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FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1926
SPECIALS
for Friday and Saturday
No. 1 Can College Inn Chicken C 1
Salad X C-
No. 1 Can Welsh Rarebit
For
No. I Can Picnic Size Asparagus 19c
5 Ounce Can Maraschino Cherries !0c
Nice medium size Lemons
Per Dozen
1 Pound Blue Ridge Coffee 'X'Xr*
For
100 Pound Sack Mogul Horse Feed <2*l *7 E?
for 1. /
1 Bushel good home ground Meal 1 C
For
Good Boiling Meat j
Per Pound vJv.
Batnby Bread Qp
Per Loaf
Market Baskets Op
Each
1 Gallon Can Blue Ribbon Syrup CT
For O L
1 Gallon Glass Jug White and Red 4
Vinegar
Libby’s Sliced Dried Beef 7 *7 C*
314 oz. Jars
>5 Pound Sack Dixie Crystal Sugar 1.54
Wheat Bran 1 F|F|
Per Sack v/\/
100 Pound Sack Hen Scratch 9
For J
Post Toasties Qf*
Package
Corn Flakes
Package
1 Quart Sweet Mixed Pickles 1/t p
For
Jamup Flour, 24 Pounds 1 | Q
For 1,1 J
48 Pound Sack Taxi Flour,
Self Rising
PHONE 186
Georgia Grocery
JENKINSBUKG
I Mrs. J. A. Middlebrooks and Miss
Ruth Middlebrooks were visitors to
■’•anta Thursday.
I Mr. C. B. Saunders and family of
■elena, were guests of relatives here
Rt week.
I Mrs. W. J. Turner and Dr. lone
rner, of Atlanta, spent last Thurs
y and Friday with Mrs. S. L.
Rhnston.
■ Miss Suzzanna Foster of Jackson
R en t the past week-end with Miss
Raise Woodward.
■ Messrs Robert and Dodson Banks-,
R were visitors to Atlanta Monday.*
■ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Childs of ,
Rmestead, Fla., are guests of Mrs.
Handa Childs and Mr. and Mrs.
■ H. Patrick for two weeks.
■ Misses Ruby Lane and Mae Childs |
V 1 * as their guests for the past
Rek-end Misses Mary Evans, Eliza-
Rth Harkness, Sara Weaver, and
Be Ridgeway of Towaliga.
■Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Childs had!
H their dinner guests Sunday, Rev. |
Mrs. Brooks of Macon, Mr. and:
J- H. Jackson and Miss Ollielu
of McDonough, Mr. and
B s "' J- 0. Minter and children, also!
B Mrs. J. B. Childs and family.:
Time.
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Georgia Grocery
Mrs. Homer Manning and children,
of East Point, arc- visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Thurston.
Miss Mildren Lane spent last Fri
day in Flovilla with relatives.
Misses Mae Childs, Ruby Lane,
; Mildred Webb and Odelle Moore
j spent last Thursday at Brent attend-
I ing the barbecue and singing,
j Mrs. Harvey Woodward, of At-
I lanta, is the guests of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stallworth.
Mrs. Henri Maddox and son Don,
of Atlanta, who have been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bankston, left
Friday for Waycross, where they
will join Mr. Maddox, and will make
their home in the future.
Miss Ruth Turner, of Atlanta, was
the week-end guest of Miss Trudie
Moore.
Miss Lucile Akin returned Tuesday
from Middlesex, North, Carolina, and
Ninety-Six, S. C. where she has been
visiting friends for the past three
weeks. She was accompanied home
gy Miss Mary Brabham of Ninty-Six
who will visit Miss Akin.
Mrs. V. H. Mills and children
have been visiting Mrs. Mills’ par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Tip Williamson
in Vidalia.
Don’t forget the play at the au
ditorium, “A Poor Married Man,”
Friday night, July 16th at 8:45
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS. JACKSON. CEGXGtA.
BUTTS COUNTY BANKS
IN SOUND CONDITION
PUBLISHED STATEMENTS DIS
CLOSE SPLENDID SHOWING.
DEPOSITS HOLD UP WELL FOR
THE SUMMER SEASON
The published statement of Butts
county banks, at the close of business
l June 30, as called for by the super
intendent of banks, show these in
stitutions to be in good condition.
The showing is a matter of interest
to all citizens of the county.
Deposits are holding up unusally
well for the summer season and
total resources compare favorably
with those of any similar institu
tions in the state.
Three of the banks published
statements last week, and those of
the remaining banks are being car
ried in this week’s issue' of the Pro
gress-Argus.
The sound and prosperous condi
tion of the Butts county batiks is a
| matter of pride to all citizens ofthe
county.
NEW YORK LEADS
IN TAX PAYMENTS
PAYS ONE-FOURTH OF INTER
NAL REVENUE RECEIPTS OF
NATION. GEORGIA SIXTH IN
SOUTH
Washington,-—New York State!
paid one-fourth of the nation’s in- ■
ternal revenue receipts during the!
fiscal year, ending June 30, turning |
over $733,072,365 of the $2,836,112,-
899 collected by the government
from all sources.
