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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 44—No. 2
JACKSON NATIONAL
HAS FINE REPORT
Annual Meeting Held on
Tuesday
NO CHANGE IN OFFICERS
Semi-Annual Dividend of
3 Per Cent Was Declared
—1915 Was Declared Best
Year in Bank’s History
“Last year was the best in the
bank’s history,” declared officers
of the Jackson National Bank
Tuesday following the annual
stockholders meeting. The usual
semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent
was declared some time ago, pay
able Dec. 31, and the remainder
of the earnings were passed to
undivided profits. The capital
stock of of the Jackson National
is $75,000 and the semi-annual
dividend amounts to $2,250.
Th# stockholders named one
new director. Mr. H. L. Daugh
try was added to the board to take
the place of Mr. Joel B. Watkins,
resigned. The directors are:
Messrs. F. S. Etheridge, A. H.
Smith, E. L. Smith, H. L. Daugh
try, J. Lee Byron, J. A. Jarrell,
T. H, Buttrill, W. P. Nutt, B. A.
Wright.
The directors elected all the old
officers and added one new official.
Mr. W. O. Ham was named as
sistant cashier. The officers are:
F. S. Etheridge, president; T. H.
Buttrill, vice president; R. P.
Sasnett, cashier; W. 0. Ham, as
sistant cashier; Warren Furlow,
assistant cashier.
The Jackson National is the
largest bank in Butts county. It
was organized Sept. 1, 1908, with
a capital stock of $75,000 and has
enjoyed a solid and substantial
growth. Officers are optimistic
over the outlook for 1916.
MILLS FOR LOWER HOUSE
Almost Assured He Will
Be Candidate
That-Hon. J. H. Mills, of Jenk
insburg, will be a candidate for
the lower house from Butts county
in the approaching primary is as
sured, provided he listens to the
solicitations of his many friends
over the county. He is now re
ceiving letters daily from citizens
in every section urging him to
make the race and it is believed
these appeals will become so in
sistent that Mr. Mills will be
forced to yield and get in the run
ing. He now has the question
under consideration and will
make known his decision later.
It is understood to be the po
sition of Mr. Mills that he will
run if a majority of the people
want him to serve them.
Mr. Mills has represented Butts
county in the lower house. Four
years ago he was elected and
served the county most efficiently
and satisfactorily, drawing a num
ber of desirable committee ap
pointments. Among his collea
gues he is held in the highest
esteem. He was much interested
in agricultural problems, being
MR. NELSON WILL RUN
To Be Candidate For Tax
Collector
Mr. T. W. Nelson, of Flovilla,
will according to a statement
made Saturday be a candidate
for Tax Collector of Butts in the
approaching primary. He has
had the matter of running under
advisement for some time and
has finally decided to enter the
political arena. Mr. Nelson is a
young man who is held in the
highest regard by all who know
him. He is quite popular among
the people of the county and in
the coming campaign will have
the active and united support of
a large number of friends. His
formal announcement will appear
later.
FARMERS’ UNION
HOLDS MEETING
Officers Elected For Year
Friday Last
MEMBERSHIP GROWING
Organization Favors Bond
ed Warehouses And En
dorses The Rural Cred
its Bill Also
At the meeting of the Butts
county Farmers’ Union, Friday,
officers were elected for the en
suing year, as follows:
President, J. J. Mapp; vice
president, J. Matt McMichael;
secretary and treasurer, J. D.
Jones; chaplain, J. M. Gaston;
conductor. S- H. Mays: doorkeep
er, W. H. Barnes; business agent.
J. M. Gaston. Auditing commit
tee, A. M. Garr, L. R. Dodson;
committee on good of order, W. B.
Garr, J. H. Mills, W. F. Stroud.
Butts county is now headquar
ters for the Georgia division of
the Farmers’ Union. Mr. J. H.
Mills, of Jenkinsburg, is state
secretary and treasurer. Mr.
