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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS Vol 46— No. 29 $216,417 GAIN IN TAX RETURNS Digest Submitted to The Comptroller THE POLLS TOTAL 1,834 feOTH WHITE AND COLORED RE * TURNS SHOW INCREASE OVER PRECEDING YEAR-LAND VAL UE ABOUT $7 PER ACRE The total tax returns of Butts county for 1918 amount to $2,413,-- 281, as compared vvth $2,196,864 in 1917, showing en increase for the yeor of $216,417. Judge J. H. Ham, Ordinary, acting for Tax Collector T. W. Nelson has made up"fhe digest which will be sent to Atlanta for the approval of the comptroller general. The increase is a good one, show ing the county is going forward even under war conditions. Of the toal amount of property on the digest $2,282,181 was returned by whites, and $131,100 by colored citizens. The returns of colored property owners show an increase of $36,785 over 1917. The digest shows that there are 1,834 polls in the county, 1,117 being white and 717 colored. There were 116,923 acres of land returned for taxation, this being a substantial gain over the preceding year. Of that number 114,144 acres are owned by whites and 2,779 acres by negroes. Total value of farm land returned for taxation amounts to $888,928. Of this whites own $870,320 and ne groes $18,608. The average value of land returned is a little over $7 per acre. City property owned by whites amounts to $493,194 and by negroes $25,385, the total value of town property being $518,579. The total value of farm lands and city property is $1,467,507, and of personal property $945,774. The umber of automobiles more than doubled in the past year. Every district in the county shows an in crease in value. The total gain by whites amounts to $179,632, and the total gain by colored $36,785. BUTTS COUNTY BOY FINDS LONDON A REAL CITY Charles H. Smith Writes That He Likes France Mr. S. J. Smith has received a let ter from his son, Charles H. Smith, who is a mmber of Cos. K, 325th in fantry, 82nd division, which was trained at Camp Gordon, now some where in France. He writes that London is a real city—somewhat lar f ger than Flovilla, as he expressed it. France is a very beautiful country Mr. Smith writes and he has seen very pretty cattle and wheat fields. The 82nd division has already been in action, though Mr. Smith’s letter contained but little war nevts. He is well and likes the army, the letter stated. GOVERNMENT ORDERS ALL PAPERS TO SAVE PAPER Drastic steps to save newsprint pa pcr have been announced by the government, a copy of which The I'rogress-Argus, along with every pa per in the country has received. The notice is as follows: Because of an acute shortage in the su Pply of paper the War Industries Board announced, effective July 15, fhe follovVg preliminary economies 4 7 Be enforced by newspapers pub "shing a daily and weekly edition: Discontinue the acceptance of the rfci urn of unsold copies. Discontinue the use of all samples or * ree promotion copies. Discontinue giving copies to any except for office-working copies ' r w ßere required by statute law in JACKSON, GEORGIA, JULY 19, 1918 PAUL BYARS SLIGHTLY WOUNBEG IN FRANCE Butts County Boy Received Wound In Left Hand Mr. T. J. Byars has received news that his son, Paul Byars, who is with the Rainbow Division, Cos. C, 151st Machine Gun Battalion, was wounded on May 9. Whether the wound was received in action or was due to an accident is not clear. The wound was in the left hand and Mr. Byars was in the hospital for several weeks. The last letter received from him, written on June 15, and received last Saturday, states that he veil soon re turn to the trenches. Paul Byars, Kirk Biles and Joe Watkins are three Butts county boys who went to France with the Rainbow Division last fall. Formerly members of the Jackson Rifles they transferred to a Macon company in order to get into action sooner. There has not been a casualty in the Rainbow Di vision so far, letters received from these boys state. PERSONAL VISIT SECURES COAL Mr. S. P. Nichols Makes Trip to Mines BOUGHT SEVERAL TONS THINKS RELIEF CAN BE SECUR ED BY KEEPING REPRESENTA TIVE AT MINES—COAL ASSUR ED FOR CHURCH AND SCHOOL After a personal visit to coal deal ers in Knoxville, Tenn., Mr. S. P. Nichols was given assurance that he would have shipped 100 tons or more of coal. Mr. Nichols bought coal for the First Baptist church, the Jackson public schools and the operatives of the Empire Buggy Company. The latter concern is not on the preferred list and cannot buy coal until other essential industries have been sup plied, it was stated. Mr. Nichols is of the opinion that any community desiring coal can obtain results by sending a man to the mines and getting in touch with the shippers. While in Knoxville he visJted a number of dealers and ac quainted himselft thoroughly with conditions. JUDGE H. M. FLETCHER IS APPEAL AGENT Appointed By Governor to Handle Claim* For Registrants Judge H. M. Fletcher has been ap pointed by Governor Dorsey as Ap peal Agent for Butts county and wll