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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 ————— ■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