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Jackson Progress - Argus
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J. DOYLE JONES
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Roads and bridges should be con
structed where needed regardless of
politics. It will not be surprising,
however, if there is a good
deal of “political” paving for the
next few weeks.
It will not be long before the
Jackson pepper factory will begin op
eiation and the cotton season is
just around the corner. The wise
business man will begin to plan his
advertising campaign for this fall
and winter.
Regardless of any laws that con
gress might enact or anything that
the president might do, it is pretty
safe to predict higher prices in the
immediate future. This has been
brought about by weather condi
tions and small crops.
Not only is this camp meeting
time, but many churches are having
revival meetings. It is .a season of
leisure between busy seasons and
the average farmer is enjoying rest
and watermelons, peaches and
cream, camp meeting and revivals.
South Georgia, which grows some
of the finest bright leaf tobacco l
in the whole country, opened the
tobacco season Wednesday. The
crop is smaller than last year and
better prices are expected. That
will bring a lot of new money into
that part of the state.
Ginners must give bond and com
ply with other regulations that will
make ginning higher this season. In
some sections the price of ginning,
and ties has been fixed at
$5.00 per bale. It seems reason
able in view of a short crop.
It is a pretty safe bet that the
next six weeks will witness hot
times in the state political cam
paign. The average voter has some
leisure at hand and he is going to
show interest in politics. The can
didates are warmed up and pre
paring for the home stretch.
Whether the political barbecue is
an asset, or liability is debatable.
The candidates are not having any
thing like the crowds claimed for
-them. Many people go to partake
of the barbecue and pay no atten
tion to the speaking. However,
barbecues and political campaigns
go hand in hand.
Henry Ford was 71 years old July
30. He is one of the most remark
able men of this generation. As
the manufacturer of automobiles h j
has done much to place riding in
reach of the average man. He is
a self-made man in the best sense
of the word and is an example of
what pluck, perservance and hard
work will accomplish.
Some authorities estimate that
from 60,000 to 75.000 Georgians
are disqualified to _ vote in the
state primary. Failure to pay a
poll tax brought this about. The
small vote in prospect will have &
tremendous effect on the result of
the election, and who it will help or
hurt remains to be seen.
Courts have held that the PWA
loan and grant to the University of
Georgia System is valid, and a
building program at various state
schools will "begin shortly. This
program should be of far-reaching
benefit to the University system,
loag in need of better physical
equipment.
The drought in the West and the
shipment of many thousands of cat
tle to pastures in the eastern states
will in time, result in better prices
lor beef cattle. The present vic
ious circle of low prices must run
its course. The livestock industry
has suffered greatly as a result of
the depression, but a better day is
in sight.
Hon. G. C. Adams, State Commis
sioner of Agriculture is a good
man and useful citizen. His
record in Newton county shows
that. He is no match for the poli
tical sharks around the capitol and
his administration 'hamstrung
from the start. Mr. Adams in a
recent statement struck back at
Governor Talmadge and this may
help in his campaign for re-election.
Hon. E. L. Rainey, who for more
than fifty years has edited The
Dawson News, will be the guest of
honor at a get-together barbecue
August 2 given 'by citizens of Daw
son and Terrell county. Judge
Rainey, for several years a member
of the Prison Commission, is one of
Georgia’s ablest newspaper men
and it is fitting that firends honor
this constructive citizen.
ASK CANDIDATES FOR LEGIS
LATURE. QUESTIONS
Editor Melton of the Griffin Daily
News suggests that candidates for
legislature be quizzed as to how they
will vote in the next session on cer
tain questions. He says:
“The question of allowing heavy
trucks and busses to tear up Georgia
roads, built with the taxpayers’ njon
ey, must be settled to pay their pro
portionate share of road construction
and repairs.
“Georgia must devise plans to pay
the past due pensions of her Confed
erate soldiers and widows.
“Anew court precedure that will
speed up this and guarantee fair trial
to all, must be worked out.
“There are dozens of other import
ant matters that will come up at the
coming session of the legislature.
It is important that the voters in
Georgia select the best qualified men
in their respectve counties who offer
for the legislature.
