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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 43—No. 51
CITY PRIMARY
NEXT TUESDAY
Mayor And Four Aldermen
to Be Elected
a heavyHecistration
Annual Primary Eledion
Develops Considerable
Degree of Interest —All
Candidates Confident!
The city primary for the nom
ination of officers for the ensuing
year, will be held Tuesday, De
cember 28. Interest; in things po
litical is beginning to pick up.
There promises to be a number
of closely contested races. For
mayor the candidates are Hon.
W. E. Watkins, running for re
election, and Hon. J. Threatt
Moore, city attorney.
Alderman A. T. Buttrill and
Mr. J. M. Leach are the oppos
ingcandidatesin the second ward.
In the fourth ward Alderman
J. C. Jones is opposed by Mr. R.
P. Sasnett, cashier of the Jack
son National Bank.
Other contests for members of
the executive committee and
school trustees will probably
serve to bring out a heavy vote.
The registration list was purg
ed by Council Monday night. Six
names were stricken and after
file duplicate registration was
straightened out some 275 quali
fied voters were left on the books.
This year the nominations will
be made by ward vote. Only the
tandidates for mayor, chairman
,of the executive committee and
president of the board of educa
tion will be chosen by the voters
of the entire city.
The primary will be held at the
city hall. The polls open at 8:30
a. m. and close at 4 p. m.
Though a short campaign, a
considerable degree of good-na
tured rivalry has been injected
into the contest and the result of
the election will be awaited with
wide-awake interest.
ANOTHER VETERAN GOES
TO HIS FINAL REWARD
The death of Mr. T. J. Thurs
ton, Cpnfederate veteran and a
well known citizen, occurred at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
R. L. McMichael, Friday night of
last week. He was 69 years of
age and had been in declining
health for some time.
Mr. Thurston served through
the war as a member of Cos. G
Third Georgia regiment. He was
a member of the well known
Jburjston family of Butts county
and as a citizen was held in high
and affectionate esteem by a
large circle of friends.
Mr. Thurston is survived bv
his wife and two daughters, Mrs
R. L. McMicheal, Cedar Rock,
Mrs. E. R. Rich, Locust Grove;
four sons, Messrs. W. J. and C.
L. Thurston, of Jackson, J. S.
Thurston, Locust Grove, and Rev.
E. C. Thurston. Whitwel), Tenn.:
one brother, Mr. S. D. Thurston,
of Jenkinsburg.
The funeral services were con
ducted by Rev. F. G. Spearman
at County Line church Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock, following
which interment was in County
Line Cemetery.
JACKSUn rao iuil 6IVEN
HANDSOME REMEMBRANCE
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Stockbridge Presbyterian church
made with their own hands a
beautiful quilt and sold it to the
public for S2B and presented it
to the pastor. Rev. I, H. Miller.
This beautiful and successful
plan was inspired by Mrs. Haw
kins. the mother of the church,
and her daughter. Mrs. Swan.
They are now carrying out other
plans to pay off the debt on the
church at Stockbridge.
BUTTS CROP MAY
BE 11,000 BALES
Ten Thousand Bales Are
Ginned to Date
REPORT FOR 6TH DISTRICT
Ginnings to December Ist
Fall About Four Thous
and Bales Behind Same
Period Last Year
That the cotton crop in' Butts
county will be some 4,000 bales
behind last year’s production is
now practically assured. Well
informed followers of cotton pro
duction estimate the 1915 crop of
the county at 11,000 bales. The
average for the county is from
13,500 to 14,000 bales.
The report of the census bu
reau shows that Butts had gin
ned 10,916 bales prior to Dec. 1,
as compared with 14,288 bales in
1914. This is a decrease of 3,372
bales.
The total for Georgia is 1,768.-
410 bales, against 2,285,924 last
year.
Burke countv still leads the
state with 38,318 bales.
