia Con
ference, which closed its session
in Rome Monday, Jackson gets
Rev. Olin King as pastor of the
Methodist church for another
year. This news will be wel
comed by the people of the entire
citv, as Mr. King is not only pop
ular with the people of his own
congregation, but with all de
nominations in the community.
Dr. Fletcher Walton, who was
presiding elder of the Griffiin dis
trict, goes to Augusta as pastor
of St. Johns church.
Rev. R. C. Cleckler, a former
pastor of the Jackson Methodist
church, and stationed at Elber
ton for the past two years, goes
to Atlanta as Pastor of St. Johns.
Rev. M. S. Williams, one of the
most popualr and widely beloved
pastors the Jackson church ever
had, was transferred from Sparta
to Oxford.
j Dr. W. L. Pierce becomes pre
siding elder of the Griffin district.
1 Rev. J. T. Pendley was return
ed to Flovilla for another year,
and Rev. F. G. Spearman goes
back to Jenkinsburg for the en
suing year.
The next annual conference will
be held in Griffin in November,
1916. -
THORNWELL ORPHANS ASK
TO BE REMEMBERED NOW
President Wilson has appointed
Nov. 25th, as the National Thanks
giving Day. It has been our
annual custom on that day, or
the Sabbath following, to remem
ber the orphans. Presbyterian
people in Florida, Georgia and
South Carolina will remember
that they are united in supporting
the Thornwell Orphanage, Clin
ton, S. C., which is the property
of those three Synods. The chil
dren are all orphans, some three
hundred in number. There are
17 cottage homes, each occupied
by some 15 to 25 children, with a
good motherly woman in charge.
The children are regularly in school
for forty weeks each year, and
are taught some trade or occupa
tion, by which they can earn an
honest living. Usually they leave
the home at the age of 16 to 18,
unless an earlier discharge is ad
visable. Their support depends
upon gifts of good men and wo
men. Especially at Thanksgiving
times, they ought tobe remember
ed. There are 180 children from
South Carolina, 70 from Georgia,
and 28 from Florida. The rest
came from seven other states.
Contributions should be sent
simply to Thornwell Orphahage,
Clinton, S. C.
GEORGIA BAPTISTS IN
SESSION AT FITZGERALD
The annual meeting of the
Georgia Baptist Convention is
being held in Fitzgerald this
week. The opening session was
held Tuesday and the convention
will last through Friday.
There is a considerable amount
of important business to be looked
after during the meeting. Bap
tists from all parts of the state
are in attendance.
Dr. Robert VanDeventer, pas
tor of the First Baptist church,
who is representing Jackson, left
Monday to be present at the con
vention.
DOCTORS FIND
PELLAGRA CURE
Result of Experiments in
Mississippi
DIET IS PRINCIPAL THING
U. S. Health Bureau Be
lieves Dreaded Disease
Can Be Controlled By
Proper Food Supply
Announcement was made at the
Treasury Department today that
as a result of continued research
and experiinemts of the Public
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Health Service, both the cause
and the cure of pellagra have
been discovered, and that the
spread of this dread malady,
which has been increasing in the
United States at a terrific rate
during the past few years, may
be checked and eventually erad
icated. Assistant Secretary New
ton in charge of the Public
Health Service, expressed great
interest in the discovery and re
gards it as one of the most im
portant achievements of medical
science in recent years.
Pellagra has been increasing
alarmingly throughout the United
States during the last eightyears
and it is estimated that 75,000
cases will have occurred in the
United States in 1915, and of
this number at least 7500 will
have died before the end of the
year, in many sections only tu
berculosis and pneumonia ex
ceed it as a cause of death.
The final epoch-making exper
iment of the Public Health Ser
vice was carried out at the farm of
the Mississippi State Penitentia
ry about eight miles east of Jack
son, Miss., and together with
the previous work of the service
completes the chain in the pre
vention and cure of the disease.
The work at the Mississippi Farm
has been in charge of Surgeon
Joseph Goldberger and Assistant
Surgeon G. A. Wheeler of the
United States Public Health Ser
vice. The Farm consists of 3200
acres in the center of which is
the convict camp. The final ex
periment was undertaken for the
purpose of testing the possibili
ty of producing pellagra in heal-
JACKSON, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 19, 1915
GEORGIA DRY
AFTER MAY 1
New Prohibiton Law to
Take Effect Then
MEASURE IS DRASTIC
Newspapers Not Allowed
to Advertise Whiskey-
Quantity Limited to Half
Gallon Per Month
The new prohibition bill passed
by the legislature becomes effec
tive May 1. 1916. It provides:
That all near beer saloons and
locker clubs be knocked out.
That a person may order for
use in his own home a half gallon
of whiskey, a gallon of wine and,
forty-eight bottles of beer per
month.
That it shall be unlawful for
any newspaper or other periodical
to advertise intoxicants. Adver
tisements of liquor on billboards,
placards, etc., are also prohibited.
This is regarded as the most
drastic prohibition law ever enac
ted in the South. Brewries and
near beer saloons doing business
until May 1 will be charged for
one-third of a year’s tax.
It is understood that Governor
Harris will sign the new bill as
soon as it is presented to him.
The legislature will probably
complete its labors this week and
the extra session is expected to
end by Saturday.
thy human white adult males by
a restricted, one-sided, mainly
carbo-hydrate (cereal) diet. Of
eleven convicts who volunteered
for this experiment, six develop
ed a typical dermatitis and mild
nervous gastro-intestinal symp
toms.
