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FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1918 GETTING READY FOR BOND DRIVE County And District Com mittees Named WILL PUSH THIRD ISSUE NEXT BOND SALE WILL BE LAUNCHED APRIL SIXTH AND EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO “GO OVER THE TOP" *<■ ■ ■ Butts county is now being organiz ed for the third Liberty Loan bond sale The next issue will be launched early in April. The amount has not been determined, but will probably be between three and eight billion dol lars. The rate of interest has also not been decided upon as yet. Mr. Baxter Jones, field representa tive, spent part of the past week in Jackson in the interest of the third Liberty Loan bonds. It is planned to cover th ecounty in a thorough man ner and the following organization has been perfected: Zone Chairman, W. M. Davis, Ma con. Field Representative, Baxter Jones, Macon. Executive Committee —R. P. Sas nett, chairman, Jackson, J. H. Car michael, Jackson, E. L. Smith, Jack son, J. B. Settle, Jackson, W. 0. Ilam, Jackson, Judge H. M. Fletcher, Jack son, F. S. Carmichael, Jackson, Dr. J. E. Woods, Jackson, J. T. Moore, Jack son, J. M. Gaston, Jackson, B. A. Wright, Indians Springs, Howard Childs, Jenkinsburg, F. M. Lawson, Flovilla, C, A Towles, Cork, Wade H. Hammond, Jackson R. F. D., Dr. A. F. White, Flovilla. District Committees—J. M. Gaston, chairman, Jackson, Rupert Washing ton, Jackson R. F. D., Worthville dis trict; 0. A. Andrews, Jackson R. F. D, Iron Springs district; Hugh Mallet, Jackson, Jackson district; J. B. Childs, Jenkinsburg, Buttrill district; J E. Wallace, Sr., Jackson R. F. D., Towaliga district; Wright Watkins, Indian Springs, Indian Springs dis trict; C. A. Towles, Cork, Dublin dis trict; Wade 11. Hammond, Jackson R. F. D., Coody’s district. Special Committees—Meetings and Speakers, Judge 11. M. Fletcher, chair man, Jackson. Advertising and Post ers, W. O. Ham, chairman, Jackson. FEED OUT YOUR HOGS SIX WEEKS EARLIER In every lot of hogs on feed two or three weeks quickly and actually eat less than others. If all would fatten like these, the entire drove would be ready for the market six weeks earlier and to save six weeks feed is an item that you fully understand. The hog that fattens easily must be in prime physical condition. The B. A Thomas’ Hog l’owder is a condi tioner for hogs. It keeps their system clean and healthy and enables them to fatten quickly without falling prey to the usual diseases of hogs. The B. A. Thomas’ llog Powder is not stock food. It’s straight medicine and we took the agency because it enables you to feed out your hogs much ear lier. Carmichael Hardware Cos. Dealers. THERE WILL BE FOOD MEET ING AT UNION RIDGE FRIDAY Speakers Will Tell of Need For More Food and Feed v The next of the food crop meetings being held in various sections of the county will be held at Union Ridge Friday night. At that time speeches will be made pointing out why Butts county citizens should raise more food and feed as an aid to help win the war. A full attendance of the people of the community is requested. NEWTON HARDWARE COMPANY,, HARDWARE, PAINTS, OILS MAKE YOUR OWN PAINT with L & M SEMI-PASTE PAINT and your own Linseed Oil -OW, (Ktf You obtain greatest durability and cover ing power. The L & M PAINT is so positively ihax it is known as the Whereas the best of other high grade {{l/7 CAIS paints cost you $3.70 a gallon, our L & M PAlNT— made ready-for-use—will cost v y vou only $2.70 a gallon. S&£ Ap£t VO* SAVE *I.OO A OAU.ON ON AU(W llwirnf Utilizers; MEATLESS MEAL WAS DISCARDED Situation Looks Better to Mr. Hoover . TRYING TO SAVE WHEAT BY EATING MORE MEAT NATION WILL BE ABLE TO SAVE WHEATWHICH EUROPE MOST NEEDS RIGHT NOW Washington, March 3.