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By Holder & Williamson
Governor Walker Calls
Extra Session of
Legislature
Governor Clifford Walker late Fri
day afternoon issued a formal call to
the Georgia general assembly to meet
in extraordinary session beginning
November 7 next.
Two paramount measures are to
be considered at the session, includ
ing tax reform, and free text books
for the common schools of the state.
Despite efforts of delegations, indi
viduals and assembly leaders to have
other legislation considered at the
special session, the governor declined
to allow any except the two meas
ures enumerated to come up for-con
sideration at that time.
Governor Walker cannot fix the
limit of the session, but he intima
ted he expected the assembly to com
plete its work by November 29,
which would allow the lawmakers 20
days in which to adopt a satisfactory
taxation law.
Considered Some Time
Announcement that he would call
an extraordinary session was made
by Governor Walker on August 15,
shortly after the house had tabled all
tax reform measures before it for
consideration. Since that time the
governor has been considering the
contents of the call, which he com
pletcd late Friday aftersoon.
The formal call as issued by the
governor, follows:
“Whereas, unrest and bitterness
are gia along all industrial lines de
pends upon the establishment of a
stabilized system of taxation, and,
“Whereas, experience has closely
demonstrated that there can be no
civic peace or harmony among the
people of the and that taxa
tion can not and will not be stabil
ized under the present so-called tax
equalization law in the practical op
eration of which tax experts estimate
that from one-third to one-half of
the people and one-third to one-half
of the taxable property are bearing
all the burdens of taxation, while
many of the citizens of the state
most able to pay taxes, having large
annual incomes from salaries and
other sources, are entirely escaping
taxation, and.
Unrest Increasing
Whereas, unrest and bitterness are
increasing among the people, business
is growing more unsettled and large
industrial plants leaving the north
and east are b'eing located in other
southern -states because of the un
stabilized condition of taxation in
Georgia, and, ♦
“Whereas, the continuance of this
unfair, unjust and unsettled condi
tion of affairs will work irreparable
loss and damage to the people of the
state, and,
“Whereas, the income of the state
is not sufficient to pay the existing
obligations to_the old Confederate
veterans, equip and maintain the
common schools, the normal schools,
the colleges, the eleemosynary and
other institutions of the state to the
point of efficiency which will
Georgia in line with the progressive
states of the union, and,
“Whereas, the recent session of the
legislature adopted revenue meas
ures of great importance and wide
scope, involving the collection of
millions of dollars annually without
providing necessary means of en
forcing the collection of the same,
and,
Need New Method*
“Whereas, hundreds of thousands
of dollars can be covered into the
treasury of the state annually by a
scientific and busine#s-like system of
enforcing the tax laws, and other ob
ligations to the state, and,
“Whereas, the present laws of the
state compel the attendance of all
children within prescribed ages upon
the schools without providing school
books, although many of these chil
dren are absolutely unable to pur
chase the same, and,
“W T hereas, tfie people of Georgia
in convention assembled recently de
clared that such school books should
be furnished to pupils in the elemen
tary grades.
“Now, therefore, by virtue of .the
authority vested in me by article V,
section 1, paragraph 13, of the con
stitution, I, Clifford Walker, govern
or of Georgia, do hereby convoke the
general assembly of the state in ex
traordinary session, to meet in their
respective halls at the Capitol in the
city of Atlanta, on the 7th day of
Novemoer, 1923, at 10 o’clock, a. m.,
for the following objects, all of which
are considered by the executive of
sufficient importance to make the
The Jackson Herald
COURSE OF STUDY TO BE USED
AT MARTIN INSTITUTE
DURING 1923-24
The books for the Grammar Gra
des are the same as last year. These
books are adopted by the State, and
cannot be changed.
High School
Eighth Grade or First Year
Required:
English, Sentence and Theme;
Ward.
Algebra, Modern High School Al
gebra; Wells and Hart.
Select one:
General Science, Everyday Science
with Projects; Snyder.
Vocational Agriculture.
Home Economics.
Select one:
Latin, Smith’s Elementary Latin.
Civics, Community Civics and Ru
ral Life; Dunn.
Ninth Grade or Second Year
Required:
English, Theme Building; Ward.
Algebra. Same as first year.
Select one:
Biology, Biology for High Schools;
Smallwood, Reverly & Bailey.
