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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 44—No. 30
CAMP MEETING
BEGINS AUG. 10
Final Arrangements Now
Being Completed
CHEAP RATES^OBTAINED
Eledtric Lights and Other
Improvements Installed
—Able Leaders For The
Approaching Session
The twenty-sixth annual ses
sion of the Indian Springs Holi
ness camp meeting will begin on
Thursday night, August 10, and
active preparations are now go
ing forward for that occasion.
The meeting will close Sunday
night, August 20.
The leaders for this year are
•Dr. John Paul and Rev. Will Har
ney, well known evangelists. In
addition, there will be present a
number of other pastors and well
known church workers from over
the state and the South.
Charlie Tillman, who has had
charge of the music ever since
the camp ground was establish
ed, will lead that department
again this season. He will be as
sisted by an orchestra and a choir
V)f two hundred voices, this feat
tire being one of the most enjoy
able of the bntire meeting.
Since the last session several
new cottages have been built and
other improvements made. The
executive committtee has had
electric lights installed.
Low round trip rates will be
granted for the camp meeting by
“'the leading railroads, while the
automobile travel will be larger
than ever before and anew rec
ord for attendance will doubtless
be established this year.
ENORMOUS LOSS FROM TYPHOID
AND MALARIA FEVER IN U. S
Let’s Care For Human Life First and Plant Life Next;
Y Loss From Disease $900,000,000 Every Year
"The estimated economic loss
which our nation suffers each
year from typhoid fever and ma
laria alone aggregates $928,234,-
880, leaving out of entire account
the sorrow, the unhappiness, the
misery and the inefficiency which
follow in their train.”
Senator Joseph E. Ransdell, of
Louisiana addressed the senate
on the subject of ‘‘Rurai Health
—America’s First Duty.”
L “The greatest asset which our
country can have,” said Senator
Ransdell, “is the healthy Ameri
can citizen, and valuable as it
may be to increase the health of
livestock and vegetation, it is of
far greater importance that we
throw every possible safeguard
about the health of the man who
is responsible for that livestock
and vegetation.
“Over $900,000,000 lost every
A sum which is sufficient
to put our country into a state of
preparedness eQual to that of any
nation in the world, enough mon
to give us the largest navy
afloat and the most efficient army
FRIDAY, AUGUST FOURTH,
DATE OF SCHOOL REUNION
Thepupils,teachersand patrons
of Oak Hill school will hold their
reunion and home coming next
Friday, August 4. At that time
a basket dinner—not a barbecue
as some had an idea—will be en
joyed and the members are re
quested to take baskets filled with
good things to eat, for it is plan
ned to make the eats a feature
of the day’s festivities.
The various committees have
arranged a program of timely in
terest and hope to make the oc
casion one of unalloyed pleasure
for those who attend. A large
crowd is expected to turn out.
Final details for the day are
being put in shape by the follow
ing committees:
Booster • Committee— L. M.
Crawford, chairman, H. L. Thom
as, E. R. Harper, J. W. Harper,
C. L. Maddux, F. C. Maddux,
Mrs. S. A. Biles, Mrs. C. A. But
ner, Mrs. L. M. Hodges, Mrs. C.
A. Pittman, Miss Bertha Nors
worthy, Miss Myrtice Redding,
Miss Berna Higgins, Miss Annie
Lee Freeman, Miss Ruth Hardy.
Program and Refreshment
Committee—W. B, Hodges, L. L.
Greer, B. B. Kellev.
TEACHERS WILL STAND
EXAMINATION AUG. 4-5
An examination for those de
siring to teach will be held Fri
day and Saturday, Aug. 4 and 5.
The examination in Jackson will
be conducted at the public school
building, beginning at 9 a. m.
State School Superintendent
Brittain in a card publish
ed in this issue gives a number
of timely directions to those who
intend to take the test.
Prof. Hugh Mallet will have
active charge of the examination
here.
which the world has ever seen,
is annually offered up as a sacri
fice to two diseases which are en
tirely preventable. Enough mon
ey to pay the annual expenses of
every college student in the Uni
ted States is absolutely thrown
away every year.”
Senator Ransdeil estimates the
grand total loss from typhoid fe
ver at $271,932,880 per annum,
and the loss from malaria at
$694,904,750 per year, the total
per capital loss from these two
diseases being $9.46. By com
parative estimates it was shown
that the United States govern
ment appropriated $5,016,176 for
the investigation and prevention
of the diseases of animal and
plant life and only $1,917,566 for
the investigation and prevention
of the diseases of man.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
A gospel message at 11 a. m.
and Bp. m. Sunday School at 10
a. m. The devil feeds on “husk.”
“Bad stuff.”
I; H. MILLER.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, JULY 28, 1916
BUTTS CITIZENS
WERE ELECTED
Hold Office in the Georgia
Farmers’ Union
MR. MILLS PRESIDENT
State Meeting Held in Ma
con Week—Prof.
A. J. Fleming Is New
Secretary and Treasurer
Two Butts county citizens were
elected to important offices in the
Georgia division of the Farmers’
Union, which held its annual
meeting in Macon last week. Mr.
J, H. Mills was elected president
and Prof. A. J. Fleming secre
tary and treasurer. Both of
these gentlemen reside at Jenk
insburg and have been active and
prominent in the work of the or
ganization for several years.
Mr. Mills was secretary and
treasurer of the Farmers’ Union
last year, having been elected at
the Douglas meeting. He suc
ceeds J. J. Brown, of Bowman,
who was president for the past
two years.
Prof. Flemjng, of Hartwell,
who taught at Jenkinsburg last
year and has been elected for an
other term, is well and favorably
known throughout the county.
