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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
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Vol 44 —No. 2d
LOCAL POLITICS
WILL GET WARM
Announcements Expected
For Representative
SOME WILLBE UNOPPOSED
Mr. Wise’s Announcement
Stirs up Interest —Three
Cornered Race For Rep
resentative Now Likely
With the announcement last
week of Congressman J. W. Wise
as a candidate to succeed himself
as a member of congress from
the sixth district, it is expected
that interest in things political
will begin to pick up locally. Mr.
Wise’s announcement, while ex
pected, created considerable in
terest. It remains to be seen
whether or not he will have op
position.
Butts county is pretty sure to
have a spirited campaign for rep
resentative this year. So far
Hon. C. A. Towles, the incum
bent, is the only avowed candi
date. But it is known there will
be others. Former representa
tive J. H. Mills, of Jenkinsburg,
has stated he would run. He
says he is waiting until the
proper time to make his an
nouncement, as he does not
like a long drawn-out race. Dr.
R. W. Mays, a former member of
the house and a candidate two
years ago, will also be in the
running, according to his own
declaration. Mr. J. C. Jones has
been rather insistently mentioned
in that capacity, but his plans
are not known.
It appears that Judge W. E. H.
Searcy. Jr., of Griffin, will be
elected without opposition as
judge of the Flint circuit. He
was appointed by Governor Sla
ton to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of the lamented Judge
R. T. Daniel. Judge Searcy has
made thousands of friends since
his elevation to the bench.
Solicitor E. M. Owen, one of
the ablest and most popular pros
ecuting officers the Flint circuit
ever had, will in all probability
be re-elected without opposition.
He is popular both personally and
politically and has hundreds of
friends throughout the circuit.
VV. B. Holiinsworth, of Fayette
ville will be elected as senator
from the 26th district, this being
Fayette county’s time to choose
the senator. He will succeed
Judge H. M. Fletcher, of Jack
son.
Mass Meeting
Let the people who don’t ap
prove the system that has been
adopted in Butts county to eradi
cate the tick meet at the court
house in Jackson, Saturday, June
10th, at 2 p, m.
J. L. Gray,
J. G. Cawthon
And others.
Dirty hands spread much dis
ease.
A high bred dog has a right to
have his birth registered —so has
a baby.
LARGE CONTRACT FILED
IN OFFICE CLERK FOSTER
One of the largest contracts
that has been recorded in Butts
county in some time is that of
the Central Georgia Power Com
pany to the Western Electric
Company for SSB, £OO.OO. The
contract is for new machinery
which will be installed at the
power plant on the Ocmulgee.
The present capacity of the
plant will be materially increased
when this new equipment is in
stalled.
The new machinery is very
heavy and it is said that a Macon
firm was given the contract to
deliver the equipment in the pow
er house for a consideration of
SIO,OOO.
TAX BOARD MAY
FINISH THIS WEEK
Most of Property Looked
After by Equalizers
TAX RECEIVER BUSY TOO
From Property Put on Di
gest It Appears Butts
County May Show De
crease Over 1915
The board of Tax Equalizers
will probably complete their du
ties this week. The board has
been in session since the first of
May and has gone over the tax
books prettv thoroughly.
Tax Receiver Luther L. Greer
is now engaged in putting the re
turns on the digest. Several of
the districts show a decrease over
last year. This is principally in
personal property. Real estate
values are practically the same
as they were in 1915.
The total amount of property
on the digest last year was $2,
216,015. It is not known, of
course, at this time whether or
not there will be a falling off un
til all the property is on the tax
digest. This will be several days
yet, it is announced.
When all the property has been
entered and the corporation re
tui ns received, it is likelv the 1916
digest will be about the same as
in 1915.
HON. J. J. BROWN FAVORS
DIPPING FOR CATTLE TICK
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Augusta, June 4.—J. J. Brown,
state president of the Farmers’
Union, was the principal speaker
at the annual meeting and barbe
cue of the Richmond County
union held at Bayville. near here.
Mr. Brown took occasion to
express his thorough approval of
the dipping vat system now in
vogue in Georgia, declaring it the
best means of bringing about a
complete eradication of the cattle
tick.
Clean water, clean food, clean
houses make healthy American
citizens.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, JUNE 9, 1916
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
WERE ELECTED
Board of Education Held
Meeting Tuesday
COMMITTEESHEARDFROM
Trustees Elected I 7 or The
Next Three Years—The
Board Arranges to Pay
Teachers Their Salaries
At the meeting of the Board
of Education Tuesday a number
and variety of business matters
occupied the attention of the
members. Several committees
were heard from in the interest
of larger appropriations for their
respective schools. Action was
deferred until a later date. Ar
rangements were made to borrow
$2,000 from a local bank to pay
the teachers the last installment
of spring salaries.
Trustees have been elected by
the various schools for three year
terms. So far the following re
ports have been received by Su
perintendent Hugh Mallet:
Cork. J. J. Hodges
Cedar Rock, N. C. Williamson
Worthville, R. O. Stodghill
Curry’s Chapel, J. C. Cawthon
Sandy Plains, J. E. Hale
Mt. Vernon, D. V. Grant
Grady, J. L. Washington
Oak Grove, T. B. Fletcher
West Butts, W. L. Wilder
Oak Hill, W. M. Bledsoe
Flovilla, R. L. Allen, R. H.
Henderson
Beulah, J. N. McElhenney
Fincherville, I. M. Wilson
RAOUL FOUNDATION DOING
FINE WORK IN GEORGIA
Atlanta, Ga., June B—lnfor
mation on health subjects will
continue to be furnished by the
W. G. Raoul Foundation of At
lanta, which has for sometime
been broadening the scope of its
work. The report for last month,
which has just been made to the
board of trustees bv Executive
Secretary Jas. P. Faulkner,
shows unusual results through
out the state.