“Candidates for the legislature
should be required to tell the voters
where they stand on every important
issue. Surely no candidate should
object to the voters knowing how he
intends to vote on matters of import
ance.”
The Thomaston Times would go
further and say the question of how
a candidate for the legislature stands
on the governor’s race should not be
allowed to enter into the matter.
Every member of the legislature
should be free to vote on the bills
that come up without regard to how
they affect the governor or how the
governor wants him to vote. He is
responsible to the people of his coun
ty not the governor of the state—
Thomaston Times.
PUBLLIC SERVANTS NOW
MASTERS
John W. Davis, the distinguished
lawyer who was Democratic candi
date for President in 1924, recently
gave an excellent example of the
plight of the taxpayer when it
comes to fighting the growth of bu
reaucracy. There, are at the latest es
timate, some 644,000 federal em
ployes, whose salaries are paid
through taxation. Yet, as Mr.
Davis pointed out, no person in the
country has ever had an opportunity
to vote for more than five of these.
The only national officals whose
name reaches a ballot are the pres
ident, the vice-president, two sena
tors and one representative and this
list, so far as practical considera
tions are„ concerned, eould be re
duced to four, inasmuch as the vice
president’s name is coupled with
the president’s and he wins or loses
in company with his cheif.
The hundreds of thousands of civil
servants who came to the positions
they hold without the expressed
wish of the electorate, do much to
determine our destinies. They are
THE JACKSON PROGRESS ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
instrumental in making laws, in
prohibiting rights, in raising taxes.
The same thing is true, to a some
what lesser degree, in ottter units
of government beside the federal.
The nation is today staggering un
der a vastly expensive army of bu
reaucrats which it never asked for.
It is of course impossible to vote
for every government worker. Bui
our elected officials owe the public
a serious responsibility—the re-
sponsibility of seeing that bureau
cracy is kept to an absolute mini
mum. They owe it to those who
send them to office to keep the gov
ernment efficient and economical—
hold strictly to the business of gov
erning, and not to venture into
fields that are properly the pro
vince of the private citizen.
That ideal of public service, fol
lowed by elective officers of all
kinds, would go far toward solving
the tax problem—a problem that is
engaging every far-sighted and
thinking mind today.—lndustrial
News Review.
BRANCH BANKING
The bankers of Georgia are or
ganizing and preparing to lead a
fight against chain Oanking. This
matter came up at Savannah dur
ing the press convention and it was
then apparent that there are two
sides to the question. Chain bank
ing has already gotten a foothold
in Georgia and the individual banks
think it should be held down.
One thing that has been advanc
ed in favor of chain banking in the
past is that it makes for soundness
and efficiency. Experiments in
other countries have seemed to es
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tablish this. It has been urged
that it is better to have a branch
of a strong, well managed bank in
small city than to have a local bank
with small capital and limited re
sources. That had some appeal be
for this year, but is less appealing
now'. Since we have insurance of
bank deposits we have the safety
in small communities that they have
under larger banking institutions
in business and industrial centers.
The small banks will have more de
posits in the future to operate on.
They will have less restraint in do
ing legitimate banking business for
the reason that they will not stand
contnually in the fear of bank ru
mors and runs. *
The Observer would not' be the
best authority on the merits and de
merits of chain banking, but we
favor the banks operated by local
capital. There is apt to be better
understanding between the bank
and the people. The local bank will
be more liberal patron of public
matters. It will take more interest
in development of agriculture and
industry. Customers like, occa
sionally, to contact the powers that
be in the bank they do business
with. They have more chance if
the officers and lending stockhold
ers and managing directors live in
the community than if they live in
a distant city. For general pur
poses the “home bank” will be
best. —Moultrie Observer.
The Observer states the case clear
ly and convincingly. The Tribune
has nothing but the kindest of feel
ings for the officials of the big
banks who are promoting the branch
bank plan, but branch banking and
chain 'banking appear to us as iden
tical in operation, so far as the
general public is concerned.
The chain bank idea became un
popular when several of the units
became weak and brought on o crash
which improvished thousands of
people. Thus was proved the old
adage, that “no chain is stronger
than its weakest link."
