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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
VOL. 46—NO. 50.
ROLL CALL FOR
THE RED CROSS
Campaign Bears Promise
of Success
1,000 MEMBERS IS GOAL
CAMPAIGN STARTS OFF UNDER
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS
TOWNS OF COUNTY TO BE
COVERED BY CANVASS
Indications at this stage point to
the overwhelming success of the
Christmas Red Cross Roll Call in
Butts county. The campaign opened
on the 16 and will continue through
the 23.
Chairman W. O. Ham has arranged
for an active canvass of the city of
Jackson, Flovilla, Jenkinsburg),, In
dian Springs and Pepperton. Mr. W.
L. Nutt, together with other helpers,
will have charge of the drive in Pep
perton. Chairman for Flovilla, In
dian Springs and Jenkinsburg have
not been named, and (Mr. Ham will
have personal charge of the work in
. Jackson.
* Red Cross booths have been placed
in the folowing stores, with popular
young ladies in charge: Etheridge,
Smith & Cos., Miss Sara Smith and
Mrs. Victor Carmichael; Carmichael-
Drug & Book Cos., Miss Kate Lyons
and Miss Annie Rosa Wright; Owl
Pharmacy, Miss Mary Newton, Miss
Martha Pound and Miss Margaret
McKibben; Carmichael-Mallet Cos.,
Miss Helen Carmichael.
Mr. Ham plans to enroll 1000
members during the drive. Early in
the week he had already made a good
start toward the desired goal, several
business houses showing up 100 per
cent perfect.
It is an unusually busy time and it
vail not be possible to make as sys
tematic a canvass as had been hoped
for. All persons desiring to aid in
this great work should have their
money ready and hand it in to some
member of the committee, and thus
save time and worry.
The slogan of the present mmber
ship campaign is “All it Takes is a
Heart and a Dollar.”
judgFemory
SPEER PASSES
Federal Jurist Died in
Macen Dec. 13
DISTINGUISHED CAREER
P&AMOUS AS ORATOR AND JURIST
—HAD BEEN ON BENCH 33
YEARS—FUNERAL IN MACON
MONDAY AFTERNOON
Judge Emory Speer, of the United
States District Court for the South
ern District of Georgia, died at 9
o’clock Friday night at the Macon
hospital, following an operation Wed
nesday for gall stones. He had been
ill for three weeks.
Judge Speer was 70 years of age
last September. He had been federal
jurist for 33 years, having been ap
pointed by President Arthur. Pre
vious to that time he had been a mem
ber of congress from the Ninth dis
trict. He was regarded as one of the
most brilliant men in the country, and
his services as speaker were always in
great demand. As an orator he was
without a peer. Asa judge he was
.considered by many to be austere and
dictatorial. He was generally linient
with moonshiners, however, allowing
them to return home to gather their
crops. He presided over some of the
most celebrated cases of the past gen
eration, among which was the famous
Green and Gaynor case. Green and
Gaynor, a contractor and army offic
er* were convicted of stealing large
amounts from the government at Sa
vannah. A large part of the money
"Was finally restored to the government
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WV* blessings on those boys, O mother dear,
Wife/ That through them we can give with loving cheer
The Christmas gift from Christ of Bethlehem,
MM Tis this: “O peace on earth, good will to men.’
14 Sp Our boys, so brave and true, they understand,
They fight for peace for eVry opprest land;
(r*¥r*\ Yes, staunch and firm, they conquer unjust foe
jUJJJ To give the gift that Christ died to bestow.”
University of Georgia in the class of
1869, the late Col. Van McKibben be
ing a member of the same class.
Judge Speer is survived by his wife,
onfe sister and five daughters. . His
*fe was Miss Eleanora Morgan, of
Macon, and his sister is Miss Laura
Speer, of Athens. His daughters are
Mrs. William Aubrey, of San Antonia,
Texas; Mrs. A. H. Heyward, of Ma
con; Mrs. M. H. Signor, of Ma
con; Mrs. S. F. Crecilius, of Louis
ville, Ky., and Mrs. Eugene Anderson,
of Macon. . ,
The funeral was held in Macon
Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Rev.
