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Jackson Progress-Argus
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J. DOYLE JONES
Editor and Publisher
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the Post Office at Jackson, Ga.
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Voters having spoken on the pro
hibition issue the verdict should be
accepted with good grace. It will
be a desirable thing if all agencies
join in a campaign to enforce the
state law.
Despite all efforts there was not
any great amount of enthusiasm
manifested in the state repeal elec
lion. During the campaign there
were probably a good many things
said and done that should have beer
emitted.
First peaches of 1935 season
were shipped from South Georgia
’ust week. The crop is several days
cailier than last year. There is
said to lie a good crop and the state
will be enriched considerably if
growers can get fair prices for the
fruit.
Gooigia will have a fair share of
CCC camps, according to present
plans. Forestry development and
soil control will he carried on in
some 62 camps in the state. The
civilian conservation corps has prov
ed its worth to the country.
Farmers of Butts county have had
favorable seasons for planting their
pimiento pepper. The crop is one
of improtanee, standing only second
to cotton as a cash crop. Pimiento
peppers are widely grown and can
ned in several middle Georgia coun
ties.
The Market Bulletin ought to be
made to serve the farmers of Geor
gia. If it does not do that there is
r.o excuse for the publication. Cer
tainly the paper should not be used
as a political organ. The Market
Bulletin, wisely used, holds possibil
ties of great usefulness.
That the average individual has
a good deal of sporting blood in his
make up is shown by the chain letter
fad. The desire to get something
for nothing is strong in most people.
This is merely another fad that will
soon run its course. But in the
meantime a good many peop'e are
separating themselves from good
dimes, quarters and dollars.
At the present rate of progress
this section will soon have the ad
vantage of a modern bridge over the
Ocmulgee river between Butts and
Jasper counties. This convenience
has long been needed and will greatly
stimulate east and west travel. In
connection with this bridge the pav
ing of Route Mi is a project that
should have early attention.
Governor Talmadge and Commis
sioner Linder ought to know by this
time the wav people of Georgia feel
about the national administraton.
Scores of mass meetings have con
demned Talmadge and Linder and
have lauded President Roosevelt.
The people of Georgia are intensely
loyal to the president and will re
main so despite all efforts to stir
up strife.
Asa result of the work being car
ried on by the State Board of Health,
the Parent-Teacher Association and
ether organizations diptheria and ty
phoid fever are 'being brought under
control. This year Child HeaPh
Week was more widely observed than
ever before. Health work is an in
vestment that pays rich returns all
through the years. Georgia pays
but a small amount per capita for
health work. The appropriation
should be enlarged many times.
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
By J. D. JONLS
Many friends are made sad at the
death of Mr: Alexander Hamilton
(Stephens Davis, former clerk of
Butts supetior court and active in
the business affairs of Jackson.
Named for the Great Commoner,
one of Georgia’s truly great men,
Mi. Davis was a stalwart Democrat
tnioughout his life. lie never wav
ered in his pai‘.y loyalty. Mr. Davis
was an artist of skill and his pen
and ink sketches were widely admir
ed.
The University System of Georgia
has recently elected new officers,
including a chancellor, president and
dean of the Lumpkin Law School.
Dr. S. V. Sanford was named a.,
chancellor ol the university system
to succeed Phi'ip Weltner, resigned,
and Dean Caldwell ol the Lumpkin
i.aw Senooi wa selected president of
the University ol Georgia to succeed
Ur. Sanford. Judge Lucien P.
ooodrich, ot Griffin, one ol the
.stale’s outstanding lawyers, was
elected dean of the Lumpkin Law
School to succeed Dean Caldwell,
.luog'e Goodrich lias many friends in
this section of the state, lie is not
only a lawyer ol ability, but a civic
leaded- and loyal Democrat whose
services to the party has been note
worthy. iiis election to head the
law school is regarded as an ideal
one.
In the field of religion it has
el ten been remarked that Sam Jones
made fools of many preachers. The
great evangelist has had' many im
llatois. There was but one Sam
Jones and there will never be an
other. Ministers who try to imitate
Sam Jones make a sorry failure. In
the field of politics Tom Watson has
hud many imitators. The “Sage of
McDuffiie” was a real genius. He
was equally great as a writer and
author and statesman. Whether we
admire Tom Watson’s politics or not
we all admit he was a remarkable
man. Thine who try to follow in
the footsteps of Watson make a sorry
spectacle. There are many so-called
statesmen who would like to
have Watson’s following, but they
like hiis courage, bis scholarship, his
b ain, his training.
The state highway department has
promised the garden club of Geor
gia the services of engineers to
beautify the highways of the state.