The total included $1,972,798,839
from income taxes and $863,314,060
from miscellaneous taxes. New York
ers paid $568,114,671 on account ol
income levies and $164,975,694 in
miscellaneous taxes.
Despite the reduction in tax rates
which went in effect during the year
33 states show increased income tax
collections over the previous year and
those reporting reductions had totals
only slightly below the previous
twelve months. The top income tax
collections showed an increase of
$211,000,000.
Pennsylannia ranked second in tax
collections from fall sources with
$251,982,600; Michigan third with
$225,455,226; Illinois fourth $216,-
959; North Carolina fifth with $192,-
218,281; Ohio sixth with $155,494,-
482 and California seventh with
$134,841,398.
Florida showed the largest per
centage of increase in income tax re
ceipts over the previous year, report
ing a collection of $33,998,382 last
year compared with $12,118,724 dur
ing the year ending June 30, 1925.
North Carolina paid the largest
amount on account of miscellaneous
taxes, turning into the treasury $174-
536,432 compared with income tax
collections of $17,681,848.
WAREHOUSE COMPANY
HEARS GOOD REPORTS
DIRECTORS HELD ANNUAL
MEETING JULY 7. STOCKHOLD
ERS WILL MEET EARLY IN
AUGUST. DIVIDEN DPAID
The annual meeting of the direc
tors of the Farmers Union Ware
house Company on July 7 was featur
ed by the splendid financial report
rendered. The past year’s business
was declared to have been most satis
inevery way.
An 8 per cent annual dividend
to stockholders who are active pat
rons of the company was declared
Stockholders who are not palrons
of the company were paid 4 per cent,
it is announced, this being in ac
cordance with the by-laws.
Mr. J. M. Gaston was re-elected
as general manager. He has not yet
accepted this place and will give a
decision at , the meeting of the
stockholders the first Tuesday in
August. Mr. Gaston has been con
nected with the business for a long
number of years and has been an
important factor in its growth and
success.
Jim McMichael was elected as
scalesman, and Mr. Garr as assistant
scalesman.
Mr. R. E. Evans was re-elected asj
secretary .Mr. Evans and W. C. Bondi
are auditors.
Notice of the annual stockholders
meeting has been mailed to all share
holders. The present board is com
posed of Messrs A. C. Finley, J. 1).
Brownlee, G. P. Saunders, W. F.
Stroud, A M. Garr. Officers will be
elected on August 3 and a board of
directors named to serve for the en
suing year.
AIR PROGRAM WILL
ADVERTISE COUNTY
KIWANIS CLUB WILL PRESENT
RADIO PROGRAM ON SEPTEM
BER 30. WILL BE OVER JOUR
NAL STATION
The Kiwanis club of Jackson has
been granted an engagement Sep
tember 30 for a radio program over
the Atlanta Journal’s broadcasting
station. Details of the program yvill
be worked out by a committee and
every effort will be put forth to
arrange a strong, snappy, live pro
gram. This will be the means of giv-j
ing Butts county nation-wide public-j
ity.
At the weekly luncheon of the club j
Tuesday night a splendid musical
program was carried out. Some new
songs were tried out, under the cap
able direction of O. A. Pound, chair
man of the Music committee and
Miss Miriam Fletcher, music director
of the club.
Dinner was serbed by the U. D. C.
committee, Mrs. L. M. Crawford
chairman. Visitors included Sam
Nichols, Petersburg, Fla., J.
H. Spier, of Dunedin, Fla., G. F.
Wiley, Fairburn, and A. T. Buttrill.
The attendance prize was donated
by O. A. Pound and awarded to A.
W. Newton.
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1 Have that Educated look? w
-Because SoMaay of them Go to School g@s§ P
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JACKSON MERCANTILE CO.
JACKSON, GEORGIA
A. FARMER SELLS WHEAT
AFTER HOLDING IT 5 YEARS
After waiting for higher prices Ja
cob Bauer, of Uniontown, Wash., has
just disposed of li,/00 bushels of
wheat which he held for five years
at prices ranging from $1.15 to $125
per bushel.
The Kiwanis club of Jackson is to
be congratulated in its determination
to tell the world over radio of Butts
county’s wonderful advantages and
possibilities. It is a great story. The
world is anxious to hear more about
the South. It will give the entire
county publicity that, cannot be esti
mated in dollars and cents.
Classified Ad they get
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quality Stationery.
The Progress-Argus
JACKSON, GEORGIA
SEE US FOR JOB PRINTING
DID YOU KNOW
That vve make regular
t rips to Griffin every Tuefi
flay and Wednesday morn
ing: and every Friday after
noon? If you have any bag
gage to or from Griffin we
will be glad to haul it for
you. Rates are reasonable.
Service guaranteed. Let ua
serve you.
Gas and Oil
Pace Transfer Cos.
Phone 74