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Jackson Progress - Argus
Published Every Friday.
J. DOYLE JONEB, Editor and Pub.
Subscription $1 a Year
Entered as second-class matter at the
post oilier: at Jackson, Gn.
Telephone No, 166.
Official Organ Butts County
And the City of Jackson.
NOT I C E
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Obituaries will be charged for at the
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company copy in all instances.
Well, Jackson deserves a post
office building.
“Ticks, tigers and taxes” —one
of the live topics of discussion.
Mexico is in a fair way to get
what Mexico has long needed,
“Peace, preparedness and pros
perity” and Wilson—sounds all
right.
Mr. Dorsey is for biennial ses
sions of the legislature. That
helps some.
When Wilson is elected this
fall the Democrats will have Ted
dy to thank for it.
It’s boosting your community
needs. There are always enough
knockers on the job.
A get-together-stick-together
pull-together spirit is one of Jack
son’s greatest present needs.
Hughes of whisker fame does
not patronize the barbers, but
watch the voters shave him this
fall.
The daily papers are advancing
the price of subscription. It had
to come. Newspapers have been
sold too cheap.
The state tax rate will be put
up to five mills this year. Even
at that the state will come out
in the hole, it is said.
Teddy for president and wil
liamjavbryan for vice would prob
ably satisfy the ambitions of those
chronic office seekers.
All of the candidates for gov
ernor are running a fast race and
positively will not withdraw, ac
cording to the latest bulletin.
The Greensboro Herald-Journal
has just issued a Booster Edition
of 24 pages. The paper was a
most creditable one in every way.
The Telegraph says Bibb coun
ty needs a now court house.
Ought to doll up by the time the
capital is ready to be placed on
Coleman Hill.
The state sanitarium is over
crowded. What would it be if all
of them were there that ought to
be? Probably have to hang out
the S. R. 0. sign.
If people would think with their
heads instead of their stomachs
and stop following unsafe and fa
natical leaders they would be
better off.
DOES ADVERTISING PAY?
Atlanta, Ga.—Does advertising pay? Always, and sometimes
it makes a fortune for the man who foots the hid. An Atlanta
soft drink concern, with its modest capitalization of $50,000, in
creased its assets by $1,370,000 in its last statement, and is now
worth $6,572,647. It has $3,283,000 in resl estate, and a $2,924,898
surplus, all built on advertising. An automobile corporation re
ports increased sales of over $13,000,000 last year—due to increased
advertising.
A cereal company reports a gain in gross earnings of $1,356,-
972. or 67 per cent increase in two years. Advertising did it.
On the other hand, a biscuit company, which reduced its ad
vertising appropriation for last year shows profits shrunk from
$731,172 to $422,371.
These figures will prove interesting, both to advertisers and
non-advertisers. When a business man stops advertising it won’t
be long until his business will be “advertised for sale.”
WILLING FOR ALL EXCEPT NEWSPAPERS TO
HAVE A PROFIT
(From The Rock Hill (3. C.) Herald.)
The Concord (N. C.) Tribune figures that the increase in the
cost of newspaper will add SI,OOO a year to its expense account.
When SI,OOO annually is added to the expense aocount of the aver
age successful country town daily newspaper the only thing left is
a deficit. However, increase of the cost of paper is not the only
thing the newspapers must face. Everything the newspapers buy
has advanced, and if The Concord Tribune’s expense account does
not increase $2,000 we will be surprised. Only one course is left
open for the newspapers and that is to put circulation in a cash in
advance basis and increase the subscription price and advance ad
vertising rates. Then if the public declines to give the newspapers
a square deal, the newspapers should go out of business.
People do not quit buying groceries or clothing when prices ad
vance. When retailers are forced to pay higher prices for com
modities, they are forced to sell for higher prices. Some people
kick about the steadily increasing cost of the necessities, and even
the luxuries, of life; but they go right on buying and paying the
prices demanded. Let a newspaper advance its subscription price
or advertising rates, however, and listen at the howl that is raised.
The average man spends his money carelessly for everything ex
cept newspapers and advertising, it is spent grudgingly, and it is
an expenditure regarded by some business men as a contribution to
charity.
The time has come when the public will have to revise its
views of the newspapers and begin to do business with them on a
different basis; otherwise, within the next year or two the number
of newspapers in the country will be considerably decreased.
If Macon gets the capital she
is going to have -to turn loose
some of her hard earned cash.
Anew building will cost several
million dollars, at the least.
Each of the four candidates for
governor has given out his plat
form, has delivered himself on
the “vital issues of the day” and
the state can now breathe easier.
Since the prohibition law went
into effect there has been a nota
ble decrease in crime and many
counties are complaining about a
scarcity of convicts. Prohibition
does prohibit.
If the question is ever left to
a vote of the people, Macon in
all human certainty, will secure
the capital. The big fight will be
in the legislature against the At
lanta politicians.
A Kansas printer has notified
the merchants of his town that
he will soon be in need of a pair of
shoes, anew shirt, and a sack of
flour, and that he will call for
bids on these items, as that is
the custom of the merchants when
they want four dollars’ worth of
printing. Exchange.
McDuffie Progress: The gov
ernment and counties interested
in eradicating the cattle tick have
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WHAT CATARRH IS
It has been said that every third
person has catarrh in some form.
Science has shown that nasal catarrh
often indicates a general weakness
of the body; and local treatments in
the form of snuffs and vapors do little,
if any good.
To correct catarrh you should treat it 9
cause by enriching your blood with the
oil-food in Scott’s Emulsion which is a
medicinal food and a building-tonic, free
from alcohol or any harmful drugs. Try it.
Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield. N. J.
had an enormous amount of pre
judice to deal with. The position
comes from those who have no
cattle, and themselves, but seems
to come from other sources than
those directly interested. Cattle
men are highly in favor of “dip
ping,” as it insures a better grade
of cattle and better prices. Some
of the strongest opposition comes
from those who have no cattle,
and have no intention of owning
any. v-
WORTHVILLE
Mr. Cleveland Aiken spent the
week-end in Towaliga.
Mr. and Mrs. Ocie Stodghill,
Mrs. W. F. Stodghill and Miss
Lessie motored to Monticello Sat
urday.
Mr. Coyle Perdue and Miss Sue
Jane Perdue were week-end
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guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harvie
Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Washing
ton, Miss Cleo Washington and
Mr. Luther Washington, Masters
Ira, W. G. and Miss Grace Thax
ton were guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Pope.
Mr. H. P. Thomas and Miss
Annie Laurie Thomas spent
Wednesday with Mrs. G. W.
White.
Mrs. Sallie Washington spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
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