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Jackson Progress - Argus PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDaY J. DOYLE JONES Editor and Publisher SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year __sl.so Three Month* 40c Six Month*- -75 c Single Copie*__sc IN ADVANCE Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Jackson, Ga. TELEPHONE NO. 166 OFFICIAL ORGAN BUTTS COUN TY AND CITY OF JACKSON NOTICE Card* of thanks will be charged at the rate of fifty cents, minimum for 50 werds and less; above 50 words will be charged at the rate of 1 cent a word. Cash must accompany eopjr in all instances. A Liberty Bond is a badge of honor. Get your name on the Liberty Bond Honor Roll. Where there’s a will there’s a way. Buy a Bond. If your heart is right you will buy Liberty Bonds. How many Liberty Bonds have you in your home? Let’s buckle down and go over the top with our share of Liberty Bonds. Hardwick’s opening offensive lack ed artillery fire and he failed to enter the first line trenches. " " W. J. Harris is destined to find out that he hasn’t a corner on all the pa triotism in the country. France executes her traitors with out ceremony. Good example for the United States to follow. What will it profit you to pile up wealth and lose your liberty and freedom? Invest in Liberty bonds. It is not a question of how many candidates run for the United States senate, but the caliber of the men is the thing that counts. In Athens a murder case was dis posed of in twenty minutes. All the smart “constitutional” lawyers must have been muzzled during the trial. Butts county cannot afford to be disgaced by failing to subscribe her quota of bonds. Pile up little amounts and big amounts until the $161,800 have been subscribed. W. D. Upshaw has seen the hand writing on the wall and has with drawn from the senatorial race. Would that m ore of the little fellovw had Upshaw’s good sense. It is your mother—our mother, the mother country—that is calling for your dollars. What true man ever de nied his mother’s appeal? Reach down in your pockets and bring up some Liberty dollars. In his old age, sorrow’ has laid a heavy hand upon Tom Watson. He recently lost his only son, and his daughter died a little less than a year ago. Mr. and Mrs. W’atson’s friends sympathize with them in their afflictions. There was an awful weeping and vruling in the dark days of 1914 when cotton went to 5 and 6 cents a pound. Then the farmers were glad to get help. The whole nation responded to the appeals of the southern cotton growers. Now', it is the nation that is asking you for a loan—not a gift. Show your appreciation by backing up the Liberty Loan. You may need help again. THE JACKSON -nr.RESS-AItCUS. JACKSON. GIOEG.A, FEIDAY. APRIL 28^ MR. TIGHTWAD The war has brought opportunities for making money that were little dreamed of a few months back. The South has prospered, waxed fat and grown rich. Probably this is true of other sections of the country. America right now is suffering from a bad case of “money madness.” The chase for the almighty doHar is pur sued early and late. It is a pursuit, that in many cases, has been followed to the exclusion of all else. It is all right for the individual to make money. We cannot pay our war debts, subscribe to the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A. and help other appeals un less the wheels keep turning. But the country should be placed before sel fish ends. When the country needs our help it is our duty to respond to every legitimate appeal. Jackson and Butts county, like ev ery other community, have their share of tightwads, men who never lose their grip on a dollar once it comes into their possession. The downright stingy man is without love, esteem or respect at home or abroad. His own family secretly despises him. He is not only little and mean and ut terly selfish, but he is lacking in pa triotism and loyalty. The p resent war will be remember ed long after the last trench has been vacated and the last soldier has re turned to peaceful pursuits. Those who helped their country in the su preme battle for liberty, freedom and righteousness will be able to hold up their heads and say “I am glad that I had a part.” That will be a heritage worth handing down to posterity. The man who did nothing but criticise and knock and find flaws—and grip his dollar, the man who put the dollar be fore patriotism and loyalty—he will be pointed out—as will his children after him—as a creature too loath some and despicable for the associa tion of decent men. You can’t hide. Your record is known. Which side will you choose? THE SAFEST INVESTMENT ON EARTH “It has the stength of Gibraltar,” j is an advertising slogan widely known. : Your Liberty Bond is backed by a se- I curity stronger than that. It is back ed by every man, woman and child in the United States, possessing the larg est national wealth of any country in the world. It is backed by every mine, factory, forest, river, mountain, all