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JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 46— No. 27
MRS. BUSBEE
AUTO VICTIM
Sustained Fatal Injuries
When Cars Collide
OTHERS ARE SHAKEN UP
■kODENT OCCURRED BETWEEN
■/ACJKSON AND INDIAN SPRING
W —AUTOMOBILE WAS COM
f PLETE WRECK
Mrs. Ophelia Busbee, aged about
25, received fatal injuries Monday
night when the automobile in which
she was riding was struck by another
car. She died of the injuries at 2
o’clock Tuesday morning.
The accident occurred at an early
hour Monday night in front of the
residence of Mr. Ed Cole between
Jackson and Indian Springs. Both
cars were coming from Indian Springs
to Jackson and in attempting to pass
the cars collided, the lighter car be
ing turned completely over, pinning
the occupants underneath.
In the car with Mrs. Busbee were
Miss Lillie Thaxton, her sister, Theo
dore Thaxton, her brother, Mrs. Jess
Willard, Virgil Johnson, who was
driving, and Miss Louise Thaxton,
niece of the victim. The car, a Ford,
was badly shattered in the wreck.
In the other automobile were O. N.
Brownlee, owner of the car, W. P.
Newton, who was driving, and M. L.
King. The larger car was not dam
aged materially and none of its occu
pants were injured.
According to the best information
obtainable, the accident was unavoid
able. The Ford car was in front and
the other car coming up behind blew
for part of the road. In attemping to
pass the fender of Mr. Brownlee’s car
struck the front wheel of the other
car, which turned sharply around and
rolled completely over.
As soon as possible the occupants
of the. wrecked car were extricated.
Mrs. Busbee was found to have se
vere injuries about her head. Others
in the party were severely bruised and
shaken up. The car was covered with
blood and was almost a total wreck.
It was brought to Jackson and was
viewed by hundreds of spectators.
All of the injured parties were giv
en immediate medical attention.
Mrs. Busbee, who was a native of
Pepperton, being the daughter of Mr.
Jack Thaxton, was here on a visit.
Her husband was in Mobile seeking
t oenlist as a shipbuilder, it was
stated.
CASUALTIES NUMBER
10,383 TO JUNE 30
War Being Brought Close Home to
American Public
Washington, June 30.—Casualties
in the American expeditionary forces
thus far total 10,383, summaries is
sued by the war department and ma
rine corps shova. Of this number
0,131 vaere in the army and 1,252 in
the marine corps.
Army casualties, including those
reported today, were summarized as
follows:
Killed in iadtion (including 291
lost at sea), 1,491.
Died of wounds, 479.
Died ofNlisease 1,287*
Died of accident and other causes
465.
Wounded in action, 5,024.
Missing in actin (including prison
ers), 385.
The summary of casualties among
the marines, which also included to
day’s list follows:
Deaths, 407; wounded, 842; in
hands of the enemy, 1; missing, 2.
CA /TAW GRANTLAND TO
RUN FOR STATE SENATE
Will Be Candidate to Represent the
, 26th District
AccpTdtn" to a news item from
Griffin, Cam. Seaton Grantland will
t. a ca ftdmate for senator from the
twenty-sixth district, composed of
the counties of Butts, Spalding and
Fayette. It is Spalding county’s time
to furnish the senator, Senator Red-
Wlne > the incumbent, being from Fay-
e tte. Two years from now Butts
c °unty will furnish the sentor.
folio 6 art * c * e * n state P ress ts as
Id n > Ga. Captain Seaton Grant
ana, one of Spalding county’s best
, ,nown and most influential citizens,
consented to enter the race for
eantor from the twenty-sixth sena
rfo at the request of scores
1 opalding county’s leading citi-
ZCTIS.
t , Captain Grantland has represented
i district in the upper house for two
erTns and is at present the efficient
r ®presentative 1 nthe house of rep
sentatives from this county.
TAX EQUALIZERS
COMPLETE WORK
County Will Show Good Gain in Re
turns This Year
The Butts county board of Tax
Equalizers, composed of Judge R. A.
Woodward chairman, E. D. Hoard
and A. M. Pace, have completed their
work for the year. The books have
been turned over to the tax collector
and the property will be entered on
the digest within a few weeks.
As far as the work has progressed
the returns show an increase. Two
districts completed show a substan
tial gain, and it is believed that all
other districts will likewise have a
good lead over the preceding year.
