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USE GEORGIA
PRODUCTS
DURING 1923
VOL. 51—NO. 5
BOND FUNDS ARE
PLACED IN BANK
SUM OF $160,775.75 TO THE
CREDIT OF TREASURER JOHN
McMICHAEL. EXPECT GOV
ernment aid later
The sum of $160,775.75, thS pio
ceeds from the rale of the $150,000
,-sue Cl Butts county road and high
way'bonds, has been placed in the
bank to the Credit of County Treas
urer John M. McMichael. The bonds
v.icre signed Friday and the draft
deposited in the Farmers and Mer
chants Bank Monday.
According to a statement made
Monday by Mr. J. O. Gaston, Com
missioner of Roads and Revenues,
comparatively little road work in
volving the expenditure of bon.
money will be done for the present.
Mr. Gaston expects to receive state
and federal aid later on. The
county funds will be matched by a
similar sum from the government,
■it has been stated.
It is thought the members of the
bond commission will be appointed
at an early date, by Judge W. E.-H.
Searcy, Jr. Whether this will be
done between now and the assem
bling of the February term of
court is not known.
The signing of the road and
highway bonds, one hundred and
fifty of them, of the denomination
of SI,OOO each, bearing 5% per
cent interest, was an interesting
event of Friday morning. The bonds
were signed, in order, by J. 0. Gas
ton, commissioner of roads and rev
enues, and by J. T. Moore, clerk to
the county commissioner, by C. T.
Beauchamp, cashier of the Farmers.
& Merchants Banks, and by S. J.
Foster, clerk of Butts county supe
rior court. Three seals were re
quired, that off the county commis
sioner, that of C. T. Beauchamp,
who as notary public attested the
genuineness of the signatures of
ihe commissioner and his clerk, and
Mt of Clerk of Court S. J. Foster,
■who attested that all legal require-
Fments as to validation, etc., had
Lbeen complied with.
* The bonds were signed in the di
rector’s room of the Farmers Ai
Merchants Bank. Preliminary to the
signing of the bonds, Mr. J. H. Car
michael, president of the bank, pre
sented Mr. Gaston with a gold foun
tain pen to be used in affixing hi?,
signature to the documents.
In a few well chosen remarks Mr.
Carmichael congratulated Mr. Gas
ton for his work as county commis
sioner, reciting many instances
where he has saved the taxpayers
of the county large sums of money
by his knowledge of ti e duties of
his office and by always being active
and vigilant in guarding the welfare
of the county. He mentioned the
boundary line dispute between Butts
and Jasper counties, and showed
that Mr. Gaston had saved the tax
payers of the county some eight or
ten thousand dollars per' year by
fighting this case to a successful
conclusion.
agr- Garnv'tbael abo related the
upnill fight Mr. Gaston has had to
finance the county. “It is a wonder
to me,” said Mr. Canniehae]. “how
Mr. Gaston has been ab’e to keep
the affairs of the county going
when he has had to fight every inch
of his way. But he has done it,
and the successful issue of the
road bonds is the crowning act of
his administration. To Butts county
belongs the distinction and honor of
selling its bonds at the highest fig
ure ever paid for any bonds sold in
the state of Georgia. This is an
other feather in the eap of our
lCc4sty Commissioner.
I “I predict, said Mr. Carmichael,
IHhat Butts county is just coming
its own. This Oond issue will
pniale county to have good
[roads. We have the beat county in
*tate and this bond issue will'
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Signing Butts County Road Bonds—The
Highest Bonds Ever Sold in Georgia
SSL
The Butts County Road and Highway Bonds were signed in the Farmers & Merchants Bank
January 26. From left right, seated J. O. Gaston, J. T. Moore, John M. McMichael, C. T. Beau
champ, S. J. Foster. Spectators who witnessed the signing are, standing, left to right—*W. E. Watkins,
