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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 44—No. 9
PRIMARY DATE
APRIL FIFTH
Entries Close on March
Eighteenth
RULES WERE ADOPTED
Polls Will Open at 8 a. m.
And Close at 4 p. m. in
AllPrecindts-Candidates
Not Use Whiskey
Wednesday, April 5, was the
date selected by the Democratic
executive committee for the Butts
county primary. Entries will
close on Saturday, March 18, and
all candidates are required to pay
in their assessments before 12
o’clock, noon, of that date.
The rules provide that all legally
registered persons may partici
pate in this white primary. The
polls will open in all precints in
the county at 8 a. m. and close
at 4p. m., sun time, The pri
mary election will be held under
the immediate supervision of the
executive committee.
The use of whisky as a means
of inducing votes is expressly
forbidden. Likewise the use of
money, and any candidate found
guilty of using or allowing his
friends to use either of the above
means of vote-getting will not be
declared the nominee, even should
he have a majority.
The majority vote will determ
ine the winners. The candidate
for any office receiving the largest
vote wiil be declared the nominee.
Names of all candidates who
qualify by paying their asesss
ments will be placed on the ballot
in alphabetical order.
The committee is called to meet
Thursday, April 6, for the purpose
of canvassing the returns and de
claring the nominees.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found the scale of assessments.
Candidate’s Assessments
The following assessments are
levied upon each of the candidates
running in the county primary,
said assessments being for the
purpose of paying the expenses
of such primary. Assessments
must be paid to the secretary of
the executive committee on or
before 12 o'clock, noon, March,
18th, 1916:
Tax Collector $lO 00
Clerk 10 00
Sheriff 10 00
Ordinary .. 10 00
Tax Receiver 7 50
Treasurer 7 50
School Superintendent.. 7 50
A. H. Ogletree, Chr.
J. D. Jones, Sec.
MR. LEVERETTE CANDIDATE
FOR OFFICE OF CORONER
The friends of Mr. R. D. Lev
erette put forward his name for
Coroner of Butts county in the
April primary. Mr. Leverette is
a well known and highly esteem
ed citizen, with friends in every
nook and corner of the county
and he will receive a strong and
▼ery cordial support, If elected
Mr. Leverette can be depended
ipon to perform the duties of the
office in a faithful, efficient and
satisfactory manner.
MR. J. S. CARTER
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
For the office of Tax Collector
Mr. J. S. Carter makes announce
ment this week, and his entry is
sure to be of wide political inter
est. Butts county has no better
known and more highly esteemed
citizen than Mr. Carter. He has
been a life long resident of the
county and is respected for his
honesty, integrity and high mor
al character. He enjoys a wide
popularity, is a member of one
of the county’s leading families,
and has scores of friends in ev
ery district in the county, and it
is admitted that he will have all
the support any candidate could
wish for. Mr. Carter is fitted by
character and business experience
to perform the duties of the office
in a satisfactory manner.
HON. S. H. MAYS ON
GOt. DAVENPORT'S STAFF
The friends of Hon. S. H. Mays
will be interested to learn that he
had been appointed as assistant
quartermaster general, with the
rank of Lieut., on the staff of Col.
Davenport, commander of the
Georgia division U. C. V. The
state reunion will be held this
year in Americus in August. Mr.
Mays is an experienced military
man, having served in the First
Kentucky cavalry during the civil
war. He is adjutant of Camp
Barnett, U. C. V., of Jackson,
and always takes an active inter
est in matters pertaining to the
Confederacy.
Mr. Mays’ appointment to this
office by Col. Davenport is an
honor that is appreciated not only
by him but by his friends as well.
MESSRS. GILMORE AND
COLE FOR SHERIFF
Mr. George F. Gilmore for
Sheriff with Mr. Weyman Cole as
Deputy is the announcement car
ried in this issue of The Progress-
Argus. This announcement will
be of interest to voters through
out the county, as both of these
gentlemen are well and favora
bly known. Mr. Gilmore is a na
tive of Butts county, is an exper
ienced business man, is popular
with the voters and would doubt
less make a competent officer. At
present he holds a position as
traveling salesman for an Atlan
ta firm.