—Temporary suspension of the meatless meal and of the special restrictions against pork on Saturday was announced by the food administration tonight as a re adjustment of its food conservation program. Increased meat production and the necessity for still greater sav*. ing wheat, it was declared, make the change advisable. The suspension is made effective for an indefinite period,*nnd it prob ably will last for three months or longer. Since all restrictions on consump tion of mutton and lamb had been : lifted previously the food administra tion now asks the public for the time being to deny itself in meats only beef-and pork on one day a week— Tuesday You Are a Patriotic Farmer! You will make every acre produce its ut most in food crops and cotton, all equally needed by our country. You will best serve your country and yourself by fertilizing each acre liberally with SWIFT’S R BRAND ER FERTILIZERS IT PA YS TO USE THEM” There is a national car and labor shortage. Delay is dangerous. JACKSON PROGRBSS-ARGUS ORDER TODAY Manufactured by SWIFT & CO. FERTILIZER WORKS ATLANTA, GA. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Factories: Atlanta, Albany, La&range, Moultrie, Savannah, Ga. Wilmington, Greensboro, N. C., Chester, Cosumoia,S.v FOR SALE BY Buttrill Guano Cos. .JACKSON, GEORGIA PUBLIC SPEAKING IN THE COURT HOUSE MONDAY Col. 0. M. Duke, of Flovilla, re quests The Progress-Argus to an nounce that he will make a patriotic speech in the court house during the noon recess of court, Monday. His address, he says, will deal with the war and the causes that led up to it. CUT THIS OUT—lt’s Worth Money DON’T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip, enclose ith 5 cents to Foley & Cos., 2835 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, 111. writing your name and address clear ly. You will receive in return a trial package containing Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound, for coughs and colds and croup, Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Pills. The Owl Pharmacy, adv. JACKSON CATCHER WILL GET TRY OUT WITH ATLANTA ' i George Manley Writes He Is Confident of Making Good The friends of Mr. George Manley, catcher on last year’s Jackson baseball team, will be interested to know that he is to get a tryout with the Atlanta team of 'the Southern league. Mr. Manley has been playing ball in his section for several years and is re garded as one of the best amateur catchers in the country. He writes that he is confident he will make good in fast company and his friends wish him the best of luck. The Atlanta Constitution of Tues day speaking of Mr. Manley said: “Catcher Manley, a youngster from Jackson, who is of the opinion that there are no better catchers than he, is to receive a tryout with the Crack ers. He put the proposition up to Mr. Frank in such a way Monday that the Dutchman told him >to report March 25. “All Manley asks is a chance to show what he has, and he’s confident of his ability to beat out someone for the place. ‘Go to it, kid,’ the Dutchman told him. ‘lf you can de liver you will get the place. Don’t worry about that.’ ” A Perfect Baby To possess a literally perfect child Is by no means impossible. The expectant mother should be calm and the days should be filled with sunshine and happiness. Millions of women have used the safe, external, penetrating preparation known as “Mother’s Friend”. By its use the abdominal muscles, which nature is ex panding, relax .easily when baby Is born. LIQUOR WORTH SIOO,OOO CAPTURED NEAR BRUNSWICK Launches Being Taken to Savannah Were Held Up Brunswick, Ga., March 4.—A Unit ed States patrol boat today made the biggest capture of whiskey and beer S. H. THORNTON JACKSON, GA. UNDERTAKING, LICENSED EMB ALMER Full Line of Caskets and Robes to select Trom t My careful personal attention giv \ i en to all funerals entrusted to me ALL CALLS ANS WIRED PROMPTLY DAY OR NIGHT DAY PHONE 174 NIGHT PHONEI93 This naturally makes for infinitely less pain and danger at the crisis. Write to The Bradfield Regulator Cos., Dept. H, 300 Lamar Building, Atlanta, Ga„ for interesting free book "Mother hood and the Baby”. Do not neglect to get a bottle of “Mother’s Friend” from your druggists’ tonight. It is a tried preparation and is of the greatest value to expectant mothers. yet reported along this coast, when five large launches all heavily loaded were caught while enroute from Florida to Savannah. The five boats carried a load of 18,000 cases of whiskey and 175 casks of beer. Some of it is said to be unusually costly liquor. At retail it would be worth more than SIOO,OOO.