The SLoekhridge Garden Club is in
terested in improving Route 42 and
members recently called on the high
way department to press the matter.
This is a splendid work but if it is
ever carried out on a large scale
there must be support from the state
and government. Local organiza
tions have neither the time nor the
means to make much progress in high
way improvement. The task is too
big; the cost too large. Out of the
money appropriated for highway
work in eGorgia it would be a good
thing if some of the funds were used
to beautify the highways. Georgia
has a wealth of trees, flowers and
shrubbery and if these were planteu
along the highways it would make
for beauty and appeal and would
impress in a favorable way the tour
ists who travel through the state.
Farmers of Butts county are to
be congratulated for their foresight
the past fall in planting a large acre
age to small grains. The grain crop
in this section is one of the best in
several years, and barring some dis
aster the harvest will be bountiful.
The oat crop is particularly reaas
suring, holding promise of plenty of
home grown roughage for work
stock. Opinions differ as to the
condition of the wheat crop, with the
ultimate outturn depending consid
erably on weather conditions for the
next few days. Land rented to the
government is being used to grow
more food anti feed. This is a wise
investment and one that holds sub
stantial promise for better times on
Georgia farms.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS ARGUS. JACKSON, GEORGIA
The citizens of Jackson, in the
1 opinion of this column, arc* to be
1 congiatulated for refusing to tam
! per with the clock. Daylight saving
time may be all light foi larger cen
ters, but it is not practicable or de
sirable in smaller towns. Condi
tions are not - changed over night.
They are the result of gradual
growth. Setting up the clock is not
going to change the habits of people.
Business men in the sjnaller com
munities must serve their customei
They have no excusse for not doing
so and will not be in business long
if they fail or refuse to adjust them
selves to suit the needs of the great
est number of their customers.
Butts is an agricultural county and
the majority of buyers are rural
buyers. The present arrangement
seems to be satisfactory. Why
tamper with the clock anyway?
According to present plans Geor
gia will be allotted a total of 02
CCC camps. Several of these camps
will be engaged in soil erosion work,
but the majority will work on for
estry projects. Georgia leads the
nation in its timber resouces, both
in area of its forests and in the
variety of its trees. Fire preven
tion is being stressed and new areas
planted to fast-growling pines. It
has been claimed that Georgia has
enough pines to furnish paper for
the entire country for a long period.
Paper mills are coming to the South
before long. So the timber wealth
of the state is one of Georgia’s
greatest resources and can be made
profitable for the present and future
generations. The CCC camps arc
doing good work. They afford em
ployment to young men otherwise
unable to get jobs. The state park
at Indian Springs is pretty sure to
get one and possibly two of these
camps.
It was a rare privilege for farm
ers of the nation to journey to Wash
ington this week and meet President
Roosevelt, •Secretary Wallace and
other leaders. Their going was
made possible in most instances by
the generosity of their friends and
neighbors. With the pledges of sup
port and loyalty from such a large
number of farmers, representing' dif
ferent lines of agriculture,President
Roosevelt and Secretary Wallace
must have felt that the work they
have been doing is meeting with the
approval of farmers of the nation.
It is a remarkable demonstration,
one unique in the annals of the
country.
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD
During the campaign for repeal
of the state’s prohibition law, all
sides were given an opportonity to
be heard. Cards favoring and op
posing the repeal of the state law
appeared in nearly all newspapers
of the state. Certainly, as far as
observation goes, the newspapers
opened their columns for a free dis
cussion of the matter at issue.
This is as it should be. Newspapers
are regarded as an open forum and
the people have the privilege of
stating their views, not only on
prohibition but on any matter of
public interest. This 'privilege is
some times abused. Many of the
letters are too long. Some news
papers limit the number of words.
Well written, thoughtful letters on
any subject of public interest are
always welcome in a newspaper of
fice. As long as any issue is dis
cussed on a dignified plane it holds
interest for the readers.
After all it is a wonderful thing
that any citizen, rich or poor, high
or low, powerful or hmbie. can aii
his views through the press.
Newspapers are constantly on the
a’ert for propaganda. Publicity
seekers were never more active than
now and those with axes to grind
flood the newspapers with propa
ganda.
It may be that the recent wide dis
cussion of the prohibition question
will result in anew determination
to enforce all laws. If that hap
pens the newspapers will oe well
paid for the time and space devoted
to an open discussion of the pro
hibition issue.
MAJOR JOHN S. COHEN
Georgia loses a constructive force
and a lovable personality in the
death of Major John S. Cohen, Edi
tor of The Atlanta Journal and na
tional committeeman. As the editor
cf one of the state’s leading news
papers he had always stood for
progress and was one of the early
leaders in the goou roads movement.
