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LET’S BOOST JACKSON AND BUTTS COUNTY VOL. 49—NO. 7 SUPERIOR COURT CONVENES MONDAY FEBRUARY TERM SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE FOR TWO WEEKS. SECOND WEEK DE VOTED TO CRIMINAL CASES The February term of the superi or court of Butts county will be con vened in Jackson next Monday by Judge W. E. H. Searcy, Jr. Hon E. M. Owen will be present as solicitor general to look after the interests of the state. Some litigation in which keen in terest centers will probably be heard at this term of court. It is expected that the first week will be devoted entirely to the trial of civil matters. Court is scheduled to continue for tvso weeks and the second week will be given over to the trial of criminal cases. A large number of criminal cases, for the most part, petty matters will be ready for trial. Judge Searcy will make an effort to clear the jail of prisoners and no doubt a considerable number of de fendants will be arraigned during the term. A list of all jurors, together with the calendar of civil suits, has al ready been published in The Pro gress-Argus. 366,270 BALES COTTON CONSUMED IN JANUARY THIS COMPARES WITH TOTAL OF 591,921 BALES THE PAST YEAR. NUMBER OF SPINDLES ACTIVE FOR MONTH Washington.—Cotton consumed during January amounted to 366,- 270 bales of lint and 23,549 bales of linters, the census bureau an nounced today. Consumption in January last year amounted to 591,921 bales of lint and 27,243 of linters. Cotton on hand January 31 in consuming establishments amounted to 1,273,067 bales of lint and 231,- 675 of linters compared with 1,952,- 326 of lint and 276,546 of linters a year ago; and in public storage and compresses holdings Were 5,645,368 bales of lint and 336,961 of linters, compared \w.th 3,758,329 of lint and 324,965 of linters. Cotton imported during January amounted to 4,024 bales, compared with 104,485 in January last year. Exports amounted to 606,002 bales, including 5,246 bales of lint ers, compared with 929,671 bales, including 7,391 bales of linters. Cotton spindles active during January numbered 31,509,021, com pared with 34,739,579 a year ago. Statistics for cotton growing states were: Consumed, 235,233 bales, com pared with 330,793. Held in con suming establishments 623,751 bales, compared with 1,105,967, and in public storage at compresses 5,- 201,362 bales, compared with 3,- 481,165. Cotton spindles active 14,766,784, compared with 14,918,924. GEORGIA VETERANS WILL HOLD REUNION IN ALBANY May 13 and 14 Selected -as Dates For Annua! Reunion Albany, Ga.—The Georgia divis ion of the United Confederate Vet erans will hold their reunion in this city May 13 and 14, and those who will be fortunate enough to attend are looking forward to the sessions with eager anticipation. General B. N. Barrow, command er of the western brigade, has been appointed marshal of the day and will have charge of the parade, and also of the ovening of the conven tion on the first day. McKIBBEN LANE WILL BE SPEAKER IN MONTICELLO Accepts Invitation to Make Memo rial Day Address Mr. McKibben Lane, a son of the late Col. Andrew Lane, more famil iarly known as Major Lane, the lat ter a native son of Jasper county, has accepted an invitation from the Monticello chapter. United Daugh ters of the Confederacy, to deliver the Memorial Day address. Mr. Lane, like his lamented father, s an orator of note, and it is pleas ing news that he has been secured as principal speaker on this occasion. —Monticello News, THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS WILL HAVE BANQUET EXERCISES THURSDAY NIGHT TO CELEBRATE FIFTY-SEV ENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF ORDER Members of Jackson Lodge No. 131, Knights of Phythias, will have a banquet at Hotel Bushanan Thurs day night, the occasion to celebrate the fifty-seventh anniversary of the founding of the order. The Knights of Phythias was founded in Wash ington City February 19, 1854, but as the 19th comes on Saturday the local lodge voted to have the ban quet on the 17th instead. The committee in charge of ar rangements consists of Messrs. A. T. Buttrill, G. B. Carreker and A. R. Conner. Of the 105 members of the Jack son lodge it is expected that at least seventy-five will be present Thurs day night. An elegant course sup per will be served and there will be addresses appropriate to the occa sion by a number of the members. On this occasion the principal speakers will be Grand Chancellor Jesse Wood, of Atlanta, and Major H. D. Russell, of Macon. The ad dresses of these prominent visitors will add much to the interest of the evening. The affair promises to be one of the most enjoyableheld in Jackson in some time and the members are looking forward to the occasioin with much interest. JASPER COUNTY TO CUT COTTON LARGELY ATTENDED MEETING HELD MONDAY. SWEET PO TATOES WILL BE GROWN. PETITION BEING SIGNED Monticello, Ga., Feb. 14.