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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 44—No. 15
JACKSON RIFLES HAVE FINE
RECORD FOR SPLENDID SERVICE
Company Stands at Top of The
Entire Georgia National Guard
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Complete Roster of The Company As It Is Now Con
—Gossipy Letter About Home Boys on
The Border —Men in Fine Physical Trim And
Get Lot of Experience in Army Life
Camp Cotton, El Paso, Texas.
December 12 th, 1916.
Editor Progress-Argus:
In order that the people of Jack
son and Butts county may know
that Butts county boys excel in the
army as well as in civil life, I am
writing of the merits of Company A.
To start with, the Jackson Rifles
enjoy the unusual distinction of be
ing the only company in the Second
Regiment that has never been under
confinement, to company street, a
day since they were called into ser-j
vice. I might explain that confin
ing a company to their quarters, is
the punishment used by the com
manding officer to punish a com
pany as a whole for some delin
quency. As the court martial records
will show, Company A has had few
er men to appear before a court
mai'tial, and as a result, fewer men
doing time in the guard house, than
any other company in the regiment.
This splendid showing, which I as-j
sure you we are all very proud of,
is due to the excellent disciplinary
measures used by officers of the
company and their desire and efforts
to build up the best company in the
regiment from all view points.
Since we arrived at El Paso, we
have been subjected to one test and
inspection right after another. These
tests and inspections are for the
purpose of ascertaining the fitness
of a company and regiment to take
the field in case of war and are in
charge of the regular army officers.
They include not only a test of our
ability to use a rifle and bayonet,
and the solving of actual war prob
lems against imaginary enemies,
but also a very close inspection of
the equipment each man is issued
and is required to keep in good con
dition. In these tests we have always
received the highest grading. The
credit for the splendid showing Com
pany A has made in this respect is
due largely to the Corporals, who
are the squad leaders. Our splendid
showing on this score led Lieuten
ant Colonel Kimbrough, who was a
regular army officer before he came
to the Second Regiment, to say,
that Company A had the best Corpo
rals in the Second Regiment, on ac
count of the fact that they looked
after the men assigned to their
squads.
In marksmanship Company A ex
cels again. On the field range where
we attacked targets that represent-)
ed the enemy, we made a higher per
centage than any other company in
the regiment and demonstrated the
fact that we could take care of our
selves in time of actual warfare.
The credit for the good showing m
this direction is due to the whole
company and shows that each man
is a good shot and knows how to es
timate the range, that is, the dis
tance between himself and the tar
get at which he is shooting.
We are not egotistical about our
selves, but are justly proud of t -
showing we have made and want t
people at home to know what we
are doing. .
I am enclosing you a complete
roster of the company as it now
stands, if you care to publish it.
Yours very truly,
CHARLES S. JOHNSON.
ROSTER
Captain—Henry D. Russell.
Ist Lieut.— Walter D. Pope.
2nd Lieut.—Ezra S. Settle.
Ist Sergeant— Kirk A. Biles.
Supply Sergeant —Charles
JACKSON, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 22, 1916
PENSION LIST HAS
BEEN APPROVED
Judge J. H. Ham, Ordinary, has
received notice from Pension Com
missioner John W. Lindsey that six
new pensioners from Butts county
have been placed on the list for next
year. Two applications were reject
ed.
The new' pensioners approved are
Messrs. J. T. Kimbell, J. M. McClure,
J. R. Miller; Mrs. F. S. TMirston,
Mrs. Mary 0. Faulkner, Mrs. M. A.
Johnson.
The old list contains the names
of 121 pensioners. Of that number
63 are soldiers, 56 widows of sol
diers and 5 disabled soldiers. The to
tal list for 1917 will contain 127
names.
Several pensioners, both men and
women, have died the past year.
Johnson.
Mess Sergeant—Woodie F. Lav
ender.
Sergeants
John T. Bowden.
Eugene C. Gunter.
Charles W. Woodward.
Ernest R. Watkins.
Corporals
Lonnie W. Hardy.
Walter C. Godsey.
Franklin L. Maddox.
Walter H. Pettigrew.
Homer C. Gray.
William M. Thaxton.
Henry G. Elliott.
Harvard K. Smith.
COOKS
Fred C. Cawthon.
Homer 0. Smith.
Mechanic —William E. Maddox
Ist Class Privates
Charlie E. Clarke.
Ivey C. Cowan.
