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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGIiS
|r o l 46—No. 16
Itate PRIMARY
I ON SEPTEMBER 11
pd Rules Adopted With
I Few Changes
mil law to control
■SUB-COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO
■ SELECT TIME AND PLACE FOR
STATE CONVENTION—SECOND
! PRIMARY MAY BE NECESSARY
The state primary will be held on
■Wednesday, September 11. That date
■was fixed at a meeting of the State
■Democratic Executive Committee
■held in Atlanta last Thursday. In
lease a second primary is necessary
■it will be held on October 2.
The time limit fixed for entrances
lis August 15. The assessment for
leach candidate for governor and
■ United States Senator is $250, and
$125 for each candidate for state
house offices.
The Neil primary law, enacted at
the last session of the general as
sembly, provides, in the main, the
manner of holding state elections and
the naming of deleates to the state
convention. Rules of the state execu
tive committee \were made to con
form to that law. With a few changes
the old rules were adopted.
The place and date of holding the
state convention was left in the hands
of a sub-committee of five appointed
by Chairman J. J. Flynt, as follows:
Albert Howell, Jr., Atlanta, B. H.
Hardy, Barnesville, H. H. Reville,
Greenville, Henry A. Tarver, Albany,
and J. B. McCurry, Hartwell. One
reason why the committee did not ]
name a date for the state convention |
is that the Neil law provides for aj
second or run-off primary in case any
candidate does not receive a majority
of the votes polled.
Delegates to the state convention
must be chosen from the friends and
supporters of the successful candidate
for governor. The rules on the point
provide: “Each county democratic
executive committee s hall elect from
among the friends and supporters of
the successful candidate for governor
in each county delegates to the state
convention in the ratio of two for
each of said county’s representatives
in the general assembly, with alter
nates; said delegates to be named by
the successful candidate for governor,
and if not so named to be chosen by
the county committees from among
his frends and supporters, and said
delegates shall be instructed to cast
the vote of such county for the suc
cessful candidate for governor, Unit
ed States senator, state house officers,
etc.”
The meeting of the committee in
t Atlanta Thursday was a tame and
* harmonious affair. The meeting
opened at 11 o’clock and adjourned
at 11:45.
1. JOHN PHINAZEE DEAD
AT HOME NEAR HIGH FALLS
Mr. John Phinazee, 66 years old,
passed away at his home in Monroe
county, near High Falls, Friday night
at 7 o’clock. He had been in declin
ing health for several weeks.
Though a resident of Monroe coun
ty Mr. Phinazee was well known in
Butts county. He was a prominent
otizen of his community and belonged
to a well known family of this section.
He i s survived by his vaife, who be
fore her marriage was a Miss Blood
*orth, sister of Judge O. H. B. Blood
worth of the state court of appeals;
thre e brothers, Messrs. T. H., R. A.
and W. H. Phinazee; and one sister,
Mrs. J. A. Farley, all of Monroe
county.
funeral was held at Providence
uiurch Saturday afternoon at 3
®dock. The services were conducted
J Miss Moody, and interment was in
‘k churchyard.
The state council of defense in
Maine has set aside $250,000 to be
waned to fanners.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, APRIL 19, 1918
J. H. MILLS ONE OF THE
SPEAKERS AT LABOR MEET
Addressed Georgia Federation at Au
gusta Wednesday
Hon. J. H. Mills, of Jenkinsburg,
state president of the Georgia Farm
ers' Union, was one of the speakers
at the annual convention of the Geor
gia Federation of Labor in Augusta.
The meeting convened Wednesday
for a four-days session.
Patriotism was the keynote of the
gathering, and as president of the far
mers’ organization Mr. Mills pledged
wholehearted support to the nation in
its supreme crisis.
Mr. A. J. Fleming, secretary and
treasurer of the Farmers’ Union, also
attended the state meeting in Augus
ta.