Branch Banking is now indulged
in on a rather large scale by the
Citizens & Southern National Bank
and the First National Bank of At
lanta. both of which have branches
in various cities of the state.
This may 'be all right as far as
it goes, but The Tribune is whole
heartedly opposed to granting the
big banks the privilege of reaching
further out and absorbing local
banks in such centers as may appeal
to them.
One of the biggest objections to
the chain or branch bank system is
that it largely does away with the
human element existing in country
banking and serves to centralize the
financial power of the state in the
fewer larger cities.
The Tribune is in position to
know that the large bankers have
long entertained the hope of getting
hold on the banking business of the
state, but we are opposed to it and
feel that a large majority of the
people will join the independent
bankers in their fight.—Walton
Tribune.
TAKE IT OR LEAVE Ir
By J. D. JONES
That is an interesting letter that
H. C. Barnes writes about drought
conditions in Texas and Oklahoma.
Read it. Georgia is certainly for
tunate in not having a major dis
aster overtake its crops. Condi
tions could be better, but this state
is more fortunate than other sect
tions. Thankful? Well, you should
be.
Jackson is offered a wonderful
opportunity—an opportunity that
may never come again—to obtain a
system of sanitary toilets through
out the city. The United States
Department of Public Health is now
making a survey to determine the
needs. The co-operation of the city
officials is necessary, as well as the
interest and support of all the peo
ple. Health conditions can be im
ipro\jed. The government proposes
to do that, to pay for the labor and
give employment to local people.
It is a good business proposition and
Jackson should take full advantage
of it. Speak to the mayor and
councilmen about it. Let them
know you are interested. Civic
groups and organizations should
join in.
Columbus Roberts, candidate for
commissioner of agriculture, is one
man who is paying his way in this
campaign. He is using and paying
for advertising space. This is in
marked contrast to some of the
candidates who want all the free
puffing they can get. In former
years many candidates have beat
newspapers out of advertising bills.
The newspapers are pretty well fed
up on free publicity.
There is a good deal of interest in
the government report on the con
dition of the cotton crop to be re
leased August 8. The acreage re
port was announced in July. Now
comes the condition of the crop, as
gathered by government authorities.
This report w'ill have a good deal to
do with informing the world about
the probable size of the 1934 crop.
ITncle Sam can be depended on.
Over a term of years the govern
ment has not missed the mark very
much.
Bulloch county proposes to take
some of the highway certificates,
which will be available in 1936, and
build and equip a county hospital.
It looks like a good proposition.
Nothing is more important than the
health of the people, and medical
treatment and hpspital facilities
are certainly out of the reach of
many people now. The movement,
if carried through, will be watched
with interest by people of the state.
Another shipment of western cat
tle has been sent here for pastur
age. Georgia breeders are inter
ested in exchanging some of the
native cattle for the western beef
type. It would be desirable and
would advance the livestock indus
try in Georgia by at least ten years.
Butts county has had a fine pastur
age since the days when the Indians
reamed the woods, and in recent
years much has been done to im
prove the pastures.
Friends here have received inter
esting letters from Mrs. John E.
I.ane. Butts county historian who is
RE VIE MBER
THE DEPOSITS OF THIS BANK
ARE INSURED
By the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
as provided in the Federal Banking Act of 1933,
the limit of which has been increased to $5000.00.
No one need any longer jeopardize life or home
by taking money around on their person, or hi
ding under the mattress, in the coffee pot, tin
can, old shoe or any other place—nor take it to
the Post Office to get Uncle Sam’s protection.
You are protected here where you also get ev
ery banking convenience and courteous service.
JACKSON NATIONAL BANK
JACKSON, GEORGIA
now touring Europe. She writes of
the interesting sights in Paris,
Switzerland and Italy. Many Amer
icans are now in Europe and wheth
er the war threat will hasten their
return home is not known. The sit
uation over there looks serious.
t
To the boys and girls fortunate
enough to be able to attend Camp
Wilkins at the Georgia College of
Agriculture congratulations are in
order. A week of study and recre
ation will prove inspiring and prof
itable to these young people. Butts
county is represented by a consid
erable delegation. Farm Agent M.