Vocational Agriculture.
Home Economics.
Select one:
Latin, Walker’s Caesar.
History, Early Progress; West.
Tenth Grade or Third Year
Required:
English, American Literature;
Pace.
Geometry, Plane Geometry; Wcnt
worth-Smith.
French, New Chandenal; Brooks.
Select two:
History, Modern Progress; West.
Latin, Johnston & Kingery’s Ci
cero.
Physics, Practical Physics; Milli
kan, Gale & Phyle.
Vocational Agriculture.
Eleventh Grade or Fourth Year
Required:
French, New Chandenal; Brooks.
History, History of United States;
Latane.
Civics, Problems in American
Democracy; Williamson.
Select two:
English, English Literature; Hai
leck.
Latin, Knapp’s Virgil.
Advanced Mathematics.
Vocational Agriculture.
All of these books will be handled
at the school building, practically at
cost.
BAR PROBERS SUSTAIN
LATHAM CHARGE
The grievance committee of the
Atlanta Bar Association, authorized
to investigate charges brought by
Edgar Latham, Atlanta attorney,
against Judge G. H. Howard, newly
appointed judge in the Fulton Supe
rior Court, Tuesday sustained Mr.
Latham’s charges.
In this action the committee de
clared that Judge Howard was guil
ty of grave impropriety in his alleg
ed proposals to Mr. Latham and
that it could not accept Judge How
ard’s statements as to his reasons
for the suggesting the appointment
of Mr. Latham as Solicitor.
necessity for such extraordinary ses
sion:
To Reform Tax System
“To reform the tax system of the
state by proposing constitutional
amendments relating thereto, by en
acting general laws relating thereto,
to repeal the tax equalization law, to
propose constitution*! amendments
and enact general laws which will
bring to the tax books intangible, in
visible and other property now es
caping taxation, and distribute the
burden of taxation by placing a fair
share upon those citizens enjoying
large incomes who now pay practi
cally no taxes, and provide practical
and efficient means to establish uni
formity of taxation by enforcing the
tax laws.
“To enact laws authorizing the
state board of education to pur"
chase and distribute text books with
out cost to the pupils of the elemen
tary grades of the common schools
in the future, making such present
appropriation to that end as the
prospective state of the treasury will
authorize.
“Given under my hand and the
seal of the state at the city
of Atlanta, this the 24th day of Au
gust, in the year of our Lord, nine
teen hundred and twenty-three.
CLIFFORD WALKER, Governor
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Gqpfgia.
Hunters Warned
of Game Seasons;
Laws Unchanged
Although a number of bills were
introduced in the legislature for the
purpose of amending the fish and
game laws of Georgia, no act of
general application was passed, so
Georgia hunters face the opening of
the game season under the same
old regulations, it was announced
Tuesday by J. Frank Rhodes, state
game and fish commissioner.
One of the bills that failed to get
through the legislature would have
prohibited the use of pump guns in
Georgia. This measure went over to
the next session as unfinished busi
ness. Another pending bill would re
duce the open season for quail.
Efforts for the past several years
to make the state and national open
seasons coincide have met with fail
ure, and the state game commission
er has issued a warning as to the
open seasons fixed by both the Uni
ted States and Georgia. These sea
sons are as follows:
Quail, November 20 to March 1,
25 in.one day; doves, August 1 to
31 and November 20 to March 1, 25
in one day. (national law, Novem
ber 20 and January 31, 25 in one
day) ; wild turkeys, November 20 to
March 1, two in season; cat squir
rels, October 1 to March 1, 15 in
one day; deer, either sex, Novem
ber 1 to December 31, two in sea
son; summer or wood duck, Septem
ber 1 to January 1, 25 in one day
(National law, November 1 to Jan
uary 31, 25 in one d2y.)
Migratory duck, September 1 ko
April 20,. 50 in one day (National
law, November 1 to January 31*5
in one day) ; woodcock, Sep:eie
1 to January 1, 25 in one day jflt
tional law. November 1 to
ber 31, 60 in one day); plovers,wo
vember 20 to March 1, 25 in Jjjie
day (national law, November jilt o
January 31, 15 in one day); rllor
marsh hens, 25 in one day (naJ'nal
law, September 1 to Novembeif V) ;
Fox, red and gray, September 1 to
February 1.
