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The Jackson herald
.VOLUME 71
BENITO MUSSOLINI
EXECUTED BY ITALIANS
MILAN, Italy.—Spat upon and cursed, the body of Benito Mussolini
was the object of the vengeful wrath of the Italian people whom he had
promised a place in the sun, but had led instead to defeat and misery.
MRS. PALMER
DIES SUDDENLY
Mrs. Frank Palmer died suddenly
during the night Monday at her
home in Nicholson.
When her husband awoke early
Tuesday morning he found his wife
in bed cold in death. ‘ Besides her
husband she leaves several children.
Before her marriage she was Miss
Clara Bell Howington.
NINTH DISTRICT
SCHOOL MEET
Commerce High School won the
literary cup for the third successive
time at the Ninth District School
meet at Ellijay. The cup now be
comes the property of the high
school. The school ranks fourth in
track.
A total of 56 points won the’first'
place in literary events. Jefferson
won second place; Stephens County
High School, Eastanolle, won third
place, and Tate won fourth place.
Martin Institute won first place
in music, in girls’ essay, in boys’
essay and in reading, and is being
highly complimented for these
achievements. Misses Elizabeth Ben
net, Emily Aderholdt and Barbara
Johnson and Herbert Frost were
the students who represented so
well this school.
M. I. TEACHERS AT
STATE UNIVERSITY
Members of the faculty of Martin
Institute have been represented at
the work shop conducted at the
State University on Saturdays for
the benefit of teachers in the sur
rounding areas. This course began
in October and continued for six
months, the participants going into
the University for weekly classes
on Saturdays.
This work is a splendid opportuni
ty for teachers to better prepare
themselves to be good teachers, to
raise the type of certificate which
they hold, and to keep up a high
standard for their schools. Problems
of teaching are solved in a practical
way and the work, though repre
senting much time and effort, is
well worth while.
The teachers cf Martin Institute
wi.o participated this year were:
Supt. Arthur W. Ash, Principal
Dewey T. Ashby, Mrs. Dewey Ha
ven, and Miss Irene Rankin.
Sgt. Evans Awarded
Medal Posthumously
Staff Sergeant Harem O. Evans,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Otho Evans, of
Commerce, Route 4, was posthum
ously awarded a bronze star by Col.
George N. Randolph of Ft. McPher
son, at a service taking place at the
Evans home.
The medal was awarded for hero
ism and gallantry in action in France
and is one of the highest citations
a soldier is awarded for action
against an enemy.
Sgt. Evans was killed in action,
June 24, 1944, after almost two
years of foreign service. He had
served in North Africa, Sicily, Italy
and in France. He was 24 years
of age and was a member of the
Ninth Infantry Division.
ALLIED MILLS, INC.,
HONORS LEWIS BRASELTON
It is announced that J. Lewis
Braselton, Braselton, Ga., has been
chosen as a member of a select
group of individuals in the United
States to be honored by Allied
Mills, Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind.,
through participation on the radio
program. Victory Farmers, heard
over about 30 stations in many
parts of the country.
Neighbors and friends in this vi
cinity will be able to hear Mr. Bras
elton, who will be interviewed on
this program, over station WSM,
Nashville, on Tuesday, May 8, at 12
noon, and over station WPTF,
Raleigh, N. C., at 12:30 p. m.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS
The former Italian dictator, his
beautiful young mistress, Claretta
Petacci, and 17 Fascist leaders were
shot to death by Italian patriots at
Guilano De Mezzergere. near Como.
Saturday afternoon.
Mussoliniand his followers were
attempting to flee to Switzerland.
There was no formal trial, and
after the executions the bodies were
piled into a truck and brought to
Milan for public exhibition.
Sunday the corps of the 61-year
old former dictator was hung by
the heels in the Piaaza Quindici
Martiri in Milan. By his side was
the body- of his mistress, blood
smeared across her breast. Flanking
them on both sides were the bodies
of five other Fascist leaders.
Angry Milan citizens pushed and
shoved against the partisans guard
ing the body. Some succeeded in
breaking through and spitting uport
II Duce’s body. One man emptied
his automatic pistol into the life-1
less form. Another punched the
fanrecT jutting jaw.
Mussolini was shot through the
head by the partisans after he was
captured Friday by a sergeant ap
proaching the Swiss border. He and
the other Fascist leaders were flee
ing in a truck convoy.
Mussolini was garbed in a Ger
man officer’s coat and was driving
north when the sergeant spotted
him.
He spent Friday night in a cell at
San Domingo prison in Como. He
was reported in a terrible state of
agitation* and made attempts to
strike up conversations with his
guards.
“Why is no one here to defend
me?” he was quoted as saying.
Later he was reported to have
told the men who ordered him shot,
“Save my life and I will give you
an empire.”
