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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 44—No. 47
JACKSON MAY GET
HAWKES LIBRARY
Atlanta Philanthropist In
terested in Charity
MANY TOWNS INCLUDED
Jackson Will Secure $7,000
For Children’s Library
Unless Other Cities Com
ply With Requirements
According to the will of A. K.
Hawkes, Atlanta philanthropist who
died last week, Jackson may get
$7,000 for a children’s library.
Mr. Hawkes left his estate valued
at more than SIOO,OOO, largely to
charity. Emory University gets $20,-
000, and other colleges, schools, and
charitable institutions were remem
bered in the will.
f Mr. Hawkes bequeathed $7,000
each to Cedartown, Dalton, West
Point, Madison and Elberton for
children’s libraries provided they
comply with the requirements that
were met by the Griffin library 7.
These towns are given twelve months
to comply with the requirements im
posed.
In case they do not comply with
the requirements in the time speci
fied, then a bequest of $7,000 each
shall go to children’s libraries at
Thomasville, Waynesboro, Jackson,
Waycross and Hawkinsville.
Mr. Hawkes was one of Georgia’s
most prominent citizens. He was
deeply interested in charity and gave
gely of his time and means to fur
sr the cause of education and the
lift of the poor.
BUTTS FARMERS
, SOW MUCH GRAIN
PREPARING FOR WEEVIL
Will Also Swat High Cost
ol Living
From reports received throuhgout
the county the farmers are planting:
a large crop of wheat and oats this
fall. The oat crop has been planted
and the remainder of the wheat crop
will be sown within a short time.
i The fact that such a large acreage
has been planted in these important
staple food crops is an indication
that the farmers are not going to be
misled by the high price of cotton.
The price of living has advanced tre
mendously within the past few
months, and there seems to be no re
lief in sight until another crop is
harvested. The farmer who has plant
ed plenty of wheat and oats this fall
will be a winner next year.
Another factor that has induced
the planters to sow a large grain
acreage is the menace of the boll
weevil, which has already invaded
Middle Georgia and will without dis
pute be a factor to be reckoned with
next season.
The fact that Butts county farm
ers have planted a good acreage in
jivheat and oats this fall is most grat
ifying, and shows that they are de
termined not to be caught napping
again like they were in 1914, when
the outbreak of the European fracas
brought on such depression in the
South.
INSURANCE COMPANY MAKES
A SPLENDID SHOWING
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 23 —Present as
sets of the Mason’s Annuity, a ben
efit order for Masons only are $917,-
003, according to announcement just
issued by the president, John R.
Dickey, of this city, where the head
quarters of the order are located.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 24, 1916
J. P. AND BAILIFF ELECTION
GOMES ON DECEMBER 2
An election for Justices of the
Peace and Bailiffs will be held
through-out Georgia on Saturday,
Dec. 2. These officers are elected for
a term of four years, the date being
fixed for the first Saturday in De
cember. There doesn’t appear to be
much interest in the election, which
will doubtless pass quietly here.
Notaries Public are elected by the
Grand Jury.
When J. P. and Bailiff election is
held on Dec. 2 voters will have a
considerable breathing spell before
another election is held.
JACKSONCHURCH
SHOWS UP WELL
North Georgia Conference
Now in Session
FLATTERING STATEMENT
Many Butts County People
Attending Big Methodist
Conference in Neighbor
ing City This Week
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The Jackson Methodist church
made an excellent report at the an
nual meeting of the North Georgia
Conference in Griffin this week. Un
der the pastorate of Rev. Olin King
the local church has had one of its
best yeai's. The following statistical
data will prove of interest not only
to the members of the Methodist con
gregation but to the people of the
city as a whole:
Thirty-three members were receiv
ed into the church during the year.
The pastor’s salary has been paid
in full.
The amount paid for benevolent
purposes is greater than that paid
last year.
The church has been repaired and
put in good condition.
The total amount raised for all
purposes is more than $3,700.
The Woman’s Missionary Society
and the Sunday School have done
good work during the past year.
In addition to the pastor, Rev.
Olin King, and Mr. R. P. Sasnett, a
district delegate, a large number of
other people from Butts county are
attending the meeting of the North
Georgia Conference in Griffin this
week.
VISITS JACKSON AFTER
THIRTY NINE YEARS
An interesting visitor to Jackson
during the past few days was Dr.
Charles Cargile, of Bentonville, Ark.,
a native of Butts county who has
who has been away from the county
thirty-nine and a half years. Dr. Car
gile attended the recent meeting of
the Southern Medical Society in At
lanta and took a few days off and
visited the county of his birtn.
