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BUTTS COUNTY FAIR OCTOBER 9-14
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 44-No. 37
MR. MCMICHAEL
CALLS MEETING
Fair Association to Talk
Over Business
IN COURT HOUSE FRIDAY
Chairmen of Various De
partments Requested to
Come Together For Dis
cussion of Business
President J. Matt McMichael
of the Butts County Fair Assuci
tion announces a meeting of the
chairmen of the several depart
ments Friday afternoon, Sept. 15.
at 3 o’clock. The meeting will
be held in the office of Superin
tendent Hugh Mallett.
Mr. McMichael desires the
presence of every committee
member, particularly the chair
men. Business of importance is
to come up at this meeting.
The fair association is now at
work whipping the final plans of
the big exposition in shape. A
number of matters remain to be
gone over and these questions
will be discussed at the meeting
Friday.
The buildings are practically
ready for the reception of the ex
hibits. Indications are there
will be a great number and vari
ety of agricultural products and
livestock on exhibition.
The gates of the fair swing
open on the morning of October
9 and between now and that date
President McMichael requests
the fullest co-operation of the of
ficers, committees and citizens
generally in order to make this
home enterprise a great success.
BISHOP CANDLER TO
PREACH HERE SUNDAY
Bishop Warren A. Candler, of
Atlanta, one of the general su
perintendents of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, will oc
cupy the pulpit of the Jackson
church next Sunday
both morning and evening. Dr.
Candler is no stranger in Jack
son. He was here some years
ago as the principal preacher at
one of Jackson’s chautauquas
and at the same time filled the
pulpit of the Methodist church.
The pastor of the church says
he has planned for some months
to invite Bishop Candler here and
this is the best time he could ar
range matters for his coming.
y A large congregation is expec
ted to greet this distinguished
preacher and servant of the
church.
OFFICIAL RETURNS ON
ANOTHER PART PAPER
The complete and official re
turns from the primary as an
nounced by the Executive Com
.
mittee will be found on another
page in this issue. It was noon
before the returns
v. ere officially consolidated.
"ACKSON, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 15, 1916
Dorsey Sweeps Georgia
For Governor in Primary
DR. MAYS WINS OVER JONES FOR GENERAL
ASSEMLBY IN BUTTS COUNTY BY 102 VOTES
Brown Seems Winner Over Price— Court of Appeals
Race Close And Official Count to Name Winners
Returns received from over the
state show that Hon. Hugh M.
Dorsey swept the state for gov
ernor in the primary Tuesday.
His nomination on the first ballot
is assured. Harris ran second,
Hardman third and Pottle fourth.
Dorsey carried Butts countv
by a large vote.
Dr. R. W. Mays defeated Mr.
J. C. Jones for Representative
by 102 votes.
Another hot race was between
J. D. Price and J. J. Brown for
commissioner of agriculture. It
appears that Brown is a winner.
Congressman J. W. Wise was
re-elected from the sixth district
without opposition.
Judge Wm. E. H. Searcy. Jr.,
was relected judge and Hon. E.
M. Owen solicitor of the Flint
MR. RICE WRITES
ON SEED SELECTION
IS IMPORTANT MATTER
Crops Can Be Improved By
Good Seed
One of the most important
factors in producing larger yields
has been neglected most serious
ly and that is the improvement
of our seed.
There seems to have been a
great awakening in beter prepa
ration, bettered more intelligent
use of commercial plant food,
and better cultivation of our crops
a close study of the types of soil
for particular crops has been made
But what about the kind of
seed we have been planting?
Does the seed have anything to
do in determining the yields? Is
their anything in pure seed?
There certainly is. It matters
not how well we prepare, fertil
ize and cultivate the soil, one
can never attain the largest
yields possible unless there is
imbedded in his seed those char
acteristics of productiveness.
If the seed plays such a part in
production, how may we go about
finding these facts? Suppose you
take a trip out in your field just
for a real study of the individual
plants. Go down a row and see
how many plants are not doing
their duty, plants that have cost
you time and money and showing
you nothing in return for your
work. Perhaps by chance you
will find one plant that seems to
lead all others in yield, beauty,
in symmetry and vigor and health
fulness. Now ask yourself what
would your yields be if every
circuit without opposition.
With fourteen running the race
for the new judgeship of the
court of appeals was badly mixed
and the official count was requir
ed to determine the winners.
One of the most interesting,
hotly contested and vigorous cam
paigns waged in Georgia in a
generation came to a close with
Tuesday’s primary.
The contest was notable on ac
count of the large number of en
tries and the heat and bitterness
injected into the campaign. Slow
in warming up, once the race got
under way it fairly sizzed with
heat.
Four men, Gov. Nat Harris,
Hon. Hugh Dorsey, Dr. L. G.
Hardman and Solicitor Joe Pottle,
were the coptestants for the gov
plant was such a worker? There
is a wav to make every plant ap
proach this ideal plant and this
is by selection, eliminating the
undesirable characters and mul
tiplying the desirable ones.
Fix in mind your ideal and then
go after it. It is there for you
and you have the reins in your
hands to make the plant whatso
ever vou want it to be. There
is but one way, the separation and
encouraging the characters that
meet your ideal and eliminating
those forces that tend to oppose
the things you are working for.