Mr. Cole is a well known young
business man of Jackson, being
manager of the Chero-Cola Bot
tling Company. He is widely and
influentially connected through
out Butts county, where he was
born and reared. As heretofore,
interest in the sheriff’s race will
probably eclipse all other con
tests locally.
Messrs. Gilmore and Cole are
assured of strong support in the
present campaign and they are
regarded as a factor to be reck
oned with.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Preaching by the minister at 11
a. m. and 7p. m. Come, seats
are free. Warm house and warm
welcome.
I. H. MILLER.
'JACKSON, GEORGIA, MARCHES 1916
IMPORTANT FAIR
MEETING FRIDAY
Committee on Grounds to
Make Report
WILL BEGIN WORK SOON
As Soon as Grounds Have
Been Decided Upon The
Erection of Buildings Is
to Begin at Once
When the Butts County Fair
Association meets in the court
house Friday morning at ten
o’clock it is thought the commit
tee on Buildings and Grounds will
be ready to report. The members
of this committee are Messrs. J.
Matt McMichael, L. M. Crawford,
J. 0. Gaston, S. H. Mays, Hugh
Mallet.
Several sites have been inspec
ted and the committee is said to
have its work well in hand. If
the report is acted upon favora
bly by the directors it is planned
to begin at once to grade the race
track, construct an athletic field
and open up roads and streets. It
has been decided to lease rather
than buy grounds.
In addition to the above, other
matters will engage the attention
of the fair association. Among
the things requiring immediate
attention are awarding of con
tract for buildings and enclosure,
selection of date for fair, premium
lists, etc., and it is hoped there
will be a large attendance at the
meeting Friday morning.
MR. F. C. STEPHENS ASKS
TO RE RE-EIECTEO CORONER
This issue of The Progress-Ar
gus carries the announcement of
Mr. F. C. Stephens as a candi
date for Coroner to succeed him
self. He is now serving his first
term and has made an alert, faith
ful and conscientious public ser
vant. Mr. Stephens, who is a
Confederate veteran, enjoys a
wide and deserved popularity and
has numerous friends who will
support his candidacy. He is a
most excellent citizen and if elec
ted will continue to serve the peo
ple with zeal and fidelity.
PENSION CHECKS
AWAIT VETERANS
Butts county’s pro rata of the
1916 pension fund was received
recently by Judge J. H. Ham,
Ordinary, who been paying out
the money to those entitled to it
Several pensioners have failed to
call for their checks and Judge
Ham is anxious that the money
be disbursed at an early date, as
some of theparties may really need
the funds, and checks mav be
obtained at the Ordinary’s office.
School Entertainment
There will bean entertainment
Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at
Mt. Vernon school. The teacher,
Miss Winnie Maddox, requests
friends and patrons of the school
to attend.
FINDS COUNTY AFFAIRS IN
GOOD CONDITION THIS YEAR
Praise For County Commissioner
Gaston by February Grand Jury
Recommends That Butts County Eradicate The Cat
tle Tick —Grand Jury Completed Work in Five
Days And Established Record For The County—
Litigation Deplored—Lower Tax Rate May Result
Jackson, Ga., Feb. 25th, 1916.
We, the Grand Jury, empanel
ed and sworn for the February
term of Butts county Superior
Court, after endeavoring to per
form the duties devolving upon
us in accordance with our oath,
we beg to submit the following
presentments resulting from our
efforts and deliberations:
Each case brought before us
for investigation has been care
fully and impartially investigated
without favor or malice and ver
dict rendered in accordance with
the evidence obtained. Very few
cases, if any, were left on the
docket for future investigation.
Each committee from our body
appointed to investigate the books
of the officials of the county and
other matters pertaining to the
interests of the county have per
formed their duties as best t hey
could in the limited time they had
to make investigations and make
up their reports, which they have
done to the best of their abilty.
Reports from each committee,
also from county officials are here
to attached.
