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THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS
Vol 46—No. 42
Butts County in Sight of Liberty Bond Goal
Campaign VVill Close Saturday, 19
DO A PATRIOT’S PART—HELP PUT COUNTY OVER THE TOP
►THREE DISTRICTS HAVE NOW
OVERSUBSCRIBED THEIR QUOTA
Work Will Be Kept up Over
County to Very Minute
With the Liberty Loan drive on the
last lap, and several thousand
dollars yet to be raised, every mem
ber of the organization is hard at
work trying to round up the full quo
ta assessed against Butts county.
At the beginning of the week Jack
son, Coody and Indian Springs dis
tricts had already “gone over the
top,” leaving Dublin, Buttrill, Worth
ville, Iron Springs and Towaliga to
raise their full allotment of bonds.
It was felt sure all of these districts
would come through with a 100 per
cent record.
There will be no let up in the ef
forts of the committee until the last
minute. Work will be kept up right
through Saturday, and it is hoped to
get some nice subscriptions during the
final drive.
A meeting of the executive com
mittee and sales force was held Mon-
day night, at which time plans were
Niscussed for the final spurt. There
was also a meeting in Jenkinsburg
Tuesday night when Hon. J. R. Smith,
of Atlanta, spoke in interest of the
Liberty Loan campaign.
During the week it was also plan
ned to canvass Worthville district
and see if the remaining amount
could not be raised.
Just as soon as available, the names
of all Liberty Bond purchasers will
be published. Last week the names
were published up to Tuesday night.
This week another list of names are
being published and next week the
. final list will be given to the public.
It is impossible to get all the names
at one time, owing to curtailment of
povwr, etc. So any name that is not
published this week will be sure to
appear next week.
MASONS TO BUY
$500,000 BONDS
Interest Will Go to Sup
port Orphans Home
PIAIjS BE READY SOON
GRAND MASTER ENGLAND DE
CIDES TO INVEST ALL OF EN
DOWMENT FUND IN LIBERTY
BONDS— $500,000 IS AMOUNT
Macon, Ga., Oct. 12.—1 t was an
nounced by Grand Master W. G. En
gland last night that every cent of
$500,000 endowment fund now
bei ng raised for the Masonic Or-
Phang’ Home in Macon by the Masons
°f Georgia would be invested in Lib
erty Bonds.
NeaflV 400 Masons attended a
Meeting called by Grand Master En
?'and. No hint had been given in ad
'’ance as to why the meeting had
ee ncalled. Plans were made for
Rising the amount before the Grand
Lo<J ge meets this month. If nece;sary
f' er y Mason in the state will be so
pited.
explaining that the $500,000
*°uld # be invested in Liberty Bonds,
' e gfand master declared the inter
tsk go to the home.
S SP.L!N OR BUST!
JACKSON, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 18, 1918
COL CHAS. GARRET
SPOKE FOR BONDS
Flovilia Went Over Top
Saturday Afternoon
ALSO SPOKE IN JACKSON
MACON ATTTORNEY MADE A
ROUSING SPEECH AND FLO
VILLA WENT OVER TOP-JACK
SON ADDED TO HER QUOTA
Col. Charles Garret, a well known
young attorney, of Macon, made two
addresses in Butts county Saturday
afternoon and as a result of his pa
triotic speeches helped to put Indian
Springs district well over the top
and swell the quota in Jackson dis
trict.
Col. Garret spoke first at Flovilia,
being heard by a large and interest
ed crowd of citizens of that communi
ty. Those in charge of the district
had worked up a strong sentiment for
Liberty Bonds and at the close of
Col. Garret’s ringing appeal the dis
trict quota was oversubscribed in a
short time.
Coming to Jackson, (Mr. Garret
made an address from a booth erected
on the court house square. His ad
dress was one of the most fervent and
patriotic yet delivered in Butt.-, coun
ty and more than two thous; 1 dol
lars were raised after the s iking.
Col. Garret has made anu bep o$
speeches in the interest of the fourth
Liberty Loan, appearing fh Monroe,
Dooly, Butts and other counties.
MR. W. D. COMPTON, JR. IS
CASHIER FARMERS BANK
Mr. W. D. Compton, Jr., is the n£w
cashier of the Farmers Bank of Jen
kinsburg, having been elected by the
directors to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mr. H. c.
