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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 46— No. 24
PLANS FORMING
FOR W. S. S. DRIVE
County Chairman Names
Committees
SALE TO BEGIN JUNE 28
(systematic campaign will
f be launched to put coun
ty OVER THE TOP—QUOTA IS
NEARLY $300,000
Plans are novi on foot to raise
Butts county's share of $284,000 of
War Savings Stamps on June 28,
when a state-wide drive will be laun
ched. f
Mr. R. P. Sasnett is county chair
man and will name his committees in
full in time for publication n the
next issue of The Progress-Argus.
Up to April 30 Butts county had
raised only $5,646, or a percapita
supscription of 41 cents. At that time
the county ranked 77th in the state.
Recently interest has become more
general in this campaign. One sub
scription of SI,OOO, the largest sub
amount allowed to any one individual
or corporation, has been received.
Another for SSOO, and another for
S4OO, has been reported. At that
rate the county will go over the top
without any trouble.
The business men of the communi
ty are showing a commendable and
patriotic spirit of co-operation in the
drive by placng a series of advertise
ments. This advertising campaign,
together with the other publicity that
will be given through the press, will
place the campaign prominently be
fore all the people. Handsome litho
graphed posters are also being dis
played in he vaindows and other pub
lic places and will form a powerful
appeal for the purchase of the stamps
Elaborate plans are being made to
push the campaign all over Georgia.
Six thousand speakers will be sent
out on June 28 and during that day
it is hoped to raise the State’s entire
allotment.
War Savings Stamps are in reach
of everybody. Persons who felt they
were not able to buy Liberty Bonds
can certainly invest in Thrift or War
Savings Stamps. It is a popular ap
peal to the mases of the people, rich
as well as poor, that the government
has launched to raise money to carry
on the war.
The stamps may be obtained at
any of the banks or at the post office.
FUNERAL MRS. J H. HASKINS
HELD ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON
After an illness of several months,
Mrs. Janie Duke Haskins, widow of
Mr. J. H. Haskins, whose death oc
curred about two years ago, passed
away at the Georgia State Tuberculo
sis sanitarium at Alto Thursday
morning of the past week. While not
unexpected, news of Mrs. Haskins’
passing caused regret among a wide
circle of friends.
A native of Jackson and 39 years
old, Mrs. Haskins had a large circle of
friends here. She was a member of
the Jackson Presbyterian church and
was a most excellent Christian woman.
She is survived by one daughter,
Miss Helen Haskins-Stevenson, of
Moultrie; her father, Mr. M. L. Duke;
two brothers, H. B. Duke, with the
American expeditionary forces in
Prance, and Fletcher Duke, of Jack
son; three sisters, Mrs. C. P. Carmich
ael, of Atlanta, Mrs. Frank Shelton,
of Columbia, Tenn., Mrs. Annie Duke
Garnett, of Atlanta.
The body was brought to Jackson
Friday morning and carried to the
home of her father where short fu
neral services were held at 3 o’clock
Friday afternoon. Dr. Robert V an-
Deventer conducted the services and
interment was in the Jackson ceme
tery.
Arrangements have been made for
a reduced railroad fare of approxi
mately 1 cent a mile for soldiers and
sailors who desire to visit their homes
before going overseas.
THE ECLIPSE SATURDAY
VIEWED WITH INTEREST
The eclipse of the sun Saturday af
ternoon was viewed with much inter
est here, nearly all business being sus
pended for a time while smoked glass,
films, etc., vrsre used to get a good
view of the phenomenon. The eclipse
was visible from 5:36 to 7:40, and
during the middle, which was at about
6:36, lights were turned on in the
stores and chickens and birds went to
roost.
The eclipse was total at Orlanda,
Fla.
Locally the eclipse was about 90
per cent of total.