Law Respect Grows
/ o*possum, October 1 to February
1; skunk, muskrat, raccoon, .beaver,
mink, otter.bear, wildcat, *riovem
ber 20 to March 1. Special act: On
St. Mary’s river only shad can be
taken January 1 to April 20. Sein
ing, trapping or using any device,
other than hoook and line to catch
fish is prohibited for five years if
tw r o grand juies so recommended in
respective counties.
g. s. c. w. filled
No Room Remains In Miliedgeville
Dormitories
Miliedgeville, Ga., August 27.
There is no more room for students
at the Georgia State' College for
Women at Miliedgeville. Every place
has been filled, and the doors have
been closed to new applicants until
after Christmas. In fact, over one
half of the new applicants could not
be accepted.
N Already there have been over 800
high school graduates applying for
admission to the freshftan class. This
is an unprecedented number of ap
plications for admission to one
class.
The twenty-third session of the
college will open on Monday, Sep
tember 17. Twelve hundred stu
dents are expectid on the. opening
day. There will i>e several new
members of the faculty. Among the
new professors will be three who
hold the doctor iof philosophy degree.
Durng the summer, five members of
the faculty hafe been traveling in
Europe, and |r(, Mrs. J. S. Allen,
has bene mal<! g a hurried trip
around the wrSd.
The normal review class at the
college has (ft-n eliminated. Here
after, studeft- should complete the
full four yiars high school course
before comt!j to the college. The
freshman ck-t j s the lowest class at
the collegeJand students will not be
allowed to pear the college uniform
until they fceet the standard requir
ed in the r-shman class.
minister in hospital
Lumplia, Ga., August 22.—The
Rev. O.M Kelley, pastor of the
Method* church of Lumpkin, has
gone to* hospital at Plains, Ga., for
treatmt, with a possibility of an
operatifr
Mrs! Mary Cynthia Thomp
son Passes
OrJ last Friday, following an ill
ness It several weeks, Mrs. Mary
Cyntfti Thompson passed away at
’ the Ane of her brother, Hon. T. S.
Johnion, where she resided.
Ml Thompson was 79 years of
age, i.d was the daughter of the late
Mr. Kid Mrs. James Johnson, well
kno and prominent citizen of
JacMen county. In early young
she was,married to a Mr.
Smiw. who lived only a short time.
Latshe became the wife of the late
Mr.lE. M. Thompson, a prominent
citisri of Jefferson. To them one
sonfvas born, but he died in child
hool Being a semi-invalid, she
spelt the last years of her life with
in ler home, where she had the lov
ing! are and companionship of her
cloi relatives, who never tired in
mimstering to her needs and making
he| declining years pleasant and com
foMble.
■he is survived by one brother,
H<£ T. S. Johnson; by several nie
ce! and nephews; and by three step
chf ren, Mrs. W. H. Smith, Mrs. O.
P.J Aiken, and Mrs. George W. Fos
-4
/The funeral services were conduc
ts at the Methodist church, of which
sb was a member, on Saturday af
ternoon, by Rev. J. T. Eakss, and
the body was interred in Woodbine
cemetery.
Push Underwood
For Nomination
The people of Alabama, in whose
lands Senator Oscar W. Underwood
raced his Presdiential aspirations,
by action, more or less formal
ly announced him a candidate.
tn a pamphlet, released Sunday
for publication, Governor William W.
Brand*n, in behalf of Senator Un
derwood, addresses Democrats of
the country, primarily of the South:
Governor Brandon and all living for
mer 'governors of Alabama express
an appreciation of Senator Under
woo-W \and decry the fallacy that
residence in a Southern state prohib
its one’s aspiration to acquire the
Executive; and all
other officials "of ’ fhetSSw of Ala
bama and the officers of many out
standing civic, commercial and polit
ical organizations in Alabama urge a
consideration of Senator Underwood
to the end that if sentiment should
crystalize, his name might be present
ted to the Democratic convention.
In addition, the pamphlet contains
numerous editorial references to the j
senator made by newspapers printed
out of the South the object appar
ently being to prove that sectional
ism has no abiding place in the judg
ment of present-day Americans.
METHODIST MEN’S CLUB ENTER
TAIN LAYMEN OF OTHER
CHURCHES
A delightful occasion of this week
was the meeting of the Methodist
Mens Club at the church on Monday
evening, and having as guests the
laymen of the other churches in Jef
ferson.