Childs. Mr. Compton is an experien
ced banker, having held positions
with several leading banks m differ
ent portions of the state and prior to
moving to Jenkinsburg was connect
ed with a bank in Fairburn.
Mr Childs has been.cashier of the
Farmers Bank for several years and is
well known in banking circles. He re
signed to take up another line of
W< Mr. Compton is a Butts county man
i manv friends are glao
know he has returned to the county
to reside permanently.
AUTO riding ban lifted
AFTER OCTOBER THE 13
Necessary For to Still Save
Oil, Order Says
Washington, Oct. a °f"
gasolineless Rm gasoline
ter October 13 rf ” tjme .
is b rte t d n “Announcement of the
ccording to a The campa i g n
fuel admimst • launche d ap
of advertising ■ conserve if
pea ”w 2 P O pereent on the
of gasoline
SENATOR FLYNT
WAS ENDORSED
For President of Georgia
State Senate
CONVENTION IN GRIFFIN
NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ELECTED FOR THE NEXT TWO
YEARS—JUDGE FLYNT MADE
STRONG ADDRESS
The Twenty-Sixth senatorial dis
trict convention was held in the
Spalding county court house at Grif
fin Saturday morning, at which time
Hon. J. J. Flynt was foi-mally nomi
nated for senator for the ensuing two
years. He was put In nomination by
Hon. J. Threatt Moore, of Butts coun
ty, and the nomination was seconded
by several delegates.
In accepting the nomination Mr.
Flynt pledged himself to represent
in a fair and impartial manner and
to the best interests of all the peo
ple of the district. He said that in
the near future grave issues will be
before the country and declared the
state should be represented by its
best and safest leaders, not only in
the Georgia legislature but in the na
tional congress as well. Judge Flynt
said he would rpresent the voters of
Butts, Fayette and Spalding coun
ties with every grain of his ability
and to the utmost limit of his power.
A resolution was introduced by
Mr. W. H. Connor of Spalding county
endorsing Judge Flynt as a candi
date for president of the Georgia
state senate. Col. J. A. Dorsey made
a talk along this line, in which he paid
a tribute to Col. J. T. Moore, repre
sentative from Butts county. The
resolution was adopted by a rising
vote.
J. D. Jones was elected as tempo
rary chairman of the meeting and
Col. J. A. Dorsey as temporary secre
tary. They were then elected as the
permanent officers of the convention
and the following members of the ex
ecutive committee were appointed to
serve for the ensuing two years:
Butts county—J. 0. Gaston and
W. F. Huddleston; Fayette county—
R. P. Minter and W. M. Preston;
Spalding county—W. H. Connor and
Wise B. Gray.
The delegates to the convention
from Butts county were W. F. Hud
dleston, J. 0. Gaston, J. T. Moore
and J. D. Jones.
At the conclusion of the business
session the delegates were entertain
ed at a dinner at the Hotel Griffin by
Senator Flynt.
APPRECIATES THE (WEEKLY
VISITS OF HIS HOME PAPER
In enclosing a check for the re
newal of Mrs. (Mary Heflin’s subscrip
tion, Mr. W. N. Land, of Sparta, has
the following encouraging words to
say about The Progress-Argus:
“Allow me to say that your paper
is a welcome visitor to Mrs. Heflin
and myself, each vaeek. I think I
can truthfully say that the standard
of The Progress-Argus is higher to
day than it ever was. Trusting that
your efforts may continue to be
crowned with success, I am,
“Your friend,
“Wm. N. LAND.”
“Leave it to Wilson” would be a
good slogan to adopt in the peace
negotiations with Germany. He is
in possession of all the facts and w ill
act for the best interests of the peo
ple of the United States and the Al
lies.
PRESIDENT WILSON’S FOURTEEN
POINTS FOR PEACE WITH HUNS
Germany Must Bow The Bended
Knee Before Allies Are Convinced
SCHOOL PAGEANT
INTERESTING EVENT
Children Made A Striking
Appearance
WAS LARGELY ATTENDED
EXERCISES HELD AT THE AU
DITORIUM AND THEN PARADE
AROUND BUSINESS PART OF
THE CITY-COSTUMES PRETTY
In celebration of Liberty Day, Oc
tober 12, the Jackson public schools
had a most interesting pageant Fri
day, the 11, commemorating the dis
covery of America.