FOOD SURVEY OF
GEORGIA NOW ON
County Administrator In
Card to Public
MAKES THERULES CLEAR
COL. J. T. MOORE POINTS OUT
FACTS OF FOOD SURVEY—EV
ERY HEAD OF FAMILY REQUIR
ED TO MAKE REPORT
It is the legal duty of every head
of a family in the county to report
at once to Dr. A. M. Soule, Federal
Food Administrator for Georgia, the
amount of flour he has on hand or in
his possession above a supply of 30
days. What is meant by a supply, is
6 pounds for each person per month.
White and black must make this
report or they will be subject to a
fine by the U. S. judge. I have the
authority to extend this time to make
this report, and I have extended the
time until the Ist of May. You need
not send me a copy of your report.
Just send to Dr. Soule, Atlanta, Ga.
Get your merchants to help you. I
will do the same.
Don’t get scared or worried, for
the government only wants to know
how much flour there is in the state,
so the mills can furnish more flour to
the government to be exported, as
corn or meal cannot be exported.
There will be no cards issued and no
merchant can sell over 6 pounds to
each person for the next 30 days.
This rule I anticipate will soon be
lifted and no one will be hurt who
has flour, unless they attempt to
hoard it or keep it for speculation.
We must make this sacrifice for
the soldiers for this is the only bread
they can get. Make your report and
if anything should happen whereby
your possession of flour should be in
vestigated, your report would protect
you as a defense.
This is no more than a survey of'
the states to get the amount of flour
on hand, the same as the government
gets the ginners report from each
county. All of you can depend upon .
w.hat I say, for there wont be a hun
gry child or person in the county, if
there is any flour here while I ami
food administrator. This notice will {
be published two weeks in the paper,
and within that time let every person j
report who has an excess above the
amount fixed by the government..
The food administrator has your
name and when they check up Butts
county, they can tell exactly who has
j reported. If you have wheat on hand
give the numbe of bushels, the num- j
ber of pounds of flour and the num- j
ber you have to feed. Of course you
can allow for servants and just a lit
tle for the preachers and a few pub
lic dinners. I vill be glad to help any
of you at any time I am in Jackson.
Yours truly,
J. THREATT MOORE,
Federal Food Administrator Butts,
County.
—
National army camps continue to,
have high sick rates as compared with
camps of other groups, though the
rates are lower than last report. Scat
tering cases of measles are reported
from all camps.
MR. JOSEPH JOLLY
PASSED AWAY SATURDAY
in the death of Mr. Joseph Jolly
Butts county has lost one of its sweet
est, tenderest, bravest spirits. Ripe in
years, rich in a well spent life, and
satisfied with the honors his fellow
citizens had bestowed upon him, he
has been called to higher Tewards.
The death of Mr. Jolly occurred at
his home in Jackson Saturday morn
ing about 1:30 o’clock and followed
an illness of a single day. Friday he
complained of not feeling well and
did not go to his office. He kept up
during the day, "however, and retired
early to try to get easy through sleep.
Still feeling uncomfortable, a physic
ian was summoned and he soon began
to rest easier. Twice again during
the night a physician was called in.
Until a few minutes before he ex
pired his condition was not thought
serious. Shortly after midnight he
began to sink rapidly, and the end
came a few minutes after one o’clock.
The was peaceful. God touched
his eyelids and he slept.
His death occurred on the seventy
eighth anniversary of his birthday.
Until the end he retained possession
of all of his faculties. During the
week he had told friends that he
would celebrate his seventy-eighth
birthday Saturday, the 13th, which
like President Wilson, he believed
was a lucky number. He had been
failing rapidly for several weeks, and
during the recent severe cold winter
had a serious illness and his family
feared for his recovery. Recently he
had been as well as usual and was at
his office on Thursday. The sudden
ness of his going added to the shock
of a large number of friends over the
county and state.
Than Mr. Jolly no citizen of Butts
county was better known or held in
more universal high esteem. He num
bered his friends by his acquaintances,
i He had been identified with the pub
lic affairs of the county for such a
long time that he was known to prac
tically every citizen, white and color
ed. He had been clerk of the board
of county commissioners, with the ex
ception of two years, ever since the
board was created. He was formerly
county treasurer for several terms
and clerk of the superior court. With
out wealth or strong family connec
tions, such was the confidence of the
petople in his Integrity and ability that
he was rarely ever defeated for any
office he sought.