About a hundred men were pres
ent, and a most entertaining program
was rendered. The principal speak
er was Rev. Will King, pastor of the
First Methodist church, Gainesville.
Another prominent guest was Mr, R.
L. McKinney of Gainesville.
A committee of ladies served a
delicious course of refreshments
from tables placed under the beau
tiful trees of the church yard. The
occasion was a happy one, and
brought together in an informal
manner the men who are interested
in church work in Jefferson.
MRS. M. A. COLLINS
Mrs. Martha Ann Collins, aged 75,
died Saturday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. W. S. Coleman, on
Route 2. Mrs. Colins was a native
of Hall county, and was the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Chandler.
Her body was laid to rest Monday
in the cemetery at Galilee. Her rel
atives have the sympathy of their
many frienda.
Mr. C. E. Rankin has accepted a
position with the Georgia Railway &
Power Cos., and is located at Tallu
lah Falls. His family will remain
for a while. His son, Mr. Cor
tez Rankin, and Mr. A. C. Wilson,
will carry on the work at his shop.
Thursday, August 30, 1923
Number 1923 Auto Tags In
Georgia Breaks All
Records
Atlanta, Ga., August 22.—The
present year will break all records
in the number of automobile tags
issued and the money collected from
the licenses, according to the esti
mate of Charles A. Cook, chief of
t.ho automobile divison of the sec
retary of state’s office.
Record*
Up to March 15 there had been
141,086 passenger car and 18,001
commercial car licenses issued, mak
ing a total of 159,087; compared
to 119,481 passenger car and 15,972
trucks, or a total of 135,456 regis
tered up to August 15, 1922. The
gain in pasenger cars was 21,602 and
in commercial cars 2,029.
Receipt*
The cash receipts up to August
15 were $2,048,912.82, compared to
$1,808,653.34 to August 15, 1922 or
an increase of $240,259.48. The re
ceipts during the period from Au
gust 15 to December 31, 1922, were
$54,806.03, and if the rate of in
crease is kept up the total receipts
during 1923 will be approximately
$2,150,000, or anew record.
Golden Rail Will Be
Memorial To Harding
Salt Lake City, August 22.—A
golden rail will be set into a section
of the track of the Union Pacific
Railroad at Cedar City, Utah, as a
memorial in honor of the late Presi
dent Harding, who presided at the
official opening of the railroad to
that point on June 27, last, it was
announced here yesterday.
The rail, which is being fabricated
here, will bear the following inscrip
tion : ,
“The Harding memorial rail, laid
by citizens of Iron county, Utah, to
commemorate, the opening by Presi
dent Warren G. Harding of the Un
ion Pacific National Park Line to
Cedar City June 27, 1923.”
In the dedication which will take
place September 12, next, the golden
section of the rail will be laid to the
ties at the spot where the late Pres
ident descended from the first train
to arrive at Cedar City over the road.
Cedar City is about 200 miles south
of here.
Construction of the road, which
is 49 miles long, was rushed to
facilitate the passage of the Presi
dential special. The entire road was
Duilt in the brief time of eighty-seven
days.
BILL TO PROTECT FARMERS
AND FJ&UIT GROWERS
PASSES HOUSE AND
SENATE
The bill of outstanding interest
and benefit to farmers and fruit
growers throughout the state, intro
duced by Representative Herman
DeLaperriere, passed both House
and Senate last week.
This law will prohibit the further
sale of fraudulent mixtures now on
the market, in as much as it will re
quire manufacturers of insecticide
to have formulas stamped or printed
on label.
Realizing that farmers in the ef
fort to combat the boll weevil, have
been misled into using many useless
mixtures, Mr. DeLaperriere worked
diligently to bring about the pas
sage of this law.
The interests of the man who tills
soil are always a paramount issue
with Representative DeLaperriere,
and he may at all times be depended
upon to protect them. —Hoschton
News.
JUNIOR CHOIR NOTES
The Junior Choir met with Red
Stone Methodist church Sunday, Au
gust 26.
Called to order by J. B. Hale,
Pres. Prayer by Shang Hale.
Appointed as committee, John Ar
nold, H. K. Freeman, G. W. Shaw,
who handed in the following names
to lead 15 minutes each: W. H.