COUNTY RAISES
BIG WHEAT CROP
Yields This Season Best
in Many Years
LARGE ACREAGE PLANTED
MANY FINE YIELDS REPORTED
IN THE COUNTY—REVIVAL OF
INTEREST IN GROWING IM
PORTANT CEREAL CROP
Not since the period immediately
following the civil war has Butts
county harvested such a bumper
wheat crop as has just been gathered.
Both the yield and the acreage plant
ed to wheat forms a noteworthy fea
ture of the agriculture development
of the county.
Wheat this season is uniformly
good in all parts of the county. The
dry May weather was favorable to
the crop and the quality of the grain
was unusually good. Threshing which
has been finished in some localities,
is still in progress and the grain will
soon be ready for the mills.
That war conditions had a good
deal to do with the large acreage
planted to wheat is generally conced
ed. Many farmers of the county al
ways grow their own wheat, and oth
ers are turning to the important ce
real crop as a means of providing
their own fllour during the war.
Middle Georgia, before the war and
for a few years immediately after,
was a great wheat growing section.
The industry was allowed to lag for
a time, but it seems there has been a
genuine revival of interest in wheat
growing and from now on Butts coun
ty can be depended on to grow more
wheat and better wheat.
Many farmers have not only raised
enough to supply their own needs
but will have a surplus to sell their
neighbors and the government. So
many fine fields have been reported
that it is impossible to enumerate
them all.
Under the ruling of the food ad
ministration a farmer ca nhave any
quantity of wheat ground at one
time, though the consumption is still
mited to six pounds per person per
month.
A little more effort along this line,
which is a hopeful sign of better
farming methods, will place Butts
county independent oi t the western
wheat growers and will allow the gov
ernment to send an increased supply
to foreign countries.
GAS MASKS FOR HORSES ARE
BEING SENT TO FRANCE
Th 6 Gas Defense Service is now
manufacturing about 5,000 horse gas
masks per day. These are being sent
to France, and it is expected that
within a short time every horse con
nected with the American Expedition
ary forces will be equipped with the
new masks.
The Gas Defense Service has a
completely equipped factory for the
manufacture of the masks. In less
than three weeks a building was se
lected and the factory was producing
masks. The introduction of riveting
machinery has done away with the
heavy hand sewing of the frame
which supports the masks on the faces
of the horses. The masks are so con
structed that no metal or chimically
impregnated parts can chafe the horse
JACKSON, GEORGIA, JUNE 14, 1918
RAIL RATES HIT
ALL CONDITIONS
Common People Must Dig
op Nearly Billion
AFFECTS COST OF LIVING
NEW ORDER BOOSTS BOTH PAS
SENGER AND FREIGHT RATES
—ALL CLASSES WILL FEEL
THE INCREASE
Effective Tuesday passenger rates
on all railroads were increased from
2 % to 3 cents per mile, in accordance
with an order of W. G. McAdoo, di
rector general of railroads in the
United States. On June 25 an in
crease of 25 per cent in freight rates
will become effective.
This increase, it is estimated, will
bring between $800,000,000 and
$900,000,000 more revenue to the
railroads within the next year. It
represents by far the biggest rate in
crease in the history of the railroads.
Under the order, issued by direc
tion of President Wilson through the
director general o#*railroads, all in
trastate lower rates effective on
freight or passenger traffic are abol
ished.
Travelers in standard sleeping and
parlor cars are required to pay 3 %
cents a mile, in addition to Pullman
fares, and in tourist sleeping cars
3% cents. Pullman rates remain the
same, being subject to a special war
tax.
Special excursion, mileage, conven
tion and tourists rates, with a few
exceptions, are discontinued, privi
leges such as stop overs and free side
trips are abolished, and excess bag
gage charges are increased.
8-Hour Wage Basis
Important provisions of the wage
increase order are:
Acceptance of the basic eight-hour
day for all classes of railroad em
ployees.
Increasing the wage of common la
bor two and one-half cents an hour
over the rate of December, 1917,
where the wage commission recom
mendations were less than that
amount.