The Atlanta Journal has come to be
lecognized as the symbol of prog
ress, and in addition to its support
of modern highways was the first
newspaper in Georgia to install a
ladio broadcasting system and more
lcsently Wirephoto. Major Cohen
was a leader in all these progressive
enterprises.
As national committeman from
Georgia he rendered the Democratic
party loyal and unfailing service.
He was a champion of democracy
and his advice was esteemed by lead
ers in the party’s councils.
Major Cohen had a distinguished
career, including service in the
Spanish-American war and a’ short
erm in the United States senate.
He was devoted to the upbuilding
of his State and the nation and sup
ported the cause of education with
his pen and influence. His entire
career was marked by constructive
service and Georgia can ill afford
to spare his sound and progressive
leadership.
No Georgian of this generation
had wrought more worthily than
Major Cohen and his going is a
loss that will be felt throughout the
state and nation.
PLEASANT A. STOVALL
Georgia journalism and the civic
and business life of the state suffers
a grevious loss in the death of Pleas
ant A. Stovall, editor of The Sa
vannah Evening Press and former
minister to Switzerland. Mr. Stovall
had long been identified with the
growth and progress of the state
and as the editor of one of Geor
gia’s leading newspapers had given
years of service to the development
of his community, the state and
nation. •
In the field of education Mr.
Stovall was a strong and virile force.
A graduate of the University of
Georgia, he was formerly a member
of the board of trustees and was
awarded an honorary degree by his
alma mater. He served Chatham
county as a member of the general
assembly and in the sphere of na
tional politics represented the United
States as minister to Switzerland
cluing the administration of Presi
dent Woodrow Wilson.
Mr. Stovall was a man of scholar
ly attainments. His editorials, al
ways sound and constructive, were
marked by clarity and elegance of
diction. He was the author of a
popular biography of Robert;
Toombs, Georgia’s great statesman
and leader.
The Savannah Evening Press
under the guiding hand of Mr
Stovall ranks with the country’s best
newspapers. He was always a loyal
Democrat and rendered the party
loyal and effective service.
During the week Georgia has
suffered irreparable loss in the death
of Major John S. Cohen, editor of
The Atlanta Journal, and Pleasant
A. Stovall of the Savannah Evening
Press.
The Progress-Argus extends sym
pathy to the family and to his fellow
workers on a newspaper that always
claimed his highest devotion and ut
most of ability and service.
WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH
GEORGIA?
The Government is backing a
removal of Minnesota farmers into
Alaska, and enemies of the New
Deal are predicting that in a little
while the whole group of them will
be tramping back to the states to
get on dole.
It is a strange move, one that we
Georgian’s cannot understand.
Alaska is a big territory. It has
590,000 square miles of area, which
makes it ten times the size of Geor
gia, so ‘hat it would reach from
Maine to the southern end of Flor
ida; but comparatively little of it
is available for agriculture. In the
list of products shipped from there,
not a thing agricultural is mention
id, and much it buys from outside,
is agricultural. It would seem,
therefore, that the new citizens be
ing sent up there are taking- big
chances.
The climate and lainfal! are as
varied as in different part of the
United States. If Minnesota be
came too arid, they are not likely 7
to tind anything so perfect up close
to the artic shores, where moun
tains tower nineteen thousand feet
in the air, and where still exist
glaciers that aie the most extensive
remnants oi the ice-age, and where
in places they will experience more
than a hundred inches of rainfall,
and where the temperature is count
ed mild in July at 50 degrees.
Compare this with Georgia, and i-t
seems more than strange that none
of those good people cou’d have
been blessed with a home here.
Georgia could offer them:'
Plenty of pure water on every
farm site in the state.
More varieties of field and garden
crops than any other state.
More crops on the same land in
one year than any other state.
The most agreeable climate in
the nation year in and year out.
No deaths from sunstroke.
More varieties of soil on a given
area.
Three 100-mile empires within
one political juiisdiction—mountain
ranges in northwest corner, extend
ing across the state and down to
Commerce. Piedmont section with
Athens as its capital and stretching
across the state at the base of the
mountains. Plateau region, extend
ing across from Macon to the At
lantic on one side, and within a short
distance of the Gulf of Mexico or
the southwest, known as south
Georgia.
Georgia’s future program is sure
to include animal husbandry. T. A.
Colquitt, of Walden, reports that he
has just finished a bunch of cattle,
putting 111 pounds on each one of
them in 40 days. In Texas Geor
gia’s cornfed beef is advertised as
the sweetest meat on the market.
