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FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1918.
Jackson Progross - Argos
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
J. DOYLE JONES
Editor and PublUher
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS
It is the aim of this paper to pre
sent all the news of Butts county.
Local new's can best be Riven through
correspondents. The Progress-Argus
wants a correspondent in every post
office and district in the county. Reg
ular correspondents are requested to
write every week and mail letters so
as to reach this office not later than
Tuesday. Any person desiring to act
as correspondent will please call at
this office and the necessary station
ery and supplies will be furnished.
Is there any little war bread in
your home?
i
Make a big drive for more hog
and hominy in 1918.
Been entirely too cold for a fellow'
to make New Year resolutions.
Our New Year wish for the weath-j
er man is that he will get right and
stay right.
When Russia started out to play
yellow and make a fool of itself, it
made a thorough job of it.
Speaking of conscrips, why not let
the government conscript the coal
miners and make them get busy?
The University of Georgia was
forced to postpone its spring opening
one week on account of a scarcity of (
coal.
With such weather ns we have,
been having, probably one reason
why they are fighting in Europe is to
keep warm.
Now that the government has tak
en over the railroads, here’s hoping
some way will be found to get some
coal and wood for the people.
The Progress-Argus wishes its i
readers the best of everything forj
the new year—and right now that in- j
eludes plenty of wood and coal first
of all.
There is a lot of peace talk coming
out of Europe now. One of these
days all the warring nations will wake j
up to the fact that they ha'O hadj
enough fighting.
The government experts have it
figured out that there are thirty
bushels of com for each citizen in
the United States. That will stave off
hunger for a while.
May one not hope that all the Red
Cross and Y. M. C. A. “drives." for
the present, were completed before
the end of the year, and that fellow
can drive at something else for a
spell?
Col. and. D. Spencer, the wit, humor
ist and paragrapher of the Macon
Telegraph, formerly boasted of his
tree frog. If it is in order, may one
enquire what has become of said
tree frog?
ANOTHER BIRTHDAY
The first of January, 1918, brings
The Progress-Argus another birth
day. With this issue the paper be
gins its forty-sixth year.
During the time from 1873, when
the paper was established, up to the
present, a lot of things have happen
ed. The paper, like all business en
terprises has had its dark days and its
trials and still has them. Its constant
aim, however, has been one of growth
and service to the community it
serves. This growth and expansion
has been made possible only by the
support and co-operation of its read
ers and advertisers.
The keynote of the paper has been
and will continue to be service, ser
vice to its readers, service to its ad
vertisers, service to the town and
county, the State and government.
The Progress-Argus is profoundly
grateful to it3 friends for their sup
port and patronage. It will continue
to strive to prove worthy of the con
fidence of all 'lie people The paper
will put forth renewed energy and
effort to faithfully represent the
town and county.
And as The Progress-Argun enters
upon another year it this op
portunity to w'ish for all its friends
and the public a year of prosperity,
happiness and contentment.
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION
The fact that the new Mayor and
Council, who were elected Wednes
day, were honored with office with
out a bitter political wrangle is a
matter of congratulation all the way
round. Jackson in the past has had
entirely too many factional elections,
in which personalities were put for
ward in the place of principles It is
hoped from this time forward that
there will be less factional poli
tics and more co-operation and
pulling together for the best inter
ests of the community.
The men elected to serve the com
munity are all well known and prom
inent business men and civic leaders.
That they will give the city the best
that is in them goes without saying.
In filling the places they hold they
need and should have the earnest sup
port and co-operation of every citi
zen of the town. Jackson citizens
chould all pull one way, Jvmk for one
common end, the upbuilding of the
city and the surrounding community.
WASTE IS CRIMINAL
“To waste now is nothing short of
| criminal.” Secretary of the Treasury
• McAdoo.
The duty of the American people
I to economize in consumption of food
j and all other materials as well as
save money, can not be too- often or
too strongly urged upon them. The
duty is so imperative, its observance
so vital* to our country’s success, that
it should be kept constantly before
them.
