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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 44—No. 20
TO TALK BUSINESS
Ordinar}
AT FAIR MEEiimj
Directors Get Together
Friday Afternoon
WILL PUSH ALL WORK
Fair Grounds and Buildings
Rapidly Being Put in
Shape —Fence Soon Be
Ready for Advertisers
A business meeting of the Butts
Countv Fair Association has been
calieu for Friday, May 19, at 3
p. m., in the court house.
As many of the directors and
members as can possibly do so are
urged to be present. Several
matters of important Jousiness are
scheduled to be acted on at that
time.
On the whole the affairs of the
association are in satisfactory
condition. Work is progressing
on the fair grounds, fence and
buildings. The athletic field, as
soon as rain packs the grounds,
will be one of the best in the en
tire country, and the fence will
soon be ready to turn over to the
advertisers. Mr. J. Matt McMi
chael, who has charge of this
work, is able to show stockhold
ers that the fair association mean s
business.
Recently a good deal of new
stock has been sold and a canvass
of the business houses in Jackson
is expected to net a considerable
amount.
Remember the meeting Friday
afternooa at 3 o’clock and come
out and boost for the Butts Coun
ty Fair.
CONFEDERATE MUSEUM
ESTABLISHED IN ATLANTA
Atlanta., Ga., May 18.—The
Georgia Confederate Museum and
Memorial Association, of which
Dr. George Brown of Atlanta is
president, wants a lady vice pres
ident and official representative
in each county in Georgia; in oth
er words, the association has ask
ed the people of the state to help
it organize.
The association desires to es
tablish a museum of Confederate
and colonial relics in the capital
city that will keep in remembrance
the names and deeds of those
who are dead and who lived and
died for what they thought was
right. To this end the associa
tion requests the donations of
cash or any curio one may care to
donate. Donations will be ac
knowledged and the donor’s name
placed on permanent record.
The association has received
from one Atlanta man a collec
tion valued at SIO,OOO, and is a
magnificent museum in itself. It
was given in remembrance of his
loved ones who lost their lives for
the Confederacy. All packages
and donations should be address
ed to Mrs. Avis Collier Brown,
custodian, 36 West 14th street,
Atlanta, Ga.
BAPTISTS MEETING IN
.......IE THIS WEEK
Dr. Robert VanDeventer, pas
tor of the First Baptist church of
Jackson, left Monday night to at
tend the meeting of the Southern
Baptist convention in session in
Ashville, N. C., this week. The
association will be in session un
til Monday of next week and a
good many important business
matters will be discussed and ac-
I ted on. hundreds of delegates
from all *>arts of the South will
be present and an interesting
meeting is predicted.
SCHOOLS CLOSING
FOR SPRING TERM
Successful Year Drawing
to An End
COMMENCEMENT NOW ON
Butts County Schools Are
Winding up Highly Prof
itable And Successful
Year —Good Work Done
*
The present week and the week
following will witness the close
of practically all schools in the
county. Jackson and Flovilla
schools have their commencement
this week and the Jenkinsburg
school will close for the spring
term the 23. About all of the
country schools have already
closed for the term.
The past spring term, in point
of attendance and quality of work
done, has been one of the best in
the history of Butts county’s pub
lic school system. The teachers
comprised a corps of able educa
tors and with the hearty suppori
of the school superintendent, the
board of education and the local
trustees, notable progress was
made in th§ educational advance
ment of the county.
The Butts county board of ed
ucation pays the teachers prompt
ly and is thus able to secure the
best teachers to be obtained.
The board of education will at
an early meeting take up the
question of summer schools, sev
eral of which have been held
heretofore.
6EORGIA USES LESS FERTIL
IZERS THAN YEAR PREVIOUS
Information given out by Com
missioner of Agriculture J. D.
Price shows that the number of
fertilizer tags sold this year indi
cate a decrease in consumption of
about £O,OOO tons as compared
with 1915. The cotton acreage,
it is pointed out, has been increar:
ed from 8 to 10 per cent over the
previous year.
Despite the increased acreage,
the reduction in fertilizers and
the absence of potash will serve
to cut down the yield. Bad stands
of cotton are reported in many
sections, the boll weevil will cut
some figure and the indications
do not point to ?. bumper crop of
cotton this year.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, MAY 19, 1916
SUSPICIOUS BUG
FOUND IN BUTTS
May Be the Real Mexican
801 l Weevil
TO ATLANTA FOR PROOF
State Entomologist E. Lee
Worsham Will Make A
Report on Specimens of
Newly Found Insedt
Whether or not the boll weevil
has arrived in Batts county is an
absorbingly interesting question
that was forced to the front Mon
[day afternoon when Mr. J, H.
Patrick, one of the county’s best
farmers, brought to Jackson a
specimen of bug closely resem
ibling the Mexican boll weevil.
J The bugs, there were three of
1 them carefully encased in a bot
tle, were taken from a stalk of
cotton on Mr. Patrick’s planta
tion on the Griffin road. A large
number of persons saw the bugs
and they were viewed with gen
uine interest.
Agricultural Agent G. E. Rice
was unable to state definitely if
the specimen shown him was the
boll weevil. He was inclined to
think it was the “acorn bug.’’
Other persons who have seen the
real hoi! weevil inTexac, did not
think the bug captured on the
Patrick farm was the dreaded
Mexican boll weevil, though the
resemblance was declared to be
very close.
