Jacksonville Daily Progress
JACKSONVILLE —
Jacksonville finally voted wet!
We’re told every day to look for the total collapse of our town.
Truth is, Jacksonville has always been wet.
Jacksonville probably has more alcoholics than any town in Cherokee County.
I lived here off and on since the 40s. There were bootleggers on every corner from the Rialto Theater to the corner drug store.
If you wanted a larger selection, you loaded up the old lorry and drove to Kilgore. There was more than one good ex-serviceman killed making this trip.
Some of our citizens think it’s better for those who drink to have to drive 20 miles to get the Devil’s Brew. This leads to drinking and driving. Then they trash our roads with their beer cans and empty boxes.
Truth is, our kids have more things to worry about than the corner store selling beer and wine. If they want to drink, they’ll get it someplace.
We don’t allow drugs to be sold in Jacksonville and those who want them have no trouble buying them.
So, now that it’s legal to sell alcohol, it’s time to stop crying and get on with your lives.
Probably the only difference you will notice will be less drunks on the roads and cleaner roadways.
Another happy citizen,
B.W. Hammonds,
Jacksonville
