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VOL. 54—No. 50
TOM KING GETS
A NEW HEARING
NEGRO CONVICTED OF MURDER
OF COUNTY POLICEMAN J. E.
McNAIR WILL AGAIN FACE
JURY.
Anew trial has been granted Tom
King, negro, convicted at the Febru
ary term of Butts superior court of
the murder of the late County Po
liceman J. E. McNair on November
23, 1925. The supreme court handed
down a decision last week granting
anew trial in this case. The papers,
it is expected, will be received dur
ing the week by Clerk S. J. Foster.
King, it is thought, will be placed
on trial at the February, 1927, term
of superior court.
This case, one of the most import
ant and widely followed in the an
nals of the county, has aroused keen
interest. Mr. McNair, together with
County Policeman W. T. Burke and
L. J. McMichael, was raiding a still
h mile or two below Indian Springs
when he was shot down form ambush.
Tom King was arrested at his home
at Indian Springs. Supicion pointed
in his direction and at the February
*Te rm of court he was indicted and
placed on trial for murder. After a
hearing that consumed an entire
day he was found guilty of first de
gree murder and sentenced to be
electrocuted on March 12.
A motion for anew trial was filed.
This motion was overruled and an
appeal was then carried to the state
supreme court, which has just hand
ed down a decision granting anew
trial.
King was prosecuted by Solici
tor General Frank B. Willingham
and Attorneys C. L. Redman and
J. T. Moore. Attorneys H. M. Flet
cher, Joel B. Mallet and W. E. Wat
rkins were appointed by the court
to defend King.
Since his arrest and conviction
King has been confined in the At
lanta tower.
Johnnie Bell, negro, wanted as an
accomplice in the slaying of the of
ficer, has never been arrested.
The murder of Mr. McNair, who
was a terror to the illicit liquor traf
fic in Butts county, stirred tremen
dous interest throughout this section.
The murder was a brutal and cold
blooded one and was generally ac
'?cepted as an assault on the law it
self.
VACATION BEGINS
ft IN THE SCHOOLS
f .
SUCCESSFUL TERM FOR THE
COUNTY AND CITY SYSTEM
¥ : - ENDS UNTIL HOLIDAYS. SAL
ARIES ARE PAID.
What is declared to have been
f one of the most satisfactory terms
in the history of the local school
system was brought to a close Tues
day, when the Jackson public schools
closed for the Christmas holidays.
The spring term will begin on Janu
ary 5.
The county schools closed on De
cember 17 and the spring term will
begin on January 3, it is announced.
jMuch good work has been done
j during th fall months. The session
r has been market by a fine spirit
and there has been harmony and
co-operation betweeen teachers and
pupils and the board of education,
j All salaries for the fall months
have been ffi id, it was stated.
Many of the teachers will spend
■he Chrictmas vacation at their re
ippective homes. The holiday period
ps expected to prove a delightful
lone for both teachers and pupils and
■be spring term will witness renewed
lUfort to accomplish still greater re
■jlplts.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGIIS
GOVERNMENT CAMP MAY BE
LOCATED IN BUTTS COUNTY
MATTER IN HANDS
OF A COMMITTEE
LARGE TRACT WANTED BY GOV
ERNMENT AS PERMANENT
SITE FOR USE OF THE NATION
AL GUARD
At a meeting of the directors ot
the Kiwanis club Tuesday night
steps were taken to secure, if possible
the camp desired by the govern
ment as a permanent camp site for
the Georgia Natoinal Guard. O. A.
Pound, W. B. Powell, R. N. Ether
idge and G. E. Mallet were named
as a committee to investigate the
matter.
The government is looking for a
tract of 1,000 to 1,200 acres of
land to be fitted up as a permanent
camp for the use of all branches ol
the state troops, including infantry,
cavalry, artillery. The troops have
been camping at St. Simo'nds and
Tybec for the past few years, but a
permanent camp, centrally located,
is wanted, the announcement says.
About 4,000 to 5,000 troops will
use the camp during the year. The
camp will be fitted up with every
modern convenience and caretakers
placed in charge. It is estimated the
government will spend something
like $250,000 a year in maintaining
the camp.
Butts county, owing to its central
location, has an excellent chance to
secure this big camp, provided every
body pulls together and acts prompt
ly.
Persons owning tracts of land
suitable for the camp are requested
to get in touch with tiie special
committee at once.
The camp has tremendous possibi
lities for Butts county.