After the initial selection is made
then strive to eliminate all other
characteristics until your ideal is
fixed and will come true.
Space will not allow me to go
into detailed study of methods of
improving every crop grown. But
let us take for example the corn
plant because of its importance
and easiness to study.
First, what type of plant do we
want? Do you want a two-eared
or prolific type or do you want a
one-ear type of corn? Do vou
want the ears born high up on
the stalk or do you want them
to be born low down? This is
only a matter for you to decide.
You may have just what you want.
For six years the prolific va
rieties of corn have led the yield
in the state college of Agricul
ture in their test work. This is
pretty good evidence that the
prolific varietes are the type for
this section.
While the blades are green go
into your field and hunt for the
stalks that conform to your ideal.
Do not go in ahurrv for you can
not do this work in a hurry for
you must go slow and with the
keenest eve lest you pass one of
the’best stalks. Select the well
proportioned stalkswith two well
developed ears that are filled out
at the top at the tip that tend to
ernorship. In the latter stages
the race was admitted to be be
tween Harris and Dorsey and
every inch of ground was stub
bornly contested.
Mr. J. C. Jones and Dr. R. W.
Mays had a most intesting and
closely fought race for Represen
tative in Butts county. Both of
the candidates are well known
and prominent in the affairs of
the county and had the active
support of their friends.
The weather was fair and hot
and the conditions favorable for
a large vote. The polls opened
in all precincts at Ba. m. and
closed at 4p. m. On account of
the long ballot the managers had
a tough job counting and it was
a late hour before the definite re
sults could be announced.
droop with their load of corn rath
er than cling close to the stalk,
ears that are brown while the
blades remain green and stalks
that show the largest percentage
of corn per stalk.
When the corn is matured cut
the stalks and allow them to dry
with the ears on the stalks.
When thoroughly dry weigh the
stalks and ears, work out the
percentage o£ corn to stalk and
save the best.
Yes this is some trouble but you
are paying Mr. Seedman $3 to $5
per bushel every year for corn, be
cause vou arenotdoing just what
they are doing in improving your
seed. When you buy corn from
the seed man you do not get the
select stalks. It is only general
field crop that you buy.
Here are some of the factors
you mav influence by selection:
The purity of your seed, the pre
potency of your seed, you play a
wonderful part in the healthful
ness, vigor, vitality and unifor
mity in size and maturity of your
plants. Do vou believe it will pay?
In the past week some twenty
five farmers and corn club boys
have been influenced in selecting
their seed in the field. And I will
be glad to aid others as far as
possible if they will let me know. >
Respectfully, -
G. E. RICE.
County Agent. 1
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Program for
Sunday, sept. 17
11a. m. Gallio’s Mistake.
7:30 p. m. Text Ruth 1:16.
9:30 a. rr. Bible School.
Sept. 24 Rally Day, Promotion
Day, State Mission Day. Get
ready for it.
Jackson Argus Established 1873/
Butts County Progress (established IBBJ
COURT IN WEEK’S
GRIND OF BUSINESS
August Adjourned Term
Began Monday
NEGRO MURDER TRIAL
Cases Against the Central
Georgia Power Compa
ny Set For Trial During
This Week
For the purpose of hearing the
damage suits against the Central
Georgia Power Company and any
pressing criminal business that
might be on hand. Judge Searcy
convened the August adjourned
term of Butts superior court here
Monday morning.
Jesse Fletcher, charged with
murder, was put on trial imme
diately after court convened Mon
day. That case occupied all the
morning. The jury returned a
verdict of not guilty.
Following the Fletcher murder
case, the case of the State against
Pye Flemister, charged with keep
ing liquor on hand and keeping
more than the legal amount of li
quor, was taken up for consider
ation. Flemister was convicted
on the first count, the other case
not being tried, and was senten
ced to 12 months on the State
Farm.
Judge Searcy adjourned court
Tuesday for the election, resum
ing Wednesday morning.
REAL BOIL WEEVIL IS
NOW IN BUTTS COUNTY
The real Mexican, simon-pure
boll weevil is now in Butts coun
ty. Don’t get excited—they are
carefully concealed in a bottle.
During a recent visit to Thom
asville Mr. L. L. O’Kelley cap
tured several of the bugs and
brought them to Jackson with
him. They were placed on exhi
bition at the Woods-Carmichael
drug store.
The real boll weevil is not a
large bug, being about the size
of a fly or pea weevil.
The boll weevil is now getting
in its deadly work in thirty-six
South Georgia counties.
MRS. J. T. JONES PASSER
AWAY SATURDAY MORNING
Mrs. Joel T. Jones, aged 37,
passed away at her home in Pep
perton Saturday morning. She
had been in failing health for
some time and death was due to
a complication of diseases.
Mrs. Jones is survived by her
husband, her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Brown; one sister.
Mrs. Mattie Hinant.
The funeral was held at Sandy
Creek church Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock, and Rev. Mr. Rat
cliff conducted the service. Inter
ment was in the cemetery at
Sandy Creek.
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Consolidated July *. 1915