J. H. Carmichael, J. D. Jon's*.
0. K. IS GIVEN
JACKSON WATER
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
SAYS JACKSON’S WATER SUP
PLY IS AMONG BEST. PLAC
ED IN FRONT RANK
That Jackson’s water supply is
and. K. in 'every respect, is contained
in a report of the State Board of
Health, H. C. Wood-fall, director of
Sanitary Engineering in charge,
made to Mr. A. B. Lindsey, super
intendent of the water and light
department of the city. The report
says:
“I wish to make the following
report on samples of water collect
ed on Jan. 15:
“Sample No. 142, from creek,
shows at his time a slight contami
nation. Samples Nos. 143 and 144,
from clear water basin, both show
at this time a very excellent water.
1 should advise each month taking
one sample fi;om tap. ,
“I am very glad that we were
able to place Jackson in column 1 of
both of our tables in circular letter
of January, 1922, and I hope we
will be able to do this at the end
'of this year.”
Com is the most important crop
in the United States, both in acre
age and in value. The quantity of
yield is greatly influenced by the
quality of the seed planted, says
the United States Department of
Agriculture. A practical way to de
crease the cost of harvesting the
crop if it is to be fed to hogs :s
to let the hogs do the harvesting or
“hogging down” by turning them
into the fields in the fall.
put the county on the map.”
It had been predicted, said Mr.
Carmichael, that the bonds vsould
never be voted, that if voted the
bonds could not be sold, and that
if sold they would not bring par.
The sale of the bonds at the hand
some premium of 107.18 left Mr.
Gaston’s critics without a leg to
stand on, said Mr. Carmichael in
concluding his remarks.
The signing of the bonds was
rather a slow and tedious process
and several hours were required to
go through with all the require
ments.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1923
DECIDE FRIDAY ON
CAR OF GUERNSEYS
DIRECTORS OF KIWANIS CLUB
TO TAKE DEFINITE ACTION.
FITZPATRICK AND BATES
SPEAKERS TUESDAY NIGHT
. The matter of holding st sale of
Guernsey cattle in Jackson will be
settled at a meeting of the direc
tors of the Kiwanis Club to be held
Friday night at 7 o’clock i nthe of
fice of the Jackson Progerss-Argus.
The Public Affairs committee will
meet with the directors and the
matter will be gone into thoroughly
and a recommendation made to the
club.
Speakers at the. meeting of the
Kiwanis Club Tuesday night
Mr. W. W. Fitzpatrick, southern
representative of the American
Guernsey Cattle Association, and
Mr. H. C. Bates, Live Stock devel
opment Agent of the Southern Rail
way System.
Mr. Fitzpatrick, in leading up to
the details of the proposed cattle
sale, made a splendid talk on dairy
ing in general and its part in the
general scheme of diversified farm
ing. To be successful, the speaker
said, a farmer must earn a dividend
on his investment and leave fertil
ity in the soil. The best way to do
this is through dairy farming and
live stock growing, said Mr. Fitz
patrick.
Mr. Bates told of the wonderful
strides being made in Turner coun
ty. The business men of Ashburn
got together and helped the farmers
buy good dairy cows, chickens and
hogs, with the result that Turner
county is on the way to permanent
prosperity. The business men of
any community must do the think
ing and planning for the farmers
in that territory* said Mr. Bates.
The Ashbum creamery is turning
out from 50,000 to 60,000 pounds
of butter per month, the county is
t
stocked with pure bred chickens and
hogs and a steady cash income is
helping all lines of business.
Mr. Bates warned the people
against going too strong on cotton
this year. The only vsny to better
Conditions in a a lasting way is
through the keeping of live stock,
•chickens and hogs and a system of
diversified fanning, said Mr. Bates.
A sale of Guernsey cows and
DAIRY MEETING
HELD TUESDAY
NEED OF PURE BRED ANIMALS
POINTED OUT BY SPEAKERS.
