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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 Jackson Argus Established 1873 ( . . , . , - ovs 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 continued on page 2)