L. Powell and Home Demonstration
Agent Miss Evelyn Kent are spend
ing the week at Athens. The con
ference being held at the state col
lege is an important one.
The first bale of Georgia cotton
was grown in Tift county and sold
for SSOO. “First bales” will soon
be the order of the day in many
counties. Butts county received its
first bale last year on August 8. It
is probable it will a few days later
than that this season. The open
ing of the cotton season means new
life and hustle in the cotton belt.
WITH THE EXCHANGES *
And People Wore Clothes ,
Pretty tough these hot days, of
course. But do you remember when
folks lived without screens on the
windows, without ice or refrigerator?
Possibly you can can even recall
the days when you did not have an
electric fan to blow the perspiration
off your neck. Tough? Forget it!—
Dawson News.
Better Thin Cotton
It is said that the newsprint in
dustry in Georgia will be more im
portant than cotton. Late experi
ments in the Georgia pine paper pulp
laboratory at Savannah under the di
rection of Dr. Charles H. Herty, show
that all the standing pine trees in the
south today, grown since the forests
were cut in the late nineties is
available for making groundwood,
the chief constituent of newsprint.—
Monticello News.
we have heard of the probable out
come of the campaign that might
have some weight.—Clayton County
News.
That Ought To Help Some
A Texas man has combined ter.
garden tools in one.' It makes it eas
ier for the neighbors to oorrow—
Greensboro Herald-Journal.
Traveling Man’s Estimate
We had a man in our office Mon
day that is really neutral in Georgia
politics as far as the race for gov
ernor is concerned and up to the
time of his visit in our office he had
visited 125 counties in the state
within the last six weeks. This man
FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1934.
is a close observer of things politi
cal and when asked what he thought
of the political situation in the race
for governor, his reply was that if
governor Talmadge wasn’t defeated
it would be the greatest surprise of
his life. That is the first prediction
Safe And Sane
There is no need to get “so hot”
over the political campaign in Geor
gia, the weather is hot enough with
out that, and while every citizen
should be sufficiently interested to
carefully consider the issues and
candidates and then vote his or her
conscientious conviction formed with
out narrowness and prejudice, the
world will hardly come to an end if
your candidates fail of election—
Barnesville News-Gazette.
Will Win and Lose
A middle Georgia editor observes
that Editor Bill Anderson of the Ma
con Telegraph, is bound to win in the
governor’s race since one of his
newspaperes supports Talmadge and
the other one, Pittman. By the same
token it will be observed that Broth
er Anderson is also bound to lose. It
is impossible for him to land both of
his candidates in the governor’s chair
at the same time.—DeKalb New Era.
COTTON CONDITION REPORT
WILL BE ISSUED AUGUST 8
The cotton trade is awaiting with
interest the first condition report of
the 1934 season, to be released by
the government on Wednesday, Aug
ust 8. In 1933 the condition on that
date was 74.2 per cent; in 1932, 65.6
per cent, and the ten-year average
on August 1 is 67.9 per cent. .
PROGRESS-ARGUS HONOR ROLL
New and Renewal Subscrptions For
Past Few Days
Mrs. W. C. Rush, Berner.
Asa Burford, Knoxville, Tenn.
J. P. Hunt, Jackson.
J. H. Holifield, Jackson.
Miss Evelyn Kent, Jackson.
Miss Ruth McMichael, Jacksonville,
Fla.
George Spencer, Jackson.
Ray Cook, Jackson.
L. D. Watson, Barnesville.
J. M. Strawn, Jackson.
W. P. New’ton, Columbia, S. C.
Mrs. W. L. Sams, Richmond, Va.
D. W. Ham, Jackson.
H. C. Barnes. Lawton, Okla.
Mrs. W. H. Maddox, Barnesville.
J. A. McLess, Americus.
Mrs. J. L. Carmichael, Jackson.
J. O. Minter, Jenkinsburg.
ASK CONTRIBUTION FOR
CLEANING UP CEMETERY
The cemetery at Old Bethel
church is now being cleaned up.
Contributions should be made to
Elder Homer M. Vaughn, who is in
charge of the wor.k