He died shouting “No, No.” to
the firing squad, eyewitnesses re
counted. The bullet that killed him
entered from the back in the man
ner prescribed by Italian tradition
for dishonered persons.
MRS. LESSIE VOYLES
DIES AT DAUGHTER’S
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon from the Second
Baptist Church in Winder for Mrs.
Lessie Voyles, who passed away at
the home of her daughter. Inter
ment was in Woodbine Cemetery,
Jefferson.
Mrs. Voyles is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Roy Motes of Jef
ferson, and Miss Mildred Voyles of
Winder.
RALPH VANDIVER
IN OKINAWA
A picture in ‘/Sunday’s Atlanta
Journal, together with a news item
from Ryukyus, shows three sol
diers, apparently crowded in a deep
ravine, using this as a place in
which to telephone. The location is
in the Okinawa area.
One of the soldiers is Sgt. Ralph
Vandiver, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Vandiver. Ralph was inducted into
the Army at Camp Blanding, Fla.,
in September, 1941: went from there
to Camp Wolters, Tex., then to Ft.
Ord, Calif. In February, 1942, he
went to the Hawaiin Islands and
spent two years there. He helped
to take Saipan and is now at Oki
r.t wa.
FAIR VIEW
Everything around Fair View is
improving nicely.
Mrs. Etta Edge of Braselton vis
ited her mother, Mrs. Noah Ewings,
Sunday.
Mrs. J. N. Stephens, Mrs. S. N.
Maddox and Miss Julia Stephens
visited Mrs. Noah Ewings Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stephens and
son, Robert, visited Mrs. J. N.
Stephens Sunday.
Grover and J. A. Stephens from
Gainesville spent the week-end
with their grandparents.
Everybody remember our Sun
day School each Sunday at Fair
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GEORGIA
BROTHERS MEET IN PHILIPPINES
HOYT E. ARCHER CHARLES N. ARCHER
Pfc. Charles N. Archer and Hoyt E. Archer, sons of Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. Archer, had the wonderful experience of meeting on April 10
in the Philippines. They had not seen each other in four years, and
one can imagine the extreme joy they found in seeing each other,
after being separated for such a long time and being so far from their
native land.
Charles entered service in August,' 1942 and has been overseas
15 months. Hoyt went into service January, 1943, and has been over
seas five months.
They have two other brothers, Holland N., who also entered serv
ice in January, 1943, and is now in Scotland, and George W.. who
is employed at the Bell Bomber Plant, Marietta. Mr. and Mrs.
Archer are proud of their patriotic sons.
NO LET UP BECAUSE
OF WAR NEWS
Ed Settle of Winder, manager of
of Gallant-Belk Company of that
city was in Jefferson Monday and
Said, “Late war news can not fail
to awaken within us emotions of joy
and happiness, but there should be
no let up in the purchase of bonds.
The government needs all the bond
money It is asking for in the drive
which begins on May 14. The cor
operation that the people of all this
section of North Georgia have given
to all war activities shows the pa
triotic spirit that prevails here.” Mr.
Settle is a member of the Bond
Campaign Committee in Barrow
County. C. O. Maddox is the chair
man. Mr. Settle headed the Red
Cross Drive in that county and suc
cess crowned his efforts. He is very
anxious that there shall be no let
up in buying bonds, and is putting
forth special efforts to give aid to
the government in this undertaking.
He is not only concerned about Bar
row buying her full quota of bonds,
but all this part of North Georgia.
Jackson County will, no doubt,
buy her full quota. Judge L. B.
Moon has again organized the coun
ty and is ready for the drive which
will begin on May 14.
DIAMOND HILL
Mr. John Perdue has been
sick the past week, but is much im
proved at this writing. We wish
for him a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Lucile Greenway and little
daughter were the week-end guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Echols and
family.
Mr. Joe Lord visited Mr. and
Mrs. O. B. Lord and family near
Madison on Monday.
Mrs. Charlie Greenway spent Fri
day with Misses Neva and Esther
Highfield.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Boswell of At
lanta visited relatives here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Trout were guesjs
of their uncles, Messrs Jim and Dill
Hill Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Barnes of
Atlanta were recently week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Greenway.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jarrett and
family have moved to Gillsville. We
regret to lose them as neighbors,
but wish them success in their new
home.
Remember regular preaching serv
ices here on the first Saturday
nights.
View.
M. S. Morris visited his sisters,
Mrs. Ruth Oliver and Mrs. Ethel
Murphy, Sunday.
Curtis Stephens and Grover
Stephens attended the singing at
Belmont Sunday night and report
it fine.
Remember the singing at Fair
View Sunday, May 6th. Everybody
come and bring someone with you.
