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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS v 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 i 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