Dr. Cargile is related to the Craw
ford and Pittman family of Butts
county. Of course, there has been a
large number of changes since his
last visit to Jackson. Dr. Cargile is
remembered by many of the older
residents of the county and he was
given a warm welcome by his friends
and acquaintances.
SERVICES AT METHODIST
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
Rev. Olin King, pastor of the Meth
odist church who is attending the
North Georgia Conference in Griffin
this week, will return Saturday af
ternoon and bring with him a preach
er who will fill the pulpit at the
Methodist church both morning and
evening.
MR. J. H. PATRICK
FAIR PRESIDENT
Stockholders Pleased at
Showing Made
PLANNING FOR 1917 FAIR
Different Districts Will
Compete For Prizes —
Recent Fair Proved Fi
nancial Success
The stockholders present at the
meeting of the Butts county Fair
Association Friday morning of the
past week were delighted at the
showing made. The association, the
first year and under conditions that
were most trying, not only paid all
expenses and dollar for dollar on the
premiums, but had a surplus of more
than SIOO to start the new year.
After winding up the business of
the recent fair, the election of offi
cers was gone into with the follow
ing result:
President, J. H. Patrick.
Vice president, L. M. Crawford.
Treasurer, 11. L. Daughtry.
Secretary and general manager, J.
D. Jones.
Assistant secretary and general
manager, Hugh Mallet.
The following directors one from
each district, with the exception of
Jackson district, which was allowed
three, were elected:
Buttrill, E. R. Merritt.
Coodys, J. S. Ball.
Dublin, S. K. Smith.
Indian Springs, Wright ’Watkins.
Iron Springs, C. Lunsford Maddux.
Jackson, Mrs. L. D. Singley, A. M.
Pace, L. L. O’Kelly.
Towaliga, R. E. Evans.
Worthville, A. M. Smith.
In the election of Mr. J. 11. Pat
rick as president it is believed the
Fair Associatin made a wise selection
Mr. Patrick is one of the most suc
cessful farmers in the county, i:
public spirited, enthusiastic, a hard
worker and is deeply interested in
the fair movement. He will without
question add much to the success of
the fair another season.
The other officers are all public
spirited and interested in the success
of the county fair and will add a
great deal to the success of the en
terprise.
A vote of thanks was extended to
Mrs. L. D. Singley, Mrs. C. A. But
ner, Mrs. L. L. O’Kelley and Mrs. S
J. Foster for their untiring energy in
behalf of the recent fair.
The fair of 1917 was discussed
during the meeting and it was decid
ed, in a general way, to have district
prizes, These details, however, will be
worked out later.
Another meeting will be held Fri
day morning, Nov. 24, at 10 o’clock
in the office of Superintendent Mal
let and at that time active prepara
tions will be started for the 1917
fair. It is hoped that there will be a
full attendance of the officers and
directors at this time.
Financial Statement
The financial statement of Treas
urer H. L. Daughtry showed the fol
lowing.
Stock sold and donations $1,476.84
Gate receipts 1,596.29
$3,073.18
Disbursements $2,928.70
Less two scholarships un
paid 50.00
Balance on hand $ 94.43
There is still uncollected about
$l4O in stock. It is hoped to get this
amount in at an early date, as a
number of improvements are planned
to the grounds and the money will be
needed.
Race Track
The question of building a race
track at the fair ground will be tak
en up at an early meeting. It is be
lieved that there is nothing that
would add more to the success of the
fair than good horse racing, and if
MRS J. H. RAULS’ DEATH
OCCURRED NOVEMBER 16
After an illness of some time with
dropsy, Mrs. J. 11. Rauls died at her
home in Pepperton at 1 o’clock
Thursday morning, Nov. 16. The
body was carried to Bethany church,
Henry county, where the funeral was
held Friday morning at 11 o’clock,
the services being conducted by Rev.
Mr. Atkinson, of Morrow Station.
Surviving Mrs. Rauls are her hus
band, several sons and daughters
and other relatives. The deceased was
a native of Henry county but had
been a resident of Butts for a num
ber of years and had a large number
of friends who were pained to learn
of her passing.
JACKSON MEN IN
BIG COTTON DEAL
Sell 900 Bales For Ninety
Thousand Dollars
GET 20 CENTS A POUND
J. L. Bailey And J. B. Car
michael Figure in One of
Biggest Deals of Present
Cotton Season
The largest cotton transaction
probably in the history of Atlanta
was made last Thursday, when J. L.
