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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGHS ’ Vol 44—No. 45 GEORGIA MV 0 '* 0 "" HAVE PAPER MILL _ Matte Being Investigated „ By Association WOULD MEAN SAVING t President I. A. McAuliffe of Georgia Weekly Press Association Heads Com mittee of Investigation \ m ong the matters considered Saturday at the meeting of the Georgia Weekly Press Association in Macon was the erection of a pa per mill in Georgia to manufacture paper for the newspapers of Georgia, Florida and Alabama. Mr. McAu liffe, business manager of the Au gusta Chronicle and president of Jthe association, stated he was in touch with interests who would erect a $2,000,000 paper mill if they could secure the co-operation of the association. . \ committee was named to comer With the capitalists over the erec tion of the pi'oposed plant. If the enterprise is established it is plan ned to have it in operation by De cember 1917. It was brought out at the meeting that paper can be manufactured just as cheap in Georgia as in the north. A large amount could be sav ed in the item of freight alone. The committee appointed by Mr. McAuliffe has taken the question up jnd will see what there is in it. MOONSHINERS ARE HELD Two Negroes From Butts County , Are Bound Over to Federal Court I* Harvie McMullan and Jim Suggs, negroes from Butts county, were tried before United States Commis sioners Martin and Erwin yesterday on the charge of illicit distilling, and were bound over to the district un der bonds of $l5O each. The negroes were arrested by Deputy Marshall Frank Riley, after a still had been raided near Jackson. —Macon Tel y^raph. PRESIDENT WILSON JACKSON, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 10, 1916 . T cHL '‘MSfIN POST OFFICE ISSUES MANY MONEY ORDERS As an evidence of prosperity the number of money orders issued at the Jackson post office during Oct ober was the largest in the history of the office. A total of 1250 money orders were issued during October, the previous heaviest business for a single month having been about 1130 orders, during the holiday season. Quite a number of the or ders were for whiskey, it is stated. There is no better indication of good business than the post office receipts. JJT V 5 V V & *LJ V Ai/iv" HEAVY DAMAGE THIS BAS BEEN BAD YEAR Pest Injures Cotton Crop • $200,000,000 New York, Nov. 4.—Approxima tely two million bales of cotton val ued at $210,010,004 has been destroy ed by the weevil, and about 79 per cent of the cotton belt was infested by he insect this season, reports J. A. Taylor, president of the National Ginners’ Association, who has just returned from an extensive trip through the cotton belt. “There has never been a year in the cotton industry when the weevil had done so much damage,” said Mr. Taylor. “The pest has spread great ly. I estimate the damage at 34 per cent greater than last year, all of it in new territory where the boll weevli has never been known. The weevil this year has reached the Atlantic coast for the first time.” Mr. Taylor said that he had re ceived reports from the south show ing that the pest had covered more this year than during the last foui years combined. Alabama, Tennes see, Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas and Oklahoma were the most seri ously affected. GEORGIA PRODUCTS DAY IS NOV, 18TH t — Governor Harris issues His Proclamation ELABORATE PLANS MADE Substantial Prizes Offered For Pest Dinners Served or Nov. 18 —Many Ci - us Will Enter Contest Georgia Products Day will bo ob served throughout the state on Nov vember 1 . Governor IJarris has is sued a proclamation calling upon the citizens to observe this day and thereby further the live-at-home idea fostered by the Georgia Cham ber of Commerce. Prizes have been offered for the best dinner served of Georgia pro ducts. The following rules and regu lations govern the contest: Rules and Regulations The prizes will be awarded a committee of three composed of 11. G. Hastings, of the Hastings Se id Cos., F. T. Reynolds, Publicity Man ager Ansley Hotel and St. Elmo Massengale of the Massengale Ad vertising Agency, all of Atlanta, and decisions will be rendered awar ding the prizes about December Ist, 1916. All Bills of bare and descrip tions of events must reach the of fices of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce within five days after November 18th to be considered by the judges. In reaching their decis ions the judges will consider varie ty of products served, number of people served in proportion to pop ulation of county in which held and price of Picket to dinner. No ticket can be sold for more than SI.OO per plate and those contesting are per mitted to charge less if they so de sire. No event will be elegible to contest for prizes unless application has been made of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce to hold an official event, which application will be granted upon request without expense to the applicant. PRIZES PUBLIC DINNERS: For the best menu served a first prize of SIO.OO, a second prize of $5.00, and a third prize of $2.50. PUBLIC DINNERS: For largest attendance at any one dinner in proportion to population of cuonty in which dinner is held a prize of $5.00. This prize may go to those winning any other prize. HOTEL DINNERS: To the hotel presenting the best menu and most attractive menu card a first, second and third prize of an engraved certificate framed, size 11x14 inches. HOME DINNERS: For the best description of a din ner in a private home with guests from the neighborhood or friends participating, a first, second and third prize to be announced later. DOMESTIC SCIENCE CLASS DINNER: To the domestic science class Ber ing the best all round dinner, with the most attractive menu, an en graved certificate framed, size Bxlo, three prizes, first, second and third being given in each instance. Those competing under thic (classification are elegible to also compote under the Public Dinner classification. Me. W. A SMITH RE PORTS BOLL WEEVIL IN OUSLIN ' Mr. W. A. Smith, of Dublin district, brought to town a bottle of boll wee-vils, Saturday, that he found on his farm. The weevils were positive ly identified by several persons who have seen the real Mexican boll weevil. The fact that the boll weevil has invaded Butts county this season is of wide interest, though not a sur prise. The pest arrived too lat.