Notable among the icnreases shown
is the number of automobiles. The
number more than doubled within the
past year.
Several counties reporting to the
comptroller general show gains over
1917. It is believed that there will
be a large increase in taxable values
this year all over the state, reflecting
Georgia’s prosperous condition.
WOULD INCREASE
MANY SALARIES
Bill Aims to Raise State
House Officials
PAY GOVERNOR SIO,OOO
\ '
BILL INTRODUCED IN GENERAL
ASSEMBLY TO PAY STATE OF
FICIALS MORE SALARY-MEAS
URE OF WIDE INTEREST
A measure of interest to the people
of th estate is that intended to raise
the salaries of the governor and all
state house officers. The present sal
ary of the governor is $5,000 per an
num and it is proposed to make the
amount SIO,OOO.
The bill for salary increase was in
troduced by Brown and Dußose, of
Clark county. The proposed increases
are as follows:
Governor, from $5,000 to SIO,OOO.
Commissioner of agriculture, from
$3,000 to $5,000.
Commissioner of game and fish,
from $2,000 to $3,500.
Prison commissioners, each, from
$2,000 to $3,500.
Commissioner of commerce and la
bor, from $2,500 to $3,500.
Secretary to the prison commission,
from SI,BOO to $2,400.
Executive secretary and private
secretary to the governor, from
$2,000 and $1,900, respectively, to
$2,400.
Stenographer to the bank examin
er, from $2,400 to $3,000.
Stenographers of supreme court
and court of appeals, each from
$1,500 to $2,400.
Clerk to the comptroller general,
from SI,BOO to $2,400.
Corporation clerk, from $1,500 to
SI,BOO.
Stenographer to the attorney gen
eral, from SI,BOO to $2,400.
It appears now that there will be a
lively contest on this bill when it
comes up for passage. Increased cost
of living, it is held, will be put for
ward as the main reason for the in
crease in salaries.
In case the bill becomes la wit will
be submitted along with other consti
tutional amendments to be voted on
in the fall election.
GLORIOUS FOURTH
QUIET IN JACKSON
Stores, Banks and Business Houses
Take Holiday
The Fourth of July was celebrated
in a quiet way in Jackson. No formal
program of any kind was arranged to
mark the anniversary of the 1 coun
try’s independence day.
Business houses, following an es
tablished custom of many years, clos
ed for the day. The post office ob
served Sunday hours, while the car
riers had a holiday, many of them at
tending the state convention in At
lanta. The banks were also closed
centers patriotic programs
were planed in observance of Inde
pendence Day. The country being at
war particular interest attached to
the observance of the Glorious
Fourth.
The ornament of a house is the
friends who frequent it. There is no
event greater in life than the appear
ance of new persons about our
hearth except it be the progress of
the character which draws them.
Emerson.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, JULY 5, 1918
MONSTER ARMY
IN THE MAKING
Major Mallet Says Butts
Leads The State
DRAFT IS ONLY STARTED
MACHINERY IN MOTION TO
RAISE WORLD’S GREATEST
ARMY—JACKSON OFFICER
HANDLES DRAFT LAW
Declaring that the selective service
law has been perfected an dthat ma
chinery is in motion to build up the
greatest fighting force in the history
of the world, Major Joel B. Mallet,
selective draft officer for Georgia,
talked interetingly of his department
while in Jackson Monady. Major Mai
let came to Jackson Saturday, visit
ing relatives for the week-end, and
remained over (Monday to go over
some work i nconnection with the
July calls.
Major Mallet has handled his de
partment in a way to win the com
mendation of everybody. He has
without question been a hard worked
official for the nast few months, but
the draft regulations are becoming
better understood and the machinery
is running without friction. Taking
hold of a complex and difficult prob
lem, Major Mallet has worked out the
details of the selective service act in
a manner highly pleasing to the mili
tary department and county boards,
as well as the selectmen themselves.
The United States is going ahead
on the theory that the war will last
indefinitely, said Major Mallet. Men
are being called to the colors as need
ed. The Julv calls will take some 10,-
000 or more men from Georgia. Butts
county will not be required to fur
nish any men before the 22, however,
it was stated.
Major Mallet stated that he uses
Butts county as a model in the work
of his department. This county had
32 per cent of men in the first class
and was not required to re-classify
any registrants. The average of men
in class one is 28 per cent. He also
stated that not a single man from
Butts couty had been granted a fur
lough for farm labor or other cause.
