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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
VOL. 46—NO. 48
COUNTY OVER SUBSCRIBES
QUOTA $545.88 IN T DRIVE
All But Two Districts Over Top—
Chairman Settle Thanks Citizens
From all reports received, Chair
man J. B. Settle of the United War
Work campaign reports that Butts
county subscribed a total of $4,545.88
There will probably be several scat
tering amounts to come in during the
next few days.
The county quota was $4,000. An
over subscription of at least 50 per
cent was asked. The oversubscription
was not realized, though the county
•went well over the top.
A surprisingly large amount of the
subscriptions were paid cash, the
figures being: Cash, $3,834.88 and
pledges s7ll. Nearly two thousand
persons took part in the campaign,
showing the keen interest felt.
Amount sfrom 10 cents up to SSO
were acknowledged.
Every district in the county went
over the quota assessed, except But
trill and Worthville.
The district quotas, the amounts
raised, in cash and pledges, and the
amounts contributed by the Earn and
Give clubs are shown herewith:
Buttrill district—Quota $350; cash
$177.75; pledges $25; total $202.75.
The Eeam and Give club of Jenkins
burg school contributed $29.40.
Coody district—Quota $220; cash
$353.05; pledges S2B; total $381.05.
Earn and give club in Coody district
contributed the following through
the schools: Sandy Plains, $11.93;
Grady, $1.25. New Hope lodge, col
ored, contributed $28.27, showing a
commendable spirit of interest and
i co-operation. This amount was hand
led in by Sam Norris.
Dublin district —Quota $150; cash
($155.15.
i Indian Springs district —Quota
1450; contributed by Indian Springs
172.50, by Flovilla $358.36, total
530.86.
Iron Sprins district—Quota $130;
ash $390.20; pledges $25.50; total
1415.70. The earn and Give club of
)ak Hill School contributed $3.30.
Jackson district} —Quota ;$2,2 65;
:ash $1,820.12; pledges $632.50; to
tal $2,452.62. The Earn and Give
club of the Jackson public school con
tributed $163.61, and the Pepperton
[school contributed $11.56.
Towaliga district —Quota $270;
cash $305.07. The Earn and Give
club of Beulah school contributed
$15.50.
Worthville district —Quota $165;
cash $102.68.
The Earn and Give clubs of the
various districts reported the follow
ing amounts: Buttrill, $29.40,
Coody, $13.18; Iron Springs, $3.30;
Jackson, $175.17; Towaliga, $15.50.
CHAIRMAN SETTLE THANKS
CITIZENS
In connection with the recent cam
paign to raise funds for the support
of the United War Work, I desire to
thank each and ev&> citizen, man,
VUC***** - -
woman and child, white and colored,
who by their unselfish help and gen
erous subscriptions made possible
Butts county’s magnificent showing.
Without your help and co-operation
I could have done nothing. It was a
genuine pleasure to have been asso
ciated with so many faithful workers,
and I wish it were possible to thank
i erne in person. You have done
' etancl have won credit for not only
i .= hut for your county and
y °tion and have helped to make life
:Sr and better for the -
~ or here” and over there.
CS A?tot“e Sd Planned to publish
, list of names, showing J
th * f inbuted to the support of the
Wh V°hut have decided, owing to the
f and the CMt '
%££££* unse,fish
efforts. ceTTLE, Chairman.
Butts County War Wok Committee.
AMERICAN KILLED
TOTALS 36,154
When Fighting Stopped
November 11
ALL CASUALTIES 235,117
NEARLY QUARTER MILLION OF
CASUALTIES—KILLED SLIGHT
IN PROPORTION TO WOUNDED
—MANY GERMANS TAKEN
Washington, Nov. 23.—Total cas
ualties in the American expeditionary
forces, up to the signing of the armis
tice, were 235,117, divided as fol
lows:
Killed and died of wbunds, 36,154;
died of disease, 13,811; died from
other causes, 2,204; wounded, 179,-
625; prisoners, 2,163; missing in ac
tion, 1,160.
The American forces in France,
General Mach said, had captured 44,-
000 German prisoners and about
1,400 guns.
THANKSGIVING GENERAL
HOLIDAY OVER COUNTY
ALL BUSINESS HOUSES WILL
CLOSE FOR DAY AND POST OF
FICE AND RURAL CARRIERS
WILL CELEBRATE EVENT
Thanksgiving is being celebrated
with more than the usual interest
by Butts county citizens this year.
The recent signing of the armistice
and the cessation of hostilities have
brought the country much to be
thankful for. This great event to
gether wiith bountiful crops of all
kinds, have given the entire nation
much for rejoicing and with grateful
hearts the people everywhere are "en
tering into the spirit of the occasion.
The stores and business houses in
Jackson will close for the day. The
banks, post office and rural carriers
are all enjoying a holiday and no
business of any kind will be transact
ed.