Here are some of the questions
that have been answered by the
foundation, and circulars and
literature sent where requested:
Methods of exterminating flies,
sewerage disposal, plans for run
ning water in the home; litera
ture of Social Hygiene; evils of
the cigarette habit, and even
questions concerning organized
play in schools for the physical
development of children.
The work of the Foundation is
not confined strictly to the cure
and prevention of tuberculosis,
as has been generally thought.
Mr. Faulkner will answer all
questions by mail or made in per
son. It is one of the biggest and
best charities which the state
affords.
Exercise in the garden is bet
ter than exercise in the gymna
sium.
MEETING SATURDAY TO
DISCUSS THE CATTLE TICH
Interested Citizens Issue Call
For Mass Meeting in Jackson
Several Well Known Georgians Invited to Discuss
The Pro And Con of Cattle Pest—People Show
by Adtions That They Are Thoroughly Interest
ed in Campaign of Tick Eradication
MR. J. J. SIN6LEY DIED
AT MILLEDGEVILLE JUNE 1
His friends in Butts county re
gret to learn of the death of Mr. J
J. Singley, which occurred June
1 at Milledgeville, death being
due to heart trouble. Mr. Sing
ley had been in Milledgeville ten
months.
In writing of Mr. Singley’s de
mise Dr. L. M. Jones, superin
tendent of the Georgia State
Sanitarium, said: “Mr. Singley
died between 3 and 4 o’clock the
morning of Ist. He was in good
health apparently the day before;
was up in the dormitory about 3
in the morning; went back to bed,
and when called about 4 was
found to be dead. Those who
slept in the beds next to him were
not disturbed by any struggles,
and were not aware of his death
until morning. You have our
deep sympathy in your bareave
ment. ’’
He was a native of Butts coun
ty and was 66 years old. He is
survived by one son, T. J. Sing
lev, of Buchanan; four daughters,
Mrs. J. T. McClure, Buchanan,
Mrs. Emma Maddox, Mrs. Dora
Mayfield, Mrs. Lula Willard, of
Butts county; five brothers, W.
H., L. D., Stephen, Tom and
Alex Singlev; two sisters, Mrs.
Mollie Hoard and Mrs. Fincher,
the latter of South Georgia. His
wife died about a year ago, the
day he was taken to Milledgeville.
The funeral was held Friday at
12 o’clock at Macedonia. The
friends of the family sympathize
with them in their bereavement.
WILL OF MISS PUSS
PATTERSON PROBATEO
The will of the late Miss Mary
Jane Patterson was offered for
probate in solemn form in the
Court of Ordinary Monday.
The property, consisting of 110
acres of land, was bequeathed to
the children of James Young and
John S. Patterson, brothers of
the testatrix. The original will
was written Dec. 19, 1900 and a
codicil June 20, 1915. Jack L.
Patterson was named in the codi
cil as executor of the will.
The property, which is consid
ered quite valuable, will be di
vided among four heirs, if the
will is carried out as originally
planned.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. J. S. Lewis will preach
Sunday at 7:45 p. m. Subject:
“A Revival, What It Is and How
to Promote It. ” Let the church
be much in prayer for this ser
vice and for the next two weeks.
Acts 2:1; Mark 11:24.
I. H. MILLER.
Jackson Argus Established 1873 ( ~
Butts County Progress Established 1882 s Consolidated July 9,1915
To discuss the cattle tick in all
its phases and the project to ex
terminate the pest in Butts coun
ty, a mass meeting has been call
ed for Saturday, June 10 at 2p.
m. in the courthouse in Jackson.
This meeting is called by those
opposed to the dipping of cattle,
it is declared in an advertisement
inserted in this issue. The pres
ent plan of fighting the tick will
be discussed and resolutions adop
ted, it is stated.
Friends of the'movement to rid
Butts county of the cattle tick,
will, it is stated, take part in the
mass meeting. They announce
that Dr. P. F. Bahnsen, State
Veterinarian, Dr. E. M. Nighbert,
U. S. Department of Animal In
dustry, both of Atlanta, and Ma
jor Benjamin W. Hunt, of Eaton
ton, an authority on dairying and
cattle raising, have been invited
to make talks. Each of tlese
well known citizens has made a
special study of the cattle tick
and should be able to give the
gathering the true status of af
fairs regarding the work, the
time required to free the county
of ticks, the cost, the benefits,
and the rigid quarantine sg .inst
all who fail to dip their cattle.
County officials are anxious to
carry on the work without hitch
or hindrance in order to complete
the work this year, so as to save
the county every cent possible.
In this connection officials point
out that the Februrary Grand
Jury recommended that the tick
be wiped out in Butts county.
But even if the recommendation
had not been made, the fight on
the tick would have been waged
anyway, as the medicine was al
ready stored in the basement of
the court house at the time court
was in session.
Without question Butts county
is going to get rid of the deadly
| cattle tick. The quickest, smooth
est and most economical plan is
for everybody to pull together,
realizing that every hindrance
thrown in the way will cost the
taxpayers that much more. With
competent, experienced and care
ful men in charge there is no rea
son why the work should not pro
ceed to the benefit of the entire
county.
163 LIQUOR AFFIDAVITS
FILED OURING “DRY" MAY
During the first month of pro
hibition 163 shipments of whiskey
were received in Butts county,
according to the affidavits filed in
the office of the Ordinary. These
are divided among the express
offices, as follows:
.Jackson 81
Flovilla 44
Jenkinsburg 38