Bailey and J. B. Carmichael, of Jack
son, Ga., sold one lot of 900 bales of
spot cotton for 20 cents a pound.
This includes fis, 5s and 4s.
The price paid for this cotton was
$90,000.
The cotton was sold to J. E. Lath
am & Cos., of Greensboro, N. C., and
was bought by J. B. Gordon, their lo
cal manager, with offices in the Aus
tell building.
The cotton will be shipped to
North Carolina mills.—Atlanta Geor
gian, Nov. 17.
QUAIL SEASON USHERED
IN MONOAY, NOVEMBER 20
Local sportsmen are interested in
the quail season which opened Mon
day, the 20. There is said to be an
abundance of quail in this section
and sportsmen are looking forward
to the hunting season with much in
terest.
The open season on game birds and
the bag limit, under the revised law,
is given herewith:
Quail —November 20th to March
Ist. Twenty-five in one day.
Doves—August Ist to 31st and No
vember 20th to March Ist. Twenty
five in one day.
Wild Turkeys (either sex) —No-
vember 20th to March Ist. Two in
season.
Cat Squirrels—October Ist to
March Ist. Fifteen in one day.
Deer (either sex) —October Ist to
December Ist. Two in season.
Summer or Wood Duck—Septem
ber Ist to January Ist. Twenty-five
in one day.
Migratory Duck—September Ist
to April 20th. Fifty in one day.
Woodcock —December ls{. to Jan
uary Ist. Twenty-five in one day.
Plovers—November 20th to March
Ist. Twenty-five in one day.
Marsh Hens—Twenty in one day.
Snipe—December Ist to May Ist.
Twenty-five in one day.
possible the association will build and
equip the track in time for the 1917
fair. To do this it will repuire a con
siderable outlay and all those who
have not yet taken stock in the fair
are urged to do so.
Jackson Argus Established 1873 (
Butts County Progress Established 1882 '
SHUT UP SHOP
ON THANKSGIVING
Stores Will Be Closed in
Jackson Turkey Day
THIS IS AN OLD CUSTOM
Thanksgiving Day Will
Be Generally Observed
Here As Holiday—Presi
dent Issues Proclamation
The stores and business houses of
Jackson will be closed Thursday, Nov.
30, Thanksgiving. Day, according to
a long established custom. President
Wilson has just issued his proclama
tion naming Thursday, the 30 as
Thanksgiving Day and the occasion
will be generally observed in Jackson
and throughout Butts county.
While no formal petition has been
circulated usking the merchants and
business houses to close, it is under
stood, by past experience, that ev
erybody will close on that day.
The day will be quietly observed
in Jackson. Employers and em
ployees will be glad of the opportu
nity to take a day off for rest and
recreation. Many will doubtless spend
the day hunting, while shows, foot
ball games and other attractions in
the nearby cities will take a number
of people out of town.
And in the midst of the celebrations
all Americans will remember to give
thanks for the many blessings of the
past year.
TO SEND SOLDIERS
CHRISTMAS BOX
PLANS NOW BEING MADE
Citizens at Home Will
Remember Militia
The citizens of Jackson and Butts
county will he interested in the sug
gestion that a Christmas box be sent,
the members of the Jackson Rifles
now doing duty on the Mexican bor
der.
This is in line with action of other
communities, and the suggestion will
no doubt receive hearty endorsement.
Several persons to whom the matter
has been mentioned have given the
matter their support, and have pledg
ed themselves to assist in getting up
the box.
The Georgia soldiers v/ill hardly be
home by Christmas. In fact they are
not likely to be home until February
or March. A box filled with good
things to eat would be a most wel
come gift to the boys at Christmas
time. It would make them know that
they a *e remembered, though absent
on duty in defending the life and
property of Americans.
It is not known just when the work
of getting the box together will be
gin, though all who care to have a
part in this remembrance may send
in their names to this office, and fur
ther details will be announced later.
FIRE AT FAIR GROUNDS
Ticket Office Burnt When Heater
Turnt Over
The oil heater in the ticket office
at the fair grounds was responsible
for a fire which destroyed the build
ing, late Saturday afternoon. The
hoab r was used to warm the buildng
and the oil leaked through and satu
rated the straw and in attempting to
light the heater the straw and oil ig
nited, starting a blaze that soon de
stroyed the building. The building
was not insured. The fire department
was called out and responded, but the
office was destroyed before anything
could be done.
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Consolidated July 9. 1915