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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!