Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS Vol 44—No. 18 - Ordinwy*, offlc# TEACHERS ARE ELECTED FOR YEAR Board of Education Met Tuesday MANY NEW MEMBERS Faculty Regarded as One of Befit in Years—Few Vacancies on Faculty to Be Filled Later Teachers for the 1916-17 session of the Jackson public’schools were elected Tuesday afternoon at a meeting of the board of educa tion. Prof. W. P. Martin had previously been elected as super intendent, and those chosen are as follows: Grammar School Ist grade, Miss Annie Lou Mc- Cord, Jackson. 2nd grade. Miss Elizabeth Wil son, Eatonton. 3rd grade, Miss Mary Sutton, Rome. 4th grade, Miss Kate Amoss, Milledgeville. sth grade, Miss Davie Fletch er, Jackson. 6th grade, Miss Bessie Wal drop* Flovilla. 7th grade, Miss Effie Baugham, Hawkinsville- High School t Latin and History, Miss Lucy Pierce, Clinton, Tenn. Mathematics and Science, Prof- W. O.'Perritt, Mullins, S. C. Domestic Science, Miss Rubye Thompson, Byron. The French and English de partment is to be supplied later, as is also a music teacher. Miss Inez Cooley, Mrs. Julia Doan, Miss Reba Johnson, Miss Janie Hearn and Miss Opal Shep herd, popular and efficient mem bers of the present faculty, did not apply for re-election. They have made many friends here who regret to see them leave. The room that has been used for expression will be devoted to a class in physics. This depart ment will be in charge of Prof. Perritt as a part of the course in science. The above faculty is a particu larly strong one. Each teacher has demonstrated his or her abil ity and under the leadership of Superintendent Martin the 1916- 1917 session is expected to be one of the most successful in the an nals of the city schools. MOONSHINE STILL RAIDED BY OFFICERS SATURDAY An illicit sfcill near the-home of Frank Barkley, colored, on/Bark ley Brothers farm, was raided by Sheriff Crawford and deputies Saturday. Five or six hundred gallons of beer were found and destroyed and a quantity of liquor was also found in a house nearby. The owner or operator proba bly got wind of the intended raid and made a getaway. L , v UOR RECORDS OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION I Under the new prohibition law express officials are required to make a report to the ordinary, showing the name of the con signee or consignor. These rec ords will be open to the inspec tion of the public. There is no chance to hide or dodge the issue. The following tells of the duty of express officials: “It shall be the duty of every railroad company, express com pany, or other common carrier, and of every person, firm or cor poration, that shall carry or transport any liquors and who shall deliver such liquors or any of them, to any person, firm or corporation in this state, to file with the ordinary of the county in which said liquor is delivered a statement correctly stating the dates on which the liquor was delivered, the name and postoffice address of the con signee and consignor and the place of delivery, and to whom delivered, and the kind and amount of such liquor, such statement to be filed within three days after the date of delivery of such liquor.” MR. MCMICHAEL WAS RE-ELECTED Sunday Schools Had Fine Convention ATTENDANCE WAS LARGE Time and Place of Next Meeting to Be Determin ed Later—lndian Springs % Meet Most Enjoyable With all but one of the mem ber schools represented and with an attendance of two hundred, the largest vet recorded, the an nual meeting of the Butts County Sunday School Association held at Indian Springs Friday was a most enjoyable and profitable oc casion. Features were the in teresting addresses and discus sions that followed and the ele gant dinner served on thegrounds. Mr. J. Matt McMichael was re elected president and the other officers of the county organiza tion are Dr. W. J. Waits, vice president and Mr. W. C. Bond, secretary. Officers of the three divisions are: Jackson—Jos. P. Maddox, pres ident, R. E. Evans, secretary. Jenkinsburg-J. H. Mills, pres ident, W. C. Bond, secretary. Indian Springs—G. I. Watkins, president, Mrs. J. L. Holloway, secretary. The time and place of the next meeting will be decided later by the executive committee the members of whom are Messrs. J. H. Carmichael, J. H. Mills, W. C. Bond, W. J. Waits and T. B. Fletcher. Now we expect to see a lot of i water wagons for sale. JACKSON; GEORGIA, MAY 5, 1916 FAIR STOCK IS READILY TAKEN No Particular Effort Has Been Put Forth ARE GETTING BUSY NOW So Far Subscriptions Have Been Voluntary But The Committee Will Wind j up Stock Selling Soon I The following is a partial list,, several lists not having been sent in, of subscriptions to the Butts County Fair Association. The committee is now working to sell enough stock to carry out the building operations, and a report of new subscriptions will be pub lished each week. Committees * i will please endeavor to secure as many new subscriptions as possi ble and turn in their lists as ear ly as convenient. Herewith are a few of the sub scriptions: J D Jones $25 00 J Matt McMichael 25 00 Hugh Mallet 25 00 L M Crawford 25 00 GE Mallet - 25 00 J O Gaston 25 00 SHMays. - 25 00 J H Mills. - 25 00 C A Towles. 25 00 J T Goodman 25 00 A H Ogletree... 25 00 S J Foster. 25 00 G E Rice 25 00 A F Taylor 25 00 F M Lawson 25 00 WM Crawford.. 50 00 Barkley Brothers 30 00 JH Patrick - 20 00 T J Byars 15 00 OB Knowles 10 00 W S Cook 10 00 W E Foster 10 00 B F Watkins, Sr. 10 00 A M Pace 10 00 J H Land 10 00 J E McMichael.. 