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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS Yol 44—No. 17 OVER $1 di&isry&q o '" PRIZES FOR FAIR Official Premium List Be Ready Soon HOLD MEETING SATURDAY Sudge Searcy Grants Char ter to Association-Stock Certificates Ready—All Departments Busy To consider further develop ments of the county fair, receive reports of committees and plan several important details, a meet ing of the fair association will be held in the court house Saturday morning at 10 o’clock, April 29. Premiums of more than SI,OOO will be awarded in the eight de partments—Livestock,' Poultry, Agricultural, Educational. Corn Club, Pig Club, Canning Club and Woman’s Department. The official premium list will be got ten out and distributed as early as possible now. Worth while prizes have been offered in each of the various departments and this fact should serve to arouse keen rivalry and much interest. The athletic field is in fairly good condition and the first base ball game of the season was play ed Wednesday afternoon with Jackson and Forsyth as the op posing teams. It is hoped to ar range a number of good games during the season. The stock certificates have been received and will be issued upon payment of subscriptions. The fair association has been granted a charter by Hon. Wm. E. H. Searcy, Jr., judge of the superior c&urts of the Flint cir cuit. All departments of the fair are being pushed and all that is need ed to make the fair an overwhelm ing success is the continued co operation of the citizens throug out the county. JUDGE FLETCHER ENDORSED BY JACKSON KNIGHTS TEMPLAR • At the meeting of Alexius Com mandery Knights Templar Friday night, a resolution was unani mously passed endorsing Sir Knight H. M. Fletcher, Eminent Commander, for an office in the grand commandery of Georgia. Sir Knight Fletcher, who is one of the best known and most en thusiastic Masons in the state, is fitted by character, ability and experience for this position, and in case he is elected at the Rome conclave he will be promoted an nually until he heads the order in Georgia. The members of Alex ius commandery will work hard to bring about the election of Sir Knight Fletcher, which would be a great honor to the local com mandery. A large delegation from Jack son is preparing to attend the annual conclave in Rome May 10-11. A rate of $3.90 for the round trip is announced by the railroads. JT'he air-tight dwelling leads bu* to the grave. IfllOd EMMA WHATLEY DIES AT HER HOME IN FAFAYETTE After a lingering illness for several months, Miss Emma Whatley, aged 50, died at her home in West LaFayette, Thurs day morning at 6:30 o’clock. Funeral services were held from the residence Thursday afternoon at 2:30, conducted by her pastor, Rev. N. A. White. The body will be taken to Ros well, Ga. f and be interred there Saturday morning. Miss Whatley is survived bv two brothers, R. A. Whatley, superintendent of LaFayette Cot ton Mill, and O. W. Whatley, of Linwood. A host of sorrowing friends ex tend their sympathy to the be reaved ones during this sad hour of their bereavement. —Walker County Messenger. Butts county friends of Miss Whatley will regret to learn of her death. The family for merly resided here, Mr. Whatley holding a responsible position with the Pepperton Cotton Mills. The many friends of the family here sympathize with them in their sorrow. RURAL ROUTES CHANGED AGAIN No. Two WiU Be Made a Loop Route SHAKE UP ON MAY FIRST Changes Not as Far Reach ing as November — All Routes Involved in New Department Order Another change in the rural route service in Butts county is announced, effective May 1, when route No. 2 from Jackson, Mr. S. M. Ridgeway carrier, will be made a loop route. This route will begin and end at Mr. J. E, McMichael’s, the mail being car ried to that point by Mr. S. J. Watkins, carrier on No. 1. As revised Mr. Ridgeway will have a considerably shorter mile age and all his route will lie north of Stark and along the river. His salary has, it is stated, been re duced from SIOO to SBO a month. Other changes that will affect practically every route in the county are scheduled for May 1. A mile will be taken off of one route here and there and added to some other. These changes will not amount to more than a mile in any instance, it is stated, and consequently will not mater ially disturb the present schedule. Since the first of November of last year, when routes 7 and 8 from Jackson were discontinued, the R. F. D. system in Butts county has undergone almost a complete change and the latest order of the post office depart ment at Washington will be of in terest to the people throughout the county. Moderation in all things pro longs iiie. JACKSON, GEORGIA, APRIL 28, 1916 DIPPING VATS BEING BUILT Campaign Against Cattle Tick Progressing INSPECTORS APPOINTED Federal Authorities Will Take Charge of Fight in Few Days And Establish Quarantine-Interest Felt Gratifying progress is being made in the campaign to free Butts county of the cattle tick, a number of dipping having been constructed and others are plan ned and under course of building. Vats have been built at the fol lowing points: T. W. Moore, J. O. Gaston, W. N. Treadwell, R. F. Welch; and others are planned at the following centers, Pruitt & Slaton’s, J. L. Barnes, H. M. Fietcher, E. A. Fincher, Gordon Thompson, Cork and other places where needed. People in all parts of the coun ty are co-operating in an enthu siastic way with the officials in this campaign that means so much for the livestock industry. Cattle must be dipped regularly every 14 days for ten or twelve times. It is hoped to rid the county of ticks by the end of the present year. The length of time required will depend on the co operation and interest shown. Messrs. R. F. Welch and R. L. Weaver have been appointed as local inspectors. A federal in spector will be detailed to this county by Dr. J. G. Neighbert, of Atlanta. C. O. Barnes, rep