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CANDLE LIGHTING
Service at the
BAPTIST CHURCH
A Candle Lighting Service will be
held at the Baptist Church next
Sunday .evening, 8:30 o’clock, honor
ing those from the church in the
nation’s armed forces.
There are 33 names on the church
honor roll. A large candelabra in
the shape of a "V” will hold a can
dle for eaiih of the 33, and a mem
ber of the family will light the
candle for each one. A brief sketch
of each service person, full name,
time and place of birth, date of en
try into the armed services, and
present location will be read by
Mrs. David Hardy. Two young
ladies will hold lighted tapers on
the platform for use in lighting the
individual candles. A committee of
Mrs. Hardy, Mrs. C. T. Storey, Mrs.
Soney Ramsey, Mrs. John Hardy,
Mrs. Gdorge Appleby and Mrs. C. B.
Lord will be in contact with each;
service person’s family, and have
the personal sketches ready.
The church will be decorated by
a committee of Mrs. M. M. Bryan,
Miss Mabeth Storey, Miss Sallie
Bryan, Mrs. A. W. Ash and Mrs.
Claud Catlett. Anew service flag
with the stars appliqued will be pre
sented for dedication at the church
service Sunday morning, and this
flag will be on display at the Can
dle Lighting Service.
The church honor roll lists the
following names: Morris M. Bryan,
Jr., Eron B. Elrod, William B. White,
Taylor D. Storey, H. A. Stephens,
Jr., Sidney Mauldin, Joseph S. El
lington. James L. Patrick, John Pat
rick, J. F. Roberts, Jr., Douglas Ap
pleby, Leonard Drown, Farrell Rob
erts, John H. Bailey, Bobby Hardy,
Robert Bailey, Milo M. Rankin,
Edmund Garrison, Albert Garrison,
Robert Ash, James Ash, Huell L.
Purcell, Southworth F. Bjyan,
Charles R. Catlett, William M.
Hardy, Robert S. Lord, Henry D.
Robinson, Harold G. Ramsey, Roy
Pirkle, Robert Appleby, J. D. Math
eson, Jr., William G. Cutts, Miss
Myra Purcell.
FARM BUREAU
ELECTS OFFICERS
The Farm Bureau held its annual
meeting in the court house Satur
day afternoon and elected the fol
lowing officers for a period of one
year: John C. Turner, president;
Ernest Brock, vice president, and S.
J. Suddath, secretary and treasurer.
Pittman Carter is director from the
Ninth District, having been chosen
at the State Convention last year.
Dry Pond has a Farm Bureau
community chapter consisting of 17
members. Officers are S. W. Lord,
president, and T. S. Ray secretary
and treasurer. It is the purpose of
the county organization to organize
community chapters in the different
sections cf the county.
INVEST IN WAR BONDS!
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1945
HITLER REPORTED DEAD;
NAMES DOENITZ LEADER
LONDON,---fiLy I.—The Hamburg Nazi radio said that Adolnh Hitler
had died this afternoon in Berlin and had been succeeded by Adm. Karl
Doenitz, his personal choice as heir to command of the German nation.
“It is reported from the Fuehrer’s headquarters our Furch.vr, Adolph
Hitler, fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism, fell for Germany
this afternoon in his operational headquarters in the Reichschancellery/'
said the German language announcements recorded by tin. Associated
Press listening post in London at 10:27 p. m.
"On April 30 the Fuehrer appoint- 1
ed Grand Adm. Doesnitz his sue- j
cessor. The grand admiral and sue- j
cessor of the Fuehrer now speaks
to the German people.”
A speaker identifying himself as
Doenitz then pledged continuance
of the war, declaring:
“It is my first task to save Ger
many from destruction by the ad
vancing Bolshevist enemy. For this
aim alone the military struggle con
tinues.”
News In Washington
WASHINGTON, May I.—High
America nofficials tonight received
news of Hitler’s death with reserve,
but they recognized that Grand
Adm. Doenitz is probably the
strongest leader Hitler could have
chosen.
Sentiment here was. epitomized
by Senator Edwjn C. Johnson, Dem
ocrat, Colorado. He hoped that Hit
ler was dead but said: “I’d like to
see the body. I don’t believe those
hounds at all. They might pull any
thing.”
Believe Death Report
LONDON, May I.—The British
Foreign Office said tonight that it
believed Hitler was dead, but de
clined to comment on the accuracy
of the report on how he died.
HONOR STUDENTS
AT N. G. C.
DAHLONEGA, Ga.—Honor stu
dents of North Georgia College for
the' winter quarter were awarded
honor bars at chapel exercises this
week in public recognition of their
achievements. President J. C. Rogers
delivered gold honor bars to those
being so honored for the fifth time,
blue-white-blue honor bars to those
receiving their fourth quarterly
award, blue honor bars for three
quarters of achievement, white hon
or bars to second-quarter repeaters,
and red honor bars to those making
the list for the first time.