the gold, silver, iron, copper, coal and other metals and minerals. Your lib erty Bond is truly, the safest invest lent in the world. A writer in the Dalton Citizen speaking of the security of the Lib erty Loan, says: It is as good as the American peo ple. It is the promise to pay of a people that has never failed, a people that in a few short years have turned a wil derness into a domain of marvelous riches and power. By the action of our government these bonds become notes indorsed by every man, woman and child in Amer ica, notes that are strengthened by billions of dollars worth of the securi ties of our allies and guaranteed by the indomitable will and resourceful ness of a great people. A Liberty Bond pays 4*4 per cent interest to its owner in money and 100 per cent interest in noble satis faction. It is your contribution to the forces that move tow’ard victory in this great war, a talisman of true Americanism, a sign of your loyalty and justice and mercy and your hate of slavery, dishonor and greed. Behind these bonds as a guarantee that they will be paid is the total wealth of our country', pledged to the last cent. If you own Liberty Bond, you will not fail to get your money until our will is broken, our treasure used up, our honor slain, our property destroy ed and our people in bondage. Buy a Liberty Bond. THE TIGHTWAD (Marietta Journal) If there is anything on earth that gives a longing for eternal rest and deep, damp solitude it is the man who comes to town, builds up a big busi ness, grows rich, and then squats down on his gold like a hen on a door-knob, and is too stingy even to let the g ravels grind in his own giz zard. A real, genuine 18-karat stingy, selfish man, can’t be honest, and if he ever gets to heaven and has wings he veil fold them up and walk for fear he will ruffle a plume or lose a tail feather. Buy Liberty Bonds— MONEY SLACKERS (Albany Herald) For the Liberty Bond slacker is the citizen this land who is abundantly able to buy bonds, but refuses to buy. He is the man who enjoys all the blessings of citizenship in this land of freemen; who is protected by the flag that stands in the wold today as the symbol of human liberty; who en joys “the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” in a land whose people have never knovgi oppression who in this world struggle stand com mitted to a righteous cause that must triumph, or nothing else in the world will count for very much. He is the man who, ignoring these things, un mindful of duty nd country’s claim, refuses to contribute one dollar to the support of his government in its hour of need. He pays his taxes because he is required to pay, but he buys no bonds because the buyer of Liberty Bonds must have at least a spark of patriotism in his breast. It is the duty of every citizen who can buy Liberty Bonds to buy them. It therefore follows that the citizen who is able to buy bonds yet refuses or fails to buy is a slacker. In short, the citizen who can but won’t buy a bond is as truly a slacker as the man who lies about his age in order to es cape military service. FRANCE WINS IMPERISHABLE FAME Probably the only reason that the war is not over is because there are not enough French soldiers. While the English and Canadians have done great work, the French have demon strated that they are the best fighters in the world. France is holding well over two-thirds of the western front. —Jackson Progress. And we would add, that France has proven herself to be a civilized nation. Although the Germans have overrun a large part of her territory and treated millions of her people worse than slaves, the French soldiers have con ducted only civilized warfare against the Germans. France today is admir ed by he world, not only for her bra very, but for the liberal attitude she has shown towards invaders when op portunities offered themselves to do otherwise. France stands today as an ideal nation, and the people of the world love her more than ever before. —Crawfordville Advocate-Democrat. Buy Liberty Bonds The right sort of farmer, the man who raises all his supplies at home, is not worrying over the various food orders. Unfortunately there are too many so-called farmers who get their living out of a paper sack. It is that stripe who are wearing a long face and cussing Hoover and Soule. Get it out of your head once and for all that you are giving the govern ment your money when you buy bonds. You are not giving the gov ernment anything. You are loaning your money to the government and will receive 4 M per cent interest. The investment is the safest on earth. Hardwick is losing ground right along. Georgia is not made up of mealy-mouthed, v’hite-livered weak lings, but of red-blooded, zealous hearted, God-fearing patriots. When election day comes—if Hardwick stays in the race that long—he will be buried beneath a solid wall of votes. Last year Butts county grew crops worth between two and three million dollars. High prices for farm pro ducts