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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Hpi 46—No. 6
Henty politics
£ FOR OFF-YEAR
Few County Officers to
1 Be Elected
||me a Commissioner
for u - s - senate will be
Mardest fought—several
Braces will prove of wide
Hlocal interest
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■While 1918 is generally regarded
Bp an off-year in politics, nevertheless
will be e nough political activi
ty to make things interesting and the
war will not be the sole topic of con
versation.
■Of the purely local officers, Butts
county must elect a representative
and county commissioner—or c-m
-missioners —depending upon legis
tion enacted this summer. The v-:m
of the present commissioner, Mr. .1.
O. Gaston, expires this year and his
successor or successors must be nam
jjd in this year’s election. There is
o hint now of who will be a candi
date for the office, though in all
probability the office will not go beg
ging.
The other county officers are serv
ing four year terms and will not be
required to run until 1920.
Of course there is local interest in
the congressional race. Hon. J. W.
Wise will, it is undestood, be a can
didate to succeed himself. So far
there is no opposition to the able and
popular statesman from the Sixth
District.
The race for the United States sen
ate will generate a lot of heat, and
Butts county citizens can be depend
ed upon to line up for their favorites.
Senator Hardwick’s term expires
next March and his successor must
be chosen in the election this fall. He
is a candidate t© succeed himself, and
is opposed by John R. Cooper, of Ma
con, Emmett Shaw, of Fort Gaines,
and W. D. Upshaw, of Atlanta, an
nounced candidates, and W. J. Har
ris and Murphy Candler are promi
nently mentioned as likely candidates.
Governor Hugh M. Dorsey will no
doubt be given another term, without
opposition. He is making a very level
headed, conservative and businss-like
executive and so far as known there
will not be any opposition this year.
There will be the usual number of
state house officers to be elected, and
on the whole there will be a fair sized
crop of candidates to enter the home
stretch.
[OFFICERS CAPTURE
I 53 PINTS OF BOOZE
\ In an arrest made Sunday morning
■fcfficers captured 53 pints of whiskey,
which had been bought in Jacksonville
■and was brought to Jackson for local
■ consumption. The raid was one of the
■ largest made in several months.
Will Bennett, colored, came in from
I Jacksonville on the early morning
I train, getting off near the power
■ house. He was nabbed by city police-
Iman D. M. Thornton and Sheriff L.
■M. Crawford, and the suit case and
■ hand bag he carried were found to
■be loaded with liquor. Levi Shep
■herd, Bob Fish and Kate Thornton
Bwere found to be implicated and all
||were arrested.
At a preliminary hearing Monday
■they were bound over under SI,OOO
■bond, each.
The case will probably come up at
■he February term of superior court.
DEATH OF INFANT
four-weeks-old infant of Mr.
Mrs. Albert Cofer, of Island
Hioals, died Sunday and the funeral
held Monday afternoon at Mace-^
donia. ;, i
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 8, 1918
PENSION CHECK WAS
RECEIVED WEDNESDAY
Judge J. H. Ham, ordinary, Wed
nesday morning received a check for
$9,485 in payment for the 1918 pen
sions. There are 119 names on the
roll and all parties entitled to a pen
sion may now obtain same by calling
at the office of Judge Ham.
FARMERS’ UNION CALLED
TO MEET FEBRUARY 16
Mr. J. M. Gaston, president of the
Butts county Farmers’ Union, has is
sued a call for a meeting of the Far
mers’ Union on Saturday, February
16, at 2 p. m.. Business of impor
tance will be disposed of and all mem
bers are requested to be present.
DR. VANDEVENTER
PASTOR TEN YEARS
Has Served The Jackson
Church That Long
EVENT WAS OBSERVED
TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF DR.
VANDEVENTER’S PASTORATE
WAS FITTINGLY NOTED BY
THE CHURCH SUNDAY
Sunday, February 3, marked the
Deventer’s pastorate of the First Bap
tist church. An entertamment was
tenth anniversary of Dr. Robert Van
planned at the church Wednesday
night, but owing to the bad weather
was cancelled. Dr. VanDeventer
touched upon the matter in his ser
mon Sunday morning, also giving a
history of the church since its estab
lishment in 1851. During that time
the church has been a tremendous
factor in the moral and religious life
of the entire community, and enters
the new year full of strength and
power for continued usefulness.
Since coming to Jackson from Sa
vannah ten years ago Dr. Robert V an-
Deventer, the beloved pastor, has won
an enduring place in the esteem and
affections of the people, regardlss of
religious belief. During his ministry
the handsome new church building
has been erected, the Boy Scouts
work organized and other helpful
movements started.
It is the wish of all the members
of his congregation and the people of
the entire community that he may
continue to serve the church for
many years to come.
LAND PROCESSIONERS ARE AP
POINTED FOR BUTTS COUNTY
Board Named Thi* Week Will Serve
For Two Year*
Judge J. H. Ham, Ordinary, has ap
the following Land Processioners for
the term of two years:
Buttrill district—T. H. Benton, J.