Fixing a minimum wage of fifty
five cents an hour for machinists,
boilermakers, blacksmiths and other
shop mechanics who have been re
ceiving the same hourly rate.
Placing negro firemen, trainmen
and switchmen upon the same basis
of pay as white men employed in
similar positions.
The new scale of wages set in the
amended report is to be paid com
mencing June 1, but, in addition, the
men will receive back pay from Jan
uary 1, 1918, in all cases where the
new wage exceeds the pay they for
merly received. No wages shall be
lowered, however, where the read
justed rates do not come up to the
figure previously paid.
Figures have not been prepared to
show just what extent the changes
made by Director McAdoo will in
crease the payroll of the railroad ad
ministration, but it was estimated
that the amount would be in the
neighborhood of $25,000,000.
Negro on Same Basis as Whites
As to negro employees, the conten
tion of the railroads under private
ownership was that the negroes were
not as efficient as white labor, and
therefore did not deserve as much
money. The position taken by Direc
tor General McAdoo was that if they
were fit to any work they were en
titled to equal pay.
DR. McKAY PREACHED AT
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. M. McN. McKay, of Decatur,
filled the pulpit at the Jackson Pres
byterian church Tuesday night at
8:30. Dr. McKay was greeted by a
large congregation and his sermon
greatly impressed all who heard him.
CARD OF THANKS
Mr. and Mrs. Hope McClure wish
to thank all those who were so kind
to them during the illness and death
of their father, J. M. McClure.
MR. J. J. PRIDGEN
NEW DEPOT AGENT
M. J. J. Pridgen, of Mcßae, is the
new agent for the Southern Railway
Company in Jackson, having succeed
ed Mr. R. O. Settle vuho resigned to
take a position in Forsyth with the
Southern Cotton Oil Cos. Mr. Sam
Johnson will be with Mr. Pridgen in
the office, having recently been in the
tariff bureau, and before that served
as agent at a (number of places. Mr.
Pridgen is said to be an experienced
railroad man and citizens of Jackson
•\yill unite in extending him a cordial
welcome to the city.
SCHOOL CENSUS
SHOWS INCREASE
Ten Per Gain Over Last
Enumeration
4,149 TOTAL IN COUNTY
CUONTY SHOWS GOOD GAIN IN
NUMBER OF CHILDREN OF
SCHOOL AGE—TOWNS LOSE
BUT DISTRICTS GAIN
Revealing an increase over 1913
of nearly ten per cent, the school cen
sus just completed shows a total of
4,149, as compared with 3,809 in
1913. This is a gain of 340. The in
crease of 1913 over 1908 was only
92. Thus it will be seen that the
school population of Butts county is
growing steadily.
Every district in the county shows
a gain, with the exception of Jackson
son (city) and Pepperton. There are
1,743 white children of school age and
2,306 colored, making a difference in
favor of the latter of 563.
The enumeration by districts shovi
ing white and colored, the white be
ing given first and the colored second,
is as follows:
Buttrill 277, 360; Coody 153, 261;
Dublin 106, 166; Indian Springs 169,
278; Iron Springs 157, 221; Jackson
district 226, 265; Pepperton 97, 7;
Jackson city 256, 178; Towaliga 168,
359; Worthville 238, 211.
The increase in the school popula
tion means that Butts county will
probably get a considerable increase
n her appropriation for the support
of common schools for the ensuing
five year period. It is estimated that
the gain of 340 in the number of chil
dren of school age will bring into the
county school fund from the state
nearly $1,200.
That the enumerators did a thor
ough job is shown by the good in
crease reported. Every district was
canvassed in a house to house cam
paign and the result is naturally grat
fying to the school officials and all
others interested in education.
