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Vol 44—No. 49
MISS PARISH RAPS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Declares Some Modern
Structures Needed
VISITS LOCAL SCHOOLS
State Supervisor of Educa
tion Favors Teaching
Domestic Science in All
The Schools of State
Miss Celeste Parish, State Super
visor of Education, doesn’t like the
school buildings in Butts county and
she doesn’t hesitate to say so.
Miss Parish spent Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of last week
here inspecting the schools. Together
with Superintendent Hugh Mallet
Miss Parish visited the following
schools: Oak Grove, Delta Grove,
Beulah, Sandy Plains, Cedar Rock,
where the Curry’s Chapel school met
the visitors Worthville, Oak Hill,
Iren Springs, Union Ridge, Flovilla.
Union Ridge, Flovilla.
Miss Parish declared that the Oak
Hill school building was the only
creditable one in the county, and
that all the other school buildings in
the country are a disgrace to the
county and twenty-five years behind
the times. She was emphatic and out
spoken in her declaration that Butts
county needs some modern school
buildings. What she had to say along
that line will probably create con
siderable interest.
The majority of the school build
ings, said Miss Parish, need new
floors and work cn the interior to
make them weather proof and sani
tary.
Another thing that Miss Parish
stressed during her visit was the
fact that Butts county should have a
- tacher of Domestic Science. This
branch should be taught in all the
schools, she declared. Miss Parish
said in her opinion it would be a
good idea to combine the canning
club work with the Domestic Science
work and have one teacher to look
after both these subjects.
Though the weather was unfavor
able during the most of the time she
was here, a total of eleven schools
were visited and considerable inter
est was manifested in Miss Parish s
talks.
Miss Parish was formerly a mem
ber of the faculty of the State Nor
mal School at Athens and is regard
ed as one of the brainiest women in
the South. What she says is listened
to with interest, and her efforts for
better school buildings in Butts
county may have a wholesome effect.
TWO PARCELS LAND
SOLD HERE TUESDAY
But two pieces of real estate were
sold here Tuesday, claims having
been filed in the other property ad
vertised. As usual public sales day
attracted a considerable crowd to
town, and the bidding was followed
with interest.
Mrs. Amanda McDaniel sold 101 4
acres of the J. S. McDaniel estate
lands, under an order of court, the
property being knocked off to Mr. J.
L. Bailey for $4,500. This is consid
ered a fair price for this land,
which is close to town and he&
Mr. Davis Kinard sold 47 acres in
Towaliga district. This tract was
bid in by Mr. J. L. Bailey for $-8
per acre.
In addition' to the sale of real es
tate some live stock were put on the
block, though the bidding was rather
slow.
GEORGIA, DECEMBER 8, 1916
registration books to
CLOSE NEXT MONDAY
The registration books for the
city primary will close next Monday
at 4 o’clock p. in. The registration
up to Tuesday momng was only 111.
The normal registration is between
250 and 300.
The fact that the entries close
next Friday, will probably stimulate
registration considerably the latter
part of this week.
The Allies have promised Russia
Constantinople as her share of the
spoils. Looks like a case of first
catching the rabbit.
MAYOR MOORE
SEEKS RE-ELECTION
All Old Officals Allow Use
of Their Names
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENTS
Following Adoption of
Primary Regulations the
Political Pot Begins to
Simmer in Jackson
Following the meeting of the ex
ecutive committee Friday night when
rules and regulations for the city
primary, and the date, was fixed
the first announcements of the cam
paign were made Saturday. Mayor
Moore and the present board of ald
dermen, school trustees and mem
bers of the executive committee have
authorized the use of their names for
re-election as follows:
To the secretary of the executive
committee of the city of Jackson:
We hereby authorize you to place
our names on the ticket for the white
primary called by the executive com
mittee for Dec. 20, for the following
offices of said city,
For Mayor, J. T. Moore.
Alderman for Ist Ward, S. O.
Ham.
Alderman for 2nd Ward, A. T.
Buttrill.
Alderman for 3rd Ward, J. B. Set
tles.
For Alderman 4th Ward, R. P.
Sasnett.
For Chairman of the School Trus
tees, J. H. Carmichael.
School Trustee from Ist Ward, S.
H. Thornton.
School Trustee from 2nd Ward, T.
H. Buttrill.
School Trustee from 3rd Ward, B.
F. Watkins.
School Trustee from 4th Ward, J.
T. Fletcher.
For Chairman of the Executive
Committee, H. L. Daughtry.
Executive Committeeman from Ist
Ward, H. 0. Ball.