—At probably the largest assembly of Jasper county farmers here today, resolutions were passed to: reduce the 1920 cotton crop fifty per cent and a movement was started to de vote the acreage to sweet potatoes. It was estimated that more than five hundred were in attendance upon the meeting. Many of the far mers attached their names to resolu tions, which . will 'be circulated the county to give those who could not attend the privilege of signing. The sweet potato crop for this season was thoroughly discussed at the meeting. The movement gained big headway when W. J. Phillips, a big farmer and well known through out this section, announced that he. would erect a curing house to take care of the season’s production. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR WILL HAVE MEETING FRIDAY Order of The Red Cross Will Be Conferred Then There will be a meeting of Alex ius Commandery No. 22, Knights Templar, Friday night at which time the Red Cross degree will be con ferred. All members are requested to be present at that meeting. The annual inspection will be held on March 4. . IVHCKIE SAYS j* VJDUWVI TV,' AVERAOE VN2K3 OP A WAfiAXXttG, UE \ TVC \tt A eKH PAPER. U 9 j >'<JX>V£> OVER. TV.' UEADUUES--'OW7 \JUVto4 U£ PV2¥S OP ACCWUtPM PAPER! ) ut <3tOOOAUS DOWN \U<O A COVA- i \ VORTAS&JP POSriVOU AN,' PEM V \U , INCUXAViS ■ \-tVO TteEV*<aOß9QAte ffl J over. rc TO wvA>ce eowa we Jm Vs teASvk Jm JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1921 GEORGIA TECH TO RAISE $5,000,000 GEORGIA BUSINESS MEN LINE UP FOR GREATER TECH AND GREATER INDUSTRIAL DE VELOPMENT IN THE SOUTH Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 17.—The $5,- 000,000 campaign April 20 to 30 for a Greater Georgia Tech, and through it a greater industrial Geor gia, announced recently, with the statement that $1,000,000 \uas as sured at the outset by a committee who would raise that much in New York and the North, has attracted a flood of commendatory letters and telegrams from all parts of the state and, in fact, from all over the country. It seems that business men ev erywhere have been waiting for the chance to say what they thought of Georgia Tech and its importance to industrial Georgia, and the in dustrial South —and what greater things it could accomplish if prop erly equipped. “This Tech proposition is Geor gia’s business!” writes W. L. Ro buck, of Cordele, head of the Cor dele Sash, Door and Lumber Com pany. And he proceeds: “It is the responsibility of the business men of Georgia to put this proposition over. They are not giving their money away in contributing to this fund —they are making a very safe and sound in vestment. The Tech proposition is one of sound business merit.” This from one of Georgia’s lead ing manufacturers. And the follow ing from a great New England bus iness man, Harry H. Hunt, of Bos ton, vice president of Stone and Webster: “It is hardly necessary for us to say anything to you about the need of technically trained men to assist in the development of the industries of the state of Georgia. It has been necessary for us to draw very heav ily on this class of young men for the development of our public util ity business, and the few that we have been able, to get from the tech nical schools of the South have been especially helpful in solving our problems there on account of their knowledge of that section and its people. “We have been more or less han dicapped by the insufficient supply of men, and I have no doubt that you have experienced the same difF culty and realize fully what it means to the state to have a thor oughly equipped technical school that is in position to handle the large body of students who seek in struction of this character. _ “The events of the immediate past have demonstrated very strong ly the value of the technically edu cated man in all lines of industrial activity, and we firmly believe that it is a perfectly good business prop osition, to say the least, for any state energetically to eiicourage a school like the most excellent in stitution of which President Mathe son is the head.” Fred J. Orr, of Athens, writes: “I believe this movement now has great significance.” “We all want our state to devel op,” writes W. E. Dunwody, of Ma con.” “This project is the Purest way to insure industrial develop ment. We all pull together and put it across.” Robert F. Maddox, Atlanta bank er, says: “I am sure you fully appreciate the important work the Georgia School of Technology has done, and its great possibilities in the future. The industrial development of our section must depend largely on the facilities of the institution. Its graduates in the past have taken the foremost position in many industries throughout the United States. Growth and prosperity are bound to be reflected on the state and the section from the expansion and de velopment of Georgia Tech.” T. J. Darling, of Waycross, writes: “I am continually impressed with the needs of our state and section for industrial development, and with the idea that it can be attained through a Greater School of Tech nology.” “Count me to do anything that I can to help along the good cause of industrial development in the south east, with the hope that Georgia will occupy the position of leader ship,” writes B. M. Hood, president of the B. Mifflin Hood Brick Com pany, of Atlanta, referring to the Greater Georgia Tech campaign. J. Gordon Jones, mayor of Cor dele, is at special pains to speak of MR. KINARD ELECTED AS INSURANCE OFFICAL FILLS VACANCY CAUSED BY THE DEATH OF MR. J. T. GOODMAN. DIRECTORS HELD MEETING HERE TUESDAY At a meeting of the directors of the Farmers Co-Operative Fire In surance