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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1918
Page
1
Officials urge residents to order coal by April 1 for the year ending March 31, 1919. Consumers must submit a written form with current on hand, on order, past and needed usage, and dealer name. Dealers will report monthly deliveries to local fuel administrators.
A new wholesale grocery organization named Georgia Wholesale Company plans a Jackson charter filing this week. Incorporators are J. H. Carmichael F. S. Carmichael and W. W. Jamerson with 25000 capital. Jamerson to run sales and Carmichael the purchasing department. opening within weeks.
The Jackson Civic League volunteers beautify the court house yard with flowers and sods. They aim to resod the entire square and maintain a pleasant civic space for residents. From June 5 to December 1, 1917, 5,870 arrests were reported for selective service act failures, with 2,663 released after registering and prosecutions begun against 2,059, about 1,500 pending.
A Jackson county meeting is set for Saturday March 30 at the court house to promote the upcoming Liberty loan starting April 6. Lieut Renard of the French army and ex congressman W M Howard will speak to a large audience urged to include farmers. Butts county aims to sell at least 150000 in bonds, with potential next issue at eight billion dollars and about 4 percent interest.
New York March 16 Rockefeller will contribute about 38.4 million dollars to the United States treasury this year. Henry C Frick will hand over 7.16 million and Andrew Carnegie 6.4 million. George F Baker pays about 4.8 million. The 30 wealthiest persons will pay roughly 124.5 million, about four fifths of 1917 personal tax.
Evangelist T O Reese and singer P S Rowland will lead two daily services at 3 pm and 7 30 pm beginning Sunday March 24 at the First Baptist Church in Jackson Dr R VanDeventer and church officials invite the community to attend Reese who preached here in 1916 is well known locally and Rowland is a noted singer with a fine voice and engaging presence
The district exemption board classified numerous men from Butts county after appeals from the county board. Individuals listed include Fred T Bridges DeWitt Pittman Sammie C Andrews Stepan Allen Stillwell J Ball John R Biles Troy P Bell Woodie Cook John Compton James Duke William Clowers Morris W Fears Arthur H Freeman William Edward Taylor Van M Freeman John Folds W M Griffith John Glen Johnnie Greer Otis F Hammond Burns R Hay Riley H Hay Riley Lawrence George C Lummus George T Manley Morris Moore and others with various 11 and 1A 1E classifications.
Alexius Commandery No 22 Knights Templar was inspected by Eminent Sir W A Sims of Atlanta on Friday night. Despite a fire last February that destroyed all property the commandery has pressed on, contributing three Sir Knights to the colors including G E Mallet Roy A Gunter and O Lee Chesnutt. Sims praised the commandery for its spirit and wartime resilience in the community.
In Butts superior court last week thirty one defendants were convicted with thirty fined and one given a straight sentence. Fines totaling 2655 dollars were paid promptly, freeing one prisoner, Everlee Tomlin, sentenced for selling liquor. County expenses ran about 500 dollars daily, with little material gain from the convictions.
A fire about 7 30 Saturday morning destroyed Henry Scott's house near the Southern depot. Firemen saved the framing and stopped the blaze from spreading. It is not known if the building was insured.
A readable fragment lists residents and guardians including John H. Ridgeway Edgar Stodghill Sher wood Thaxton Marion B. Thomas Joseph A. Townsend Oliver D. Woodward Eddie Ward John Walker Arthur Walthall Walker Davis with designations 1A 1I and 1E.
The February term grand jury submits presentments on county operations. They note needed repairs to the courthouse basement and clock tower, jail sanitation, and a dangerous stockade end. They recommend reappointing Educa tion board members and adding new appointee, review pension records, and improve docket itemization.
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