- to do ar.y material damage this year, though next season it will be a fact or to tie reckoned with. • This ir. the second time the boll weevil’s appearance in Butts county has been noted. There is no dour/ about the bug being in the county and the farmers wdl now have _ have to plan next year’s crop accordingly. RETURNS TO BIRMINGHAM Dr. R. S. Canterberry, who spent several days in Jackson and thought of locating here, decided to return to Birmingham, Ala., wh're he has been for some time. He left f Birmingham Saturday night. MR. FRETWELL APPOINTED CARRIER ON ROUTE NO. 6 Mr. V. W. Fretwell has boon ap pointed carrier on rural route No. (i from Jackson, the appointment tak ing effect last week. Mr. Fretwell stood the civil service examination ; several months ago, having made a 1 high mark, and as soon as a vacancy | occurred he was given the appoint- I ment. i There is stille a vacancy on rout i No. 7 from Jackson. Mr. Baxter j Watkins is the carrier on this route I until a permanent appointment is ‘ made. PAPERS WILL BUY LARGE QUANTITIES can save: great deal Weekly Press Association Behind Movement At a meeting of the Georgia Weekly Press Association in Macon Saturday it was decided to send a committee to New York to look into the matter of buying paper in large quantities, it is planned to buy pa per for all the member papers of the association and ship it to some central point , probably Macon, where it can be ordered out as wanted. By buying in large quantities it vvill be possible to secure a much better price. News in ton lots is now arond 7 cents per pound. At themills the price is considerably under that figure. By pooling their inter ests there is no doubt that the news papers of the state can save thous ands of dollars annually on news print paper. J. A. McAuliffe, president of the association, was authorized to ap point a committee to go north and look into the matter. He has not yet named the members of the com mittee, who will, when appointed, make an effort to close a deal for another year’s supply of paper for the weekly anddaily papers of Geor gia. MRS. W. M. KEATON PASSES TO REWARD iier many friends in Balts county weie pained Lo know ol the death of Mrs. VV. M. Kealon which occurred at Montgomery, Arizona, Saturday, Nov. 4. She had been sick for several years and had been residing in the West on account of the favorable climate. The body will be taken to In dian Springs and the funeral will probably be held Sunday. Dr. VanDeventer of the Baptist church, of which she was a mem ber, will conduct the services. Mrs. Keaton is survived by her husband, one son, Mr. Basil Keaton; three sisters, Mrs. H. L. Daughtry, Miss Jennie Bryans, Mrs. Bessie Bryans; two broth ers. Messrs. Oscar Bryans, of Indian Springs, and Dorn bey Bryans, of California. Mrs. Keaton was a member of an old and prominent family of Indian Springs and was held in high and affectionate esteem by a large circle of friends. MASS MEETING TO DISCUSS ERECTION OF FLOUR MILL To the Citizens of Jackson and 12 ;tts County: You are hereby invited to meet in mass meet in?.' in the court house in Jackson Saturday. Nov. 18, at 10 o’clock a. m., for the purpose of considering the matter of e table hin;r a flour mill. This is a very important matte*- and the app orance of the boll weevil in our state makes it doubly necessary that food crops be jrrown, and the inconvenience of converting wheat into flour is a great hinderance in the production of this important crop. Let every one who has any interest in this important mit ter be present on the day and hour named. Very respectfully, ,}. T. MOORE. M'emr of lack sen Jackson Arjrus Established 187.1 < Butts County 1 rosress I'.stablisheu IMu SEVERAL PIECES, PROPERTY SOLD Real Estate Went on Block Tuesday FAIR PRICES OBTAINED Public Sale Brought Out Large Crowd —Bidding Was Not Very Spirited And Prices Didn’t Soar A conclerable amount of prop erty was sold at public sale Tues day. The bidding .was not very spir ited, and no fancy prices were paid. There was a fairly good crowd out toattend the sales. The following property was of fered for sale: A gin outfit, consisting of engine, boiler, two 60 saw gins, press, shaft ii belts, pulleys, etc., belong ing to th ■ estate of I. B. Carmichael was sold by Sheriff Crawford. The outfit was bid in by Mr. Joe Lane for SOS. ... , A house and lot in the city of Jackson, levied on as the property of Rufus Woodward to settle a claim held by M. J. R. Conner was sold for S9O. A Ford automobile, levied on as the property of Mr. F. B. Out house, was sold for $lO5, being bid in by Mr. C. M. Kimbell. A fifty-four acre farm, known as the old Preston place, was sold by Mr. L. M. Maddox, of Dublin. It was bid in by Mr. R. H. Henderson for $23.50 per acre. Mr. 11. H. Colwell offered for sale a house and lot on North Mulberry street. This property was bid in by Mr. J. P. Maddox for $1,550. Mr. J. J. Waldrop as administra tor of the estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Waldrop sold 87 acres of land to Mr. J. M. Leach for $24 per acre. CongoUdated Jul 9, 1915 Mr. W. H. Thaxton as executor of Mr. J. B. Thaxton sold 70 acres of land which was bid in by Mr. J. M. Leach for $925. MR. J, E. BANKSi OR CLAIMED BY DEATH MONDAY At the age of 63 years Mr. J. E. Bankston passed away at his home in Jenkinsburg Monday morning at 6 o’clock. Death was due to a stomach trouble and other complications. Mr. Bankston was well known, to the people of the county and was formerly in business in Jack son. He was a son of Hon. Wil liam Bankston, for many years clerk of Butts superior court. The surviving relatives are his wife, who was a Miss Thomas of Spalding county before her mar riage; two sons, Messrs. Harold Bankston, of Dubiin, and Collins- Bankston, of Hastings, Fla.; two’ sisters, Mrs. Louisa Thornton, and Mrs. Bettie McGough, of Jenkinsburg. The body was brought to Jack son and the funeral was held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning, the short service at the grave being conducted by Rev. F. G. Spear man. Interment was in the City Cemetery.