Prior to the commencement of
these experiments no history
could be found of the occurrence
of pellagra on the penitentiary
farm. On this farm are 75 or 80
convicts. Governor Earl Brew
er offered to pardon twelve of
the convicts who would volunteer
for the experiment. They were
assured that they would receive
proper care throughout the ex
periment, and treatment should
it be nescessarv. The diet was
bountiful and more than sufficient
to sustain life. It differed from
that given the* other convicts
merely in the absence of meats,
milk, eggs, beans, peas, similar
proteid foods. In other paticulars
the convicts selected for the ex
periment were treated exactly as
were the remaining convicts.
They had the same routine work
and discipline, the same periods
of recreation and the same water
to drink. Their quarters were
better than those of the other
convicts. The diet given them
consisted of biscuits, fried mush,
grits and brown gravy, (syrup,
corn bread, cabbage, sweet pota
toes. rice, eollards and coffee with
sugar. All components of the
dietary were of the best quality
and were properly cooked. Asa
preliminary, and to determine if
the convicts were afflicted wi,h
any other disease, they were kept
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CITY REGISTRATION OOOKS
NOW OPEN IN COURT HOUSE
The city registration books are
now open for those who desire to
participate in the city primary.
The primary will doubtless be
held in about a month, the date
to be decided upon by the execu
tive committee.
The registration books opened
on the 10th and will remain open
through December 10th. So far
there has not been a large regis
tration. The registration runs
from 250 to 300, the 1914 regis
tration having been 282.
Members of the executive
committe consist of Messrs. H.
L. Daughtrv, from the city at
large; G. E. Mallet, first ward;
J. M. Leach, second ward: S. P.
Nichols, third ward;C. M. Comp
ton, fourth ward.
JACKSON BANKER
TO ATTEND MEET
Conference of Financiers
in New Orleans
DATE DECEMBER 6 to 7
Warehouse System And
Financing Cotton Crop
Among Matters to Be
Discussed at Meeting
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 18—Georgia
is to be representedby F. S. Ether
idge, president of the Georgia
Bankers’ Association, and by
other prominent bankers of this
state, at the Second Conference
of Cotton States bankers which
will be held in New Orleans on De
cember 6th and 7th, and at which
will be discussed many points of
vital importance to financial and
general business affairs through
out the south.
The conference will stress the
importance of general warehouse
construction in the south, in which
by the way, Georgia is already
taking a leading part. It will ad
vocate tne gradual marketing of
cotton, the importance of uniform
warehouse laws for the cotton
states and of a uniform negotiable
warehouse receipt.
The meeting wiil be attended
by a representative of the federal
reserve board, and the governors
of the southern federal reserve
banks will also be invited.
NOTICE OF CITY REGISTRA
TION GIVEN TO VOTERS
Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Council of the City of Jack
sjn, that the voters registration
book be opened for the registra
tion of voters for the election of
city officers of the City of Jack
son, to be held on the first Wed
nesday in January, 1916. Said
book to be opened on the 10th
day of Nov. and closed on the 10th
day of Dec., 1915, at 4 o’clock p.
m. This Nov. Bth, 1915.
W. E. Watkins, Mayor.
J. A. McMichael, Clerk.
Jackson Argus Established 1873 \ „
Butts County Progress Established 1882 S Consolidated July 9,1915
JACKSON WELI
REPRESENTED
Many Club Members at
Corn Show
WILL TRY FOR PRIZES
Fifty Corn Club Boys And
Thirty-Five Girls of Can
ning Club Off to Atlanta
For Week’s Festivities
With almost their full strength
represented, the members of the
Boys Corn club and the Girls Can
ning club are in Atlanta this
week trying for prizes at the
Harvest Festival and Corn Show.
The girls are under direction of
Mrs. C. A. Butner and Farm
Agent G. E. Rice is looking af
ter the bovs.
Many worth while prizes will be
competed for. It is expected the
local clubs will make a strong
showing. Butts county will win
first honors in the corn club
work, the same as the state fair
and Ellsworth Watkins with his
yield of 166.69 bushels will win
the sweepstakes. Besides the
cash prizes the boys and girls
from Butts county will be award
ed some valuable scholarships at
the state college in Athens.
Mrs. Butner planned to take
the entire membership of the can
ning club, thirty-five. She had
printed neat badges, "Butts
County Canning Club," and the
girls will wear their caps and
aprons.
Mr. Rice carried about fifty
boys to Atlanta. Unique hats,
giving the yield of corn, 166.96
bushels, the highest in the state
were worn. Messrs. B. F. Wat
kins, Sr., and J. Matt McMich
ael went along to assist the boys
in the parade, which is always a
feature of the Corn Show.
MR. ETHERIDGE RECOVERS
CAR STOLEN IN ATLANTA
The man or men who stole an
automoble from W. L. Ether
idge at Jackson, Ga., last Thurs
day, drove it into Atlanta and
abandoned it will turn a yellow
ish and sickly green when they
read this. But it will be too late
for the money they missed is
safe in the hands of the police.
Call Officers Fain and Barfield
found the caron Alexander street
near Butler street, Friday, left
there by the thieves. The offi
cers recognized it from the de
scription telephoned headquar
ters from Jackson.
"What about that bag of mon
ey Etheridge said was in the
car?” asked one. v
‘‘Let’s look,” said the other.
And right under the back seat
cushion lav the bag, all tied up in
newspapers and twine, and in
side it was something that jin
gled. They took it to the police
station, where it was decided not
to open it until the owner arriv
ed. And the several hundred
dollars Etheridge reported lost
probably is inside it.—Atlanta
Georgian.