To settle the question definite
ly Mr. Rice sent the bugs to the
State Entomologist, E. L. Wor
sham, who is considered an au
thority on the pest. His report
will be awaited with animated
attention.
The reported presence of the
boll weevil in and near Butts
countv has aroused the keenest
sort of interest throughout this
entire section. The people now
realize that the problem is one
that will have to be faced in the
near future —perhaps this season.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO STOCK
OF BUTTS COUNTY FAIR
The following amounts have
been subscribed to the Butts
County Fair during the last few
days. Get your name on this
honor roll. Subscribe early and
often.
Previously reported $635 00
J P Maddox - 500
H F Gilmore 10 00
CL Redman. lO 00
T 0 Cawthon 5 00
R W Watkins 5 00
W W Wilson 5 00
Mrs L D Singley 15 00
G R Harper 5 00
W A White 5 00
W H Barnes 5 00
J R Bearden
EW O’Neal 5 00
BA Wright. 10 00
S J Smith 5 00
WE Merck... 5 00
J Gelfman 5 (X)
E I Rooks 5OO
A J Roberts 10 00
Total $755 00
JACKSON KNIGHTS ATTEND
GRAND LOD6E MEETING
As representatives from Jack
son lodge No. 131, Knights of
Pythias, Messrs. J. P. Etheridge
and A. R. Conner are attending
the meeting of the grand lodge
in Athens this week. Jackson
lodge has had one of its usual
good years, is in a most flourish
ing condition and the representa
tives were able to submit a flat
tering report to the grand body.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
PICNIC TUESDAY
Anuual Outing at Indian
Springs
STORES TO CLOSE FOR DAY
Low Round Trip Fares on
Railroads —A Delightful
Outing Assured Hun
dreds Who Will Attend
An occasion that holds the
promise of much enjoyment is
the annual Sunday School picnic
of the Jackson churches which
will be held at Indian Springs
next Tuesday, May 23.
The business houses and banks
will close for the day and this in
sures a large attendance.
Members of the three Sunday
schools. Baptist, Methodist and
Presbyterian, will go down on the
morning train or by automobiles.
A rate of 30 cents for the round
trip will obtain on the Southern,
and the round trip fare from Flo
villa to Indian Springs over the
F. &I. S. Railway will be only
10 cents.
An elegant picnic dinner will
be served at the noon hour in the
casino, and of the many good
features of the day’s program
this will be one of the most de
lightful.
These annual union picnics of
the Jackson Sunday schools are
without exception enjoyable af
fairs and are awaited with much
interest. Tuesday’s outing will
probably set anew record tor
attendance.
The Sunday schools of McDon
ough will also have their annual
picnic at Indian Springs Tuesday,
it is said.
BUTTS VETERANS OFF
TO BIRMINGHAM REUNION
A number of the members of
Camp Barnett, U. C. V., and
other visitors left Monday to at
tend the annual Confederate Re
union in Birmingham, in session
from Tuesday t trough Thursday.
Among those who attended from
here are Messrs. F. C. Stephens,
J. C. Adams, S. H. Mays, S. E.
Jones, T. J. Byars, Mr. Standard.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30
p. rn.
Si nday School at 10 a. m.
There is a commandment that
requires church attendance
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VACATION CALLS
TO STUDENTS
Friday Marks End of The
City Schools
PROF. PARK WILL SPEAK
Diplomas Will Be Award
ed to Twenty-Two Se
niors—Promotion Cards
to Be Issued Friday
Twenty-two members of the
Senior class of the Jackson High
School will be awarded diplomas
Friday night. May 19, which will
mark the close of the spring term.
This is an unusually large class,
one of the largest—and best —
yet turned out in Jackson.
Simplicity will characterize the
commencement exercises. The
day of the elaborate commence
ment program, which takes from
a month to six weeks from study,
is over in Jackson. The class
will sing a song, Prof. R. E. Park
will deliver the literary address,
which is sure to bean intellectual
treat, and Prof. Martin will de
liver the diplomas.
Friday morning the class exer
cises will be held in chapel and
the public is cordially invited.
This week is being given over to
Anal examinations. Promotion
cards will be issued Friday to all
students who make the proper
mark in their studies.
During the last few days of the
term the students have had a se
ries of delightful entertainments.
Immediately following the close
of the term the teachers will go
lo their respective homes for the
summer vacation.
SALE OF LOIS TOOK
PLAGE HcRE MONDAY
The Dumble property, located
on Mulberry and West Third
streets, was put on the block
Monday by Mr. J. W. Goddard.
Six lots of the Third street prop
erty were sold, the purchase) a
being Messrs. J. M. Leach, two
lots. J. B. Guthrie, one lot, S. H
Eisman, one lot and Dr. J. A.
Jarrell, two lots. This real es
tate is close in and is considered
among the most valuable in the
city.
The Mulberry street property,
embracing the old Dumble home
place, was offered for sale but
was withdrawn in the absence of
spirited bidding. These lots will
be sold privately later on, it was
announced.
District Demonstration
Agent Visitor Tuesday
Mr. R. A. Stratford, of Barnes
ville, district agent in charge of
the co-operative demonstration
work, was a visitor to Jackson
Tuesday, coming here to inspect
the work of Agricultural Agent
Rice. Mr Stratford was favora
bly impressed with the pr gress
VTr Ripp i makimr in the Hub
worx in Butts cuunty.