Ginnings, prior to Dec. 1, in
the twelve r counties of the sixth
district, with comparisons for
1914, follow:
County 1915 1914
Bibb 7,618___. 12,155
Butts 10,916 ...14,288
Clayton M1,071....12,870
Crawford 4,749.... 7,199
Fayette 12,447.... 15,624
Henry 21,648 ...27,186
Jasper 19,498 24,379
Jones 10,149 14,304
Monroe 16,948 21,843
Pike 20,037....24,154
Spalding 14,473....17.794
Upson 11,115 14,117
SI. JOHNS LODGE
HAS ANNUAL ELECTION
At the meeting of St. Johns
lodge No. 45, F. and A. M., Mon
day night, officers were elected
for the ensuing year. The officers
thus chosen will be installed at the
next convocation. Some of the
appointive officers will be announ
ced later.
Those elected are as follows:
H. Li Daughtry—W. M.
J. B. Hopkins—S. W.
W. W. Miller—J. W.
F. M. Allen-Sec.
D. G. McMichael—Treas.
F. M. Hodges—Tyler.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 24, 1915
OFFICIAL BALLOT
City Primary to be held
DECEMBER 28, 1915
For Mayor
(Vote for one)
W. E. WATKINS
J. T. MOORE
For Councilman, Ist Ward
S. O. HAM
For Councilman, 2nd Ward
(Vote for one)
J. M. LEACH
A. T. BUTTRILL
For Councilman, 3rd Ward
J. B. SETTLE
For Councilman, 4th Ward
(Vote for one)
J. C. JONES
R. P. SASNETT
For Executive Committee Town
at Large
H. L. DAUGHTRY
For Executive Committee
Ist Ward
H. O. BALL
For Executive Committee
2nd Ward
T. A. NUTT
For Executive Committee
3rd Ward
S. P. NICHOLS
For Executive Committee
4th Wan!
(Vote for one)
C. M. COMPTON
Dr. J. W. CRUM
For Chairman School Board Town
at Large
J. H. CARMICHAEL
For School Board, Ist Ward
J. M. CURRIE
For Schoul Board, 2nd Ward
J. R. THURSTON
For School Board, 3rd Ward
Dr. J. B. HOPKINS
For School Board. 4th Ward
Dr. R. GUNTER
METHODISTS WILL ASSIST
WORTHY ORGANIZATION
On Sunday, December 26th, all
Methodist churches in Georgia
will ask for contributions to what
is known as the annual Christmas
offering for charity work at Wes
ley Memorial Hospital.
The public has no idea of the
amount of charity work done at
this great hospital. $12,683 worth
of charity work has been done
this year, while only $4,000 has
been contributed to this cause.
This is the tenth anniversary of
Wesley Memorial Hospital, arid
over $56,000 worth of charity
work has been done-not one fourth
of which has been contributed
—the hospital has paid it out of
its earnings.
It must be thoroughly under
stood that there is no regard
paid to creed nor church affiliations
at this hospital. The same treat
rnent is accorded every one in
need or suffering.
Sunday School Superintendents
and Sunday School children, par
ticularly, are asked to co-operate
in this noble work.
6EOR6IA PIG CROP IS
WORTH $16,000,000
Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 20—The pigs
in Georgia now number over two
million and represent over $16,-
000,000, according to figures on
live stock and crops just prepared
by the bureau of crop statistics
at Washington for the Georgia
chamber of commerce, at the re
quest of Hon. W. J. Harris of the
federal trade commission. The
figures show that Georgia is ad
vancing in all kinds of live stock
but particularly in swine and
beef cattle.
SECOND WARD HAS
TWO CANDIDATES
Spirited Aldermanic Race
Is Predicted
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
Messrs. A. T. Buttrill And
J. M. Leach Are Oppos
ing Candidates —Large
Vote May Be Polled
With the announcement of Mr.
J. M. Leach that he would be a
candidate for Alderman from the
second ward in the city primary
next Tuesday, interest in politics
has picked up considerably. Mr.