Executive Committeeman from
2nd Ward, T. A. Nutt.
Executive Committeeman from
3rd Ward, S. P. Nichols.
Executive Committeeman from
4th Ward, C. M. Compton.
WHY NOT “A COUNTY LI
BRARY?”
Guilford County, N. C., has seta
good example of town and country
co-operation. The county commis
sioners there and the authorities of
the city of Greensboro are co-opera
ting to make the Greensboro library
a county library instead of a city
library The commissioners have ap
propriated $1,250 a year to help
support the library on condition that
all white residents of the county
have epual privileges in getting ar.u
using books on call, and that six li
brary sub-stations be established
six postoffices in the county. Fifty
volumes are sent to each postoffice
for one month and then anew 10, o,
fifty is sent. Of course the six sub
stations are so situated that near.y
everybody in the county u now in
reach of the world’s best literature.
The Progressive Farmer.
CITY PRIMARY
COMES DEC. 20
Nominations Will Be Made
By Ward Vote -
ASSESSMENTS ARE LEVIED
Committee Met on Friday
Night and Formulated
Rules Governing Annu
al Primary Election
The city primary will be held
Wednesday, Dec. 20. That date was
selected at a meeting of the execu
tive committee Friday night.
Members of the council and school
trustees and members of the execu
tive committe will be nominated by
the vote of the respective wards.
The mayor, chairman of school trus
tees and chairman of the executive
committee will be elected by the
town at large.
The following rules and regula
tions were adopted by the com
mittee :
Pursuant to a call of the chair
man, the Executive Committee of
the City of Jackson met Dec. 1,
1916, and adopted the following res
olutions:
1. That a white primary election
be held in said city on Dec. 20, 1916,
at the place of holding elections for
Mayor and Councilmen in said city,
for the purpose of nominating a
mayor and four councilmen to serve
said city for the year 1917, and a
school trustee and a member of the
executive committee for the said
city, from the city at large and
one school trustee and one member
of the executive committee for each
of the respective wards in said city,
to succeed those -whose terms expire
in January, 1917.
2. That each person who desires
to become a candidate in said pri
mary for election for mayor shall
register his name with the secretary
of this committee on or before Dec
15, and pay to the secretary of this
committee $5.00 and each person
who desires to be a candidate for
councilman shall pay to the secre
tary $3.00 and register his name on
or before the 15 day of Dec. 1916.
Said assessment is made to defray
the expense of said primary elec
tion.
3. That a school trustee, and a
member of the executive committee
shall be nominated to serve from
the city at large for the year 1917
in the same manner as the mayor
and one from each ward in said city
to succeed those whose terms expire
in January, 1917.
4. That all male white persons
who have registered with the clerk
of said city and qualified themselves
to vote in the January election for
mayor and councilmen shaJl be enti
tled to vote in said primary election.
5. That said primary shall be held
and managed under the same rules
and regulations governing the gen
eral election for mayor and council
in said city, except that the polls
shall open at 8:30 a. m. and close at
4 p. m.
6. That the managers of said elec
tion shall make a consolidated re
turn of the results of said primary
election and return the same to this
committee on the following day by
12 o’clock, noon, when the result
shall be declared and published and
the nominees declared by said com
mittee.
7. That mayor and council of said
city are hereby requested to furnish
to the managers of said primary
election a list of qualified voters
from the registration books of said
city.
8. That the names of all candi
dates for mayor, councilmen, school
trustees and executive committee
shall be placed on the official ticket
to be prepared and printed by the
said executive committee and ail
candidates for mayor, one school
trustee and a member of the exeeu-
BOARD OF EDUCATION
HELD MEETING TUESDAY
The regular monthly meeting of
the Butts county Board of Educa
tion was held here Tuesday, with a
full attendance of the members, ex
cept Mr. VV. F. Huddleston. Several
matters were considered, among
them being the new school book law,
the compulsory education law and
the law providing that only school
houses can be used for school pur
poses. This change in the law forbids
the use of churches for school pur
poses.
No definite action was taken on
any of these matters, it was given
out.
J. P. ELECTION
QUIET AFFAIR
Some Districts Did Not
Open Polls
SMALL VOTE WAS CAST
Judge McMichael Winner
in Jackson —Only Four
Votes Polled in Iron
Springs District.
The election for Justices of the
Peace and Bailiffs Saturday did not
create much interest locally, only
one or two districts putting out more
than one set of candidates. The fol
lowing were elected, according to
the returns received Monday:
Worthville, L. L. Washington 43;
G. E. Buckalew 7.
Goody, B. F. Cooper 47; A. W.
