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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS Vol 43-No. 48 LARGE GRAIN CROPS PLANTED Acreage Largest Ever Known in County CUTTING COTTON CROP Several Cars of Seed Oats And Wheat Sold to Far mers —Many Try Virgin ia Wheat —Practical And Profitable Diversification Witftout question the people of Butts county are planting the largest grain crop this fall ever knownin the historyof the county. Merchants have sold several car loads of seed wheat and oats already and planters are still put ting in grain. A car of Virginia wheat, which is said to be superior to the ordinary variety, has been shipped into the county. Besides wheat and oats, an in creasing number of farmers are planting alfalfa, and several are sowing vetch and clover. Certain that it is only a question of time when the boll weevil will reach the county, farmers are getting ready for the coming of the pest and are following a practical and profitable plan of crop diversifica tion. Large as was the gram acreage last fall, it is assured that an even larger acreage will be planted this fall. With favorable seasons the farmers will have plenty of foodstuffs another year. The planting of so much grain means that the acreage in cotton next spring will not be as large as heretofore. MRS. H. L. GRANT YIELDS TO ATTACK TYPHOID FEVER After an illness of three weeks with typhoid fever Mrs. Amanda J, Grant died at her home in Monroe county Sunday morning at 5 o’clock. Her death brought regret to a large circle of friends throughout this section. Mrs. Grant was a native of Butts county and was a Miss Washington before her marriage. She was 56 years old, a member of Towaliga Baptist church and an unselfish. Christian character who was held in high and affec tionate esteem by all her friends and acqaintances. The surviving relatives are her husband, Mr. H. L. Grant; two daughters, Mrs. Pearl Martin and Miss Nannie Kate Grant; four sons, Mr. Robert L. Grant, earner on Jackson route 4, Clar ence. Otis and Early Grant; one sister, Mrs. J. S. Carter; two brothers, Messrs. M. E. and Al len Washington. The funeral was held Monday morning at 11 o’clock at Towali ga church, Rev. T. H. Vaughn officiating. Interment was in the Towaliga cemetery. f ACKSON, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 26, 1915 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR TO MEET FRIDAY NIGHT, DEO. 3 There will be a meeting of Alexius Commandery No. 22 Knights Templar Friday night, Dec. 3, beginning at 7 o’clock. The Red Cross and Order of the Temple will be conferred at that time. All members are expected to be present in full Templar uniform. A number of candidates have recently been initiated prepara tory to a ceremonial session of Al-Sihah Temple of Shriners in Macon on Dec. 9. THANKSGIVING TO BE OBSERVED Business Houses Will Be Closed For Day SCHOOL GETS HOLIDAY Churches Will Have Union Service And Return Thanks For Year Peace And Prosperity—Day to Be Observed Quietly Jackson citizens will join in the observance of National Thanks giving Day, which falls this year on Thursday, November 25. The business houses of Jack son will close for the day and there promises to be very little doing along trade lines. This has been the custom for many years. The public schools will close from Wednesday to Monday, thus giving teachers and pupils one extra holiday. An appropriate program of union services will be carried out'by the churches of the city, when thanks will be returned to a kind Providence for the bles sings of the past year. JAKE FANN ARRESTED FOR PICKENS COUNTY OFFICERS Jake Fann, wanted in Pickens county on a criminal charge, was arrested in Monroe county Satur day afternoon by Bailiff W. G Lavender. Sheriff T. E. John son, of Pickens county arrived in Jackson Monday and carried Fann back to answer the char ges against him. Fann had lived in this section for three or four years. He is said to have been employed by Sullivan, Long & Haggerty dur ing the installation of the city's sewerage system. It was repor ted here that he had done time before in Pickens county for cow stealing. 8,777,794 BALES GINNED THIS YEAR Compares with 11,668,240 Last Year NEXT REPORT DEC. BTH Georgia’s Ginnings Now Total 1,640,803 Bales- Ten Year Average 73.0 Per Cent of Whole Crop At This Date Washington, D. C., Nov. 22. The fifth cotton ginning report of the season compiled from re ports of census bureau correspon dents and agents throughout the cotton belt, and issued at 10 a. m. today, announced that 8,777.794 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales, of the growth of 1915 had been" ginned prior to Nov. 14. That compares with 11,668,240 bales or 73.4 per cent, of the entire year; 10,444,529 bales, or 74.7 per cent in 1913 and 10,299.646 bales, or 76.4 per cent, in 1912. The average quantity of cotton ginned prior to Nov. 14 in the last ten years was 9,257,817 bales or 73.0 per cent, of the crop. Included in the ginnings were 82,528 round bales, compared with 31,904 last year, 74,167 in 1913, and 62,768 in 1912. Sea Island cotton included num bered 69,477 bales, compared with 54,197 last year, 51,951 in 1913 and 40.389 in 1913. The next ginning report of the census bureau will be issued at 10 a. m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, and will show the quantity of cotton ginned prior to Nov. 30. Ginnings prior to Nov. 14, hy states, with comparisons for 1914 follow: Year Bales Alabama -1915 . 