Mr. Jolly’s family have been resi
dents of Butts county for several gen
erations. His grandfather was said
to have been the first vshite settler in
the county. His maternal grandfath
er, Richard Speake, fought in the
Revolutionary War, his grave having
been marked by the Daughters of the
American Revolution a few years ago.
In the Civil War, as did two older
brothers, he served the Confederate
cause. He served as a member of
Company I, Thirtieth Georgia regi
ment, and lost an arm in the battle of
Peachtree Creek, Atlanta. His grand
son, Joseph Howaru Jolly, is a mem
ber of the United States Marine Corps
Mr. Jolly’s church connections ex
tended over a period of many years.
He was formerly a member of Mace
donia Baptist church and served
there as clerk for a long while. Upon
moving to Jackson he joined the first
Baptist church, and had been a faith
ful member and regular attendant.
He was also a member of the Baptist
Sunday School and enjoyed the uni
que distinction of not having missed
a single service for some seven or
eight years. He as regarded as one
of the strongest and most loyal mem
bers of the church, and never misßed
an opportunity, when his health
would permit, to attend the morning
service. At night he never attended
meetings of any kind. The Baptist
church never had a more loyal de
fender. In only two matters was he
partisan—the Baptist church and the
Democratic party. If the Baptist
church were assailed he could be de
pended upon to come to its defense.
He was an old time, old line Demo
crat, of the school of Alexander H.
Stephens whom he greatly admired.
He retained his interest in the church
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FOY HOTEL WILL OPEN FOR
SUMMER SEASON SATURDAY
Popular Hostelry Will Begin Opera
tion Earlier Than Usual
The Foy Hotel, of which Mr. Sher
wood Thaxton, of Atlanta, is lessee
and manager, will open for the 1918
season Saturday, the 20. Mr. Thax
ton is already at Indian Springs and
is fast getting everything in condition
for the formal opening. He predicts
and expects a good season, many calls
for reservations of rooms having al
ready been received, he states. Mr.
Thaxton has made of the Foy one of
the most popular hotels in the country
and his friends are pleased to konw
he will have charge again this season.
ABOUT THIRD
BONDS PLEDGED
New Subscriptions Sent
to County Chairman
MOKE PUSH IS NEEDED
BETWEEN $50,000 AND $60,000
SUBSCRIBED—WHOLE COUN
TY MUST BE AROUSED BE
FORE QUOTA IS RAISED
Mr. R. P. Sasnett, chairman of the
Butts county Liberty Loan commit
tee, estimates that about one-third of
the county’s quota of $161,800 of
bonds have been sold. New subscrip
tions are coming in every day, but
not as fast as the committee would
like to see them.
If Butts county would like to raise
her full quota no time and effort is
to be lost. Every member of the
committee and every citizen of the
county must co-operate and pull to
gether to put the bond deal across.
Since last week the following sub
scriptions have been received:
I. M. Wilson, G. W. Cochran, Jos.
E. Edwards, W. J. Bunn, Miss Mattie
Duffie, C. M. Compton, Mrs. J. B.
Settle, Paul J. Collier, G. I. Watkins
& Son, O L. Weaver, G. H. Ridgeway,
J. T. Goodman, W. J. Garr, C. F.
Etheridge, J. E. Hale, Jr., W. M. An
drews, S. B. Kinard, Miss Margaret
Kinard, Z. T. Buttrill, C. B Sims, A.
M. Pace, Andrew J. Fleming, D. F.
Maddox, Mrs. D. .F. Maddox, Chas.
Samuel Maddox, Miss Joe Varner, H.
M. Moore, Robt. L. Grant, G. P.
Saunders, W. M. Bond, Dr. J. W.
Harper, D. M. Thornton.
FACTS ABOUT LIBERTY LOAN
Subscriptions must be made on or be
fore May 4.
Initial payment, 5 per cent down.
Second payment, 20 per cent, due
on May 28.
Third payment, 35 per cent, due on
July 18.
Fourth and last payment, 40 per
cent, due on August 15, 1918.