10 00 J T Fletcher r _. Iff 00 E A Fincher 10 00 G W Thornton— 10 00 J T Moore 10 00 T A Nutt 10 00 A J Fleming _ 10 00 L R Dodson 10 00 Chas L Maddux. 5 00 D W McClenden 5 00 W F Lavender 5 00 R H Letson 5 00 J H Ham 5 00 T H Benton 5 00 Total .$660 00 WILLIAM HAUGHTON SLAIN SUNDAY BY SON-IN-LAW William Haughton, colored, was killed by William Conley, al so colored and a son-in-law of the former, in West Butts Sunday afternoon. The crime occurred on the farm of Mr. W. F. Hud dleston. After the killing Conley made his escape. He is said to have done time on the Spalding coun ty chain gang. TICK ERADICATION IN MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY Washington. D. C., May 4. The new Mississippi law requir ing each countv in the State that is still infested with cattle ticks to begin systematic eradication work next year is the first meas ure of the kind in the history of the campaign for the total elimi nation of the pest in the South. Hitherto, tick eradication has been a matter of county option. Each county has determined for itself whether or not it should undertake the work. In Missis sippi after January 1, 1917, there will be no choice. After that date the law provides that the cattle in every countv which has not already freed itself of the tick must be dipped regularly in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Live | Stock Sanitary Board until, in the words of the Act, “the cattle tick be permanently eradicated and destroyedAs experience has shown that energetic work | can usually accomplish this result in one season, this means that the entire State of Mississippi should be out of quarantine by the end of 1917, or at the latest by the end of 1918. BEGIN DIPPING CATTLE SOON To Establish Quarantine Next Week STILL BUILDING VATS Federal Inspector Will Be gin Duties Here in Few Days—Work Now Pro gressing Satisfactorily A federal inspector from the United States department of agriculture in Atlanta, Dr. Neigh bert in charge, will arrive in the city within the next few days to establish a quarantine in connec tion with the campaign to free Butts county of the cattle tick. The quarantine will go into effect next week, it is stated. County Commissioner J. O. Gaston, Farm Agent G. E. Rice and Mr. R. L. Weaver, one of the county inspectors, spent Saturday in Atlanta in conference with the state and federal authorities. At first these authorities wanted to postpone establishing the quaran tine until July 1, which would have run the work over into the 1917 season, but they were pre vailed upon to establish the quar antine immediately and by so do ing the work in Butts county can be completed this year. In the meantime dipping vats are being constructed in various parts of the county and they will be filled and dipping started prob ably next week. Vats will be built at the most convenient cen ters and in those communities where the greatest number of cattle can be reached. So far as known the people of the county, without exception, are co-operating heartily in this progressive movement and there is certainly deep interest in all sections of the county. Jackson Argus Established 187 J) rnnmiUn(H inivt iqis Butts County Progress Established 188 J i Consolidated July 9. 1915 23 BOYS QUALIFY FOR THE MEDALS Good Records Scored in Field Meet PRIZE WINNERS GIVEN > On Showing Made Butts County Boys Eligible to Compete in State Con tent in Athens The following are the names of the winners in the field day exer cises held last Wednesday: 100 yard dash boys 14 and over, Robert Bailey first, C. B. Biles second. 100 yard dash boys under 14, J. L. Guest first, Charlie Sims second; time 14 seconds. 220 yard dash boys 14 and over, Robqrt Bailey first, Horace Flet cher second; time 27 seconds. 220 yard dash boys under 14, Raleigh O’Neal first, Charlie Sims second; time 26 seconds. Chinning the pole boys 14 and over, Douglas Stroud first, Flem ing Bailey second. Chinning the pole boys under 14, Horace Fletcher first, H. C. Hammock second. Standing high jump boys 14 and over, J. L. Guest first, Ray mond O'Neal second. Standing high jump boys under 14, H. M. Fletcher; 4 ft. 6 in. Running broad jump boys 14 and over, Boyd Guest. Running high jump boys 14 and over, H. C. Hammock, Rob ert Bailey, Horace Fletcher (tied) Running high jump boys under 14, Robert Bailey. -> Pillow tournament, Albert Goodrum. These boys qualified for the Atlanta Constitution medal under following conditions: Chinning the pole 9 times, run ning 220 yards in 28 seconds, running high jump 4 feet, 4 in. or standing jump: Robert Bai ley, H. C. Hammock. Fleming Bailey, James Hammock, Horace Fletcher, Douglas Stroud, Luther Washington, Jim Smith, Albert Goodrum. Charlie Benson, Jamie Goodrum. The following qualified for bronze medal: George Lynch, W. L. Edwards, Doyle Bennett, Charlie Sims, Boyd Guest, Geo. Chasteen, J. Lee Guest, Ralph Taylor, Milton Edwards, Troy Chasteen. Lucy Sims. Mick Coch ran. MR. JOEL WATKINS LOST BARN BY FIRE Fire destroyed the barn of Mr. Joel B. Watkins Saturday after noon, the flames being detected about 3:30 o’clock. The building and all its contents, consisting of a considerable quantity of feed stuffs, three bales of cotton, were destroyed. A horse and a calf were also burned before they could be gotten out of the build ing. The fire is said to have been of unknown origin. There was no insurance, it was stated, and the loss is a considerable one.