855.368 1914 1,270,450 Florida -1915 46,464 1914 65,903 Louisiana -1915 299,676 1914 341,251 North Carolina — 1915 - 523,851 1914 556,175 South Carolina -1915 922,178 1914 1.091,320 Texas -1915 2,614,521 1914 3,511,762 Arkansas -1915 573,687 1914 738,853 Georgia -1915 1,640,803 1914 2,062,875 Mississippi— -1915 708,437 1914 838,349 Oklahoma — 1915 331,245 1914 870,672 Tennessee — 1915 204,430 1914 238,451 All other states— -1915 57.126 1914 82,179 MRS. E. C. ROBINSON WAS AWARDED PAIR OF SHOES Mrs. E. C. Robinson was awarded the pair of shoes offer ed by Etheridge, Smith & Cos., for the person guessing nearest the size of the shoe on display at their store for the past several days. The correct number was 381 and Mrs. Robinson’s guess was 384. A large number of people entered the contest, which created considerable interest, the drawing Saturday afternoon be ing attended by a large crowd. MOONSHINE STILL WAS DESTROYED Located Near Sandy Creek in Dublin District 500 GALLONS BEER FOUND U. S. Revenue Agent Sow ell Raided Large Outfit Last Saturday—No Ar rests Made —Still Found in Swamp Near Church A large moonshine still was destroyed in Dublin district Sat urday by Internal Revenue Agent, Sowell, of McDonough. The still was located in the forks of two branches just in the rear of Sandy Creek church. Five hundred gallons of corn beer was found by the officers. The still was destroyed. It is said that the outfit had probably been operated the night before. Mr. Sowell, who is now with the U. S. Revenue service, was sheriff of Henry county for a number of years. RED CROSS CHRISTMAS SEALS NOW ON SALE Atlanta. Nov. 24. —The sale of red cross Christmas seals, to raise money in the fight against tuberculosis, begins all over Geor gia this week, under the direc tion of the W. G. Raoul Founda tion of Atlanta, which has gen eral supervision and which is furnishing the seals in the desir ed quanity to the local orginiza tions which are engaged in the sales. In nearly every city and town of Georgia the work is in charge of the women’s clubs or some other patriotic and charitably in clined organizations. Secretary James P. Faulkner of the Raoul Foundation received this year 2,200,000 seals for Georgia, and it is expected that the sales this year will exceed anything in the past. The sale begins this week, on Thanksgiv ing day, and lasts through the holidays. Jackson Arr’is Established 1873 i i„tv o ion Butts County Progress Established 1882 S Consolidated uly 9, 1915 BUTTS BOY NOW STATE CHAMPION Liberal Frizes Captured at Corn Show SEVENTH COUNTY AWARD The Individual Sweepstake Prize Given to Ellsworth Watkins —Bernard Gas -1 ton Comes Third With Yield of 141.38 Bushels Winning speepstake prize on a yield of 166.69 bushels, third highest yield of 141.38 bushels and seventh county prize, Butts made a great showing at the At lanta Corn Show last week. Ellsworth Watkins led the corn club boys of the whole state with his production of 166.69 bushels. He won the Hastings’ scholar ship of $250 at the State College of Agriculture at Athens. Thus young Watkins is state champion in the boys corn club and Butts has won the highest honors that can come to her in this line. Bernard Gaston, who won the highest honors at the state fair, received a valuable educational prize offered by the Georgia bankers’ association. His yield of 141.38 bushels was the third highest in the state. Butts county had 55 boys in line and captured seventh prize. The winning counties were: Av. Yield County No. Boys Per Bu. 1. Carroll 120 46 2. Haralson 104 46.6 3. Wayne 84 495-16 4. Coffee 83 53.6 5. Cobb 70 39.3 6. Lowndes 56 48 7. Butts 55 48 8. Walker 54 51 9. DeKalb 51 38 3-6 MR. L. R. DODSON MAY RUN FOR TREASURER That Mr. L. R. Dodson, a lead ing and well known citizen of the county, will be in the race for County Treasurer next year now seems certain. He has the matter under consderation and a number of his friends have spoken to him about the race. He will make known his decision a little later. Mr. Dodson served as Tax Col lector a few years ago and filled the office very effiiciently and with entire satisfaction to his constituents. Popular with a large number of the voters, it is predicted Mr. Dodson will make a strong race if he decides to en ter the 1916 contest. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. I. H. Miller will preach at 11 a. m. and 7p. m. Evange listic sermons. Gome. Seats are free. Yours and His in service. I. H. Miller.