Seymour 30.
Indian Sprngs, W. W. Preston 21;
R.i J. Preston 17.
Dublin, W. O. Moore 22.
Iron Springs, W. M. Andrews 4.
Jackson, J. A. McMichael 43.
The polls were not opened in But
trill and Towaliga districts, accord
ing to returns.
The following* Bailiffs were elect
ed :
Jackson, 0. B. Knowles, W. F.
Thomas.
Goody, W. F. Flynt, G. W. Brooks.
India# Springs, A. M. Hattaway,
Mr. Gardner.
WEATHER FORECAST
For the Week Beginning Sunday,
December, 3, 1916
Washington, D. C. Dec. 2 -For the
South Atlantic and East Gulf States:
The weather will be generally fair
except that local rains are probable
Wednesday or Thursday. The tem
peratures will remain moderate un
til Friday or Saturday, when colder
weather willoverspread these dis
tricts. ,
BOWIE.
tive committee, from the city at
large, shall be elected by the quali
fied voters of the City of Jackson
and the candidate receiving the larg
est number of votes cast in the en
tire city shall be declared the nomi
nee; and candidates for councilmen,
school trustees and executive com
mittee shall be elected by the quali
fied voters of the respective wards
and the candidate receiving the
largest number of votes cast in his
ward shall be declared the nominee.
!). That the chairman of the com
mitteee shall appoint the managers
of the said primary election so as to
have each set of candidates repre
sented in the management of the
said primary election.
10. That all announcements for
mayor and councilmen must be made
voluntarily and over the signature
of the person announcing. Any can
didate for any office guilty of using:
any undue methods for the purpose ;
of controlling votes shall be stricken
from the list wherever such facts
are made known to the committee.
H. L. DAUGHTRY, Chr.
S. P. NICHOLS. Sec.
Jackson Arcus Established 1873 (
Hints County I’rocress Kstablishcd 1882 '
BUTTS CARRIERS
INDORSEROADLAW
Want Part of the Federal
Appropriation
ELECT THEIR OFFICERS
Ask County Commission
er J. O. Gaston to Co
s in Securing Gov
ernment Road Funds
The Butts County Rural Letter
Carriers Association met here
Thanksgiving and re-organized, the
following officers being elected:
President, 11. B. Whittaker, of Jen
kinsburg; secretary, R. L. Grant, of
Jackson.
The following resolution regard
ing good roads work was passed at
the meeting:
Whereas, The national congress
has appropriated a large sum of mon
ey to be expended in conjunction
with those states that comply with
all requirements, upon the public
roads thereof used as post roads;
and
Whereas, Georgia has met all re
quirements and is now in position to
share in this appropriation; and
Whereas, The opinion is prevalent
in some quarters that these funds
are to be expended upon the main
or trunk roads of the state so that
motor cars can travel faster and far
ther; and
Whereas, The author of the fed
eral aid act, Senator Bankhead, of
Alabama, has made it clear, by let
ter, that the purpose of the act was
to aid in constructing post roads, his
letter reading thus: “It was the in
tention of those supporting the fed
eral aid law that it should be used to
aid in the construction of post roads.
I do not understand that this appro
priation was made for the purpose
of constructing automobile high
ways;” and
Whereas, A majority of the pub
lic road mileage of our county,
Butts, is now being used for post
roads;
Be\ it Resolved, That we, the
Butts County Rural Letter Carriers
Association, urge our Commissioner
of Roads and Revenues, the lion.
Joseph O. Gaston, to guard diligent
ly our interests in this matter and
take steps at once to place our coun
ty in position to share in this appro
priation and expend same upon those
roads now traversed by rural routes,
and that our patrons lend any co
operation required to share in this
appropriation as those primarily ben
efited.
FARMERS’ UNION
HOLDS ELECTION
Officers elected by the Farmers’
Union of Butts county, which met
in regular session here Friday, in
luded:
President, J. M. Gaston.
Vice president, S. H. Mays.
Secretary, J. D. Jones.
Chaplain, W. J. McClendon.
Business Manager, W. J. Garr.
Assistant business manager, J. M.
Gaston.
Doorkeeper, W. H. Singley.
Assistant doorkeeper, W. B. Kirn
bell.
Conductor, A. K. Mills.
Assistant conductor, L. R. Dods9n.
The next meeting will b. held at
10 o’clock the first Friday i.i Jan
uary and all farmers and those in
terested in the work of the organiza
tion are invited to attend.
Consolidated July 9, 1915