Violand A. Cook.
Asa F. Force.
Carl L. Holston.
Ernest P. James.
Bennie H. Moss.
Aubrey C. Piper.
Chestley 0. Smith.
William D. Thaxton.
William A. Wilson.
Joe F. Watkins.
Robert T. Turner.
Paul B. Mote.
George L. Thomas.
George H. Norris.
John C. Cash.
Lawrence A. Tingle.
Edgar N. Thompson.
Privates
Herschel W. Breazeale.
Fulton T. Blankenship.
Paul D. Byars.
George A. Coker.
Henry J- Collins.
William J- Crocker.
Ernest L. Dozier.
John B. Ezelle.
Burner T. Knowles.
James B. Lumsden.
William B. McClendon.
Henry A. McMichael.
Stewart L. Nelson.
Ernest E. Parnell.
Arthur M. Phillips-
Jesse M. Skinner.
Albert Smith.
Rufus F. Stuckey.
Homer G. Terry.
Levi C. Thaxton.
Eddie Thomas,
Bryant Thompson.
Henry C. Thornton.
James D. Wilson.
John L. Wilson.
BOLL WEEVIL
MEETINGS PLANNED
Will Be Held in Number
of Counties
IN BUTTS MARCH 6 AND 7
State College of Agricul
ture Will Send Out Ex
perts to Prepare People
For Coming of Pest
In an effort to prepare the people
of Georgia for the coming of the
boll weevil, the State College of Ag
riculture will hold meetings in aj
large number of counties, beginning
Jan. 18. The speakers will be in
Butts county March 6 and 7. The
places of holding the meetings will
be announced later.
The meetings will be held in the
rural sections of Georgia and the
latest boll weevil information will
be carried direct to the farmers.
Experts from Louisiana, Alabama
and Mississippi will accompany the
party and will speak on the best
methods of combating the bo! 1 wee
vil.
During the campaign 801 l Weevil
Preparedness clubs will be organ
ized throughout the state. The co
operation and help of farmers, bank
ers, merchants and railroads is re
quested in this work.
South Georgia will be covered
first, as the farmers in that section
plant their crops earlier than In
other parts of the state. The cam
paign will last nearly three months,
and it is hoped to accomplish con
siderable good for the farmers of
Georgia, as the boll weevil will be
a serious problem the coming year.
Any change in dates, together
with the complete program, will be
given later in these columns.
ORDINANCE COVERS
USE FIRE WORKS
ROMAN CANDLES BARREL
Skyrockets Are Also Not
Allowed
Be it ordained by the mayor and
council of the city of Jackson, Ga.,
that from and after this date it shal l
be unlawful for any person to ignite,
light, shoot or to participate in
lighting or shooting any Roman can
dle, skyrocket or other thing of like
nature within the corporate limits
of the city of Jackson. It shall fur
ther be unlawful to light, explode or
shoot any kind or character of fire
arms or fireworks within one block
of any warehouse or other place
where cotton is stored.
Any person violating this ordi
nance, shall upon conviction be sub
ject to a fine of not more than SIOO
or to work on the streets of said
city not more than 60 days.
All conflicting ordinances are
hereby repealed.
Passed and enacted Dec. 15,
1914.
W. E. WATKINS, Mayor.
I. A. McMICHAEL, Clerk.
V/EATHER FORECAST
For thi Week Beginning Sunday,
December 17, 1916
Washington, D. C., Dec. 16.—For
the South Atlantic and East Gulf
States: Generally fair weather is in
dicated except that it will be unset
tled with probably rains about
Thursday. The temperatures will be
low during the first half of the week
and the latter half will be warmer.
BOWIE.
BARACA CLASS HAS
ANNUAL ELECTION
In a hotly contested election,
marked by good natured rivalry
throughout, Mr. H. J. Miller was
elected president of the Baraca class
of the First Baptist church at the
annual election held Friday night.
He defeated Mr. S. J. Watkins by
the close vote of 15 to 14.
Mr. Miller’s entire ticket was
elected, as follows:
President, H. J. Miller; teacher,
W. P. Martin; vice president, C. A.
Joyner; secretary, W. E. Merck;
treasurer, A. R. Conner.
Running on Mr. Watkins ticket
were:
President,' S. J. Watkins; teach
er. W. P. Martin; vice president, J.
W. Carter; secretary, F. S. Car
michael; treasurer, Tom Watkins.
