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Jackson Progress - Argus
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
J. DOYLE JONES
Editor and Publisher
Entered as second-class matter at
the Post Office at Jackson, Ga.
TELEPHONE NO. 166
OFFICIAL ORGAN BUTTS COUN
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jour home paper, a good daily paper
and as many books and magazines as
you can afford.
Millions of Americans heard Presi
dent Roosevelt’s message over the
radio and are convinced of his earn
estness and sincerity.
Thousands of trees, the beauty
and pride of Georgians were scarred
.-.nd broken by the recent ice storm.
It is regrettable but in due time the
wounds will be healed.
Candles and oil lamps were much
in evidence during the sleet storm.
It is only when interruption in ser
vice occurs that we appreciate the
conveniences we have.
From the mountains to the sea the
tapers are calling on the people to
t uckle down and make 1936 a good
jear. It can be done by hard work
and perseverance.
It is seldom that Georgia has to
apoligize for its weal'her. Last
week was one of the times. The
Sunny South was about the coldest
spot in the nation.
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Eternal perseverance in advertis
ing will pay rich rewards in 1936.
1 he business establishments that ask
lor business will be amply rewarded
This ha. always been true.
All those individuals who believe
cold weather kills insects should now
be satisfied. If the recent cold
weather did not thin out the insect
norde these pests have tough hides.
The Spalding county primary will
be held on March 25. Many coun
ties have already held primaries and
others are moving to get the election
of officers out of the way in the
early spring.
It Ls pretty sale to predict that
Governor Talmudgc will have
inioothe sailing in running the state
as long as the money holds out. What
vill happen when the money stops is
open to question.
South Georgia has prepared to
-1 acco beds, indicating that another
crop year is under way. It will not
be long before pimiento pepper grow
ers will be preparing beds for the pro.
dnction of plants.
Wha: are Butts county’s great
est needs for the year? What is
your opinion? Why not have an
pen discussion, through the columns
>t The Progress-Argus, on this mat
ter? Who will start the ball to
relting? |
George Carswell, one of the most
ufluential and best liked Georgians
of tkis generation, ran for governor
M a platform of diverting gasoline
**©ney to pay the state’s debts ami
tarns defeated. Now gasoline taxes
sre being diverted early and often
i* straighten out the state’s obliga
tions.
Ttcn there's this thought: What
vtuild your land, your buildings.
j*or factories, your properly be
worth if the conditions that prevailed
urly in 1933 had not been changed?
ICstrtly nothing, and besides with
revolution threatened you would have
fccen lucky to escape with your hide
<* Yes some people are kicking
atrrf complaining. They know better
rjad ought to be ashamed of them
adm.
TAKE IT OR LEAVE I r
Br J- D. JONES
By all odds the heroes of the re
cent ice storm were the electricians,
linemen, policemen, firemen, rural
mail carriers and all those who work
td without thought of 3eif to keep
service going to the public. They
are the unsung heroes and as is too
often the case the unappreciated
heroes. All these workmen did
valiant service and earned the last
ing gratitude of the public. If you
have not already expressed your ap
preciation, do so now. They risked
limb and life so that you might en
joy the comforts and conveniences
of home and fireside. They are
public benefactors. Speak a word
c f appreciation. It will cheer them
t; continue to do their duty in time*
of disaster.
The recent sleet storm was one cf
the most expensive in the history of
(ieorgia. The dollar and cents los-;
will never be known. The direct
loss in damage to powrnr lines, tele
phone and telegraph lines was a large
tne, and the indirect loss, caused by
an interruption of service and rev
enue was also a laige one. The city
of Jackson probably escaped with a
loss of from SI,OOO to $2,000, but
other cities suffered far more in
comparison to size and population.
Enormous damage was done to tree
arid shrubbery and this is an econ
omic loss that cannot be estimated.
Advertising has developed re
markably in the past few years and
the successful merchant of the pres
tnt is keen to read the trends in buy
ing. A month or six weeks before
the holidays city merchants began
lo stress Christmas goods. When.
Christmas arrived they were ready
with announcements of “Clearance
Sales” and “Thirteenth Month” bar
gains. One exchange the past week
contained this notice from one of
i.'s business firms: “Stop! Hold
Everything. Wait for our Breath
Taking, Value-Giving January Clear
ance.” The buying public-has learn
ed to look for these clearance sales
and it is a wise merchant who takes
advantage of the opportunity to
clean stocks and put in new and
fresh merchandise. That this is
good business is proved by the ex
'K lienee of 1920. The merchants
who cleared out at that time gener
ally pulled through. Shoes that
cost $lB and S2O in 1918-1919 and
were not closed out when the bottom
tell out of prices, later maybe ten
} ears later—were sold for 10 cents
a pair. The old-fashioned clearance
-ale is a good thing for all concern
ed.