Bascom Anthony, his pastor officiat
ing. Many lawyers frm over the state
attended the funeral.
Do it now—SHOP EARLY
JACKSON, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 20, 1918
192 VOTERS REGISTER
FOR CITY PRIMARY
Registration Is Below That of For
mer Years
When the city registration books
closed Thursday afternoon it was
found that 192 voters, 190 white and
2 colored, had qualified for the pri
mary of December 28. This registra
tion compare* with 122 in 1917 and
280 in 1916.
During the last two or three days
there was a noticeable interest dis
played by voters in getting their
names on the books. This was urged,
not only on account of the approach
ing nrimarv. but. in view of any nossi
ble bond issues that might come up. |
LARGE EGG BROUGHT TO OF
FICE BY MRS. CHAS. L. MADDUX
Huge Specimen of Hen Fruit Weighs
Four an Quarter Ounces
One of the largest hen eggs ever
shown in this section was brought to
this office Friday by Mrs. Charles L.
Maddux, of Iron Springs district. The
mammoth egg, resembling a goose
or turkey egg, tipped the scales at
414 ounces. At that rate it would
take only four such eggs to weigh a
full pound. The egg has been viewed
with considerable interest by a num
ber of people who declared it to be
the largest hen egg ever displayed.
Do it nov'— —SHOP EARLY
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
COUNTY WINS IN
WARRANT CASE
Not Liable For Both Sets
of Warrants
SUPREME COURT HOLDS
SUPREME COURT RULES THAT
# TAXPAYERS NOT LIABLE FOR
DUPLICATE WARRANTS—
WIDE INTEREST IN CASE
That Butts county will not be re
quired to pay certain duplicate war
rants issued in June, 1914, is the de
cision just handed down by the State
Supreme Court. The decision will be
of wide interest in the county.
The vuarrants in question were is
sued to the Saulsbury Metal & Cul
vert Cos., and officials of the company
alleged the original warrants were
lost, whereupon the county issued du
plicate warrants, conditioned upon the
return of the original warrants. The
warrants were bought by the Conti
nental Trust Cos., which company
brought suit against Butts county for
the amount involved, $6,660 and in
terest.
The Supreme Court’s decision was
to the effect that Butts county would
have to pay only one set of warrants.
The Continental Truct Cos., which pur
chased the warrants, is the loser.
Alston & Alston, of Atlanta, repre
sented the Continental Trust Cos., and
W. E. Watkins, county atomey, rep
resented the county,
SOLDIERS HERE TO
GET JOBS BACK
Business Men And Farm
ers to Co-Operate
APPRECIATE SACRIFICES
BUSINESS MEN AND FARMERS
SHOW THAT THEY APPRECI
ATE EFFORTS OF MEN WHO
WEN TO THE FRONT
That all soldiers returning from
service will be given their former
places by Jackson business men and
farmers of the county is the informa
tion gathered by talking with repre
sentatives of the various interests of
the community.
The Georgia Council of Defense is
i behind a movement to find employ
-1 ment for all soldiers mustered out of
! service. The work is entirely com
i mendable and should be supported by
all business interests. The boy who
gave up a good job to join the colors
j should have his job back when he re
; turns home.
Merchants of Jackson when asked
! about the matter said they would wel
come all the former employees back
!to the old positions. Farmers who
have given up labor also state that
they are anxious for the return of the
discharged soldiers and many fanners
want even more help than they had
this year.
So it appears that all Butts county
soldiers, regardless of where they ser
ved before entering service, will be
taken care of upon their discharge
from the army or navy.
CONVICTS WILL BE GIVEN
BARBECUE CHRISTMAS DAY
Annual Custom Will Ba Followad
This Yaar
Members of the Butts county road
gang will be given a barbecue Christ
mas day by Warden J. T. McClure.
The men will have only one day but
special efforts will be put forth to
make that day a pleasant one for all
connected with the camp. chain
gang is now in camp at Fincherville
but it is hoped to move into the
stockade within the next few days.
Do it now—SHOP EARLY