WOULD SELL A CAR OF
GUERNSEYS HERE
The need for pure bred dairy
cows dn the farms of the South,
the importace of good feeding an 1
careful attention to dairy cattle,
were subjects discussed at a meet
ing of Butts county citizens in the
court house Tuesday morning. The
speakers were Mr. H. C. Bates,
Live Stock Development Agent of
the Southern Railway System, Mr.
W. W. Fitzpatrick, southern repre
sentative of he American Guernsey
Cattle Association, Mr. Lawhorn,
of the Southern Railway find Mr.
Woyman, of the Dixie Dairy Com
pany, of Atlanta.
The question of holding a sale of
purebred Guernsey cattle, the car
to be composed of registered bulls,
pure bred heifers and grade cows,
was discussed by Messrs. Bates and
Fitzpatrick. Both speakers told of
the -far-reaching effects the bringing
of a ear of high type dairy cattle
into Butts county would have. Such
a sale, the speakers declared, would
lead to the sale of other breeds,
such as Jerseys.
Mr. Fitzpatrick stated that the
Guernseys are more in demand than
any other dairy cauie. There are
two buyers for every Jersey cow
offered for sale and at least ten
buyers for every Guernsey cow put
on the market.
The development of a better
grade of cattle through pure bred
sires was a point brought out by
all the speakers.
County Agent H. G. Wiley pre
sided over the meeting and Messrs.
Gordon Thompson, Smith Settle, J.
!R. Biles and others were called on
for short talks.
The sale, if held, will probably
place in April.
•
bulls in Butts county would lead to
other sales here and would he a
great benefit to the entire commu
nity, Mr. Bates pointed out
CITY EMPLOYEES
NAMED FOR YEAR
NEW ADMINISTRATION TOOK
CHARGE THURSDAY NIGHT.
GOOD FINANCIAL SHOWING
MADE DURING PAST YEAR
The reading of the financial re
port for the past year by Clerk and
Treasurer J. A. McMichael, showing
the city’s finance to be in good con
dition, and the election of em
ployees for the year 1923, were
features c'f the meeting of Council
Thursday night when the new ad
ministration assumed charge.
Jfayoi H. M. Fletcher and Aider
man J. R. Thurston and Alderman
A. A. Howell are old members of
the board. Messrs. Hugh Mallet
and S. P. Nichols are the new mem
bers of council, Air. Mallet succeed
ing H. O. Ball in the first ward and
Mr. Nichols W. H. .Merritt in the
third ward.
All old employees were re-elected
as follows:
J. A. McMichael, clerk and treas
urer.
A. R. Conner, tax receiver and
collector.
A. B. Lindsey, superintendent of
writer and light department.
C. T. Thornton, chief of police.
W. F. Lavender and J. T. McMich
ael, assistant policemen.
C. L. Redman, city attorney.
Mr. S. O. Ham was re-elected on
the bond commission to succeed
himself. The members of the com
mission are Messrs. E. L. Smith, H.
R. Slaton and S. O. Ham.
Messrs. J. G. Colwell, A. C. Fin
ley and J. T. Fletcher were re-elee
•ted as tax assessors.
The Jackson Banking Company
was named as depository for the
city funds during the year 1923.
Alderman Hugh Mallet was nam
ed as mayor protem.
As will be seen from a reading of
the report of Clerk J. A. MeMich
ael, published .elsewhere in this is
sue, the city ended the year in good
financial condition. There remains
to be collected about $5,000 in
taxeST* The water and light depart
ment has a balance of more than
$3,000, and during the year a con
siderable sum was spent for exten
sions and improvements. The school
fund, it was. stated, will be a little
t
short, but this vVll be supplemented
from other sources and Jackson
will maintain its reputation for pay
ing its teachers promptly.
Standing Committee*
Mayor Fletcher in announcing his
standing committees for • the year
added throe new committees, that
of contagious diseases, fire company
and fire protection and publicity,
manufacturing and public enter
prises. The committees are as fol
lows:
Finance—Nichols, chairman; How
ell, Mallet.