resenting the state, will arrive in the city the first of the week from Talbot county and will give the work his whole attention. Mr. W. H. Jones, state cattle inspector, who has been here for several days getting the work or ganized, leaves Fridav for At lanta. Mr. Jones has done much valuable work and his energy and efforts have proved of great ben efit in getting the campaign on foot. Any person desiring infor mation about the work should see the state inspector while he is in the city. It is not known definitely just when the quarantine will be es tablished and dipping commenc ed, but this will probably be in the next few days. As soon as the quarantine is established the United States Department of Agriculture will have supervision of the campaign. This is a great opportunity for Butts county to rid itself of the cattle tick once for all and forge ahead in the livestock industry. HIGH SCHOOL MEET IN BARNESVILLE FRIDAY The Sixth District High School Association, of which Prof. W. P. Martin is president, will have its annual field day exercises in Barnesville Friday, the 26. Sev eral schools will enter teams but Jackson decided not to enter the contest The winners will com pete in the state contest to be held in Athens in June. Visitors will be entertained by the citizens of Barnesville. DR. WOODS MADE TRUSTEE OF OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY Dr. J. E. Woods is a man for whom no task is too arduous, no honor too high and no responsi bility too great. He has been elected a director of Oglethorpe University, located in Atlanta, and being built by the Presbyter ian people as a great central uni versity for the whole denomina tion. Silver Lake in north Atlanta is the location and those in first po sition say that when completed it will be second to no other universi ty in these United States. More than three-fourths of a million dollars has already been secured, and our prospects are brighten ing every day. Members of the Presbyterian church in Jackson gave SI,OOO to this great enterprise, and our people of Stockbridge did the same. We have been complimen ted by the University authorities as the banner charge, although very few churches have failed to raise as much as SI,OOO for this cause. Yours most truly, I. H. Miller. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ELECT OFFICERS Sir Knight Fletcher Kept at The Head COMMANDERY GROWING Meeting Held Friday Night And Year's Work Gone Over —To Initiate Num ber of Candidates Officers for the ensuing year were elected by Alexius Com mandery No. 22 Knights Templar at the meeting Friday night, as follows: H. M. Fletcher, Eminent Com mander; H. L. Daughtry, Gener alissimo; G. E. Mallet, Captain General; H. O. Ball, Senior War den; W. R. Carmichael, Junior Warden: D. G. McMichael. Pre late; O. LeeChesnutt, Treasurer; F. M. Allen, Recorder; J. D. Jones, Standard Bearer; C. M. Kimbell, Sword Bearer; J. B. Hopkins, Warder; R. Gunter, Sentinel; H. F. Gilmore, first guard and Mote Watts, second guard. The finance committee consists of H. O. Ball, C. M. Kim bell, W. R. Carmichael. The local commandery has had a prosperous year and is in a flourishing condition, several candidates now being elected to receive the degrees. The grand commandery of Georgia meets in Rome May LO-LL and a number of Sir Knights are planning to attend from Jackson. All Day Singing at Pep perton Sunday, the 30th Announcement is made that an all day singing will be held at Pepperton next Sunday and all lovers of music and singers are invited to attend. Jackson Argus Established-. 1*73 j i„i v a i|c Butts County Progress Established 1882 ' Consolidated Jul> , 1 5 STARK CLUB NUW HAS ROLL FIFTEEN MEMBERS Fifteen members are now en rolled in the Progressive Club at Stark and the work is being car ried on with increased interest. Another meeting will be held Friday afternoon and all mem bers of the four clubs are urged to be present. The members are keeping record books and these will be handed in this fall. Individual prizes are being do nated by the citizens of the Stark community, Mr. W. S. Cook hav ing headed the list with $5.00. Other prizes are solicited. The following are the members of the club: Tomato Club—Verna Singley, Gladys O’Neal, Willie Barnes. Gladys Redman, Nellie Singley. Rosa Belle James. Pig Club—Jadie Duke, J. L. Barnes, Chester O’Neal, Jim Barth White. Corn Club—Albert Duke. J. L. Barnes, Howard Crane. Poultry Club—Bertron Singlev, Irene O’Neal. GEORGIA GOES DRY MONDAY New Prohibition Laws in Effect Then LONG DROUGHT COMING Stringent Dry Laws Will Knockout All Clubs And Make Georgia The SahaS ra of The South Atlanta, Ga., April 27.—Next Monday morning at one minute after twelve o’clock the state of Georgia goes dry. People may have thought Geor gia was dry in the past, but the drought they have experienced was like the rainy season in the tropics compared to the drought that is coming. Georgia’s new prohibition laws, which go into effect May 1, are real prohibition laws, leaving no loop hole for evasion either bv would-be violators or by indiffer ent officials charged with their enforcement. Beer saloons in Atlanta that have been selling the same kind of beer for years that was sold before the present prohibition law went into effect are prepar ing to go out of business and rent signs are up in front of their doors. Clubs of high and low degree are making their plans to com ply with the prohibition law, at least for the present. The clubs that are saloons in disguise will have no leg to stand on when the law goes in effect and will be au tomatically forced out of busi ness. Weekly and monthly magazines on the news stands already show blank spaces where whiskey ad vertisements would appear if it were not for the law against the advertising of intoxicants, and daily newspapers published out side of the state are also dropping out their liquor advertisements in advance of the effective date of the new Georgia laws.