Following interesting exercises at
the auditorium, in which most of the
school took part, the school children
bad a parade around the business por
tion of the city. This proved a novel
and entertaining feature and the
children made a striking appearance
in their attractive costumes.
The pageant represented the fol
lowrng countries: France, Italy,
Spain, Holland, England, Egypt,
Switzerland, and the Indians, prior to
the discovery of America by Colum
bus; Columbus at the Court of Spain;
the sailing of the Pinta, Nina and
Santa Maria; the Discovery of Amer
ica; the Landing of Columbus; the
Statue of Liberty and the United
States at war.
The cosuming was very good and
elicited much (favorable, comment
from friends and patrons of the school
A large crowd gathered at the au
ditorium to witness the interesting
exercises, and the eevnt was one of
the most successful ever held by the
school. Superintendent (Martin and
the whole faculty deserve credit for
their good work in making the pa
geant the marked success it was. The
event served to teach in a striking
way the history and geography of the
countris represented and was a worth
while feature for the students v*ho
entered into the work with enthusi
asm.
PEANUTS VALUABLE CROP
FOR FARMERS OF THE SOUTH
The State Bureau of Markets has
ascertained that the products made
from one ton of peanuts, at present
prices, are worth $142.58. Tlje yield
is based on the results obtained from
the 1917 crop, as these are the only
figures now available; but the value
is figured at present market prices.
According to this basis a ton of pea
nuts will yield 83 --10 gallons of oil
worth $1.36 per gallon, or a total of
$113.02, and 1,075 pounds of 7 per
cent meal, worth $55.00 per ton, or
$29.56, making the total above sta
ted. This will no doubt prove very
interesting information to Georgia
farmers who are preparing to harvest
peanut crops this fall.
Whoever wished the “Spanish flu”
on thig country ought to be shot as a
German srv.
Jackson Argus Established 1873 j „ . q ,c
Butts County Progress Established 1882 Consolidated July .1 1
Here are 14 peace requisites given
by President Wilson:
I. Open covenants of peace.
2 .Absolute freedom of the seas.
3. Removal of all economic bar
riers.
4. Guarantees for the reduction of
national armaments.
5. Impartial adjustments of all
colonial claims.
6. Evacuation of all Russian ter
ritory.
7. Evacuation of Belgium.
8. All French territory to be freed
and restored and reparation for tha
taking of Alsace-Lorraine.
9. Readjustment of Italy’s fron
tiers.
10. Greatest opportunity for au
tonomous developments of the peo
ples of Austria-Hungary.
11. Evacuation of Roumania, Ser
bia, Montenegro.
12. Secure sovereignty' for Tur
key’s portion of the Ottoman Empire.
13. Establishment of an indepen
dent Polish state.
14. General association of nations
to guarantee integrity of small states.
President Wilson in his speech of
last September 27, wdth regard to
peace, said:
“First, the impartial justice meted
out must involve no discrimination
between those to whom we wish to
be just and those to whom we do not
wish to be just. It must be a justice
that plays no favorites ami knows no
standard but the equal rights of tho
several people concerned.
“Second, no special or separate in
terest of any single nation or any
group of nations can be made the
basis of any part of the settlement,
which i snot consistent with the com
mon interests of all.
“Third, There can be no leagues or
alliances or special covenants and
understandings with the general and
common family of the league of na
tions.
“Fourth, and more specifically,
there can be no special, selfish, eco
nomic combination within the league
and no employment of any form of
economic boycott orexclusion except
as the power of economic penalty by
exclusion from the markets of the
vr>rld may be vested in the league of
nations itself as ar means of discip
line and control.
“Fifth, all international agree
ments and treaties of every kind must
be made kown, in their entirety, to
the rest of the world.”
ONE LIMITED SERVICE MAN TO
CAMP THOMAS, KENTUCKY
The Butts county draft board has
received orders to send one limited
service man to Camp Thomas, Ky.
Mr. Robert M. White, of Worthville,
was the man selected to fill this call,
Mr. White being the first man on the
list in the limited service class.
Over one thousand United States
and Allied airplanes took part in a
raid over German cities the other day.
Maybe this is one reason the “peace
feeler” has been thrown out. Instead
of one thousand it will be ten thou
sand airplanes a little later and they
do say the Huns love the bayonet and
air bombs not a little bit.
There’s the consolation that when
it does rain it will come a good one.
BERLIN OR BUST!