Two or three features of President
Roosevelt’s message to congress arc
worthy of note, lie made a power
ful and effective plea for peace, one
that should have a profound effect
throughout the world. This country
does not want war. It is at peace
with all the nations of the earth. The
President declared the budget would
be balanced and ihat no new or in
creased taxes would be necessary.
This is reassuring to the business ele
ment. In his address the President
hit back at his critics and defended
the New Deal. That was pleasing
o the party in power and will causj
criticism by the opposition party.
After the Christmas holiday vaca
tion the schools and colleges are
rgain open. This is a reminder that
the average citizen pays but little
attention to the type of work being
done in the school room. He leaves
it all to the teacher. If the teach
ers are thorough and competent
good work will be done. If. as is
sometimes the case, the teachers are
careless and indifferent or down
right incompetent the pupils suffer.
There ought to be some way for the
public to check up and see what
is going on. This can be done by
.-bowing a personal interest in school
affairs. It is a matter that should
not be left for “George” to do.
Individual responsibility cannot be
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
neglected without hurting the child,
and Uhe child is the aim and object
cf all education.
The soil survey in the Lloyd
Shoals basin to show the effects of
erosion in this large reservoir should
Lc one of considerable importance.
The lake created by the Georgia
Power Company dam at Lloyd
Shoals is one of the largest in the
state and the survey will cover some
thirteen counties. This is work sim
ilar to that being done in other parts
ol the South by the Soil Service.
There is one thing that Governor
Talmadge and others who are point
ing with pride to balanced budgets
have not mentioned and that is prop
er care for the aged, feeble and in
firm people of the state. Georgia,
so far as records show, has not spent
any public funds to help the poor
and distressed, the old people whose
years of usefulness are behind them.
Yet there are thousands of such
people in the state. Neither ha
Georgia qualified by legislation tr
take part in social security act.
Worthy old people, some blind,
thers lame and halt, some paralyzed,
ethers without relatives to care for
them, should not be left to shift for
themselves. If this is done it is an
indictment of our boasted civilization
end culture. The taxpayers of Geor
gia, this writer is confident, are
v. illing to pay a reasonable tax to
tee that distressed old people are
taken care of. Nothing is surer than
the fact that sooner or later there
v. ill be some form of old age pen
sions.
Before too much credit is claimed
for getting Georgia out of debt,
something should be done to pay
Confederate pensioners tKe $l5O
due them for the years 1933 and
1934. This is one debt that has not
been paid in full, and until it is dis
charged Georgia stands indicted for
reglect of a worthy and deserving
class of citizens. The fact of the
matter is that pensions have been
paid largely by death. Death is
taking a heavy toll of Confederate
pensioners and the number is news
small that funds are coming in to
meet current payments, but back
pensions still stand on the books. If
any patriotic Georgia can get any
comfort and consolation out of this
record he is entitled to it. Most
Georgians mention the matter with
shame in their hearts.
The kind of weather the state has
recently experienced is a forceful
argument for more good roads to
serve the farmers and producers of
the state. Nothing but a paved
highway or the better type of soiled
load stood up and rendered service
euiing the sleet storm and the sub
sequent heavy rains. While the
government is spending millions for
highway improvement a considerable
amount should be used in building
good farm to market roads. The
farmers are entitled to this. They
pay their share of the gasoline and
advalorem taxes. They ought to be
given the type of roads whereby thev
can move their produce to market
in all sorts and conditions of weath
er. Butts county needs many miles
of this type of highways. The state
a as whole needs more farm to
market highways.
THE OUTLOOK FOR GEORGIA
AGRICULTURE IN 1936
The College of Agriculture of the
University of Georgia has recently
released a publication on the Out
look For Agriculture in Georgia in
1936. Treated in the book are such
topics as Genera! Agricultural Situ
ation, Demand For Farm Products.
Agricultural Credit, Fertilizer, Farm
Machinery, Cotton. Tobacco. Pea
nuts, Peaches. Watermelons. Sweet
Potatoes, Hogs, Beef Cattle, Dairy
ing, Food and Feed Crops. Work
Stock and Poultry.
Regarding the general farm out
look the book sayst
“The gross cash income from
agriculture for the calendar year
1935 is estimated to be approximately
3b,800,000,000 for the United States
as a whole. This represents an in
crease of 6 per cent over the $6.-
387,000,000 received in 1934, and
an increase of 59 per cent over the
$4,277,060,000 low point reached
in 1932. Present indications point
to a continuation in 1936 of the
present upward trend in the gros ;
value of agricultural production.