Mills states the Union is growing
faster now than before in a num
ber of years and that the revival
of interest in the organization is
country-wide. The prospects for
the future growth and usefulness
of the Union are very bright, Mr.
Mills declares.
The meeting passed a resolu
tion endorsing the rural credits
bill and a system of bonded ware
houses. Letters will be address
ed the Georgia congressmen ask
ing their support of these meas
ures. A number of important
matters will be discussed at the
February meeting.
secretary and treasurer of the
Georgia division of the Farmers’
Union, and if elected he could be
depended upon to represent the
people faithfully and worthily.
Mr. Mills is an enthusiastic
prohibitionist and would be in
absolute accord with the admin
istration on this vital question.
Some definite statement from Mr.
Mills is expected within the next
few weeks.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, JANUARY 14, 1916
FIRST NATIONAL
HAS GOOD YEAR
8 Per Cent Dividend Was
Dedared
SAME OFFICERS ELECTED
Past Twelve Months Was
Prosperious Period For
This Institution —Stock-
holders Hear Report
A year of substantial progress
has been completed by the First
National Bank of Jackson and
when the stockholders met in
annual session Tuesday a most
flattering report was rendered
for their consideration. In every
way the past year was a good
one, it was stated, and the bank
enters the new year with a con
fident hope of still greater ex
pansion.
The directors at their semi-an
nual meeting held a few days
ago declared an annual dividend
of 8 per cent. The balance of the
earnings were carried to the undi
vided profits account. On a cap
ital stock of $50,000 an 8 per cent
dividend amounts to $4,000.
The stockholders elected the
same directors, who in turn,
named all the old officers. The
officers are: J. H. Carmichael,
president; Geo. E. Mallet, vice
president;C. T. Beauchamp, cash
ier; W. Pitts Newton, assistant
cashier. The directors consist of
Mesers. J. Matt McMichael, W.
M. Hammond, G. E. Mallet, J.
H. McKibben. T. A. Nut, W. A.
Newton, J. H. Carmichael.
Established February 10, 1901.
the First National is the oldest
national bank in this section. It
has a capital stock of $50,000 and
a surplus of $21,000. Substantial
improvements have recently been
made to the bank building and
the First National Bank of Jack
son now has one of the most
modern and convenient structures
in the entire country.
COL. MOORE MAY RUN
I
I Friends Urge Him For The
Legislature
It is reported in political cir
cles that Hon. J. Threatt Moore,
recently elected mayor of Jack
son in a whirlwind campaign,
will be a candidate for the legis
lature from Butts county this
year. Several of Mr. Moore’s
friends have been urging him
for some time to get in the race
and the people generally regard
Mr. Moore’s candidacy with
favor.
Col. Moore served in the low’er
house in 1910-11 and is the au
thor of several laws of state-wide
interest. Among these is the
law making water power com
panies liable to trial for damages
in tlie county in which the dam
age occurred. While a member
of the general assembly Mr.
Moore held several important
committee assignments. He is
a well known member of the
Jackson bar and has held many
positions of trust and responsi
bility.
Col. Moore is an earnest an 1
S. J. SMITH FOR TREAS.
Will Make Formal State
ment Later
Mr. S. J. Smith, known to
Progress-Argus readers as “Plow
Handles,” will be a candidate for
Treasurer of Butts county in the
1916 primary. Mr. Smith is no
stranger in political circles, hav
ing held the office of treasurer
for two terms a few years back.
He filled the position satisfactorily
and made many friends who will
learn of his intentions with inter
est. He is one of the county’s
best known citizens and can be
depended on to make himself felt
on the hustings. The formal card
of Mr. Smith will appear in a few
days.
INSTITUTE WAS
VERY SUCCESSFUL
Large Number Teachers
Attended
GOOD ADDRESSES HEARD
Supervisor Land’s Visit to
Butts County Was Event
of Interest in Education
al Circles
With practically every white
teacher in the county present,
the Teachers Institute held in
Jackson Saturday was a success
in every detail. Splendid ad
dresses were made bv Prof. F.