Leach will contest the seat of
Alderman A. T. Buttrill, who is
a candidate to succeed himself.
A few years ago Mr. Leach
represented the second ward on
Council and was the chairman of
several important committees.
He was active and faithful in
working for the city’s interest
then ar and would doubtless prove an
efficient worker now. Mr. Leach
is quite generally popular with
the voters of the second ward and
the entire city and his friends
will give him their active support.
Alderman Buttrill is serving
his first year on Council and was
honored with the position of may
or pro tem. He holds a number
of desirable committee appoint
meats and is held in high esteem
not only by his colleagues and tin
voters of the second ward but bv
ihe citizens of the whole town.
This contest is one the voters
of the second ward, under the
rules of the executive committee,
will have to settle and the out
come will be watched with in
terest.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Program for
Sunday. Dec. 26
11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Rev. E. L
Courson, student at Mercer Uni
versity, will preach.
9:30 a. m. The Bible school.
3p. m. The Young People?
Union.
Mr. Courson will talk th
young people at 3 o’clock.
Christmas Entertainment a>
the Church
Christmas tree at the church
for the Primary Department on
Wednesday afternoon.
A Christmas social, Thursday
evening at the church.
The pastor left Tuesday for
Virginia and North Carolina.
{Sj.’o.lKSpSSilfKibll.h., Ini I Comolld.ledUuly 9.1.15
GOVERNOR HARRIS
WILL RUN AGAIN
Made Statement Sunday
to That Effect
PROHIBTION CHAMPION
Now Seems Certain That
Dr. Hardman Will Op
pose Governor Harris-
Hard Fight Coming
Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 20—That the
conspicuous part taken by Gover
nor Nat E. Harris in the enact
mentof Georgia’s new prohibition
laws will make him the leading
candidate for governor in next
year’s state election is the pre
vailing opinion in polictical circles
in the capital.
It is expected that Governor
Harris in his race for reelection
will have the support not only of
the citizens who supported the
prohibition laws and lent their
influence to the enactment of the
same but also of the members of
the legislature whose votes put
through the bills.
The governor is proud of the
fact that his call for the extra
session of the legislature and his
inclusion of prohibition in the call
made possible the passage of the
laws without delay, and is proud
of the further fact that his sig
nature as governor made the bills
the law of the state.
Asa candidate for reelection
the governor will commit himself
strongly to the proposition that
the full benefits of prohibition
cannot be realized without enfoce
ment of the prohibition laws,
and he will makeclear hisdeterm
ination to use the executive power
to the limit of authority for the
accomplishment of this result.
The governor's friends express
the utmost confidence in his re
election. They advised him to
make known his intentions at this
early date because they believed
an early announcement would
greatly simplify the situation
from the political standpoint, and
say the announcement has been
well received throughout the
state.
MR. CARMICHAEL’S FUNERAL
HELD HERE ON FRIDAY
The funeral of Mr. Robert T.
Carmichael, whose death occur
red last Thursday morning as the
result of injuries sustained in an
automobile accident near Indian
Springs, was held from the resi
dence of Mrs. James F. Carmi
chael at 2 o’lclock Friday after
noon. Dr. Robert VanDeventer
)f the First Baptist church, as
sisted by the Rev. Isaac Miller of
the Presbyterian church, conduc
ed the services. Many beauti
ful floral offerings were sent by
riends and admirers.
Tne remains were taken to At
unta Saturday morning and the
ody was laid to rest in Oakland
emetery.
The unfortunate death of Mr.
arrnichael has evoked manv ex
pressions of sincere regret and
ne stricken family have the ten
ter sympathy of the entire com
nunity. So far as known the
iccident was unavoidable.
Mr. Carmichael was well and
favorably known in insurance
circles. He had been district
tgent of the National Life of
Vermont and had produced much
business for the company. It ia
stated Mr. Carmietim 1 had about
$6,000 infrura c • o>< hi - life.