The war, on the whole, is looking
better, Major Mallet declared. The
defeat of the Austrians by the Ital
ians has helped considerably not only
in a military but in a moral way.
When once the United States brings
the full force of its air, military and
naval power into action the war
should end in an allied victory.
SEVEN MONTHS
SCHOOL TERM
Board Fixed Salaries at
Meeting Tuesday
TAX ratelTfive MILLS
COUNTY BOARD HOLDS INTER
ESTING SESSION-MORE FUNDS
COMING TO SCHOOLS AND IM
PROVEMENTS TO BE MADE
The meeting of the board of edu
cation Tuesday was one of the most
interesting sessions held in some time.
The tax rate for 1918 was fixed at 5
mills, which is the limit The rate in
1917 was 4 mills.
This will bring a considerable
amount of money into the school
fund. It is estimated that the tax
levy and the money received from the
state will give the county schools
about $24,000 for the next year.
The salaries of teachers were fixed
by the board. Several increases were
granted, the board realizing that good
teachers must be paid more under ex
isting conditions.
The salary of Superintendent Hugh
Mallet was raised from SBOO per year
to SI,OOO per year. The board voted
Mr. Mallet this increase out of con
sideration of his good work in behalf
of the schools. The increase is more
appreciated by the superintendent
because it was granted without his
request.
The term for the next year v.all be
seven months.
Several delegations were present to
confer with the board about various
school problems.
There was a full attendance of the
board, including Superintendent
Hugh Mallet. Chairman W F. Hud
dleston, W. W. Preston J. B Childs,
J. O. Maddox and J. E. McMichael.
We fight not to enslave, but to set
a country free, and to make room
upon the earth for honest men to live
in.—Thomas r unc.
FLOVILLA CHAUTAUQUA
PROVED FINE SUCCESS
Attendance Was Good and Programs
Proved Enjoyable
The chautauqua which closed in
Flovilla Tuesday night was declared
to have been an entire success. Meet
ings were held over a period of four
days, the opening session having been
held Saturday. Sunday a uinon
church service was the feature.
Patriotism was stressed in all the
numbers. Lectures of a patriotic na
ture were given by well known plat
form stars, and the morning sessions
were devoted to demonstrations in
conservation of food and in Red Cross
Nursing.
The attendance was good through
out the assembly and the business men
who financed the chautauqua express
themselves as well pleased at the out
come. Many visitors attended and a
season of delightful entertainment,
patriotic instruction and wholesome
amusement was enjoyed by all.
The chautauqua was held under di
rectio nt f the Radcliffe association
whic hcompany also staged the as
sembly at Flovilla last year.
COUNTY KEEPS UP
W.S.S. CAMPAIGN
Quota Was Not Raised
Last Week
ABOUT ONE THIRD OVER
NO LET UP UNTIL THE FULL
AMOUNT HAS BEEN SUBSCRIB
ED, IT IS SAID—SUBSCRIP
TIONS FLOWING IN
While it is now known Butts county
did not raise her quota of War Sav
ings Stamps in the special campaign
last week, announcement is made by
County Chaiman R. P. Sasnett that
the drive will continue until the
amount is pledged.
From the best information obtain
able about a third of the quota of
$284,000 has been secured. This in
cludes amounts reported before the
drive and subscriptions secured last
week.
Mr. Sasnett states that he will get
in touch with the district chairman
and school supervisors and urge them
to continue their work until the coun
ty’s share of stamps has been bought.
Lack of information on the part of
the people concerning the stamps is
assigned as the reason why a better
showing was not made. Adequate or
ganization was also lacking for a cam
paign to raise nearly $300,000 at
this season of the year.
The ralleis in the several districts
were well attended, as a rule, and the
people showed a keen degree of in
terest. The speakers assigned to Jack
so nfailed to arrive, causing disap
pointment to the crowid.
Butts county cannot afford, for
business and patriotic reasons, to be
in a class by herself in this work.
Counties all around are going over
the top, and Butts county can do as
well.
Only five districts have reported up
to the time of going to press. Reports
, from the other districts will be pub
lished as soon as available.