Commissioner’s Office
Your committee appointed to
examine the books and records of
the Commissioner of Roads and
Revenues submit the following
report: We have checked road
book, beginning at entry exam
ined and approved made by com
mittee from Grand Jury last Au
gust term, commencing with pay
roll voucher No. 628 and ending
with voucher No. 801, both num
bers inclusive, and find vouchers
with itemized statements receipt
ed and attached to correspond
with their respective numbers
and amounts, as recorded on said
book by clerk of County Commis
sioner.
We also examined book of re
ceipts and expenditures commenc
ing at entry made by committee
from Grand Jury last August
term, beginning with voucher No.
1326 and ending with No. 1563,
both numbers inclusive, and find
statements receipted and proper
ly attached to vouchers and same
to correspond with their respec
tive numbers and amounts as re
corded on said book.
Your committee is unable to
determine the aggregate amount
of outstanding unpaid warrants
and indebtedness of our county
but from information ascertained
we believe it is much less than it
was a year ago. There are un
collected taxes amounting to $26,-
105 51. Of this amount the Cen
tral Georgia Power Company is
due $21,276.16 as shown by Tax
Collector’s report. When this
amount is collected and the cor
responding amount of indebted
ness retired we believe our coun
ty can be cleared of all indebted
ness in the next two or three
years with a reduced tax rate.
We find our Commissioner in a
much better position to handle
the affairs of the county on a
more economical and money sav
ing basis thfcn he has been for
several years past.
We sincerely urge that every
citizen of our good county co-op
i'ysl e with our Commissioner and
assißt him in every way possible
to clear out all indebtedness hang
ing over our county and put it
where its credit will be as good
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Butts County Progress Established 1882 s Consolidated July 9,1915
as any institution in our state,
and where it will bear an envia
ble reputation for paying its
debts. We can never do this by
getting into litigation and spend
ing unnecessary money.
We find our Commissioner to
have in hand $1,300.00 arising
from commutation road tax. The
question has heen asked as to
the disposition of said commuta
tion road tax. We find on inves
tigation that this money has been
used from time to time to take up
pay roll warrants and other ex
penses incurred on road work.
We recommend that the Com
missioner’s report hereto attach
ed be published and be made a
part of our records.
Report on Public Buildings
We, the committee appointed
to inspect the public buildings,
find the court house in fairly good
condition and neatly kept except
some shades; we recommend they
be replaced with new ones when
needed.
We find the jail kept as well as
could be expected with crowded
conditions. We find two inside
cell doors down. We recommend
that these be hung, also cells
painted, inside white washed ev
ery two or three months so as to
help to keep them in sanitary con
dition. We also recommend that
a tank be put in the well in jail
yard and piped to the jail in or
der that the prisoners can have
cool drinking water. We further
recommend that screens be pla
ced over jail windows, also that
a toilet he put in small room next
to Ordinary’s office in court house,,
for ladies.
Report on Treasurer’s Office
We, your committee appointed
to examine the County Treasur
er’s books beg to report as fol
lows: We have examined the
books in the office of the Treas
urer and find then neatly and ac
curately kept and attached here
to statement of receipts and dis
bursements for the year 1915
signed and sworn to by Mr. H.
C. Clark our Treasurer and re
quest that they be made a part
of the records of this body.
Tax Collector and Tax Receiver
We. the committee appointed
to examine the Tax Receiver’s
and Tax Col lector's books for 1915,
find on the Tax Receiver’s books
property returned to the amount
of $2,216,015.00. The state tax
levy for 1915 is $4.80 per thousand.
The county tax lew for 1916 is
sl7 00 per thousand. The school
tax levy for 1915 is $3.50 per
thousand. We find also errors
corrected from property on di
gest $6,233.00. We find 127 names
entered on cash book of T. C.
that had failed to make any tax
returns for 1915. The amount
collected from said parties for
county $229.70. The amount col
lected from said parties for state
$64.94. The amount collected
from said parties for schools
$42 92.
We - also find that statement
m ide by Joseph P. Maddox to
correspond with his books, said
statement is attached to this re
port and we recommend that it
be made a part of our present
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