E. Land, who was in charge of
the institute, and Mr. Clanton,
of Clanton & Webb, of Atlanta.
Following these addresses an
informal discussion of education
al questions was engaged in. In
this interchange of ideas many
valuable hints were gathered by
the teachers.
Mr. Land, Superintendent Mal
let and F’arm Agent Rice visited
the Flovilla, Jenkinsburg, Stark,
Cedar Rock and Oak Grove schools
Thursday and Friday. At these
schools addresses were made by
Prof. Land and Mr. Rice, who
also gave demonstrations in prun
ing and the care of fruit trees.
Prof. Land, whose home is in
Macon, is well known as an edu
cator and isagentleman of pleas
ing personality. His visit to the
county was an event of interest
to the educational affairs of the
community and the inspiration
gained by the teachers will long
be felt in the school room.
tireless worker in the prohibition
cause and in the general assem
bly would be a tower of strength
in the fight for a dry state and
clean government.
Mr. Moore has not made any
definite statement about the mat
ter, but it is known that he likes
the political game, which he
plays with finished skill, and it
is the confident hope of his wide
circle of friends that he will fill
offices of state and national im
portance before many years
e apse.
Jackson Argus Established 1873; tan
Butts County Progress Established 1882 1 Consolidated July 9.198
JACKSON BANKING
COMPANY ELECTS
Declared Dividend of 6
Per Cent
TWO NEW DIRECTORS
Butts County’s Oldest Fi
nancial Institution Com
pletes Another \ear ol
Gratifying Growth
Two directors were elected by
the shareholders of the Jackson
Banking Company, the oldest
bank in Butts county, at the an
nual meeting held Tuesday af
ternoon. Since the death of Mr.
C. S. Maddox there had been a
vacancy on the board and Mr.
Joel B. Watkins resigned after a
service of 28 years. To fill these
vacancies Messrs. H. O. Ball and
W. L. Etheridge were elected.
The directors now consist of F.
S. Etheridge, A. 11. Smith, E. L.
Smith. W. P. Nutt, J. T. Good- ,
man, H. O, Ball, W. L. Etheridge.
The old officers were re-elected.
They are: F. S. Etheridge, pres
ident; A. H. Smith, vice presi
dent; J. W. Brown, cashier; L.
H. Jordan, assistant cashier.
The usual dividend of 6 per cent
was declared. The past year was
said to have been a satisfactory
one and the outlook is bright for
the bank’s continued growth and
prosperity.
Organized in 1888, the Jack
son Banking Company is the old
est bank in this section. During
almost this entire time the insti
tution has been under the same
efficient management. The bank
has served the community faith
fully and well and has a combined
capital and surplus of more than
$75,000. This bank is now 28
years old and is a state deposi
tory.
COL. REDMAN SOLICITOR
May Oppose Hon. E. M.
Owen This Year
The friends of Hon. Charles L.
Redman are urging him to
make the race for Solicitor Gen
eral of the Flint circuit in the
primary this year. Mr. Redman
is experienced as a prosecuting
attorney, having held the office
of solicitor of the city court of
Jackson a few years ago. He is
one of the strongest members of
the Jackson bar and enjoys a
large and lucrative practice As
an able, convincing advocate Col.
Redman has few superiors in
Georgia.
Though Hon. E. M. Owen, of
Zebulon, present solicitor, is con
ceded to be one of the strongest
prosecuting attorneys in Georgia,
it is the opinion of Col. Redman’s
friends that he would make it
interesting for Col. Owen, and
the chances of his election are
most flattering. Mr. Redman
has been considering the matter
for some time and if he decides
to make the race he will be heard
from before the campaign has
progressed very far.
It would be a matter of pride
to Col. Redman's friends and
the Jackson bar in particular to
him elevated to this impor
tant and responsible office.