The proposition is plain and under
standable. We have lessened the pro
ductive powers of the country by ta
king 2,000,000 men away from the
productive forces of the country; in
stead of producers of one kind or an
other the soldiers are consumers of
the products of our farms, factories
and mines, and when the munitions
they expend and will expend against
the enemy is considered they are tre
mendous consumers of the manufac
tured products of the country.
A tremendous amount of the man
ufacturing energy of the country has
been withdrawn from manufacturing
the things we use in peace and put
to manufacturing the things we use
in war. The total loss to the country
of the productive energy of our sol
dier sand sailors and the diversion of
of a great portion of the other pro
ductive energy of the country to war
purposes lessen to a great extent the
amount of material and supplies pro
duced by the country.
To this condition of lessened pro
duction and increased consumption
I of and by our own men must be add
ed the extraordinary demand made
upon this country to supply the ar
mies of our allies and to a great ex
tent their population with food and
I other material.
We must meet the condition that
confronts us in two ways—by the
strictest economy in consumption, for
every pound we refrain from using
adds a pound to be devoted to the
uses of our army and navy and the
military forces of ou rallies; and by
speeding up our production to the
limit. The American people are going
to do all that they know to be neces
sary to win this war —to shorten this
war. They have only to realize the
imperative duty of economy in sav
ing and they will economize and save.
JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
I WOULD RATHER
I would rather go to the forest, far
away, and build me a little cabin
build it myself—and daub it with
clay, and live there with wife and
children, and have a winding path
leading down to the spring where wa
ter bubbles out, day and night, whis
pering a poem to the pebbles, from
the heart of the earth, a little hut
with some hollyhocks at the corner,
wtih their bannered bosoms open to
the sun and the thrush in the air like
a winged joy—l woul rather live
there-and have some lattice work
across the window so that the sun
light would fall checked on the babe
in the cradle —I would rather live
there, with my soul erect and free,
than in a palace of gold and wear a
crown of imperial power and feel
that I was superstition’s cringing
slave and dare not speak my honest
thought.—Selected.
The Americus Times-Recorder
claims to have taken a poll of the
newspapers of the state and it says
the evidence is in favor of W. J.
Harris for the United States Senate.
That remains to be seen.
Every man, rich or poor, ought to
be at work at something useful.
There is no excuse for idleness. The
government needs the services of ev
ery man, wfirman and child in the
country. And what is more, those
who refuse to work ought to be con
scripted and made to work.
Don’t criticise the government.
Those in authority are probably do
ing the best they can. They have a
hard time, even with the proper co
operation. If you think you can run
the government better than those on
the job, there is a place waiting for
you in Washington.
Prosperity has made a lot of fools
of a lot of people. Certain classes
are so prosperous they refuse to
work. That is one reason why it is
impossible to get any wood hauled.
In 1914 people were glad to bring a
load of wood to town. Now they have
so much money they do not care
handle wood for love nor money.
Which makes it tough on the man
living In town.
GIRLS! ITS YOUR
STEP THAT ATTRACTS!
Says Women Pay Too Much
Heed to Their Face Instead
of Their Corns
Watch your step! A brisk, lively
step is what charms more than a
lovely skin, but your high heels have
caused corns and you limp a little.
That’s bad, girls, and you know it.
Corns destroy beauty and grace, be
sides corns are very easy to remove.
Rid your feet of every corn by ask
ing at any drug store for a quarter
of an ounce of freezone. This will
cost little but is sufficient to remove
every hard or soft corn or callus
from one’s feet.
A few drops applied directly upon
a tender, touchy com relieves the
soreness and soon the entire com,
root and all, lifts right out without
pain.
This freezone is a grummy üb
stance which dries instantly and sim
ply shrivels up the com without in
flaming or even irritating the sur
rounding skin.
Women must keep in mind that
comless feet create a youthful step
which enhances her attractiveness,
advt.
OYSTER SUPPER FRIDAY NIGHT
WAS POSTPONED UNTIL LATER
Will Be Held Monday Night, January
Seventh
The oyster supper which was plan
ned for last Friday night by St. Johns
lodge No. 45 F. & A. M., had to be
postponed on account of inability to
secure the oysters. The oyster sup
per will be held Monday night, Jan
uary 7, the regular meeting date of
the lodge. Following the business
session the spread will be enjoyed in
the Dempsey building on Second
street.