C. Cawthon, T. B. Fletcher.
Coody—J. D. Brownlee, C. L. Mad
dox, W. H. Mangham.
Dublin—A. J. Hay, S. K. Smith, R.
B. Torbett.
Indian Springs—W. L. Waldrop,
J. M. Greer, Miller Ogletree.
Iron Springs—W. C. Redman, O.
E. Smith, P. B. Yancey.
Jackson—C. B. Biles, H. L. Gray,
C. J. Greer.
Towaliga—J. T. Cochran, W. P.
Elliott, W. C. Kinard.
Worthville —M. A. Benson, W. R.
Kiiehens, R. F. Welch.
According to information received
in Washington, butter is selling in
Berlin at $2.25 a pound, sugar at 56
cents a pound, ham and bacon at
$2.11 a pound, and Ivory soap at five
bars for $1.12.
SEVERAL NAMES
FOR ASSEMBLY
Moore, Duke, Towles and
Mays May Run
FEELING PUBLIC PULSE
NO ANNOUNCEMENT BUT SEV
ERAL CITIZENS SPOKEN OF
FOR APPROACHING PRIMARY
—THOSE WHO MAY RUN
At this stage of the game, indica
tions are there will be several men
in the race for representative from
Butts countv this year. The name of
Col. J. Threatt Moore has already
been mentioned. He is regarded as a
probable candidate.
Col. O. M. Duke has also been men
tioned in this connection. He is said
to have the matter under advisement,
and his decision will be announced la
ter. Col. Duke is a well known mem
ber of the local bar, and a constitu
tional lawyer of recognized ability.
He would no doubt have strong sup
port should he decide to enter the race
Hon. C. A. Towles, of Cork, has
also been spoken of in connection
with the approaching campaign. Mr.
Towles represented the county in the
lower house in 1915-16, and has
many friends over the county who
would like to see him sent back for
another term. He has a fine race
his first time out, and would be a
strong factor in the coming primary
should he decide to cast his hat in
the ring.
Dr. R. W. Mays, the present repre
sentative, is regarded as a likely can
didate to succeed himself. He is in
terested in pushing through several
local measures, and if the support of
the voters is encouraging he may
again make the race. His decision
about the matter iwll depend upon
his friends he states. He says he is
averse to a scramble for the office,
but if the people elect him he will
serve, them. Dr. Mays is a veteran
member of the 1 egislature, this being
his second term in the lower house, he
having represented the county many
years ago.
With the coming of warmer weath
er and fuelless days, the political bee
will begin to buzz—probably about
court week.
HUGE SUM SAVED
ON NATION’S SUGAR
Beween $180,000,000 and $270,-
000,000 has been saved to the Ameri
can consumer on his sugar bill by the
U. S. Food Administration’s regula
tion of profits and elimination of
waste and speculation in the sugar
trade in the last few months.
Every penny’s increase in the retail
price of sugar costs American con
sumers $18,000,000. It is estimated]
by Independent Refiners that but for
regulation and control of the sugar
market, sugar would be selling today
for not less than 20 to 25 cents a
pound.
By securing an arbitrary wholesale
price of 7 1-3 cents a pound, the
Food Administration has made it
possible to hold the retal price to be
tween 8 and 10 cents a pound, even
in the face of an actual world short
age.
Compare this experience with that
of the sugar market during the Civil
War. At the beginning of the war in
1861 the price of sugar was 8 2-3
cents a pound, retail. By 1864, al
though there was no actual shortage
of sugar, the price had jumped to 35
cents a pound, retail. That was an
unwarranted jump of 26 cents a
pound. Such a jump today would
take $468,000,000 —nearly half a bil
lion dollars—out of the American
consumer’s pocketbook.
BORROW MONEY TO
PAY THE TEACHERS
At the monthly meeting of the
County' Board of Education Tuesday,
arrangements were made to borrow
money to pay the teachers their sal
aries each month during the spring
term. In all it will require about
$12,000 to meet the pay rolls, it is
said. The money will be borrowed
monthly, as needed, thereby saving
interest.
Heretofore the money has been
borrowed from a Michigan bank at a
liberal rate of interest and the same
arrangements will probably be made
this spring.
This was the main business tran
sacted, matters of a routine nature
being disposed of. There was a full
attendance of the members with the
exception of Mr. W. W. Preston who
has been sick for some time.
MAY SWAP CORN
FOR WAR FLOUR
Food Administrator Lays
Down Rules
WILL BENEFIT FARMERS
THOSE HAVING CORN MAY EX
CHANGE IT FOR FLOUR, DEAL
ER PAYING DIFFERENCE IN
CASH—PROFIT IS HELD DOWN
Endeavoring to further the “vic
tory” plan to meet the wheat demands
of the country, in accordance with
President Wilson’s recent proclama
tion, Dr. A. M. Soule, state food ad
ministrator, has issued a special order
setting forth conditions under which
farmers having corn on their own
farms may obtain moderate amounts
of flour in exchange without-abrogat
ing the “fifty-fifty” wheat and other
cereal purchase regulations.
