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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 44—No. 15
WORK PROGRESSING
ON FAIR GROUNDS
Baseball Field Has Been
Completed
BUILD ENCLOSURE NEXT
Big Booster Meeting Will
Be Held in The Court
House Saturday Morning
—Everybody Pulling Hard
Substantial improvements are
being made to the Butts county
fair grounds and the -baseball
diamond will be completed this
week. A good portion of the
lumber for the fence and build
ings has been placed on the lot.
The enclosure will be built next.
Quite a good deal of grading has
been done and streets are being
'opened up and bridges built.
All of this work has been car
ried on under the active direction
of Mr. J. Matt McMichael. He
is proving a most consistent boos
ter of the fair movement and has
proved his faith by his work.
The fair buildings will be con
structed after the most improved
designs. They will be erected
with the idea of convenience and
and comfort and will be among
the most modern fair buildings
in the entire country.
The fair association will hold a
meeting in the court house at 10
o’clock Saturday morning, April
15. A final report is desired on
the premium list by that time so
the list of prizes can be announc
ed as early as possible. Other
essential details will be worked
out at the meeting and it is ho
ped a full attendance of the mem
bers will be on hand.
Negotiations are under way for
the shows and concessions. Some
of the highest class shows in the
whole country will be secured
for the fair.
Work is progressing satisfac
torily in every department and
it is becoming more apparent ev
ery day that the Butts county
fair is going to be a great suc
cess. The doubting ones have
taken to the woods and now ev
erybody is pulling for the fair.
DEATH OF MRS. MARY
CARROLL OCCURRED FRIDAY
Mrs. Mary Carroll, aged 27,
passed away at her home in Pep
perton Friday afternoon, the 7,
at 6:30 o’clock. Death was due
to tuberculosis from which she
had suffered for seyeral months.
Mrs. Carroll is survived bv her
mother, Mrs. Andrew Nutt, one
child, Julia Carroll, who is cared
for in one of the Atlanta orphans
homes.
The funeral was held at Mace
donia church Sunday morning at
11 o’clock, the pastor, Rev. Mr.
Bonner, conducting the services.
Interment was in the Macedonia
k emetery.
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GEORGIA FORGES AHEAD
WITH ROAD BUILDING
Atlanta, Ga., April 13.—Ac
cording to statistics that have
just been made public 7,376 state
and county prisoners were work
ed on Georgia roads last year,
their labor was valued at $2,646,-
000, which with cash sums spent,
totaled $6,342,377. An average
of five miles of road per day were
completed.
If the Empire State carries out
the program of road building out
lined for the next ten years, it is
stated, a permanent twelve
month’s road will lead to every
man’s house. Their value will
be worth millions of dollars:
THE CLEAN CITY
CAMPAIGN OVER
Gratifying Results Were
Obtained
1
! CO-OPERATION GENERAL
Civic League Surpassed
All Previous Efforts in
Clean up, Paint up Work
—Jackson Spotless Town
In ooint of interest manifested
and results accomplished, clean
up week which came to a close
Wednesday was the most success
ful in the history of Jackson,
The Civic League did its work
well. This organization enlisted
the co-operation of the citizens of
the entire community and the
campaign from the first was one
of united action. The work was
tackled with spirit and enthusi
asm, and as a result Jackson is
cleaner and more sanitarv than
before in months.
A great mass of trash and rub
bish was burned; tin cans galore
were consigned to the scrap heap;
back yards, front yards and all
about the premises were cleaned
up, and the paint brush was used
quite freelv to tone up unsightly
places. An inspection of the city
was made by the members of the
Civic League and they were de
lighted at the good work done.
The clean up, paint up move
ment is more than a local institu
tion. It is a national issue. Gov
ernors of states, mayors of cities
now issue their proclamations
calling upon the citizens to ob
serve clean up week. Jackson
by taking hold of this movement
heartily and unitedly establishes
her reputation as one of the most
progressive civic centers in the
whole country.
Card of Thanks
Editor Progress-Argus: Will
you please allow me space to
thank each and every one who
helped me in my recent race for
county treasurer. The voters
have expressed their choice at
the ballot box and I accept the re
sult cheerfully, realizing that all
the candidates cannot be success
ful every time. I caD never for
get what my friends have done
for me in the past. Their loyal
ty to me in the recent contest, as
JACKSON, GEORGIA, APRIL 14, 1916
SIO,OOO CHECK
WAS RECEIVED
Part of Power Company
Back Taxes
MORE MONEY STILL DUE
Central Georgia Power
Company Settling For
Taxes For Years 1913 to
1915--Other Be Paid Soon
Tax Collector Joseph P. Mad
dox received a check this week
for approximately $10,000.00 as
part payment of the Central Geor
gia Power Company taxes for
the years 1913-14-15. Of this
amount about $1,300 was due to
the school fund.
According to the report made
to the grand jury the power com
pany was due the county about
$21,276.16. Under the terms of
the recent settlement of the liti
gation between Butts and Jasper
counties, two-thirds of the taxes
come to Butts and one-third goes
to Jasper county.
Some $10,000.00 remains to be
paid into the county treasury.
The remainder of the taxes for
the three years, 1913, 1914, 1915,
will, it is said, be paid within the
next few days.
When all this money has been
received the county will be able
to wipe out a number of its obli
gations. More than $1,500 is still
due the school fund.