A comparison of the census just
taken with that of 1913 is given be
low:
1918 1913
Buttrill 637 620
Coody 414 350
Dublin 268 236
Indian
Iron Springs 378 294
Jackson district 491 483
Pepperton 104 128
* Jackson city 434 507
Towaliga .527 464
Worthville 449 .^45
Total 4,149 3,809
Bottlers of soft drinks in the Uni
ted States ma save approximately 50,-
tons of suga annually by using other
sweetening materials, according to in
vestigations by specialists of the Bu
reau of Chemistry, United States De
partment of Agriculture. The bureau
of Chemistry is preparing to furnish
bottlers with sweetening formulas
that will allow the actual sugar con
tent in soft drinks to be cut 50 per
cent or less and at the same time will
preserve the customary taste of the
beverages. Starch sugar, starch sy
rup, maltose syrup, and honey are the
substitutes used.
Jackson Argus Established 1873 {
Butts County Progress Established iSS2 '
BUMPER WHEAT
CROP PREDICTED
Yield Will Be Close to A
Billion Bnsbels
conditionoT:rop 95.2
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE PLA
CES CROP AS SECOND LARG
EST IN HISTORY OF NATION
OTHER CEREALS ALSO GOOD
Washington, June 7.—A bumper
wheat crop this year, which before
harvest may develop into a production
of a billion bushels, was forecast to
day by the Department of Agricul
ture, in its June crop report giving
the first indication of the size of this
year’s spring wheat output.
Basing its estimate on the June 1
conditions the department forecasts a
total wheat production of 931,000,000
tushels, which would < !ace this year’s
harvest as the second largest in the
history of ‘1 t country. Exports in
the government aiming for a bulior.
bushel crop to help in feeding the
armies and civilian populations of the
allies, pointed to the development ct
the record croy of 1915 to substant'
ate their hopes for a crop equal to
that.
The acreage sown to spring wheat
this year is larger by 2,000,000 acres
than ever sown before. The condition
of the crop on June 1 was 95.2 per
cent of a normal or 1.9 per cent bet
ter than the ten year average. A
production of 344,000,000 bushels
was forecast.
That is 11,000,000 bushels more
than harvested last year and only
about 7,000,001) bushels less than the
record spring wheat harvest of 1915.
Winter wheat, growing on the sec
ond largest acreage ever planted,
showed a condition of three per
cent belter than t'ne ten year av >rag..
with 83.8 per cent of normal. A pro
duction of 587,000,000 bushels was
forecast, which is 15,000,000 more
than forecast from conditions exist
ing May 1.
The oat crop also promises to be
of record proportions. On an acreage
of 2.1 per cent larger than last year
when the record cro
bushels—was grown, June 1 condi
tions warrant a forecast of 1,500,-
000,000 bushels. Only last year’s
and the crop of 1915 exceeded that
quantity.
Rye production will be a record,
the forecast being 81,000,000 bush
els, which is slightly less than was
forecast in May.
INVEST IN W. S. S
The restriction on the importation
of crude rubber has been followed by
restrictions on importation of four
commodities possessing some of the
eharacterittics of rubber, and capable
under some circumstances of being
used as substitutes for natural rubber.
MR. JOHN M. MCCLURE
PASSED AWAY MONDAY
Following an illness of two years
or more, Mr. John M. McClure, aged
77, a Confederate veteran and well
knovm citizen, died at his home near
Stark at 3 o’clock Monday morning.
Paralysis was the cause of death.
Mr. McClure was one of the most
highly esteemed men in the county.
He served in the civil war as a mem
ber of Cos. I Jeff Davis Rifles, the first
company to leave the county, and was
a member of the local U. C. V.
He is survived by his wife, who was
a Miss Giles before her marriage; two
sons, H. G. McClure of Butts county
and Will McClure; three daughters,
Mrs. W. H. Singley, Mrs. Will Smith
and Mrs. J. T. Singley; one brother,
Mr. Cornelius McClure.
The funeral was held at Macedonia
church, of which the deceased was a
member, at 4 o’clock Monday after
noon. Rev. W. O. Sharp officiated
and interment was in the church yard
Consolidated July 9,1915