Company, held in Jackson Tuesday morning, Mr. S. B. Kinard was elected as secretary and treas urer to succeed the late Mr. J. T. Goodman. Officers of the company are Mr. W. A. Newton, president; Mr. S. H. Mays, vice-president; Mr. S. B. Kinard, secretary, treasurer and general agent. Mr. J. T. Goodman served most acceptably as secretary and treas urer of the company for a long number of years. The Farmers Co-Operative Fire Insurance Company has made a great record and now has more than nine millions of insurance in force. The average cost to the policy hold ers last year was $1.40 per thousand. This compares with a cost of sl9 per thousand in the old line fire in surance companies. The wonder ful growth and success of the Far mers Co-Operative Fire Insurance Company show; what can be ac complished by co-operation. JACKSON SCHOOL GIVEN HIGH RANK SECOND INSTITUTION IN THE STATE TO QUALIFY. GRAD UATES MAY TEACH WITHOUT TAKING EXAMINATION Showing the good work being done by the Jackson high school, the State Department of Education has approved the Jackspn high school as Teacher-Training High School No. 2. The Augusta training school was the first to qualify. This places Jackson near the top in educational matteers and will be of interest to all friends and patrons of the Jack son institution. Graduates of the Jackson high school veil be granted a provisional license to teach in the public schools of the state for two years. With the present modern building, the only adequate plant Jackson has ever had, and with a corps of able and experienced teachers, the Jack son high school is doing some of the best work in the state. It is an in stitution of which all the people may well feel proud. The official notice concerning the Jackson high school has been receiv ed by Superintendent L. D. Watson from the state department of edu cation : “This is'to certifiy that the Jack son High School has been approved by the State Department of Educa tion as Teacher-Training High School No. 2. “When the work of the graduates of this institution is certified by Superintendent L. D. Watson, they will be granted a provisional license to teach in the public schools of the State for two years. “M. L. BRITTAIN, “State Superintendent of Schools. “E. A. POUND. “State Supervisor of High Schools.” CENTER OF POPULATION Washington, D. C.—The center of population in the United States was shown by the f1920 census to be in the extreme southeast corner of Owen county, Indiana, 8.3 miles southeast of Spencer, the census bu reau announced today. the “bigness of this undertaking, and its value to industrial Georgia.” A service to the Georgia School of Technology is a service to the industries of Georgia,” is the opin ion of Hon. William M. Mundy, of Cedartown. “I am deeply impressed with the unlimited possibilities for the up building of the state of Georgia in an industrial way possessed by the Georgia School of Technology, if given the proper support by the people of Georgia,” is the succinct manner in which A. S. Adams, of Atlanta sums up his ideas on the campaign. Summing it up, they all say: “This Tech proposition is Geor gia’s job!” And they are all ready to help put it over. COURSE OF STUOY HERE APPROVED FORTY-FIVE MINUTE PERIODS APPROVED BY BEST SCHOOLS IN SOUTH. MR. POUND EN DORSES PRESENT HOURS Since the new school building was occupied and the recitation periods have been made 45 minutes, there has been considerable discussion of the plan. Some of the patrons of the school want a change, but that the position of Superintendent L. D. Watson is endorsed by the State Department of Education and is in line with the methods employed in the leading high schools of the state well be seen by the following letter from E. A. Pound, High School Supervisor: Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 9, 1921. Supt. L. D. Watson, Jackson, Ga. Dear Mr. Watson: In reference to your question as to the length of recitation periods in the best high schools of the state I will say that the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the South and, indeed, every asso ciation of the kind in the country requires that high schools devote 45 minutes to the recitation period, if they are to be placed upon the ac credited list and their pupils re ceived without examination. This is not a regulation of the State, but of the very best educational experts of the country. The tendency is now not only to devote 45 piinutes to the recitation but to lengthen the period in order to give time for supervised study. It would be a great injustice not only to the indi vidual child but to the high school to give less time than this. 1 am glad to have the pleasure of approving your school as Teacher- Training School No. 2. The Augus ta Training School was the first to qualify. Please follow the course as out lined by the State Department as closely as possible. I feel sure that you will develop some teachers of whqm your county will be proud. With all good wishes and kindest regards, 1 am, Yours truly. E. A. POUND, High School Supervisor. The course as outlined by the State Department is as follows: “The recitation periods should bo 40 to 45 minutes. Schools adopting the supervised study plan should provide periods of not less than 50 minutes. In small schools 40 min utes will be ample. In the larger sehooh it may take 43 to 45 min utes. Man schools in the country are nov. adopting the 50 minute periods with seven periods a day, allowing each class to ?