LARGE AMOUNTS PAID
TO STATE PENSIONERS
ALL CLAIMS FOR YEAR SETTLED
IN FULL. ORDINARIES GET
CHECKS FOR HANDLING
CLAIMS
Atlanta, Ga.—The state of Geor
gia paid $2,032,224.23 out of its
Confederate pension fund during
1926, it was announces when the
final warrant for $20,1 89 was drawn.
This amount went tthe county
ordinaries for handli’/- the pension
payments. The ordir s /\v of Fulton
county received sl,7''/, the ordinary
DeKalb county S4OO £he ordinary of
Bibb county $482, Pfd the ordinary
of Chatham county,;w2B.
The annual appiurMiation for pen
sions, made by the 'legislature, was
$1,300,000 this ye; r. However, the
veterans also participated in the dis
tribution of the proceeds of the ci
gar and cigarette ax. The payments
of pensions wen larger and more
prompt this year than ever before.
The chief distiibutions to veterans
were $498,900 on February 23, for
the first quarter; $486,250 on May
24 for the second quarter: $4 79,500
on August 27, for the third quarter;
and s46l,3opjfon November 12, for
the third quarter, each quarterly
payment bchig met before it was
due. The g adual reduction in the
payments t< 11 the sad story of the
rapid decrease in the pension rolls j
through the deaths of veterans and j
their widows. J
CHAPTER MASONS WILL
ELECT MONDAY NIGHT
The annual election of officers
will be held by Jackson chapter X'o.
54. Royal Arch Masons, Monday
night, December 27.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1926
VOTERS WILE BALLOT
FOR CITY OFFICERS
PRIMARY WILL BE HELD WED
NESDAY NEXT. SMALL REGIS
TRATION. LITTLE INTEREST
SHOWN IN RACE
Only 105 voters are registered
for the city primary to be held Wed
nesday, December 29. This com
pares with a registration of 282 ir
1925. The registration this year is
the lightest in several years.
Very little interest is being slW.vn
in the primary.'lf there is to bo/op
position, to the present administra
tion it is not apparent at this time.
A mayor, four aldermen, members
of the board of education and mem
bers of the executive committee will
be nominated on December 29 and
the annual election will be held on
the first Wednesday in January.
The entries, according to the rules
formulated by the executive com
mittee, will close on December 24.
Candidates are required to pay the
assessment to T. A. Nutt, secretary
of the executive committee, by 6p. m.
on December 24. The vote will be
consolidatd on December 30.
SCHOOL PAPER ISSUED
BY JACKSON STUDENTS
“THE BROADCASTER” IS NAME
OF PUBLICATION. MUCH INFOR.
MATION ABOUT SCHOOL SYS
TEM GIVEN
Volume one, number of ‘'The
Broadcaster,” published by the stu
dents of the Jackson High School, is
off the press. The publication con
tains sixteen pages, including cover,
and is a most creditable effort. It
gives much valuable information
about the city school system.
The front page contains a picture
of the school building and Alma
Mater, official song of Jackson high
school. Some of the leading articles
tell of the observing of Education
Week, the installation of radio in
the schools here, interesting chapel
exercises, new books added to the
library, organization of the drama
tic jHub, editorials, sporting news,
class officers, alumni notes, organi
zation of the Teacher’s Training
Course, etc.
Jane Etheridge is editor in chief
with Louise Woodward as associate
editor. The business managers are
Sussannah Foster, Elizabeth Merritt
and Threatt Moore. Duvall Patrick
is circulation manager; Frances
White, exchange editor; Victor Wil
son, joke editor. Virginia Crawford,
alumni editor and Mary Ellis, athle
tic reporter. Ruth McMichael, Mau
gie Mills, Annie Rosa Bond and
Lucile Brown are class reporters.
Business men of the community
supported the publication liberally
by taking advertising space.
This paper, it is likely, will be
the means of arousing a greater
school spirit.
INDIAN SPRINGS TO HAVE
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE
The citizens of Indian Springs
and community are planning a
Christmas tree for Friday night at
7 o’clock, Eastern time, to be held
on the church lawn. The handsome
*
tree, which will be landed with gifts,
will be placed on the lawn of the
Baptist church and the singing of
Christmas carol i will be an enjoy
able feature of the exercises. The
affair is being looked forward to
with much interest and promises to
be a delightful and enjoyable get
to-gether meeting.
BUSIES HOUSES
C&E SATURDAY
ALL BUSINESS WILL BE SUS
PENDED FOR CHRISTMAS DAY.