are due largely to the war. Now the county is asked for only $161,800 worth of Liberty Bonds. This fe ohly $11.87 per capita. Come on, good citizens, let’s go “over the top” and then some. An ever increasing number of boys from our homes and firesides are go ing “over there,” going into mud up to their waists, to be shot at, to be maimed in barbed wire, to be days without food, to be mistreated as prisoners—in short to offer the su preme fealty. They are going that you may stay at home. If they did not go you would have to go. Had you ever thought of that? Will we deny these boys anything they ask? Will we be short with these boys? Look at the list of the splendid fel lows—not strangers, mind you, but our own associates—who leave for camp Saturday. Then go and buy some Liberty Bonds and back up these boys to the last ditch. Buy Liberty Bouds FOODS TASTE BETTER COOKED —TOBACCO TASTES BETTER TOASTED Since the day of the caveman, who liked his meat raw, civilization has learned a lot about the scientific treat ment of the things we eat. Naturally none of us would now prefer to have our meat raw, our po tatoes as they come from the ground, our coffee unroasted. And naturally follows the great dis covery recently made by The Ameri can Tobacco Co.—that tobacco tastes better TOASTED! This wonderful new idea—simple like all great inventions —was first used in producing the famous LUCKY STRIKE Cigarette—made of toasted Burley tobacco. Burley has a mellow flavor, entirely different from the tobacco usually used for cigarettes. It is a pipe to bacco and LUCKY STRIKE Cigarette* taste like a pipe. A SPRING “POME” (Ft. Gaines Georgian) Sleep, litle boll wqevil, Don’t you weep; Hiram’s gonna plant it— And you’re gonna reap. Tom Hardwick’s attack on the late J. R. Gray, editor of the Atlanta Jour nal, showed bad taste and poor judg ment. The living can defend them selves. The dead should not be slan dered. While the writer never train ed with Mr. Gray’s school of politics, we admired his many excellent qualities. He fought hard, but fair. Which is more than can be said of Tom Hardwick. Wasn’t it Tom Wat son that said, “The upturned face of the dead should be a flag of truce to any brave man?” Lend Him A AHanp# ufetTY For ” PATRIOTISM “Action s speak louder than words “Act~ Pont Talk - Buy Now TEACHERS INSTITUTE WAS NOT HELD IN JACKSON SATURDAY Owing to the contests Friday, the teachers institute scheduled for Sat urday was not held. These meetings have been held monthly during the spring and have proved of general help to the teachers. As the schools will begin to close within a few days there will not be another institute held during the spring months. Buy Liberty Bonds The QtiMas That oo§3 not Affect ttoltead of it* took; and lasative effect, LAXA TIVE BHOUO QUUtlWli is better tbaH ordinary Quieine and does not cause nervooenoES net naataff la bead. Remember the f !) name and look for the signature cf E. W. GROVE. 30c. is. H. THORNTON JACKSON, GA. UNDERTAKING, LICENSED EMBALMER Full Line of Caskets and Robes to select from My careful personal attention giv en to all funerals entrusted to me ALL CALLS ANSWERED PROMPTLY DAY OR NIGHT DAY PHONE 17* NIGHT PHONE 193 FARMER’S REPORT TO DR SOULE HAS RIGHT R, Ng Says He is Living on Wheat And t Necessary Will Do Without ' In making a report to Dr. Soule about the quantity of flour on hand Mr. W. H. Thaxton, of Jackson routi three, set an example that other far. mers would do well to follow. Mr Thaxton informed the food adminis. tration that he was using w^ eat grown on his own farm, and that if he did not grow his own wheat he would do without flour. That is the right spirit, also the kind of farming that pays, and there should be many other Butts county farmers to follow Mr. Thaxton’s standard. W. F. BARTLETT. Old Kentucky Mfg. Cos., Paducah, Ky. < Gentlemen: Please allow me to state that I have sold your hog cholera remedy for one season and have ordered more for this season. Last year I sold it to 12 or 15 men who raise hogs. I told each of them to take the remedy, feed it to their hogs and if they lost a single hog from disease of any kind not to pay me a cent for the remedy, but when they began to sell their cotton every man came in and paid me for the medicine and every one of them told me that it was the best hog med icine they ever used. One man paid me for the small package and bought $5 worth more and said it was the best he had ever tried. Carmichael Hardware Cos., Dealers. Buy Liberty Bonds ENOCH MORGAN’S SONS CO. Buy SAPOLIO For ECONOMY MR. O. B. KNOWLES IS NEW JACKSON POLICEMAN Elected by Council to Succeed Mr. Mack Goodwin, Resigned At the meeting of Council Monday night Mr. 0. B. Knowles was elected a member of the Jackson police force to succeed Mr. Mack Goodwin, who resigned several weeks ago. Mr. Knowles has been acting as an officer since Mr. Goodwin retired and is thoroughly familiar with the' vwrk and will no doubt serve the town faithfully and well. Buy Liberty Bonds