White honor bars were awarded
Misses Georgine Cash of Hoschton
and Mary Ann Martin of Commerce,
and a red honor bar to Stanhope
Richard Escoe of Jefferson and Ber)
Yarbrough of Madison.
ACADEMY
The Home Coming and singing
here Sunday were well enjoyed by
all. Rev. C. T. Brown of Gaines
ville, one of our former pastors, was
present and delivered a good mes
sage. We also had a talk by E. C.
Loggins of Winder. At the noon
hour a bountiful feast was spread
on a table under the shade trees.
The Jackson County Singing Choir
held its regular session in the af
ternoon and did some splendid sing
ing.
Mrs. Ruth Chapman of Poulan
was visiting here Sunday.
Pope, Jr., and Hal Benton visited
their father, J. P. Benton, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Doster and
children were week-end guests of
T. W. Reynolds.
On account of so much rain, not
much farm work was done here
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brooks of
Apple Valley visited Mr. and Mrs.
D. C. Crumley Sunday.
Rufus Underwood and family vis
ited at the home of his father at
Pendergrass Sunday.
C. E. Pharr and Jeffie Jarrett and
family of Winder visited here Sun
day.
Mrs. Louis Cato of Harmony was
the guest of relatives here Sunday.
Closing Exercises At
Ma T 'sville Grammar School
The Maysville Grammar School
will have its commencement exer
cises at the school auditorium on
May 4, at 8:30 o’clock, C. W. T. The
primary grades are featuring a Tom
Thumb Wedding and the upper
grades are having an old fashioned
singing. The public is cordially in
vited. Adrrvssion is 10 and 20 cents.
NUMBER 4 &
LT. MILDRED DALTON
TO ASSIST ATLANTA
BOND CAMPAIGN
Atlanta is to be congratulated this
week in having to assist in tftr
Seventh War Bond sales Lt. Dalton,
the atractive Jefferson young war
nurse, who was recently released
from the Japanese prison -camp. She
spent several days at Ft. Benning be
fore going to Atlanta.
Lt Dalton, unless she is given
a longer leave, will report for duty
on May sth, at some Army cai.hp
Since returning to the States, she
has been in constant demand‘to ap
pear before clubs throughout thr
state and tell of her experiences in
the Japanese prison. Her vacation
has really been a season of hart*
work and she has had little time fa*
rest. Her friends are hoping that
her time of leave will be extended
ROTARY
CLUB NEWS
One of the most magnetic person
alities who has favored Jefferson
Rotary with an address is the T>r
Charles B. Holder guest speaker
the club Tuesday. He is pastor at
the Winder Christian Church
His subject was "Dunbar Yon
Oak:;.” which is a Colon!G home lo
cated near Washington,D. C., where
was held last year a conference be
tween representatives of the United
States, England and Russia, which
laid the foundation for future world
peace. The San Francisco Confer
ence, now in session, is an amplifi
cation or enlargement of the Dnh
barton Oaks meeting, as the Pan
Francisco Conference is composed
of representatives from 46 countries,
instead of just three.
Dr. Holder has made a very care
ful study of the Dunbarton Oaks
Conference and elaborated on itp
strength and its weakness. He had
a chart on which was shown, the set
up of the peace plans worked opt
by representatives of the big three
at this gathering.
It provides for a world assembly
composed of delegates from
countries and others that may be
added. A Security Council composed'
of 11 members, five of whom arc
permanent and six elected every
three years by the assembly front
other countries than the U. S., E*ng
land, Russia, China and France,
Each of which has a permanent
representation. This Security Coun
cil is vested with vast powers over
international matters. The Dunbat
ton Oaks plan provides for also mil
itary organization, economic and fi
nancial propositions and an inter
national Court of Justice.-
The speaker declared that the
plan proposed for world peace at
Dunbarton Oaks could be amended
and perfected. By all means, how-*
ever, there should be an interna
tional organization to prevent fu
ture wars and to preserve the peace
of the world. At the conclusion of
his address, George W. Westmore
land, the chairman of the program
committe, thanked Dr. Holder for
bringing such an enlightening mes
sage on the biggest question in the
world today—the future peace of
the world. President Clifford Storey
expressed the pleasure of Jefferson
Rotary in hearing such a fine af
dress on such a vital question.
Tne monthly report of Goveirio*
Elliott Dunwoody showed the avef
age attendance last month of Jeffer
son Rotary was 94. Secretary R. J.
Kelly was on the honor roll of Dis
trict Secretaries.
On May 31, Rotary Anns will be
the honor guests of Jefferson Ro
tary.
Rev. D. H. Havens was a Rotary
guest. Four members were absent.
Song leader was H. W. Davis, \v itbx
Miss Mabeth Storey at the piano.