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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
[Vol 46—No. 4
[NEW BUILDING
! WAITS 0N WAR
No Bond Issue Probable
I For Present 1
MD BOUSE MUST SERVE
Wecision of supreme court
f NO DOUBT MEANS THAT NEW
high school will have to
WAIT ON RETURN PEACE
The effect of the decision of the
Supreme Court in the Jackson school
bond case means that the whole
ground will have to be gone over, an
other election ordered and anew is
sue of bonds voted before anything
can be done toward securing the new
school building. Under existing con
ditions it is not known just when such
action will be taken. In fact, it is
doubted if any steps will betaken for
some time to come.
The need for anew high school
building in Jackson to relieve the
present crowded conditions of the
old plant has been felt for several
years. Sentiment in favor of the new
building crystalized last spring, and
an election to allow the people to
vote on an issue of $22,000 worth of
bonds was held on Tuesday, May 15.
The bonds were voted 146 to 6.
Three intervenors,Dr. R. W. Mays,
Messrs. J. B. Carmichael and W. J.
Wood, filed objection to the valida
tion of the bonds, on the ground that
the city should have ordered a special
registration for the election. Judge
W. E. H. Searcy, however, issued an
jjTorder declaring the bonds validated.
■The ease was then taken to the Su-
v preme Court. The decision just an
nounced finally disposes of the case.;
Previous to the holding of the bond,
election, the city had bought a tnree
acre lot from Col. T. J. Dempsey
near the site of the present school.
This was done, it was said,so as to have
the two buildings close together and
in order that the superintendent
might look after both the high school
and grammar school.
While the new building is badly
needed, it is probably safe to predict
that no action will be taken until af
ter the close of the war.
IMPROVEMENT IN
FUEL SITUATION
More Wood Finding Way to Jackson
Markets
Considerable improvement is noted
in the local coal and fuel situation
during the past few days. A car of
coal arrived in Jackson Monday, be
ing aonsigned to the Pepperton Cot
ton Mills, and was diverted, by the
local fuel board, to domestic con
sumption. This car o coal supplied
those. who were actually out of fuel
and relieved conditions for the pres
ent.
An increasing supply of wood is
finding its way to the city. More wood
has come in during the last few days
than at any tiem during the winter.
This is accounted for, it is held, be
cause all farm work is about over
and it is possible now to get wood
chopped. The consumption of wood
is becoming heavier all the time, many
people turning to wood as a substi
tute for coal.
Other shipments of coal are ex
pected to arrive in the city almost any
day now, and these will solve, to a
considerable extent, the fuel short
age for the present. Of course, the
coal saved by reason of the manufac
turing plants being closed down is a
Considerable item.
A second training camp will be
held at Porto Rico, starting February
1. The attendance of 400 will be se
lected from citizens and residents of
Porto Rico.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, JANUARY 25, 1918
OFFICERS RAID STILL
NEAR SMITH MILL
Boys Escape Officers by Jumpißg ia
Tbe River
Reranas officer* T. B. Harris and
I J. E. MsNair raided a moonshine still
on an island near Smith’s mill Satur
day. The outfit was destroyed and a
gallon and a quart of liquor captured
by the officers.
The still was said to have been ope
rated by Tom Fears and his sons,
Morris and George Fears. The officers
approached to within a short distance
of the outfit before they were detect
ed. Tom Fears was captured, and
Morris and George Fears were so
closely pushed by the officers that
they took to the water to make their
escape, having been cut off from a
boat in which they had planned to
get away.
This was the second raid by officers
Harris and McNair during Saturday.
NITRATE TO BE
SOLD EARNERS
Government Fixes Price
at $75.50 Ton
MUST BUY BEFORE FEB. 4
PRICE IN REACH OF ALL FARM
ERS-GOVERNMENT WILL HELP
SOLVE FERTILIZER PROBLEM
DURING WAR •
Washington, D. C., Jan. 24.—No
tice has been given to J. H. Blackwell,
Agricultural Agent for Butts county,
that the United States Department of
Agriculture will sell at cost a supply
of nitrate of soda to farmers in Butts
county.
The nitrate was purchased through
the War Industries Board under au
thority of the Food Control Act as a
part of the program for stimulating
: agricultural production. It will be un
, loaded at Atlantic ports and the price
will be $75.50 a ton, free on board
cars at port of arriyal. Farmers are
! to pay in addition freight from port
lof arrival and the State fertilizer tag
fee.
How to Obtain Nitrate
Applications for a part of the 100,-
000 tons of nitrate bought by the
government will be received only
from actual farmers or owners or
holders of farms for use on their land
> and may be made through County
(Agent J. H. Blackwell, or through
any member of a local committe con
sisting of J. O. Gaston, R. P. Sasnett
and J. R. Hammond.
No money will be required with the
application but upon notice from the
County Agent farmers who have
signed applications must deposit with
a local bank, association, or individ
ual, designated by the Secetary of
Agriculture to act as farmes’ agent
for that purpose, money to cover the
cost of the fertilizer except the
freight charge. After the money is
transmitted to Washington the nitrate
| will be shipped to the farmers. If ap
' plications for the nitrate exceed the
1 supply of about 100,000 tons the gov
ernment will allot the supply on a
! pro rata basis among those who ap
| plied. Applications must be received
j by February 4.