LAYMEN'S MEETING OF
THE KIMBELL ASSOCIATION
The Laymen’s Meeting of the
Kimbell Association will be held
with Sardis church April 29, and
the following program will be
rendered:
Theme: “Christian Missions
on Trial.”
1. The Witness of the New
Testament, (a) Christ and His
Disciples, (b) Paul and his co
laborers.
2. The Testimony of Eighteen
Centuries —from A. D. 100 to A.
D. 1900.
3. The Testimony of Modern
Missions, (a) The Witness of
Christian Education. (b) The
Witness of Orphans’ Homes and
and Hospitals, (c) The Witness
of the Home Churches with all
organizations, (and) The Witness
of the Heathen Churches and
their organizations and institu
tions.
4. Christ, our Lord, the Judge.
Each church is invited to send
at least twelve laymen. It is sta
ted noted speakers have been in
vited to take part in the discus
sions.
well as former ones, will ever be
held by me in grateful remem
brance, and I trust that some op
portunity will be presented by
which I can show my apprecia
tion to all who have ever helped
me politically or otherwise. My
heartfelt desire is that my declin
ing years may be so spent as to
prove worthy of the loyalty and
kindness my friends have shown
to me. With good will \o all,
S. J. Smith.
DELEGATES TO MACON
WILL BE APPOINTED
The Butts county democratic
executive committee, at its meet
ing last Thursday, empowered
the chairman. Judge A. H. Ogle
tree, to make the appoinment of
delegates to the state convention
in Macon May 3. Butts is enti
tled to two delegates. Judge
Ogletree will appoint the dele
gates within the next few days.
In addition to the delegates sev
eral other citizens from Butts
county will attend the Macon con
vention, which will bring togeth
er prominent politicians from all
parts of the state.
GROUP MEETINGS
GEORGIA BANKERS
Mr. Etheridge to Deliver
Addresses
STATE MEETING IN MACON
President Georgia Bankers
Association to Talk on
“Farm Credit Statemets”
—Other Speakers Secured
Mr. F. S. Etheridge, of Jack
son, president of the Georgia
Bankers Association, will deliver
an address at each group bank
meetings to be held during the
next few days. The subject Mr.
Etheridge has chosen is “Farm
Credit Statements,’’ a principle
which seeks to place chattel mort
gage and crop loans on a modern
business basis.
Geo. E. Allen, educational di
rector of the American Institute
of Banking, will speak in each
group on “Better Men for the
Bank.” Other prominent speak
ers also will appear at all of the
meetings.
The group meetings will come
in advance of the state conven
tion which will be held in Macon
May 25-27. Thedatesand places
of the group meetings are an
nounced as follows:
Group I—Douglas, April 17.
Group 4—Dawson, April 18.
Group s—Fort Valley, April 19.
Group 3—Cedartown, April 20.
Group 2—Winder, April 21.
JACKSON KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
WERE INSPECTED FRIDAY
Eminent Sir C. A. McAlister,
of Macon, an officer of the Grand
Commandery of Georgia, inspec
ted Alexius Commandery No. 22,
Knights Templar, Friday night.
The Red Cross was conferred on
Mr. Grover C. Evans after the
inspection. On account of the
bad weather and illness of mem
bers there was not a large atten
dance. Sir Knight McAllister
made a very beautiful and im
pressive talk that was a feature
of the inspection.
At the next regular conclave
1 which will be held Friday night,
; April 21, officers will be elected
. for the ensuing year.
Jackson Argu* Established 1873? t.il v q ik
Butts County Progress Established 1882 s onsolidated July 9,1915
FATAL ACCIDENT
ON ELECTION DAY
Monroe County Citizens
The Victims
THREE DEATHS RESULT
Automobile Proceeding to
Polls Struck by Train
And Occupants Were In
jured, Three Fatally
Forsyth, April B.—J. R. Wor
sham, father of E. Lee Worsham,
state entomologist, was instantly
killed and J. T. Guest, candidate
for county surveyor in the pri
mary held here today, was fatal
ly injured when an automobile in
which they were riding was struck
by a Central of Georgia train here
today. D. H. Green and Walter
Jackson, other occupants of the
car and Wallace Tribble, the dri
ver, also were injured.
Tribble, according to persons
who saw the accident could not
see the approaching train until it
was almost upon him because of
a cotton gin which stands near
the crossing. Fragments of the
automobile and its occupants
were scattered along the track
for nearly a hundred yards.
J. T. Guest, who was taken to
his home here after the accident,
died of his injuries tonight.
Mr. Worsham was an uncle of
Prof. H. L. Worsham, former
farm demonstrator in Butts coun
ty. News of the frightful acci
dent was received with genuine
and widespread regret by citizens
of this county.
Later dispatches from Forsyth
state that Mr. Green succumbed
to his injuries Sunday night.
MR. MALLET WINS PLAGE
AS UNIVERSITY DEBATER
It will be pleasing to the friends
of Mr. Joel Mallet, a member of
the senior law class at the Uni
versity of Georgia, to know that
he has been selected as one of the
speakers to represent the Uni
versity in the triangular debate
with Georgia, Tennessee and
South Carolina as contenders. He
was also one of the debaters last
year. The debate will be held in
Columbia, S. C., and the question
for discussion is the Ship Subsidy.
Mr. Mallet has bad perhaps one
of the most brilliant college ca
reers of any bov Jackson ever
turned out. Following his grad
uation at Emory he taught for a
year in the Jackson public schools
and is now completing his stud
ies in law at the State University
at Athens and will be graduated
in June with hign honors.