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TENDER TRIBUTES PAID
THREE CHURCH LEADERS
DR. WILLIAM HUCK, OF ATLAN
TA, CONDUCTED MEMORIAL
SERVICE FOR MESSRS. WAT
KINS, MADDOX, McMICHAEL.
Impressive was the memorial serv
ice conducted Sunday at the Jackson
Presbyterian church in honor and in
memory of three elders of that
church, Messrs. G. I. Watkins, Jo
seph P. Maddox and David G. Mc-
Michael.
Dr. William lluck, of Atlanta, an
intimate friend of each of the three
members, was in charge of the serv
ice. To each he paid a tender trib
ute, directing attention to the loyal
ty, faith, trust and consecration of
these noble men and outstanding
Christian gentlemen. A short sketch
of each mem'ber was given and Dr.
Huck told something of the personal
and intimate Christian character of
these esteemed and beloved members.
It is seldom that a church with a
small membership is called on to lose,
within a brief period, three members
of such outstanding ability and loy
alty, Dr. Huck declared.
As part of the service Dr. Huck
preached an interesting sermon, us
ing as a text “For the Kingdom of
Heaven is as a man traveling into
a far country.” It is important
to take the right road and to seek
the right goal, Dr. Huck said, and
pigny interesting comparisons with
the fives (jf the deceased members
were drawn,
A special musical program was ar
ranged, with Mrs. C. M. Compton in
charge. Mrs. D. P. Settle graciously
gave a vocal number.
The service was well attend and,
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BRIGHT LITTLE GIRL
VICTIM LONG ILLNESS
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Garr have the
sincere sympathy of a host of friends
in the death of their little daughter,
Vallie Jean, nine years of age,
which occurred Friday morning at 3
o’clock at St. Joseph’s Infirmary,
Atlanta.
The little girl, a sweet and attrac
tive child and a favorite with her
schoolmates and teachers, suffered a
long and trying illness. The past
year she had scarlet feevr and mas
toiditis. She recovered from that ill
ness, after a long period of conva
lesence, and recently suffered from
measles. She was taken to Atlanta
for treatment but her strength was
not sufficient to stand the attack of
measles, which with other complica
tions, brought about her death.
The little girl formerly attended
the Jackson public schools, was a
bright and apt pupil and always stood
at the top in her classes. In their
great loss the family have the ten
der condolence of many friends.
■She is survived by her parents,
Mr. and rMs. Ralph Garr; two sisters,
Annie Claire and Hilda; grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mar. Tl. F, Gilmore;
grandmother, Mrs. W. J. Garr.
Funeral services were conducted
at Mt. Vernon church Saturday aft
ernoon at 2 o’clock, with Rev. R. P.
Etheridge, pastor of the Jackson
Methodist church, officiating. The
body was laid to rest in the family
Jot in the church cemetery.
many members of the families of
three elders being present.
In the afternoon Dr. Huck preach
ed at Fellowship church.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
RAILROAD VALUES
SHARPLY RAISED
TAX VALUATIONS RAISED $145,-
551,933 OVER FIGURES FOR
LAST YEAR. LONG COURT
FIGHT IS SEEN.
Comptroller General William B.
Harrison in an order issued last week
raised the tax valuation of railroads
and telephone companies $145,551,-
938 over the 1933 figures.
This action is expected to precipi
tate a court fight thaL will be long
drawn out. Pending final settlement
by the courts counties, cities and
school districts will be unable to col
lect taxes from these corporations,
it is said.
The Atlanta dispatch dealing with
the increase is given herewith:
Atlanta, Ga. —The state of Geor
gia struck back Friday at railroads
and telephone companies which had
opposed rate reductions, by increas
ing their valuations for tax purposes
$145,551,938 over last year.
The heavy hand of the state was
felt by thirteen railroad companies
and ten telephone companies. The
assessments of the railroads were in
creased $144,608,650 and the ten
telephone companies $934,288.
The valuations thus fixed are 60
per cent of those returned by the
companies for rate making purposes.
The increased assessments are to
bring in an additional tax income of
$582,207,25 to the state at the pres
ent tax rate of 4 mills and would
compel the public utilities effected to
pay a total of $4,803,213.95 addi
tional in state, county, municipal
and school district takes.
The increases were the answer the
utilities received from Gov. Eugene
Talmadge when they appealed to the
courts from rate reductions ordered
by the Talmadge Public Service
Commission.
Comptroller General Harrison an
nounced the increases after he had
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wages in the pockets of fellow
workers.
ALL WOOL
PRODUCT OF
Eiseman’s Dept. Store
Jackson, Ga.
TWO CENT FARES
ON ALL RAILROADS
RAILROADS OPERATING IN
GEORGIA ORDERED TO CUT
PASSENGER FARES TO TWO
CENTS, EFFECTIVE APRIL 20.
Atlanta, Ga.—The experimental
low fares have brought increased
passenger business running in some
cases over 100 per cent, the Georgia
Public Service Commission said Sat
urday in oi dering railroad passenger
coaches and Pullman rates in Geor
gia reduced to a permanent basis of
2 cents a mile.
The railroads are now operating
or. day coach rates of 1 % cents a
mile and Pullman charges of 2 to 3
cents. These expire May 31. The
commission said it had no intention
ol interfering with the rates lower
than the new base but wanted to
prevent a reversion to the old fares
when the experimental period ex
pires.
The old basic rate is 3.6 cents per
mile for railroad passenger coaches,
plus a surcharge of 50 per cent of
the cost of the Pullman ticket for
that class of service.
The fare reduction within Georgia
is effective as of April 20.
held several conferences with the
governor.
The Southern Railway Company
found its assessment nearly four
times that of last year. The figure
for 1933 was $17,187,323 and that
fixed by the comptrolled general for
this year is $58,590,000.
The comptroller general said his
assessments would increase the tax
bill of the railroads and telephone
companies by $4,803,214, of which
$582,207 would come to the state
through its own four mill levy. The
remainder would go to the cities,
counties and other taxing agencies.
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JACKSON, GA.
FUNERAL SERVICE FOR
DR. STEPHENS SUNDAY
Funeral services will be held for
Dr. Frank B. Stephens Sunday after
noon at 3 o’clock from Grace Meth
odist church with Dr. D. H. Rutter
officiating, assisted by Rev. A. E.
Cal'kins of the Ancient City Baptist
church.
Interment will be in the family
plot in Evergreen cemetery, with the
Ponce Funeral Home in charge. The
body will lie in state at the church
from 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon un
til the hour of the funeral.
Pallbearers will include the follow
ing members of the Knights Templar
of which the deceased was a member:
C. G. Oldfather, S. C. Middleton, P.
R. Kendrick, J. R. Heist, H. L. Hodg
es, A. E. Pilgrim, H. W. Davis and
0 S. Smith.
Members of the St. Johns County
FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1934
Medical Society will act as honorary
pallbearers.
Dr. Stephens died early yesterday
morning as the result of a heart at
tack suffered last Sunday, and his
sudden illness and death has shocked
many in this community where he
had been a resident for 28 years as
one of the city’s leading business
men.
He is survived by his widow and
a brother, Hal Stephens, both of this
city; and one sister, Mrs. Asa T. But
trill, of Jackson, Ga.—St. Augustine
(Fla.) Times, March 17.
A bantam rooster hatched at Lees
burg, Ga., is so small its owner keeps
it in a bird cage.
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