Water and Lights-—Howell, chair
man; Nicholg, Thurston.
Street s—Thurston, chairman;
Howell, Mallet.
Public Schools—Mallet, chairman;
Howell, Nichols.
Police—Mallet, chairman; Nich
ols, Thurston.
Sanitary—Thurston, ehairm an :
Howell, Mallet
Cemetery—Thurston, chairman;
Howell, Mallet.
L!ti(tttion —Howell,! ehairm an ;
Nichols, Thurston.
Orfinanfies—Nichold chairmjan;
Howell, Mallet.
Printing—Howell chairman; Nich
ols, Thurston.
Coai t agious Diseases—Mallet,
chairman; Honell, Nichols.
Fire Department and Fire Protec
tion—Nichols, chairman; Malle\,
Thurston.
Publicity, Manufacturing and
Public Enterprises—Howell, chair
man; Mallet, Nichols, with H. O.
Ball correlating therewith.
This Newspaper
Devoted to
Public Servic'e
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
CARTER-WARTBEN
BUILDING GUTTED
JACKSON THEATER AND OF
FICE OF DR. O. B. HOWELL
COMPLETE LOSS. FIRE WAS
HELD IN CHECK
The Carter-Warthen building on
Third street and owned by C. M.
KimbeT, of McDonough, was gutted
by fire that was discovered at 4,30
o'clock Friday morning. The build
ing housed the Jackson Theater and
the office of Dr. O. B. Howell was
located on the second story. Both
were complete losses.
The building was insured for
$5,000, it was stated, and McCarty
Brothers, owners of the picture
show, had $5,000 insurance. Dr.
Howell carried $1,500 vuorth of in
surance on his, office, it was stated.
The fire had gained considerable
headway hen it was detected. The
alarm was turned in by Chief of
Police C. T. Thornton, who was at
tractei by falling glass in the rear
of the building. When the fire de-
partment. arrived on the scene the
flames were bursting through the
windows in the rear. Several heavy
explosions followed the wake o'f the
flames as they eat their way to the
front.
When the fire company saw thj
building was doomed efforts were
lirected to save aajoning buildings,
including the Jackson National Bank
and Scarborough’s Garage. By
prompt and effective work the fire
was confined to one building, the
flames being extinguished only after
all the wooden work was burned
away. The bare walls were left to
te’.l the story of a conflag-ation that
might have had serious consequences
but for the good work of the Jack
son fire department and volunteer
fire fighters.
The Carter-Warthen building was
erected in 1909. It was a two-tory
building and lolge rooms were for
merly located in the second story-
The building was changed recently
and the picture show occupied all
of the building except for offices in.
•front of the second floor.
Dr. Howell who formerly had of
fices in the Harkness building that
was damageef by fire the past fall,
had recently taken offices in the
Carter-Warthen building. He suf
fered as a result of both conflagra
tions.
The fire was spectacular, the
flames leaping from the windows
hnd threatening to lick up other
buildings. A large crowd was at
tracted to the fire, which burned
for several hours after gotten under
control.
The origin of the fire remains un
known. Chief Thornton stated he
had just made round in the vicin
ity of the building a few minutes
before fire was seen breaking
through the windows.
BUTTS WON IN RAY
CONTEST IN ATHENS
FARMERS’ WEEK AND MARKET.
ING CONFERENCE WAS MOST
SUCCESSFUL. MISS AKIN AND
MR fc WILEY ATTENDED
At the Farmers’ Week and Mar
keting Conference held at the State
College of Agriculture in Athens
last week County Agent H. G.
Wiley won third prize for the best
bale of hay.
Miss Lucile Akin, of Jenkinsburg,
and County Agent Wiley attended
from Butts county.
The meeting was declared to have
been most successful. A total of
147 counties in Georgia were rep
resented, Mr. Wiley stated, and the
attendance was the largest yet re
corded.