handle the claims of all registrants who wish to take their cases up with the district board. The local board is now composed of Judge J. H. Ham, chairman, Col. W. E. Watkins, Dr. A. F. White and Judge H. M. Fletcher, Appeal Agent. the case of official advertising. Discontinue giving free copies to advertisers, except not more than one copy each for checking purposes. Discontinue the arbitrary forcing of copies on news dealers (i. e., com pelling them to buy more copies than they ca nlegitimately sell in order to hold certain territory. Discontinue the buying back of pa pers at either wholesale or retail price from dealers or agents in order to secure preferential representation. Discontinue the payment of salar ies or commissions to agents, dealers, or newsboys for the purpose of secur ing the equivalent of return prrvileges Discontinue all free exchanges. FARM LABOR TO BE DISCUSSED Governor Calls Number ol Meetings PLANNING FOR FALL HELP PEOPLE OF THIS PART OF STATE WILL GATHER IN MACON TO DISCUSS LABOR SITUATION— MANY GOING Atlanta, July, 13.—Governor Dor sey today issued a proclamation call ing a serie sof meetings to be held in six important centers in the state for the purpose of discussing the mat ter of devising ways and means of harvesting and handling the crops this year and for further aiding the government in winning the war. The proclamation says: “Because of the necessity for a sane and proper consideration of tain grave problems which demand immediate action meetings have been arranged for the purpose of discuss ing and devising ways and means of completing the cultivation and accom plishing and harvesting of the crops of our state, and for the keeping in full operation of all the industries and enterprises necessary to our gov ernment in the winning of the war. These meetings are to be held as fol lows : “July 22, at Columbus. “July 23, at Macon. “July 24, at Brunswick. “July 25, at Savannah. July 26, at Augusta. July 27, at Atlanta. “We have reached a time in our state and national life vhen every cit izen should be a producer; and no man, woman or child should be with out his or her task. “I am convinced that the people of our state should be informed thor oughly as to the prevailing conditions, and I therfore, call upon every county council of defense in the state of Georgia, acting in the capacity for which they were created to urge upon all local officials, both county and mu nicipal, as well as all citizens repre senting every branch of our agricul tural, industrial and civic life, togeth er with those who hold positions of public responsibility, either in the pulpit or connected with the press of our state, the paramount importance of these metings, and the vital bear ing of the matter to be discussed upon the welfare of our nation. “Believing that our people should recognize it as a religious duty to de vote every working day to the prose cution of some essential employment, I further urge that our ministers, re gardless of denomination or creed, de vote at least one service, on Sunday, July 21, to a consideration of this im portant theme.” ENTRIES FOR PRIMARY CLOSE ON AUGUST 15 AH Candidates Must Pay Assessments Before That Date Under the rules of the state demo cratic executive committee entries for the state primary of September 11 close on August 15. All candidates must pay theis assessments by that date. This applies to candidates for the senate, governor, state house of ficers and others. This year’s election vill be held under the Neill law, enacted in 1917, provides that the candidate for any specific office receiving the highest number of votes in any county shall be the nominee of that county for the office in question; and that the candidate receiving a majority of the county unit votes in Georgia shall be the democratic nominee of the state for that office. Five candidates are already in the running for United States senator and it is not likely that any more candidates will announce for this of fice. INDIAN SPRIN6S HAVING RECORD BREAKING CROWDS Business This Year Is Best In History Of Resort The hotels at Indian Springs are having the greatest business in their history, and the week-end crowds are larger than can be accommodated. During the last week-end every room in every hotel was occupied and many visitors could not be accommodated and had to be turned away. The Wigwam, the Foy and the Elder ho tel, as well as the other hostelries, are filled to capacity. An ever increasing number of peo ple who visit Indian Springs travel by motor. This accounts for the lai’ge week-end business, Indian Springs’ natural advantages and good roads making the resort easy of access and a desirable place to spend a few days. ICE ORDER HAS BEEN REVOKED Tbe Peach Crop Has Been Moved North ICE BUSINESS IS NORMAL DR. SOULE PERMITS FACTORIES TO SELL ENTIRE OUTPUT— GEORGIA RAISED PEACH CROP WORTH $12,000,000 The ice saving order of Dr. A. M. Soule, federal food administrator for Georgia, designed to help save the peac hcrop, wis rescinded Saturday. The