75,000 COLORED MEN
• CALLED INTO ARMY BY
SELECTIVE-SERVICE LAW
j Eight per cent of the 9,586,508
men registered under the selective
i service law are colored. Of these
j nearly 209,000 have been called and
| more than 75,000 have been certified
j for service.
Out of every 100 colored men call
ed, 36 were certified for service and
i 64 were rejected, exempted, or dis
, charged, while out of evry 100 white
citizens called, 25 were certified for
service.
LOCAL PLANTS
CLOSE DOWN
Obey Giferaaeit’s Fuel
Sifiif Order
MONDAY MADE HOLIDAY
MAJORITY OF STORES CLOSE
HERE FOR DAY—ALL MANU
FACTURING PLANTS CLOSE
DOWN FOR FIVE DAYS
„ —♦
All of the industries in Butts coun
ty have been complying w’th the or
der of National Fuel Administrator
Garfield, which required manufactur
ing plants to close down from Friday,
January 18, through Tuesday, Janu
ary 22. This order affected the Pep
perton Cotton Mills, Empire Buggy
Company, lumber companies, and in
fact, all manufacturing plants using
steam power, or plants with electric
power and requiring fue Ifor heating
purposes. Plants were allowed to
have enough heat to keep pipes from
freezing.
The majority of the stores in Jack
son were affected by the order. Gro
ceriy stores were allowed to keep
open dui'ing part of the day, as were
also drug stores. The business men of
Jackson, however, signed a petition to
close all day Monday and make a reg
ular holiday of it. Only the grocery
department of Carmichaci-Mallet
Company kept open Monday. The
banks were open as usual, not having
been included in the order.
Announcement is made from At
lanta that cotton mills will be allowed
to make up the time lost on account
of the five-days closing period.
On the whole, so far as known,
there has been very general and very
cheerful compliance with the order of
Dr. Garfield. The people of the coun
ty seem anxious to help in any way
to better the fuel Situation and to
add their mite in helping win the war
The stores, except grocery and
drug stores, are required to close ev
ery Monday during the ten-weeks
period.
Physicians and dentists are allowed
to keep open their offices on Mon
days.
Weekly newspapers are allowed to
keep open on Mondays, during which
time work of issuing a paper may be
done. No job printing may be done
on Mondays, however.
It is said that the fuel condition is
improving as a result of the drastic
order requiring manufacturing plants
in twenty-eight states to close down
during a stated period.
MR. J. F. MICHAEL
PASSED AWAY SATURDAY
Well Known Citizen Passed Away
Saturday Morning
Following an illness of several
weeks, Mr. J. Frank McMichael, one
of the county’s most highly esteemed
citizens, died at his home near Jack
son Saturday morning at 1 o’clock.
Death was due to a complication of
diseases, and came as a surprise to
a large body of friends.
Mr. McMichael was 65 years of age.
A native of the county, where he
spent all of his life, he was regarded
as an upright and honoable citizen.
Mr. McMichael was an authority on
weather conditions, and his predic
tions were widely quoted.
He is survived by his wife, who was
a Miss Cole before her -marriage;
three sons, Messrs, Jesse, William
and Charlie McMichael; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Stone Young, Mrs. T. B.
Conner and Miss Allie McMicheael, all
of Butts county.
The funeral was held at Cedar
Rock at 12 o’clock, noon, Sunday,
Rev. S. R. England, pastor of the
Jackson Methodist church, officiating.
Interment was in Csdar Reck ceme
tery.
BOYS AWARDED PRIZES
AT TIE ATLANTA SHOW
C atia P reniumi and Scholarship
Abosj tke Awards
A splendid record was made by the
members of the Butts County Boys
Corn Club at the Southeastern Fair
in Atlanta. Announcement of the
prize winners has just been made
public, and the awards show that Ber
nard Gaston led the entire state. He
received a cash prize of $25 and a
$25 scholarship to the Agricultural
College at Athens.
Morris McClure was awarded a
cash prize of $lO.
Bennie McClendon was awarded a
four-horse plow.
This is a fine showing for Butts
county. The prizes have already been
distributed, and the local boys are to
be congratulated upon their records
for the past year.
CITIZENS BUY
WAR STAMPS
Indian Springs Leads The
County in Purchase
$260 WORTH TO DATE
RURAL CARRIERS ARE PROVID
ED WITH STAMPS FOR CON
VENIENCE OF PATRONS —PEO-
PLE URGED TO HELP
A considerable number of War-
Saving Stamps are being sold in Butts
county, according to announcement
made at the local post office. Indian
Springs is leading the county with to
tal sales of $l6O. Jackson has sold
SIOO worth of the War-Saving
Stafnps, bringing the total for the
county, up to date, to $260.
The stamps may be bought at any
post office or at the banks. The ru
al carriers also have the stamps for
sale, each carrier having sls worth of
the stamps. This is for the covenience
of people living in the country.