Union Thanksgiving services at the
Baptist church will be attended by
hundreds of citizens of the commu
nity. Others will find their interest
in hunting, motoring or spending the
day in the cities attending football
games.
PRESIDENT WILSON TO GET
POTATO WEIGHING 20% LBS
Mammoth Tuber WiFi Show What
Georgia Can Produce
Atlanta, Nov. 27^—If President
Wilson has forgotten the delights of
the Georgia sweet potato since the
affairs of the world have enrossed his
mind so largely he will be reminded
of the sweetness of the Georgia yam
when he eats the sweet potato which
has been sent to him by W. L. Martin,
of Decatur county.
The potato weighs 20% pounds,
and Mr. Martin says he wants the
president to see what the state of
Georgia and Decatur county in partic
ular can do towards raising food for
a hungry world.
COST OF LIVING INCREASED
16 PER CENT PAST YEAR
A government report issued Mon
day shows that the cost of living in
creased 16 per cent the past year.
The largest increase was in the big
cities Atlanta showed an increased
cost of living of 19.1 per cent.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 29, 1918
UNION SERVICE
BAPTIST CHURCH
Thanksgiving to Be Most
Impressive Event
AN ATTRACTIVE PROGRAM
PEOPLE OF ENTIRE COMMUNITY
WILL GATHER FOR OCCASION
—DR. McKAY WILL PREACH—
GOOD MUSICAL PROGRAM
The three churches of Jackson unit
ed in a most interesting Thanksgiving
observance, a program appropriate to
the day being rendered. The services
were held at the First Baptist church
and were largely attended by people
of the community. Probably never
before in the history of Jackson was
there so much interest shown in a sim
ilar service.
The sermon was preached by Rev.
M. McN. McKay, pastor of the Pres
byterian church. In a pleasing and
forceful manner he told of the signif
icance of Thanksgiving, of what the
day means to the people of the United
States and of special reasons why the
occasion should be observed this year.
Patriotic hymns and music appro
priate to the day were rendered: The
following program was carried out:
Doxology.
Invocation, Rev. J. W. MacNamara.
Anthem.
Hymn 319.
Scripture.
Prayer of Thanksgiving, Rev. S.
R. England.
Offertory.
Sermon Rev. M. McN. McKay.
Hymn 68.
Benediction.
JACKSON BOYS
COMING HOME
Thirty-First Divisioa to
Be Seat Home Early
GENERAL MARCH STATES
TROOPS NOT NEEDED IN EU
ROPE WILL BE MUSTERED OUT
IN HOME CAMPS—SHOULD BE
HOME BY FIRST OF NEW YEAR
Among the American divisions now
in France that vail be returned at an
early date is the Dixie division, which
was trained at Camp Wheeler. This
division embraces the 121st infan
try (old second Georgia) and the
122nd infantry (old fifth Georgia.)
A large number of Butts county men
are with the Dixie division, which
left Camp Wheeler several weeks ago.
The division arrived in France too
late to get into the fight.
News that the division will be sent
home soon will be of interest to the
people of the county. The Jackson
Rifles, the home company, has had its
men scattered, but there are still a
number of old members of the com
pany in ranks and the boys will be
given a great ovation when they get
home.
It is understood the Dixie Division
will be mustered out at Camp Wheel
er.
MR. J. P. ETHERIDGE WILL
ENTER BUSINESS AT PERRY
Popular Buiineii Man AVill Leave
Jackson January 1
Mr. J. P. Etheridge, who has for a
number of years been one of Jack
son’s well known business men, will
move to Perry the first of January.
He will engage in the warehouse and
ginnery business and will also embark
on peach raising, having purchased
a 300 acre tract of land. Jackson cit
izens regret to give up Mr. Etheridge
and interesting family, but the best
viishes of hosts of friends will follow
them to their new home.
SOUTHERN GOVERNORS URGE
SQUARE DEAL FOR COTTON
Unite in Proclamation Asking
Reasonable Price For Staple
The governors of the cotton states
have issued a joint proclamation call
ing upon farmers, merchants and bus
iness men of the south to carry out
the suggestion of the cotton states
marketing board, that no cotton be
sold for less than thirty-five cents a
pound, and requesting them to lend
their aid “to the end that a price may
be obtained for our chief staple equal
to the cost of production plus a reas
onable profit.”
The proclamation, which is signed
by the governors of all the cotton
growing states, embodies the resolu
tion on this subject adopted by the
cotton states marketing board at its
recent conference, held in the state
capitol, Atlanta, November 7, last.