His order is as follows:
“The retail merchant is authorized
at his discretion to accept from the
producer 56.j)0unds of shelled com or
70 pounds of ear com in merchanta
ble condition and suitable for human
food in exchange for 24 pounds of
wheat flour without the purchase of
cereals, with such differential in fav
or of the producer to be paid in cash
as may be mutually agreed upon by
the parties at interest, provided the
price on which the flour is based in
making this exchange does not in any
event net to the dealers more than a
profit of $1 a barrel over the cost of
said flour, and the vuantity of flour
exchanged with any producer shall
not exceed 96 pounds in any one
month.
“This method of procedure is ad
vised and recognized by the federal
food administrator for Georgia as a
means of affording the producer an
opportunity of securing a moderate
supply of flour without working any
undue hardship and without obviat
ing or setting aside-the fifty-fifty ba
sis of sale of whaet flour and other
cereals established by the United
States food administration, except
herein authorized.
“The above ruling shall in no
sense be considered as applicable to.
consumers who have on hand flour
in quantities sufficient for their nor
mal requirements for a period of thir
ty days.”
FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED TO
MEET ON FRIDAY NIGHT
Meeting Set for Monday Afternooon
Was Postponed Until Later
The meeting of the Jackson fire
department called for Monday after
noon at 3 o’clock was postponed, on
account of bad weather and the clos
ing order, until Friday night at 7:30.
All old members of the department
are expected to be present, and pros
pective members are invited to at
tend. Business of considerable im
portance will be transacted at that
time. (
Jackson Argus Established 1*73 {
Butts County Progress Established 18*2 ‘
MISS LILLIE COLEMAN’S DEATH
OCCURRED AT INDIAN SPRINGS
Funeral Waa Held Monday Afternoon
At Sandy Creek
Miss Lillie Coleman, 13 years old,
died at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. J, Coleman, at Indian
Springs Sumfay night. She had re
cently contracted measles and this
with other complications was the
cause of death.
The funeral was held at the home
Monday at 12 o’clock, noon, the ser
vices being conducted by Elder Rat
cliffe. Interment was in the cemetery
at Sandy Creek.
The surviving relatives are her
father and mother; five brothers, Hor
ace, Dan, Buck, Andrew Jack and
Stanley Coleman; four sisters, Misses
Mannie, Elsie and Iflnretf6
coieman.
MEN CALLED
TO THE COLORS
Will Send ColoredfTroops
to Camp Gordon
BUTTS’ QUOTA IS 7 MEN
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF LO
CAL REGISTRANTS WILL BE
GIN SOON—2,BOO MEN GOING
TO CAMP GORDON
Atlanta, Feb. 4.—Approximately
2,800 negro registrants from Georgia
will be moved to Camp Gordon in the
five days beginning Feb. 23, accord
ing to orders received this evening by
Maj. Joel Mallet, of the office of the
adjutant general from Provost Mar
shal General Crowder.
This order supercedes an order re
ceived earlier in the day providing for
movement to camp on Feb. 15 of the
remainder of Georgia’s current quo.-
ta, so that for the present only the
2,800 negroes will be called.
The order of the provost marshal
general asks that 15.3 per cent of
Georgia’s current quota be sent to
Camp Gordon during the five day
period beginning Feb. 23 and asked
that this movement be composed of
negroes only.
Major Mallet stated that this will
mean that only about 2,800 men will
be sent to camp until further orders
are received from the provost mar
shal general.
In conformity with the above or
der the local draft board is this week
summoning registrants for physical
examination. The district board has
not yet passed on all the men from
this county, but examination will pro
ceed and the differences, if any, will
be adjusted later.
- Butts county’s quota under the
first call was 68 men, 20 of whom, 12
whites and 8 colored, have already
been sent to camp. Of the remaining
48 it is figured that the county will
furnish 7 colored men under the pres
ent call.
Physical examination of all local
registrants in class A will probably
be started next Monday. Between
three and four hundrd men are in
Class A, the exact number not yet
having been given out by the local
board.
PEPPERTON SOLDIER
DIES IN TEXAS GAMP
The body of Charlie Turner, 26
years old, member of Cos. B 57th in
' fantry, who died at Fort Sam Hous
ton, Texas, on Feb. 3, will arrive in
Jackson Thursday night. Funeral ar
rangements will be announced later.
The death of ftiis soldier was due
to meningitis, it was said.
Mr. Turner was a native of Peppelr
ton and is survived by his wife, who
was a Miss Wise before her marriage;
two daughters, Sarel and Flora May;
one son, Billie; his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Turner; six brothers, Luth
er, Arthur, Wiley, Andrew, John and
George Turner, two sisters, Mrs. Lil
lie Britt and Mrs. Annie Kelley.
Consolidated July 9, 1915