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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARfillS
VOL. 46—NO 52
TWO CANDIDATES
WOULD BE MAYOR
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Six Announce For Alder
manic Board
PRIMARY InIaIURDAY
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JACKSON TO HAVE USUAL SPIR
ITED CONTEST FOR CITY OF
FICERS —VOTERS TO GO OVER
i “THE TOP” SATURDAY
With two candidates announced far
mayor and two wards having opposi
tion candidates, the city* pjrimary l ,
wilich will be held Saturday, Dec. 28,
promises to be a warm and hotly con
tested affair.
The candidates for mayor are Hon.
W. E. Watkins, former mayor and
present city attorney, and Hon. S. O.
► Ham, also a ’former mayor and a
\ councilman of many years’ service.
In the first ward the candidate for
alderman is Mr. W. H. Mallet, who is
unopposed.
Hr. J. L. Biley is a candidate for
% aldeman in the second ward and has
opposition. This is the first entry
of (Messrs. Bailey and Mallet into city
politics, but both these gentlemen are
well known business men and will
sene the city well and capably.
In the third ward the two candi
. dates for alderman are Messrs. J. B.
Settle and W. H. Merritt. Mr. Settle
served on the council a year or so
ago and is a well known business man.
Mi. Merritt is at present councilman
from the second ward but has recent
! ly moved into the third vaard and is
making the race from that ward. Mr.
Merritt has served for one year and is
giving good account of his
ship.
in the fourth ward the opposing
candidates are Messrs. R. J. Carmich
ael and C. M. Kimbeli; both well
known and popular business men. Mr.
Kimbeli has been a member of council
before. These gentlemen are running
to succeed Mr. J. C. Jones, who did
not offer for re-electjcfh.
There are are no contests for mem
bers of the school board and members
of the executive committee. The
same' executive committee will be
elected and Mr. J. H* Carmichael
again heads the school trustees.
The polls will open at 8:30 a. m.
and close at 4 p. m. There is a regis
tration of 192 voters.
The election this year is by vote of
the entire city. All candidaes will be
voted for by duly qualified voters, re
gardless of ward lines.
The following candidates qualified
by paying their assessments to the
secretary of the executive committee,
ft. r. T. A. Nutt, Saturday.
FOR MAYOR:
(Vote for One)
S. 0. HAM
W. E. WATKINS
FOR ALDERMAN:
First Ward
w. H. MALLET
Second Ward
J. L. BAILEY
Third Ward
(Vote for One)
W H. MERRITT
J. B. SETTLE
Fourth Ward
(Vote for One)
g. J. CARMICHAEL
C. M. KIMBELL
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
* For Chairman
J. H. CARMICHAEL
Firat Ward
S. H. THORNTON
Second Ward
;< T. H. BUTTRILL
Third Ward
S. P. NICHOLS-
Fourth Ward
J. T. FLETCHER
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
For Chairman
H. L. DAUGHTRY
| .1 Firat Ward
H. O. BALL
Second Ward
T. A. NUTT
Third Ward
H. J. MILLER
Fourth Ward
H. R. SLATON
150.000 SOLDIERS ARE
" BEIN6 DISCHARGED DAILY
WELL OVER 300,000 HAVE BEEN
TRUNED BACK TO CIVILIAN
STATUS—ONE THOUSAND PER
DAY OUT SOON
. Washington, D. C., Dec. 20.—Weil
over 300,000 soldiers have been dis
charged from the army and returned
to civilian status. Secretary Baker
said today the rate ot demobilization
had now reached 150,000 a week,
and the war department was pushing
its efforts to make the average daily
discharge 1,000 per camp.
RESTRICTIONS ON FLOUR
HAVE BEEN CANCELLED
Food Administrator Looks For Cheap
er Prices —Bran up
Washington, Dec. 20.— Cancellation
of all flour milling regulations, includ
ing fair price schedules and the price
and quantity restrictions on the sale
of wheat fllour by milers, which offic
ials expect will result in cheaper
flour, was formally announced today
by the food administration.
Existing regulations restricting
margins of profit-on flour and nwH
feeds remain in effect, as do general
regulations of the food administra
tion, prohibiting profiteering, hoard
ing and unfair practices, and officials
said these would be strictly enforced.
Bran Prices Take Jump
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 20.-—The
price of bran jumped from $27.73, to
$46 a ton here today, the sudden rise
being due to the removal of all milling
restrictions by the government.
rfORGIA RIVERS RECEIVE
The river and harbor appropriation
bill now before congress for passage,
cames an annual maintenance appro
priation of $35,000. for the Altama
ha, Oconee and Ocmulgee mere.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 27, 1918
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ZONE SYSTEM
KNOCKED OUT
Second-Class Postage to
- Be Lower July 1
BILL PASSED THE SENATE
INFAMOUS “ZONE SYSTEM” WILL
BE REPEALED ON JULY 1, 1919
—VOTE WAS 34 TO 22 —HARD-
WICK FIGHTS REPEAL
Washington, Dec. 19.—8 y adopt
ing the finance committee amend
ments to the war revenue bill affect
ing second-class postage and insurance
companies, the senate today cleared
the way for the disposal of the few
other contested, but important, fea
tures remaining.