Georgia has twenty million acres
of land that can be made available
for people like those who are trying
to get away from the arid west
WITH THE EXCHANGES
Good T imes In Georgia
In its last analysis the processing
tax on cotton is a protective tariff
for the benefit of the grower the
same in principle as industrial tar
iffs maintained for business, labor
and commerce, including textile
manufacturers of the east who are
engineering the assault on the cotton
tax. They can’t become re< cncileci
to any other class participating in
government favors.—Dawson News.
Plenty of Favorite Sons
Advance reports indicate that the
office of lieutenant governor is go
ing to be popular in the Georgia pri
maries. Five prospective lieuten
ants are said to have run up their
political lightning rods to see if pop
ular approval strikes, which it may,
as it’s a year until the next cam
paign.—Tifton Gazette.
Swat Early—And Often
The first fly is really much more
important than the first robin. Do
your swatting early. There is no
other investment that pays such big
profit on the outlay.—Pathfinder.
Not Fair To Georgia
It is to be hoped the outside world
will not take Governo rTalmadge’s
attack on the president seriously,
for he does not by any means speak
the mind of Georgia. If all the
states were as solid'y behind the
president and his program as Geor
gia not only would his renomination
in 1936 be absolutely certain, but
his program wiuld pe promptly car
ried out—Elberton Star.
Service Carried to Extreme
This is a period of service, per
haps overservice. Certainly an
over-demand for service. The aver-
FRIDAY, MAY 1 7 , 19 j s I
age auto owner may wash his ~ I
vehicle, but usually doesn’t. p s
may betimes wipe his own win :,, „
or test his own tires, but expect
that service and gets it. He vvar ,
his paper on the porch. And g e .„
it. He expects two or three n- t
deliveiies daily. And gets -j, „
In innumerable ways he deman ;
service, and in innumerable instance
hates like sin to pay for it. tw.
son News.
Another Calamity
Another great calamity has be
fallen the world. Huey- Long's iou
speakers are shouting all over the
highways and byways of the poor old
earth. —DeKalb New- Eha.
Perseverance Will Win
Doyle Jones, editor of The Jack
son Proyress-Argus, states: Out ot
twenty million dollars alletted Geor
via for highways, Route 16 should
be paved as early as possible.” Nutn
her sixteen comes through Monti
cello from Griffin to Augusta. We
believe that it will be paved as early
as possible. A piece of improvement
on this highway which will prove of
great benefit is the construction
a bridge across the Ocmulgee river
between Monticello and Jackson.
Work on the bridge is progressing- a>
rapidly as possible and when com
pleted, this bridge will be modern
and one of the best in the state.—
Monticello News.
Most towns in the state are pre
paring for the usual half holiday
duiing the summer months. Some
towns have tampered with the clock
Early closing ol business houses
during the entire year is probably
better than daylight saving time in
the summer. People have more
leisure than formerly and if used
wisely is a good thing for all con
cerned.
The berry crop is one of import
ance in Georgia and could be made
a profitable crop. The community
canning plants now serving many
counties in the state will be able to
handle a large part of the berry
crop. It is the little things that will
restore prosperity to Georgia. The
cotton crop cannot pay all the bills,
and the sooner this is realized the
better it will be for the state.
That was a remarkeble demonstra
tion of loyalty farmers of the South
showed to President Roosevelt ant
the agricultural administration
Cotton growers from all states in
Dixie went to Washington the first
of the week and personally pledged
to President Roosevelt and Secretary
Wallace appreciation for what has
been done to improve conditions.
Farmers know they have been bene
fited and wanted an opportunity to
say so. The South’s cotton growers
spoke for themselves. By this time
Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Wallace know
the way cotton farmers feel aoout
the Bankhead bill and the processing
tax.
TREASURY PREPARING
SEND OUT SEVEN
MILLION CHECKS MONTHLY
Since the $3,500,000 to be placed
on work relief are to be paid twice
monthly, the United States Treasury
Department is rushing arrangements
for preparing and sending out a max
imum of seven million checks a
month to every community in the
country where work projects will
be in progress.
BREAKFAST SETS—FINISHED
GREEN AND IVORY. DROP LEAF
TABLE AND FOUR STURDY
CHAIRS. SPECIALLY PRICED
THIS WEEK-END.
THORNTON FURNITURE CO.
Real lc Sale Values
10c Pure Test Epsom Saits
2 for 11c
Si.oo Pure Test Cod Liver
Oil or Tablets—2 for sl.Ol
25c Permedge Razor Blades
2 for 26c
50c Rubbing Alcohol
2 for 51c
Carmichael Drug Cos.