GOOD BUSINESS REPORTED
BY MERCHANTS
Following an established custom
here, all business houses will be clos
ed Saturday, Christmas day. The
post office will observe Sunday hours
and the rural carriers will have a
holiday.
All business houses will be open
Monday as usual.
Business houses of the community
report a brisk holiday busincssand
the climax of trading will be reached
Friday, it is expected. Beginning last
week there has been a good gain
in sales and all this week the stores
have been crowded with Christmas
shoppers. The indications are that
holidays stock will be sold out, and
that the volume of holiday shopping
will be up to the standard of former
years.
People of Butts county are pre
paring to observe Christmas in a
safe and sane manner. During the
week there have been Christmas trees
for the little folks. Arrangements
have been made to care for the
unfortunate and Christmas cheer will
be carried to every home.
The Christmas season is being
made happy on account of the school
and college boys and girls coming
home for the greatest vacation of the
year. .Many social affairs will be given
during the holidays.
The post office reports a good busi
ness. Mail is heavy and the office is
working over time to distribute the
incoming and outgoing packages.
The receipts, it now seems likely, will
be up to the record of 1925.
ST. JOHNS LODGE HAS
ELECTION OE OFFICERS
H. M. MOORE AGAIN HEADS
BLUE LODGE MASONS. IN
STALLATION HELD MONDAY
NIGHT. GOOD YEAR
St. Johns Lodge No. 45, Free and
Accepted Masons, held its annual
meeting Monday night when officers
were elected for the year, reports
submitted by the officers and other
business transacted. The reports
showed the lodge had a very satis
factory year in 1926 and is in good
financial condition and faces the
outlook for a prosperous year during
1927.
The officers, installed during fhe
evening, elected to serve for 1927
are as follows:
H. M. Moore, W. M.
W. M. Bond, S. W.
A. W. Newton, J. W.
J. C. Newton, S. I).
W. C. Allen, J. D.
G. B. Garreker, secretary
W. P. Newton, treasurer.
Ralph Carr, S. S.
M. W. Pope, J. S.
A. R. Conner, tyler.
D. G. McMichael, chaplain
Members of the finance committee
are J. C. Newton, H. O. Ball, L. B.
Hopkins.
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS HAVE
117 DENOMINATION SCHOOLS
50,000 Student* Are En r olled in
Them In Seventeen State*
Southern Baptists have in seven
teen southern states 117 schools of
all grades, in which "are enrolled
*
50,000 students, and which have
property and equipment valued at
$35,000,000 and endowments to the
amount of $18,000,000, .1. W. Cam
mack, corresponding secretary of the
Southern Baptist Education Board,
declared at the Georgia Baptist con
vention which met in Valdosta last
week.
KIWANIS CLUB WILL
HAVE GOOD PROGRAM
LADIES’ NIGHT WILL BE OBSER
VED DECEMBER 28. WILLIS
POWELL NAMED AS SECRE
TARY FOR 1927.
An interesting program is being
planned for the Ladies’ Night meet
ing of the Kiwanis club December
28. L. P. McKibben, A. W. Newton
and Pliny Weaver constitute tin
committee on arrangements and
members are requested to report at
once the number of guests they will
have on that occasion. W. B. Powell,
O. A. Pound and W. E. Watkins are
members of the program committee.
At the weekly luncheon Tuesday
night the newly elected officers
pledged their best efforts for the
coming year. They were given a
rising vote by the club, showing the
loyalty of the members.
Willis B. Powell was unanimously
chosen as secretary. He served as
secretary of the Sarasota club and
is a loyal and enthusiastic member
of the organization. There is a
feeling that 1927 will be made one
of the best years Kiwanis has ever
experienced in Butts county. Much
constructive work is planned and the
members will support the officers and
directors in trying to better condi
tions.
Miss Miriam Fletcher, of Tate, who
has done splendid work in directing
the music of the club, was present
and was cordially welcomed by her
fellow Kiwanians.
The directors considered several
important business matters.
15,542,249 BALES
OF COTTON GINNED
CROP OF 18,618,000 BALES IS
GOVERNMENT ES TIMA TE.
GEORGIA HAS GINNED TOTAL
1,366,900 BALES
Washington, December. Cotton
of this year’s growth ginned prior
to December 13 totaled 15,542,249
running bales counting 557,729
round bales as half bales and ex
cluding linters compared \yith 14,-
831,846 and 306,616 to that date
last year, the census bureau . an
nounced today.