During January War-Saving Stamps
cost $4.12, and are redeemable by the
government on January 1, 1923. The
stamps bear 4 per cent interest com
pounded quarterly and a stamp that
costs $4.12 now will be worth $5 on
January 1, 1923.
Those who prefer may buy Thrift
Stamps, which do not bear interest,
•but may be exchanged for War-Sav
ing Stamps.
The government is trying to place
as many of the WarS-aving Stamps
as possible. The investment is abso
lutely safe and is in reach of any per
son who will save a few pennies a day
STANDING COMMITTEES
CITY OF JACKSON FOR
THE YEAR 1918
Hon. J. T. Moore, mayor of Jack
son, has appointed the following
standing committees for the year
1918:
Water and Lights—J. C. Jones,
chairman; L. P. McKibbgn, C. T.
Beauchamp.
Police —C. T. Beauchamp, chair
man; J. C. Jones, W. H. Merritt.
Streets—-L. P. McKibben, chair
man; J. C. Jones, W. 11. Merritt.
Finance —J. C. Jones, chairman; C.
T. Beauchamp, L. P. McKibben.
Schools —W. H. Merritt, chairman;
L. P. McKibben, C. T. Beauchamp.
Sanitary—L. P. McKibben, chair
man; J. C. Jones, W. H. Merritt.
Temperance —W. H. Merritt, chair
man; C. T. Beauchiynp, L. P. McKib
ben.
Printing—J. C. Jones, chairman;
C. T. Beauchamp, L. P. McKibben. >
Cemetery—C. T. Beauchamp, chair
man; W. H. Merritt, L. P. McKibben.
Litigation—J. C. Jones, chairman;
W. H. Merritt, C. T. Beauchamp.
Automobile —L. P. McKibben, chair
man; W. H. Meritt, C. T. Beauchamp.
Ordinances — i. C. Jones, chair
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C~.oli<U*.S J.I, 9. 1915
NEW OFFICIALS
WERE ELECTED
Csracfl Organized For
Year Monday
SOME SALARIES RAISED
COUNCIL MET MONDAY AFTER
NOON AND NAMED OFFICERS
FOR PRESENT YEAR—SEVER
AL NEW MEN ELECTED
The new council for the year 1918
met Monday afternoon and formally
organized. The old council had pre
viously wound up the business of the
past year, at a meeting held Satur
day night.
Several changes were made in the
city officials for the present year.
Mr. D. M. Thornton, a former mem
ber of the police force, was elected
chief of police; Mr. W. H. Wilson
was elected as tax receiver and col
lector to succeed Mr. J. W. Carmich
ael; Col. W. E. Watkins was elected
as city attorney to succeed Col. C. L.
Redman and anew board of tax as
sessors were elected.
The following is a list of the ofinc
ials named for the current year:
J. A. McMichael, clerk and treas
urer. Salary SSO per month.
D. M. Thornton, chief of police,
Mack Goodin, assistant chief. Salary
$75 per month, each.
W. E. Watkins, city attorney. Sal
ary S2OO per annum.
W. H. Wilson, tax receiver and col
lector. Salary S4O per month.
J. B. Carmichael, bond commission
er. Other members of the bond com
missioners are E L. Smith and S. O.
Ham.
W. E. Merck, superintendent of wa
ter and light plants. Salary $125 per
month.
Tax Assessors, J. H. McKibben, W.
P. Nutt and J. B. Guthrie.
Sexton, J. IT. ITolifield.
Mr. J. T. McMichael was elected
policeman at the depot at a salary of
S2O per month.
COLOR OF CORD ON HAT DE
NOTES SERVICE OF WEARER
Jut as the sleeve chevrons and
bars, stars and eagles on the shoulder
proclaim ranking officers, the hat
Cord denotes the branch of the ser
vice each private has entered.
Light blue signifies Infantry; scar
let, Artillery; yellow, Cavalry; buff
Quartermaster’s Corns; scarlet and
black, Ordnance; black and white,
field clerk; maroon, Medical Corps;
black and gold, officers; silver and
black, adjutant general’s clerk; green,
instructor Home Guards; green and
white, Home Guards. These cords are
worn only on service hats.
Cadet aviators wear as hat bands
inch and a half white ribbons and on
coat collars insignia representing the
aviation branch.of the Signal Corps,
propeller blades.
JACKSON CHURCHES ARE NOW
HOLDING UNION SERVICES
Doing Their “Bit” to Help Solve
Fuel Problem
To save all the coal possible and
help out in the nation-wide fuel prob
lem, the churches in Jackson will
hold union services at night until con
ditions become beter. There was a
union service at the Methodist church
Sunday night, and next Sunday night
union services will be held at the
Baptist church. Services will be held
at the Methodist and Baptist churches
on alternate Sunday nights until
there-is relief in the coal situation or
until the weather becomes warmer.
Each of the churches will hold
morning services and Sunday School
in its respective edifices.
Government estimates of the pro
duction of petroluem in the United
States in 1917 place it at nearly 14
----- cent greater than any previous
year.