He is actively interested in the
Farmers’ Union and will make
the organization a faithful and
energetic official.
Other officers elected include J.
S. Dean, vice-president; J. L.
English and W. T. Taylor, chap
lains; J. S. Fields, doorkeeper.
The executive committee con
sists of T. G. Hudson, Americus,
T. S. Johnson, Jefferson; C. H.
Kittrell. Dublin; J. W. Slade,
Sandersville; and W. D. Nelson,
Hephzibah.
It is said that more than 128
counties were represented and
that the meeting was a harmon
ious one.
TRADE COMMISSION TO
LOOK INTO PAPER MARKET
Will See If Manufacturers
Have Combined to
Raise Prices
Atlanta. Ga., July 27—The
Federal Trade Commission at
Washington, of which Hon. W.
j. Harris, of Georgia is a mem
ber. is already at work framing
questions for its examination into
the news print situation, and it
will shortly be up to the various
publishers to prove a case against
the paper manufacturers, if such
evidence exists. '
A circular letter is being sent
out asking for reports on paper
consumed since 1913, together
with the prices paid, the cost of
freight, evidence of waste and
name of seller. Other pertinent
inquiries will be made, tending
to expose the entire inside situ
ation of the paper business, and
demonstrate whether the short
age is real or artificial.
If the blanks sent out by the
commission are filled in intelli
gently and promptly, it will not
take long to arrive at a conclu
sion as to what is the matter with
the manufacture and sale of
paper.
FIRST BALE OF COTTON
BRINGS 15 1-2 CENTS |
Savannah, July 24.—The first
bale of Georgia cotton sold today
at auction for 151 cents a pound,
the lowest price paid for a first
bale in Savannah for ten years or
longer.
Ned Sanders, of Pelham, Mitch
ell county, raised the bale. He
also sold the first bale last year,
which was put on the market six
days earlier than this season.
The first upland cotton reach
ing Savannah in the last five
years came in on the following
dates:
1914-15—July 17
1913-14-July 29
1912-13-July 31
1911-12-July 26
1910-11—August 4.
COMMITTEE WILL MEET
IN GRIFFIN SATURDAY
For the purpose of adopting
rules and regulations governing
the approaching primary and fix
ing a date for same, the sixth
congressional district executive
committee will meet in Griffin
Saturday, July 29. J. R. Van-
Buren, of Griswoldville, is chair
man and W. H. Wheaton, of
Griffin, secretary of the commit
tee. Members of the committee
from the twelve counties of the
district are expected to attend
the meeting, which will be held
in the court house.
It is not thought likely now
that Hon. J. W. Wise, of Fayette
ville, the incumbent, will have
any opposition for congress. The
only candidate mentioned so far
is Judge Charles L. Bartlett, of
Macon, but it is not known if he
intends to make the race. Well
informed politicians believe that
Mr. Wise will be returned for
another term without opposition.
CROP LOSS IN GEORGIA FROM
FLOODS IS A SERIOUS MAHER
Commissioner of Agriculture J. D. Price Gives Timely
Suggestions About Replanting Ruined Crops
Replying to inquiries from
many sections of the state, where
the recent heavy rains practically
ruined crops, as to what is best
to do about planting this wasted
area. Commissioner of Agricul
ture J. D. Price has issued the
following statement::
‘‘While it is getting pretty late
to sow peas on any kind of land,
wouldn’t it be a good idea for
Georgia farmers, as soon as pos
sible, to put all of this good bot
tom land into early Amber cane
.or early white California peas?
Then you can mow it for hay
with the grass that comes up
with it along in the latter part of
September. We had better think
of these things.
‘‘The department is much dis
tressed over the reports which
are coming from all parts of the
state, for our early prospects for
a good crop were certainly very
bright. We do not seem, how
ever, yet to have reached the end
of the wet spell.
‘‘Reports reaching the depart
ment as to crop prospects indi
BE! Con.ollda.ed July 1. IW
OLD R. F. D.
SERVICE AUG. 1
Eight Routes Will Be Put
on From Jackson
AFFECTS ENTIRE COUNTY
Service Will Be Same As
Existed Before Novem
ber Finft—Order Will Be
of Wide Interest
It is announced here this week
that the old rural route service,
as it existed prior to November
1, 1915, will be restored on Au
gust 1. No announcement made
in a long time will be of more
general interest to the people of
Butts county.
Routes seven and eight will be
restored at the Jackson office, and
the service at Flovilla and Jen
kinsburg will be the same as un
der the former order. This act
of the Washington post office au
thorities will meet with the ap
proval of the people of the entire
county. Prior to November first
the R. F. D. service was satis
factory, but the shake-up in the
service was never popular with
the people of the county and the
improved service will be generally
and sincerely welcomed.
It said that Mr. G. W. Allen
will be carrier on route No. 8 and
Mr. Baxter Watkins on No. 7 un
til an examination is held.
The approximate length of
each route will be twenty-five
miles.
cate that Georgia will yield about
10 per cent less cotton than in
1915, when the crop was a short
one. Based upon these reports
and present conditions, this de
partment estimates the Georgia
crop will not go over 1,600,000
bales, and, if anything will be
less.
"Georgia still has many an
acre of fine corn, notwithstanding
the heavy loss to this crop in the
bottom lands. The upland corn
is in good shape, and of that
which is left there will be a good
yield.”
MEET HERE AUGUST FIRST
TO FORM DORSEY CLUB
Announcement is made that
those interested in forming a
Hugh M. Dorsev club will hold a
meeting in the court house Tues
day, August 1, at 2p. m. The
purpose of the meeting, it is sta
ted, is to form a central club and
elect officers, after which district
clubs will be organized. All in
terested persons are requested to
attend the meeting.