The department of agriculture’s
preliminary estimates of this year’s
crop placed production at 18,618,-
000 bales of 500 pounds.
The ginnings by the states follow:
Alabama, 1,415,000; Arizona, 82,-
564; Arkansas, 1,322,054; California,
97,914; Florida, 32,828; Georgia,
1,366,900; Louisiana, 771,700; Mis
sissippi, I, 647,321; Missouri, 179,
211; New Mexico, 53,040; North
Carolina, 1,081,710; Oklahoma, 1,-
292,348; South Carolina, 902,655;
Tennessee, 386,434; Texas, 4,858,-
287; Virginia, 41,879; all other
states, 10,314,
MR. S. L. THOMPSON IS
DONOR OF FINE TURNIPS
The Progress-Argus is indebted
to Mr. S, L. Thompson, of Flovilla,
for a collection of the finest turnips
Keen here this season. His bounty at
the Christmas season is very much
appreciated.
Jackson, Ga., Dec. vl.
Dear Santa: I am writing to let
you know what I want you to bring
me. Please bring me a box of colors,
a pencil box, also some fruits, nut-,
and candies. Don’t forget my other
sisters for they will want something.
1 am a little girl 8 years old and in
the second grade and my older
sister is in the sixth grade. I won’t
ask for much because you have to go
so far around already. Your little
girl.
MATTIE FLORENCE. 1
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
COUNTY BOARD TO
TAKE OFFICE SOON
COMMISSION HAVE BEEN RE
CEIVED. SEVERAL PLACES
WILL BE FILLED BY NEW
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Commission for the new board
of county commissioners, consisting
of Mr. J. W. Maddox chairman, and
Messrs. Gales Jinks and 11. H.
Hodges, have been issued by Gov
ernor Walker and are in the hands
of Judge J. 11. Ham, ordinary. The
'v
new board of commissioners wil
take officer on the first day of Janu
ary. They were elected on November
23 in a special election.
A good deal of importance at
taches to the organization of the
new board. Several county employees
will be named by the board and it
is reported there are a good many
applicants for the various places to
be filled.
BRILLIANT WAS
CLUB BANQUET
INTERESTING AND ENJOYABLE
HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT
HELD AT CLUB ROOMS FRI
DAY EVENING
A brilliant and enjoyable event
of the holidays was the banquet
given by the Woman’s club at the
dub rooms Friday evening. About
one hundred guests were present
and the affair proved most enjoy
able and inspirational.
The club rooms were most at
tractively decorated in holly and
red candles in candelabra were used
with pretty effects.
Miss) Pauline Mallet as chairman
presided. Mrs. W. E. Watkins was
the clever and original toastmis
tress. Her wit and humor kept every
body in a happy frame of mind,
and during the evening many toasts
were given. Mrs. I). P. Settle gave
a toast to the Kiwanis club and J. lb
Jnoes responded by toasting the
Woman’s club. Mrs. J. T. Moore
gave a toast to “Our Husbands;”
Mrs. Hugh Mallet’s toast was “The
Men,” and Hugh Mallet toasted
‘,Our Wives.” “The Children” was
the subject of a toast by R. N.
Etheridge, while Joel Mallet toasted
“the School Teachers” 1). P-
Settle told why he preferred blondes,
and O. A. Pound, J. T. Moore and
W. E. Watkins were among the
others giving toasts.
Rev. Augustus Ernest and Rev.
Walter S. Adams engaged in a
spirited debate on the subject, “Re
solved, That the East, is farther
than the West.”
A most elegant dinner was ser
ved. The club chorus contributed
much to the pleasure of the evening
with clever songs.
After dinner many games, and
contests were enjoyed. Mrs. S. S.
Copeland was awarded a prize and
other winners *.vei e White Jamer
son and Harkness Thornton. Hugh
Mallet won the prize, a eak, in the
cake-walk contest.
The affair proved a delightful oc
casion of good will and good fellow
ship, and the hope was expressed
that the Woman’s club will have
many more similar banquets.
GEORGIA SALE OF GASOLINE
INCREASE DURING YEAR
An increase of $2,753,630 in re
tail gasoline sales in Georgia for
1926 over the entire preceding year,
is shown in estimates compiled in
Atlanta. The total values of sales,
which was compiled by taking 25
cents per gallon as the average price,
shows values of $32,431,315 for
1926 as against $29,677,685 for
1 925.
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