The following reports have been
handed in by Chairman Sasnett:
Jackson district $32,584.00
Towaliga 16,070.00
Iron Springs 10,100.00
Indian Springs 9,140.00
Dublin 4,395.00
Total for 5 districts $72,289.00
TWO MOONSHINE STILLS
ARE RAIOEO BY OFFICERS
Several Quarts of High Priced Booze
Was Captured
Two illicit stills were raided Satur
day and Sunday by officers J. E. Mc-
Nair and W. F. Lavender. One of
these was between Indian Springs
and Cork, and the other was below
Indian Springs on the Gunn place.
At the still near Indian Springs a
large amount of high priced whiskey
was found. There were some eight
gallons and at prevailing prices the
liqour would be worth about $l5O.
The still was rather an up-to-date
out-fit, it was said.
No arrests were made in either
case.
LETTER PERFECT
Employer—Do you understand the
duties of an office boy?
Applicant—Yes, sir. You wake up I
the bookkeeper when you hear the I
r\ i r* r+ f
Jackson Argus Established 1878 >
Butts County Progress Established 188 J .
The commissioners are to be elect
ed in the general election this fall*
to assume office the first of Janaury„
1919, and are to hold office for a
term of four years.
Each district is to elect its owne
commisioner, and no citizen can vote
for any commissioner outside of his.
district.
The chairman of the board shall
be paid a salary of SSO per month,
and shall be required to give bond in
the sum of $5,000.
There shall be a vice chairman, who
shall act in the absence or disqualifi
cation of the chairman.
The board shall elect a clerk to be.
paid not over SSO per month and he
shall be required to make bond in the
sum of SI,OOO.
Members of the board, except the
chairman, shall be paid $3 per day for
each day’s actual service. Their com
pensation shall not exceed SIOO, each*
per annum, however.
The board shall have jurisdiction
over all county matters, as prescrib
ed by lava. The commutation road
tax shall not exceed $4 per annum.
The board shall hold monthly meet
, ings in the court house in Jackson on
I the first Tuesday of each month.
Special meetings are also provided
for.
The board shall present to the
grand jury at the spring term of su-
Eerior court a detailed report of alf
usiness transacted. A detailed and
itemized statement is required to be
publihed at least quarterly.
The board shall not hire or con
tract with any person related within
the fourth degree by blood or mar
riage to do any work or furnish any
supplies, except on the best bid.
Each member of the board, except
the chairman, shall give bond in the
amount of SI,OOO.
In case of vacancy on the board
the remaining members shall have,
the right to fill said vacancy by ap
pointment, provided such vacancy is
not more than 12 months from the
unexpired term. I ncase of vacancy
more than 12 months of unexpired
term of such members, then it shall
be the duty of the ordinary to call an
election to fill such vacancy.
The act provides that on the first
of January of each and every year
<jr as soon thereafter as possible the
ordinary shall cause an audit to be
made of the county’s books and rec
ords.
Members of the board shall have
been residents of Butts county two
years prior to their election and shall
be qualified voters the militia dia
trict from which they are elected.
NEWLY REGISTERED MEN
TO BE CLASSIFIED SOON
Questionnaires Being Returned .tad
Examinations Soon
It will probably be some, time next
week before the men who registered
on June 6 are classified’by th local
exemption board. The registrant**
were given their qestionnaires last
week and have seven days in which
to fill out and return them.
As soon as ;the questionnaires are
all in the board will summon the men<
to appear for physical examination.
It is expected that at least 75 per
cent of the registrants will be placed
in class one.
Men becoming 21 years of age
since June 5, 1917 and required to
register on June 5, will be placed at
the bottom of their respective classes,
it is stated.
COUNTY MUST SEND MEN
TO CAMP JULY 22-29
It v.’ll be about July 22 before
Butts county is called on to send any
selectmen to camp. Havinrr furnished
a heavy quota in the June calls,
Butts county was not required to
supply any men in the first calls in
July. This will give the selectmen an
opportunity to finish their summer
plowing and lay by their crjjps.
Consolidated July 9, ItlS
MAYS ACT NAMES
8 COMMISSIONERS
One Member From E&cli
Militia District
ELECTED BY DISTRICTS
NEW OFFICERS WOULD TAKE
OATH JANUARY, 1919—TERMS
OF OFFICE TO BE FOUR YEARS
—MUCH INTEREST
On account of its interest to the
people of the county, a synopsis of
the bill of Representative R. W.
Mays providing for a board of coun
ty commissioners is given below. The
bill was introduced last week and was
read for the first time Monday.
The bill provides for a board of
commissioners of roads and revenues
consisting of eight members, one
from each militia district.