“The gross income from farm
crops in Georgia in 1935 excluding
rental and benefit payments, will be
approximately $183,000,000. The
corresponding figure for 1934 was
$173,000,000, for 1933 it was $145,-
000,000, and for 1932 the income
was $105,000,000. If weather con
ditions for the state as a whole for
1936 are average or above, it is
reasonable to anticipate that the up
ward trend in the value of Georgia’s
agriculture will continue during the
forthcoming year.”
The publication predicts a growing
demand for Georgia farm products.
Consuming buying power, both in
this country and abroad, is incresing
end the entire farm picture holds
much of promise for the farmers of
Georgia and the entire nation.
SUFFERING IN WINTER
The family in the well warmed
and comfortable home may not worry
v. hen the themometer drops close to
zero. But for countless families
close to the hunger line low' tempera
tures mean suffering. For winter
is invariably the time when the tat
tered shoe of poverty pinches with
the greatest severity.
The needs of the poor are not met
v hen they are simply fed. Except
in a few favored localities having
a warm climate there are many
cheerless homes with no money to
buy fuel. In millions of dwellings
the kitchen stove is the only heater.
The family may get a bit of comfort
ns they huddle around this inade
quate source of warmth. But if all
the other rooms are cold and deso
late, it is a hard situation for a
growing family and for feeble elder
ly and sick folks.
It is one of the ironies of life
that as wdnter comes on and theie
is less work on farms, roads and
building jobs, then the weather
grows cold and more money is need
ed to buy fuel.
In many families thin clothing,
suited only to the warm airs of sum
mer, has net been replaced by warm
ti garments. Lean and hungry men.
are often seen looking for work with
out any overcoat to wear. Women
thinly clad as they seek to purchase
their meager supplies are a pathetic
figure.
Comfortable people should look
ever their possessions carefully and
see if they can spare any warm gar
ments. The poor folks will not cart
if such clothing is out of style, if
it wall only shut out the chilly blasts.
Ihe charity societies need liberal
gifts of cash for food, clothing and
fuel for those who need it. Let ou
hearts open to these shivering one,
throughout the winter months.—
Vidalia Advance.
WHAT IS NEWS?
When the hurly-burly of an after
noon city newspaper’s day is over
and the Final Home Editon “put tc
bed,” it is the delight of a toiler to
dip into the “country weeklies” which
are piled high upon the editorial
desk. Especially if the weary work
ei was country-born and country
bred.
Here, for instance, in one of the
lesser-known Georgia weeklies ,is the
recount of the death and funeral of
Mrs. Mary Brown, from which a
paragraph is lifted.
“Her sons and daughters had
grown up, married, and drifted fa.
away. She had raised them care
fully and they were good men and
women. She was poor all her life—
in this world’s goods. But she was
tich in love and rich in friends. To
all who knew her she was ‘Aunt
Mary’ and our little city is the poorer
for her passing.”
A city newspaper cannot print
long obituaries of plain folks like
Mrs. Mary Brown. Space is valu
able. There is always important
news to be placed. There is never
enough space;there never was; there
never will be.
Yet all around us, yesterday, to
qay and tomorrow, the “Aunt Marys
are completing their life’s labors and
passing on, with a smile on their lip-?.
And to the circle of those who love
them their passing brings more sor
row than the fall of an emperor, the
loss of a thousand lives in a cata
clysm.
Every good newspaper strives to
reflect the feelings of its commun
ity. But with the city daily there is
a problem of space and what item
will be of interest to most people.
We must talk of kings and dictators,
oi war and diplomacy, of budgets
and film stars and what the govern
ment is doing.
Sometimes we think tve’d rather
tun a country weekly—because some
times we think they’re doing a bet
ter job.—Atlanta Georgian.
WITH THE EXCHANGES
Neglecting Opportunity
Those who miss any opprtunity
curing 1936 to put in a good word
for his or her community, will fail to
measure up to the duty and privilege
c f citizenship.—Elberton Star.
One Sure Thing
Whatever else the year 1936 may
iro'd in st!ore, there is every reason
to believe that there will be politics
ir. abundance, sufficient in both
quantity and variety to satisfy those
who desire that everybody be sup
ported by the government as well as
those who hold to the old doctrine of
“root hog or die.”—Monroe Adver
tiser.
Merger, Consolidation, Combine
When a Nebraska couple got mar
ried, they had a good-sized family to
start with. The bride took twelve
children into the merger, and the
groom went her one better with thir
teen. —Tifton Gazette.