After the election the class en
joyed an elegant banquet served at
the home of Mr. J. H. Carmichael,
Mrs. J. H. Carmichael being in
charge of the arrangements.
The new officers are prominent
and enthusiastic members of the
class and a most successful year for
the Baraca class is predicted.
SENT SOLDIERS
CHRISTMAS BOX
Jackson Rifles Receive
Handsome Gif!
BY EXPRESS LAST FRIDAY
Entire Community Took
Pride in Getting up Ke
membrance For Boys on
Tlie Border
The people of Jackson and Butts
county reme nbercd the member", of
the Jackson Rifles in a most sub
stantial manner, having sent a
Christmas box filled with good things
to eat, and articles of clothing, last
Friday. This box, which was a sort
of community affair, was in addi
tion to several sent by those who
have relatives on the border.
The Daughters of'the American
Revolution had active charge of
packing the box. The business men
of the city, and farmers throughout
the county contributed liberally to
wards getting up the box. About
twenty dollars in cash was raised
and this was used in buying articles
of clothing, cigars, cigarettes, to
bacco, etc.
The box was packed Friday and
shipped by express Friday night.
In the box were comfort bags, socks,
handkerchiefs, tooth brushes,
stamps, cigars, cigarettes, tobacco,
newspapers, magazines, fruit cake,
jellies, preserves, pickles, towels
•wash cloths, and other useful arti
cles.
The box should arrive in ample
time to bring cheer to the soldier
boys at Christmas time. While the
soldiers have plenty to eat and the
government furnishes them with
plenty of clothing, yet the people
back home wanted to remember
them at Christmas time. The box
will no doubt be appreciated by the
soldiers and though they are away
from home at Christmas will make
them feel {.hat they are held in
grateful remembrance by the citi
zen:; of Jackson and community.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to the many
friends and neighbors for their
kindness shown us during the illness
and at the death of our dear hus
band and father. May God’s richest
blessings abide with them all.
Mrs. J. T. Bennett,
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bennett,
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kersey,
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Harris,
Miss Ruby Bennett.
Jackson Arcus Established 187.1 t
Butts County Progress Established 1887
STORES TO CLOSE
CHRISTMAS DAY
Holiday Season Will Be
Observed Here
HOLIDAY ON MONDAY
Old Custom in Jackson-
Holiday Being: Looked
Forward to With Much
Pleasurable Interest
As is the usual custom the stores
anti business houses in Jackson will
be closed Dec. 25, Christmas day.
Christmas litis year falls on Monday,
and the stores will be closed for
hut one day.
This has been the custom here for
a great many years. The trading
public has come to expect the busi
ness houses to be closed and prepare
in advance for the event.
This week has been and will be a
busy one for the merchants. Trade
has been brisk ail the week and will
continue lively right up to Satur
day night. Business is said to be
good and all the merchants have
about ail they can handle. The
grand rush will come Friday and
Saturday.
The churches are planning for
their annual Christmas trees. The
.jupliol church will have a Christ
mas tree at the church Tuesday
night.
On account of the stringent pro
hibition law it is expected this will
be one of the quietest holiday ob
•orvunces in the history of the
county.
MUtH MONEY
IS UNCOLLECTED
Tax Looks bill Remain
Open lor Present
$50,000.00 IS STILL DUE
Records Show I hat Tax
payers Are Back war !
This Fall Despife High
Priced Cotton
When the tax books closed Wed
nesday, Dec. 20, the time fixed l j
law, some $50,000 remained to be
collected for schools, county amf
state purposes
Tax Collector Jos. P. Maddox wi t
keep the books open for some time
yet, and will endeavor to get in a
much of the taxes as possible by Jan
uary 1.
There was something like; .SBO,OOO
worth of taxes, school, county and
state, to be collected in all, and a
little more than half of this amonni
has been paid in. People ar a little
backward in ettling their taxes
this year, this corning as a surprise
in view of the good prices for cotton
and cotton seed, ft v.as generally
thought the great mass of tax pay err
would pay early this full, but such
has not been the case.
Some of the large t tax payers u
the county have not yet paid, l
was said.
CHRISTMAS TREE AT
IRON SPRINGS SCHOOL
There will be a Christmas tree
and exercises at Iron Springs school
Saturday evening, December 23.
Exercises will begin at 7:30. Every
body invited.
Consolidated July 1 Hit