By a vote of 34 to 22 the senate
approved the committee amendment
proposing repeal next July Ist of the
present zone system of second-class
postage rates and substitution of a
rate of one cent per pound within
150 miles and one and one-half*cents
beyond.
Hardwick Fight* Postal Change
Disposal of the second-class post
age section today was regarded as re
moving a certain obstacle from the
bill's path. Senators Hardwick, of
Georgia, and McKellar led the fight
on the comimttee amendment, which
was defended by Senator Smoot, of
Utah. Opponents charged that sec
ond-class publications are granted a
large government “subsidy," while
Senator Smoot declared the present
zone system tends to foster undesir
able sectionalism and would drive
many publications out of business.
UNPRINTED CASUALTIES OF
AMERICAN FORCES 66,892
Large Part of Wounded Are Minor
Caiei, Report
Washington, Dec. 20.—Casualties
of the American expeditionary forces
which have not been published, but
•which have been announced officially
by General Perhing had been reduced
at noon, December‘lß, to a total of
66,892. These, the war department
announced today, were classified as
follows:
Major casualties, including killed
in action, died of wounds, died of dis
ease and died of other causes, 1,680;
wounded, 64,862; missing and prison
ers, 350.
A large proportion of the 64,862
names listed as wounded are minor
cases, it was said, many patients hav
ing long since recovered and return
ed to duty. Officials explained that
the total is really less, due to tho fact
that General Pershing's total includ
ed marine casualties of 1,202 killed
and more than 4,000 wounded, which
already have been published by the
marine corps headquarters here.
CHRISTMAS MAIL BREAKS
ALL PREVIOUS RECORLS
Unusually Large Number of Package*
Received and Dispatched
An unusually large holiday mail is
being handled at the Jackson office.
It is said that the mail received and
dispatched is the heaviest ever known.
Parcel Post packages are more numer
ous than ever and twice as many pos
tal cards have been handled as pre
viously. There is little difference be
tween the number of parcels receiv
ed here and the number dispatched.
If you fail to get your mail prompt
ly, pass it on to Burleson. Poor mail
service is part of his economy scheme.
$1.50 PER Y£AR IN ADVANCE
RED CROSS WORK
TO RE KEPT DP
' 0 i
Bad Weather Interferes
With Plans
CHAIRMAN BEHIND DRIVE
HOPED TO ENROLL 1,000 MEM
BERS BEFORE DRIVE IS CLOS
ED-WORK TO BE PUSHED AF*
TER HOLIDAYS.
On account of a combination of bad
weather, health conditions and the
rush holiday season, the Christmas
Red Cross Roll Call campaign has not
proved the success that was hoped for
The campaign wall be kept up Un
til the county makes a satisfactory
showing. Chairman W. 0. Ham
wants to secure the renewal of the
old members and in addition as many
new members as possible. His goal is
set at a membership of 1,000 and ,
that mark should be easily reached.
The committees assigned to this
work have been unable, up to the
present, to canvass the towns. As
soon as conditions improve a thor
ough canvass will be made and hun
dreds of new members enrolled.
Because the war has stopped is no
reason for stopping. The Red Cross
must go on until all the boys get
home.
To save time and worry, look up a
member of the committee and hand
in your dollar. Remember all it takes
to join is “a heart and dollar.”
CITY SCHOOLS
OPEN MONDAY
Take Only One Week’s
Vacation This Year •
TO MAKeUpIoST TIME
SHORT VACATION NOW WILL
MEAN EARLIER CLOSING IN
THE SPRING—INFLUENZA SIT
UATION MUCH BETTER
With only one week’s vacation dur
ing the holidays, the spring term of
the Jackson public schools will be
gin Monday, December 30.
By taking a short vacation now it
will be possible to make up practically
all the time lost when the schools
were closed on account of influenza,
and at the same time the schools will
get out earlier in the spring. Many •£
the schools of the state are taking
only a week’s holiday vacation.
The influenza situation. Prof. Mar
tin states, is very much better. Wear
ing of masks helped to stamp out the
disease and when the spring term
opens it is believed that nearly all
students will be back in their accus
tomed places. A considerable number
of new pupils are also expected dur
ing the spring months.
STORES TO CLOSE
CHRISTMAS DAY
BUSINESS WILL SUSPEND ONE
PAY—POST OFFICE TO KEEP
SUNDAY HOURS—CHRISTMAS
SAFE AND SANE HERE
As usual and in pursuance of a
long established custom, the stores
and business houses of Jackson will
be closed Wednesday, Christmas day.
There will be no business transacted
by stores or bank*, and Sunday hours
will be observed by the post office.
So far as annunced, there are no
special services planned for the day
and all indications point to safe and
sane Christmas observance.