-emain with the teach er a whole period, thus giving some time for supervised study. In this case, seven periods of recitation per teacher would be excessive. Where a fewer number of minutes than 40 is used the unit value must be accordingly decreased. Nearly all the large schools now use the 45-minute period for recitation pur purposes." OFFICIALS ELECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF JENKINSBURG Mr. D. O. Woodward Chosen Mayor For Current Year The election for mayor and coun cil for the town of Jenkinsburg was recently held and the following well known citizens were chosen to serve for the year. For mayor, D. O. Woodward; for councilmen, W. D. Compton, Jr., Dr. J. W. Harper, V. H. Mills, T. S. Steel, H. B. Whitaker. V. H. Mills was elected mayor pro tern, W. D. Compton, Jr., clerk and treasurer and J. T. Merritt, mar shal. The new council has recently pur chased anew road machine and hope to get the streets there in first class condition. JENKINSBURG LODGE MASONS NAMES OFFICERS FOR YEAR At a recent communication of Jenkinsburg lodge No. 474, F. & A. M., the following officers were elect for the year 1921: L. H. Pursley, W. M.; W. H. Col lins, S. W.; R. F. Elder, J. W.; Dr. J. W. Harper, treasurer; R. A. Woodward, secretary; T. B. Fletch er, chaplain; A. B. Stallworth, tyler; A. S. Mills, S. D.; C. W. Fletcher, J. D.; J. M. Pullin, S. S.; J. O. Gos nell, J. S. HAKE 1921 A YEAR OF HOG AND , HOMINY $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE NO PUBLIC BUILDINGS BY PRESENT CONGRESS POST OFFICES, COURT HOUSES AND OTHER STRUCTURES MUST WAIT. ECONOMY GIV EN AS THE CHIEF REASON Washington.—Members of the House Pubic buildings and Grounds Committee have decided to postpone drafting a public buildings bill, pro viding for the building of post of fices, court houses and other gov ernment structures throughout the United States during the present session of Congress. Representative Langey, Republi can of Kentucky, chaivman of the committee, made an announcement of the committee’s stand Saturday. Langley declared: “Owing to the present condition of the government finances and the consequent necessity for the most rigid economy as well as the pres sure of the emergency legisltation, the committee has definitely decid ed not to prepare and report a gen eral public buildings bill, at this ses sion or to consider any individual bill authorizing ar* appropriation of money other than hospital facilities for the treatment of our disabled ex-service men and women.” The above will be of interest in Jackson, as Congressman J. W. Wise some time ago introduced a bill for a post office building in Jackson. With finance in the present shape is is not known when the building for this city will be finally author ized. WILL PUT FLOUR MILL IN JACKSON NEW ENTERPRISE ERECTED BY MR. W. P. WALL. TO BE READY FOR NEW CROP WHEAT. GRIST MILL IN CONNECTION . A flour mill with a capacity of thirty barrels per day, with a graham and grist mill in eonnectioin, will be put up in Jackson by Mr. W. P. Wall. Construction of the foundation is now in progress and the new mill will be in operation for the 1921 crop of wheat. The enterprise will be located in Mi’. Wall’s building on Oak street, the building being admirably suited to such an enterprise. The building of this mill should stimulate the growing of wheat in Butts county and this immediate sec tion. No roller mill is convenient to many of the people of the county and great trouble has been experi enced in the past in getting wheat ground. A modern wheat mill cen trally located will no doubt prove a profitable investment and will in crease the amount of wheat grown in this immediate territory. If enough wheat is planted to justi fy it Mr. Wall states the mill will be operated the year round. It may be that he will have wheat shipped in and operate the mill twelve months in the yer~ Graham flour, pure and wholesome, for which there is a ready demand, will be made on the new mill. Two sets of rocks will be used in grind ing corn and the capacity of meal will be large. This enterprise fills a long felt need in the community and Mr. Wall is to commended for his enter prise in putting in the plant. ASK LOWER FREIGHT RATES FOR SOUTHERN TERRITORY Armour Declares Plant at Tifton is About to Go Under Washington.—Appeals for relief from high freight rates on the live stock industry In the South were on file today before the Interstate Com merce Commission made? by repre sentatives of Armour & Cos. The plant of Armour & Cos. at Tifton, Ga., was closed down, principally because of the high rates, it was de clared by W. W. Manker. Twenty eight Southern railroads are named in the petition and refunds of nearly $60,000 are sought. The live stock industry in the South v.'ll soon be history, he asserted, unless the rail roads come to the assistance of pro ducers. WOMAN JURORS WILL BE ALLOWED TO WEAR HATS Woman jurors in the Polk county court, in lowa, may wear hats in the jury box and will be given time to powder their faces during court ses sions, under a ruling made by Judge J. D. Wallingford. j