Following is the proclamation:
We the governors of the several
cotton states, recognizing the justice
and wisdom of the action taken by
the cotton states official advisory
marketing board in the cotton confer
ence held in the state capitol of Geor
gia on November 7, 1918, as shown in
the following resolution as adopted:
“Whereas, the recent heavy break
in cotton prices is wholly unjustified
by existing conditions and the great
disturbance incident to the heavy
break in cotton prices is wholly un
justified by existing conditions and
the great disturbance incident to the
heavy break in the market has tempo
rarily paralyzed the agricultural and
business interests of the south and
entailed heavy loss to the cotton pro
ducer by reason of the price being
below the cost of production.
“Therefore, be it resolved, That
the farmers, merchants, bankers and
business me norganize and unite with
the determined purpose to withhold
from sale all cotton until a price can
be obtained that will cover the cost
of production, plus a reasonable prof
it. That v.hen such price is obtained
we further urge that cotton be sold
only to meet pressing obligations and
wherever possible borrow money to
meet such obligations, and in this con
nection we urge that the Federal Re
serve banks throughout the country
be just as liberal as is consistent with
good business in rediscounting notes
secured by cotton. We further heart
ily recommend to the farmer of the
south that by reason of the great need
for increasing food and feed crops
that they materially increase their
acreage of these crops for the year
1919, and to accomplish this end by
reducing their cotton acreage. We
urge that the widest publicity be giv
en the action of this conference and
that the authorities and agencies in
each state be especially charged with
the duty of organizing each state into
county and school districts for the
purpose of carrying out the action em
bodied in these resolutions.
Be it further resolved, to urge the
farmrs and dealers not to sell cotton
for leas than 35 cents a pound, basis
middling.”
We do, therefore, jointly call upon
the citizens of the cotton states to
carefully consider the foregoing res
olution as adopted and in so far as it
may be possible each of you are re
quested to lend your aid to the end
that a price may be obtained for our
chief staple equal to the cost of pro
duction, plus a reasonable profit.
W. P. HOBBY,
Governor of Texas.
HUGH M. DORSEY,
Governor of Georgia.
RICHARD I. MANNING,
Governor of South Carolina.
CHAS. H. BROUGH,
Governor of Arkansas.
THOS. W. BICKETT,
Governor of North Carolina.
THEODORE G. BILBO,
Governor of Mississippi.
CHAS. HENDERSON,
Governor of Alabama.
SIDNEY J. CATTS,
Governor of Florida.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Statement by J. J. Brown
President J. J. Brown, of the cotton
states marketing board, makes tho
following statement:
The bears are in our midst seeking
to discredit your past efforts against
their federal price-fixing scheme. And
now they try to frighten you—for
what? Why to make you sell and
break the market of course.
You opposed federal price-fixing
because every southern senator and
congressman advised the cotton far
mer to keep cotton away from federal
price-fixing.
Every commissioner of agriculture,
marketing director and farmers’ un
ion president of the cotton states in
joint conference wiith these congress
men in Washington had ample evi
dence that the best interests of the
south demanded that we resist federal
price-fixing on cotton, and they,
therefore, opposed it with all their
might.
Legal federal price-fixing of cotton
is dead.
The bill introduced by Congress
man Cox, of Indiana, to price our cot
ton at 15 cents per pound will never
be resurrected.
The export restrictions have now
been modified and speculative short
selling has been prohibited, and these
changes will strengthen the market.
Hold your nerve—act as your sons
did in the front lins in France. Tell
the pirates they shall not pass.
COTTON STAES OFFICIAL ADVIS
ORY MARKETING BOARD.
By J. J. Brown, President.
RESTRICTIONS ON
COTTON LIFTED
M&y Now Be Shipped to
European Countries
EXPECTED TO BEEP PRICE
WAR BOARD NAMES FOREIGN
COUNTRIES TO WHICH THE
STAPLE CAN BE SHIPPED—
WILL STEADY PRICES
Washington, Nov. 21.—Restrictions
on the operation of raw cotton to
Great Britain, France, Italy, Belgium
and Japan were removed today by the
war trades board and the committee
on cotton distribution. The order is
effective December 2.
Exportation restrictions on rairtr
cotton going to Spain, whereby the
quantity exportable was limited and
allotted among the various shippers*
also were withdrawn, effective No*
vember 22. After this date applica
tions will be considered with a view
to granting licenses freely.
Regulations which required that
the grade and staple be specified on
application for export, and that the
applicant disclose the existence ef an
actual sales contract or freight al
lotment also were withdrawn, effec
tive November 22. In connection
with cotton for export to the allied
nations, the special license will be
issued to the proper customs officials
at the point of exit, who will be
authorized to pass shipments in ac
cordance therewith.
Applications to export raw cotton
to other destinations will be consid
ered and granted freely, the announc
ment said, and where agreements for
shipments exist, international licenses
will be granted in accordance with
them.
Messrs. J. W. Goddard, of Green
ville, S. C., L. W. Goddard, of Griffin,
J. A. Thompson, of Empire, and Har
vey Bond, of Locust Grove, attended
the funeral of Mrs. Charity Chicld3
at Macedonia Friday.