Deavours, W. T. Anthony, H. K.
Freeman, G. W. Shaw, Albert Hale,
H. T. Segars, Ed Wilks, Rev. P. B.
Cash.
Organists, Mrs. Jack Bennett, Mrs.
Albert Hale and Mrs. Taylor Butler.
Closing prayer by Mr. Hale.
Will meet at Galilee church the
fourth Sunday in September, at 2
o’clock.
J. B. Hale, President.
W. H. Deavours, Secretary.
Vol. 43. No. IS.
Martin Institute Opens
September 3rd.
The fall term of the public schools
of Martin Institute will open Mon
day, September 3. It is expected
that a large enrollment will be en
tered on the day of opening.
The faculty is composed of the
following:
C. W. O’Rear, genera! superinten
dent; Mrs. John R. Flanigan, high
school; Miss Erma Hancock, high
school; Mrs. J. C. Bennett, seventh
grade; Mrs. M. L. Mobley, Jr., sixth
grade; Miss Mary Irwin Smith, fifth
grade; Miss Nell McCants, fourth
grade; Miss Irene Rankin, third
grade; Miss Ernestine Dadisman,
second grade; Miss Blanche Jarrett,
first grade; O. C. Aderhold, vocation
al agriculture.
G. E. YEARWOOD
The many friends of Mr. G. Eph
Yearwood were shocked on Wednes
day of last week to learn of his
death, which occurred at his home in
Harrisburg district. Mr. Yearwood
was recovering from an illness from
malarial fever, when he became sud
denly worse, and died befor" mem
bers of the family could reach him.
Mr. Yearwood was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. B. Yearwood. H was
42 years of age, and was a member
of the Methodist church at Red
Stone.
His body was interred in the cem
etery at Thyatira on Thursday, Rev.
J. T. Eakes conduetrz the funeral
service. He is survived by his wid
ow, who wa§ Miss Clara Barnett, and
by children, who have the deep
est sympathy of their many friends
in their great sorrow.
Jefferson Scouts Promoted
Col. George W. W tmoreland, S.
M., Troop No. 1. Jf fferson Boy
j Scouts, carried ten of the Scout
members to Commerce Inst wc :k, to
appear before the Commerce Court
of Honor for examination.
After being thoroughly tested by
the members of the C sort and Ex c
| utive E. P. Clark, they were all pro
moted to the rank o' S ?cond Class?
: Scouts. They were nwe’-ded the pro
per Scout Insignia by the Chairman
of the Court, after he had made a
! talk to the boys concerning the r>rin
! ciples of seouting and h."d admonish
j ed them to wear their badge worth
; ily.
The Jefferson Troup is only about
two and a half months old, but has
made splendid pretrre?? during that
time, and bids fair to have a number
of First Cla* Scouts within the near
future. i
MRS. J. N. CHASTAIN jj-
Mrs. Martha J. Chastain, wife of
Mr. J. N. Chastain, died at her home
two miles north of Commerce on
August 18th. After an illness of
two weeks, she underwent an oper
ation, but did not regain conscious
ness after being placed under the
effects of anaesthesia.
Mrs. Chastain was 68 years of age,
and a member of the Methodist
church. She was greatly beloved
and appreciated by her many friends.
She is survived by her husband
and three daughters: Mrs. N. B.
Lord of Commerce, and Misses Eula
and Montine Chastain; and also by
three sons: John, Henry and Gro
ver. She was a sister of Messrs. R.
P. and Harrison Gober.
The interment was made at New
Salem church Sunday at ten o’clock,
with religious services conducted by
her pastor, Rev. Marvin Maxwell.
TENTH A. * M. SCHOOL WILL
OPEN MONDAY
Sparta, Ga., August 27.—The
Tenth District A. & M. school located
at Granite Hill, will open next Mon
day morning with the largest atten
dance in the history of the institu
tion. The buildings and grounds
have all been cleaned and renovated,
and their appearance is delightful
to the eye. Superintendent Elrod
has all available dormitory space
filled and has enough
almost to fill another building. It
seems that the farm boys of the
Tenth district are anxious to enter
this splendid institution this fall, and
it is regretted that more dormitory
space is not available. The school
has prospered rapidly under the man
agment of Superintendent Elrod, and
is now considered one of the best of
the eleven schools of its kind in the
state.