Rate of interest for loan 4!4 per
cent, with the bonds dated May 9,
1918. First interest payment for 129
days due to holder on September 15.
Bonds mature on September 25, 1928.
JENKINSBURG CITIZENS HEAR
MILITARY ISSUE DEBATED
Negative Wina in Hotly Contested
Debate Friday Night
The military question, the same
issue that the juniors and seniors of
the Jackson public schools will debate
Friday evening, was debated at Jenk
insburg Friday night. The question,
“Resolved, That the United States
should have a system of compulsory
military training modeled after that
of Switzerland,’’ was interestingly
discussed. The judges, Prof. Hugh
Mallet, Judge H. M. Fletcher and
Prof. Smalley, decided in favor of the
negatiye.
Wednesday, April 3, was a peak
day in sales of war savings stamps,
when $4,120,932 was recorded at the
treasury for the day’s receipts from
stamp sales.
\
Jackson Argus Established 1873 j
Butts County Progress Established 1882 (
49,483 MORE MEN
CALLED TO COLORS
Will Report to Camps on
May 1 to 10
SPEEDING UP PROGRAM
GEORGIA WILL BE REQUIRED TO
FURNISH 316 MEN UNDER
NEXT CALL—WAR DEPT. IS
RUSHING MEN ACROSS
Washington, April 14.—Another
draft call for 49,843 registrants has
been sent to governors of states by
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
Mobilization of men is ordered for
May 1 and 10, the war department an
nounced tonight, and they will be sent
to eleven forts and recruiting bar
racks, probably for training with reg
ular army units there.
This call increases to more than
300,000 the number of selectmen or
dered to camp since last March. This
is far in excess of the monthly aver
age that would have been mobilized
under the original plan to call 800,-
000 men this year over a nine-months
period. Future calls at the same rate
would complete the program before
midsummer.
Under President Wilson’s determi
nation to hasten the dispatch of Amer
| ican troops to France to reinforce the
British and French armies bearing the
brunt of the great German drives in
Flanders and Picardy, the whole pro
gram of the army is speeded up. Only
| a week ago General Crowder ordered
j mobilization of 150,000 selectmen
■ for April 26 and their movement to
national army cantonments during
the five days following.
Further announcements are ex
pected to follow the return of Secre
tary Baker from his visit to the battle
fronts and conference with officials
of Great Britain, France and Italy.
Troops now are moving to Europe at
a rapid rate and this clearing of
training camps will permit of the call
ing of men much faster than was con
templated before the German offen
sive made it imperative to rush men
to the battle fronts.
Although every state and the Dis
trict of Columbia are called upon to
furnish men under Generl Crowder’s
latest order, nearly half of the 49,843
meii will come from seven states.
Illinois will supply by far the largest
number, its quota being 8,047. Penn
sylvania is next with 3,776 and New
York third with 3,542. Nevada has
the lowest quota, 49.
Under the new call Georgia’s quota
is 316 men. Divided among the total
number of counties, Butts county will
be required to furnish only a small
number of men.
MRS. E. ENGLISH PASSED
AWAY SATURDAY EVENING
Mrs. E. English, 67 years of age,
passed away at her home in Henry
county Saturday night at 11 o’clock.
She had been afflicted for about thir
ty years.
Mrs. English was a most excellent
Christian character and was held in
high esteem by a vuide circle of
friends.
The funeral was held at Beersheba
church, near Locust Grove, Monday
morning at 11 o’clock. Rev. Mr. Hen
derson and Rev. I. G. Walker con
ducted the services.
Mrs. English was a Afiss Miller be
fore her marriage and is survived by
her husband and six sons, Messrs. J.
A. English of Spalding county, J. E.
English, of Fulton county, W. E., A.
L., S. J. and J. J. English of Henry
county; two daughters, Mrs. Pearl
Jinks and Miss Martha Jane English,
of Henry county.
The order prohibiting the sale of
flour in lots of less than 12 pounds
has been suspended. Licensed dealers
have been advised that they may
market several sizes of packages
weighing less than 12 pounds, with a
2-pound minimum.
Consolidated July 9, 1915