What is LAX-FOS
LAX-FOS IS AN IMPROVES CAJCAhA
A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic
and Liver Tonic. Contains Cascara Bark,
Blue Flag Root, Rhubarb Root, Black
Root, May Apple Root- Senna Leaves and
Pepsin. Combines strength with pala
table aromatic taste. Decs not gr ipe. 50c
or four wagons of other m *
we bought ours.
Studebaker 37
years of work yet. | 1 1 TL
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Not strange for the Studebaker - because the hubs are
of fine, close grain — tough, strong and treated with a
secret sealing solution that is weather resisting.
Notice the hubs on the next Studebaker you pass on the
road —you'll find they are not split or checked like the
ordinary wagon.
And in these hubs are set the famous Studebaker slope
shoulder spokes.
The Studebaker Farm Wagon Wheel is best made.
We sell the Studebaker because we believe it is the big
gest wagon value on the market.
R. V. and R. T. Smith
Flovllla, Georgia
SOLDIER FUNDS MAY BE
DIVERTED TO RED CROSS .
j
Unless Objection is Filed Money Will
Be Thus Spent
Several months ago the people of i
the county contributed to a fund for
the entertainment of the Jackson
Rifles upon their return from the
Mexican border. At that time it was
planned to give the soldiers a barbe
cue in appreciation of their good work
on the border. Before the members
of the company returned, however,
war with Germany was declared and (
the company was mobilized in Ma- j
con. j
The funds have been kept intact, j
and those in charge of the money,
think a good way to dispose of it
would be to divert the funds into the
treasury of the Red Cross. Unless
some objection is filed the money will
be thus used. It would serve a good
cause as a part of the Red Cross
funds and could be used now, where
as if the money is kept until the re
turn of the Jackson Rifles it may be
held for a long while yet.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER’S
CASIO R I A
Progress-Ai gus want ads bring
results.
STOMACH TROUBLE
Mr. Marion Holcomb, of Nancy, Ky., says: “For quite
a long while I suffered with stomach trouble. I would
have pains and a heavy feeling after my meals, a most
disagreeable taste in my mouth. If I ate anything with
butter,oil or grease, I would spit it up. I began to have
regular sick headache. I had used pills and tablets, but
after a course of these, I would be constipated. It just
seemed to tear my stomach all up. 1 found they were
no good at all for my trouble. I heard
THEDFOKD’S
Buck-Draught
recommended very highly, so began to use it It cured
me. I keep it in the house all the time. It is the best
liver medicine made. Ido not have sick headache or
stomach trouble any more.” Black-Draught acts on
the jaded liver and helps it to do its important work of
throwing out waste materials and poisons from the sys
tem. This medicine should be in every household for
use in time of need. Get a package today. W vou feel
sluggish, take a dose tonight You will feel %psh to
morrow. Price 25c a package. All druggists.
ONE CENT A DOSE
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
POSTPONES OPENING A WEEK
Scarcity of Coal Given as Reason For
THE Delay
Students of the University
gia spending the holidays at/ ie
have received notice from .Regis
trar that the opening of the spring
term has been postponed until Jan
uary 7, due to the scarcity of coal.
The notice is signed by Chancellor
D. C. Barrow. By that time it is
hoped to have in enough coal to re
sume work for the spring term.
HAD THE GRIP THREE WEEKS
With January comes lagrippe. Lin
i gering colds seem to settle in the sys
tem, causing one to ache all over, feel
feverish and chilly, tired, heavy and
drooping. Mrs. Lizzie Tyles, Hender
son, Ky., writes: “My daughter had
lagrippe for three week . I gave her
i Foley’s Honey and Tar and now she
is all right.” The Owl Pharmacy, ad
Men working in many coal mines
throughout the country voluntarily
cut down the Christmas holidays to
keep factory fires burning and houses
warm.
The heaviest food contracts in the
history of the world have been let
recently to 14 of the great packing
j houses of the United States.