order is as follows: “Effective this date the order here tofore issued from, this office re quiring ice plants to set aside 20 per cent of their daily outpdt to provide for refrigration of moving crops, and the simultaneous order directing that ice plants not deliver in excess of 50 pounds daily to residences are hereby rescinded, these orders, through the magnificent spirit of co operation on the part of the public of the state generally and of the ice plants, having served their purpose. Publication hereof is to be taken as official by all parties concerned.” It is estimated the present peach crop was worth $12,000,000 and the ice saving order was responsible for the savin gof the 8,000 cars of peach es. Dr. Soule still urges the people, on account of the scarcity of ammonia and its value for making ammuni tion, to save all the ice possible. RESOLUTION AIMEO AT LOCAL LEGISLATION Wants Legislature to Give More Time To Important Bills A measure of state-wide interest was the resolution introduced in the legislature Monday by Senator J. B. Moore to eliminate local legislation from the legislature and provide oth er machinery to ctre for it. The res olution was unanimously passed and transmitted to the house for action. The resolution provides that a com mittee of three from the senate, to be appointed by the president, and three of the house, to be appointed by the speaker, meet and draw up a bill to eliminate local legislation from the general assembly, and to provide for other machinery to take care of it. Such a bill, it is pointed out, would result in a great saving to the state, and would also prevent candidates from running on purely local issues. The issue in one county, Senator Moore stated, was whether a certain official should be paid $75 or SIOO per month. This resolution is in line with the recommendation made by Governor Dorsey in his recent message to the general assembly. Jackson Argus Established 1873 J Butts County Progress Established 1882' Consolidated July 9,1913 YOUNG MEN ARE BEING CLASSIFIED Large Number Placed in First Class FEW CLAIMS APPEALED BOARD HAS NOT FINISHED CLAS SIFICATION —MANY OF REG ISTRANTS DID NOT FILE EX EMPTION CLAIMS Of the 65 men who registered on June 5, 56 of that number have been classified, five others are pending and four registrants have appealed their claims to the district board. Of the 56 classified so far 45 have been placed in class A-l. The different classifications are as follows: Class A-l Marlin Spencer (appealed to dis trict board), Clarence Hardy, Walter K. Vickers, Jesse J. White, James M. McMichaol, Ernest Evans, George H. Freeman, Lewis Wise, Esca Harvey Pace, James W. Watkins, Jr., Herbert Ursery, Marshall Pope, William E. Torbett, Jesse Foster, Jim Lawrence, Aaron Thurmon, Wootson Wise, Er nest Fears, Jesse Cotton, Fleet Ward, George Crowder, Alvin Barnes, An drew Goodrum, Chas. F. Stroud, Fears Watson, Ernest Hammond, Ira H. Cawthon, Chas. G. Hunter, James H. Burford, Alonza Greer, Bernard J. Maddox, Walter R. Hardy, Wm. F. O’Neal, Emerson B. Wilder, Isiah Johnson, Samuel G. Godsey, John Williams, Joe Keith, Thos. R. Coch ran, Oscar Cochran, Raymond Wood ward, William Nelson Andrews, Ches ter B. Harris, John Watts, Isaac T. Crane. Class A-4 Joe Smith, Walter P. Cook, Asa R. Hardy. Class 3-2 Albert Lamar, James D. Bohanon, Hughlon R. Thornton, Will J. Moss, W. A. Wise, Oscar Stubbs, C. B. Wise, Homer Barber. Cecil McGough, Luke B. W. Bond, Henri A. Maddox and Jim Young have appealed their cases to the dis trict board on agricultural and in dustrial claims. The registrants will probably be summoned for physical examination the last of this week or the first of next week. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CALLS DR. M. MC N. M'KAY Call Extended to Well Known Divine of Arkansas The Jackson Presbyterian church has extended a call to the Rev. M. |McN. McKay, who has been pastor of the church at Fort Smith, Ark., for twenty-seven years. It is not known, if Mr. McKay will accept, though it it is hoped he will act favorably on the call. In case he accepts he will serve Jackson, Fellowship and Stock bridge, it is said. In addition to being consecrated to his work, Mr. McKay is a man of more than ordinary ability and Jack son Presbyterions will be fortunate if they can secure his services. Rev. James Bradley, of Monticello, preached at the local Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon. J. W. MAYFIELD’S HOUSE WAS BURNED FRIDAY NIGHT Fir* Destroyed Homo While Family Were at Church The residence of ,Mr. J. W. May field, of Flovilla, was destroyed by fire about 10 o’clock Friday night. The family were attending church at Sandy Creek, and the origin of the blaze is unknown. The house and all the contents were burned. Insurance partially covered the loss, which is a considerable one, and Mr. Mayfield has the sympathy of his friends in this misfortune. A mule which was turned out of the lot during the fire strayed off and Mr. Mayfield was busy for a day or two trying to locate the animal.