Square Pegs in Round Holes
The hardest thing in the world is
:o find a $5,000 job for a SI,OOO
man. And that points the way to
the solution of the problem of many
of the unemployed. They are un
willing to accept what they call a
‘ poor’ job’ and build it up to a $5,-
000 one, but that is the way most of
the good jobs are secured. —Dawson
News.
Constructive Spending
It is true that the government has
,t recoid for spending unequaled in
the annals of our government; but
for what and why have the vast
debts been created? To save men.
women and children front actual suf
fering if not starvation and revolu
tion, more bloody than that of
France. A few years ago we spent
billions for killing men and it were
tar better to spend to save human
suffering and human life.—Carroll
County Times.
Farmers Are Optimistic
Terrel county farmers are begin
ring the new year with renewed ef
iorts to make their operations pay.
Government rental checks have great
ly aided in establishing a working
basis upon which operations may be
made.—Dawson News.
The Weather’s Too Cold
This commuity should have a mod
ern bathing pool.—Greensboro Herl
ald-Journal.
Where Reform Is Needed
It is unfortunate that each of our
American holidays must be turned
into an occasion for the sacrifice of
many human lives. July Fourth,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christ
mas each bring a heavy loss.—Tift-on
Gazette.
Both in Same Class
We consider the merchant who has
his printing done out of town a “fur
liner,” and we do not spend our
money with him, if we know it. All
people who make their living in this
town and then do their Christmas
shopping out of the city are also
“furriners” in mir opinion.—Bain-
bridge Post-Searchlight.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1936
President Roosevelt in his annual
message called the hand of the Old
Guard in a manner that the country
applauds. The voters go off at
tangents some times but we don’t
believe the United States is ready to
restore Hoover and his crowd to
power.
Georgia may or may not be out
cf debt, depending on whose word
you take. If the state is really out
of debt, as has been claimed, a good
part of it was made possible by re
pudiation of honest dollars .owed
school teacher, Confederate pen
sioners and others.
The Carroll County Times, one of
the most progressive weekly news
papers in the state, celebrated its
sixty-fifth anniversary the first of
the year. The Progress-Argus ex
tends congratulations and good wish
es for the continued growth and use
| fulness of this excellent paper.
The Greensboro Herald-Journal,
established in 1865, had a birthday
the first of the year. This splendid
paper edited by J. C. Williams, is
widely quoted and is one of the bes f
weekly papers in the state. Sincere
good wishes is extended to the edi
tors for many more years of ser
vice.
There is no class in this country
taxed as are the automobile owners
The gasoline tax is a heavy drain
on motorists, but they are willing to
pay to see paved roads built. This
money should be used for that pur
pose and no other —certainly not
without the consent of the people
who pay. j
Newspapers of middle and North
Georgia showed they can take it
and come up smiling. Last week
there was but little power or lights
on account of the ice storms and all
papers in the upper half of the state
were printed under conditions that
test the patience and grit of the
most courageous.
It probably would be a good idea
if every reader of his home pape:
would take time to express his views
on topics of the day. This oppor-
tunity is always available. Any cit’~
zen who wants to air his views in
The Progress-Argus may do so. In
telligent discussion of public ques
tions is always of interest.
Purely local races should be settled
on the merits of the candidates.
Theie should not be any outside is
sues involved, and this is one reason
for holding the county primary inde
pendent of the presidential preferen
tial primary. Candidates for local
offices ought not be tied to the
coattai’s of Roosevelt or Talamdge.
Qualifications for voters have
been made plain by Attorney Gen
ital Yeomans. There is a growing
tendency in the state to neglect the
paying of taxes, poll taxes especially,
and permit some candidate to settle
these claims just before election. It
;s a sorry citizen who does not think
enough of his vote to keep his taxes
paid.
SAFETY FIRST
The Presbyterian minister had
teen summoned ifo the bedside of a
Methodist woman who was very ill
Going up to the house he met the
small daughter of the sick woman.
“I am glad your mother remem
bered me in her illness,” he said. “I
suppose your pastor is out of town.”
“Oh, no,” answered the child,
“he’s at home, but we thought moth
er had something catching and we
didn’t want him to be exposed to it.
—Vancouver Province.
“BELIVE IT OR NOT” NEXT
MONTH HAS FIVE SATURDAYS
This is Leap Year, with 29 days in
I cbrUatry. February, the shortest
month of the year, also has five
Saturdays, the first, eighth, fifteen
th, twenty-second and twenty-ninth.
August is the only other month that
has five Saturdays, the same dates
as those in February.