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The Jackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
EXCHANGE NOTES
Item* of Interest From Among Our
Neighbors And Friends
(From Maysville Enterprise)
Mrs. Bill Nye White Died Sunday
Afternoon
Mrs. Dessie Lucile Harvil White,
30 years of age, wife of Mr. Bill Nye
White, died Sunday afternoon of T.
B. She had been a patient sufferer
for the past two years. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. J. J.
Kimsey, at Holly Springs, Monday
afternoon, at 3.30 o’clock, and inter
ment in the cemetery there. She is
survived by her husband, Mr. Bill
Nye White; mother, Mrs. W. J. Har
vil; four sisters, Mrs. W. J. Marable
of Athens, Mrs. A. J. Turner of Cen
ter Grove, Mrs. Ernest -Hancock of
Holly Springs, Miss Mallia Harvil of
Maysville; three brothers, Claud Har
vil of Center Grove, John Harvil
of Homestead, Fla., Clyde Harvil of
Maysville.
Golden Wedding
The fiftieth anniversary of the
marriage of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
N. Adams was celebrated at their
home on Saturday afternoon, De
cember 22, 1923. This anniversary
was observed in the form of a re
union of this large family. Those
present, were: Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Adams and four children, of Nor
cross; Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Adams and
two children, of Commerce; Mr. and
Mrs. Alva Prickett and two children,
of Commerce; Mrs. C. W. Dowdy
and two children, of Commerce; Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Cheatham and two
children, of Hogansville, Ga.; Mr.
Edd Greenway and two sisters, Miss
es Pallie and Clara, who are grand
children, from Gainesville. The guests
of more than ordinary interest were
Mrs. Tressie Parks, sister of Mrs.
Adams, and Mrs. Henry Hardman, of
Commerce. These two were atten
dants at the marriage of Mr. and
Mrs. Adams. Mrs. Hardman’s fath
er, the Rev. William Brock, was the
officiating minister. The other guests
were Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Hutchinson
and Mrs. G. O. Castellaw.
Mrs. T. A. Henry of Athens fell
some time during the holidays and
broke one of her ankles. It is to be
hoped that she will not be caused any
serious trouble from this painful ac
cident.
Mrs. 0. R. Reynolds of Tampa,
Fla., fell recently while running to
get on a street car, and has been
walking on crutches. Her many
friends here were indeed sorry to
hear of this accident.
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(From Commerce News)
Thomas —Burns
A marriage of interest to a large
circle of friends was that of Miss
Annie Burns and Mr. A. J. Thomas,
which took place in Athens, Saturday
afternoon, January sth. The bride
is the eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Burns of Commerce. Mr.
Thomas comes from a well known
North Carolina family. He was Vice
Consul to Brazil for the past two
years, and is now prominently con
nected in business interests in Char
lotte. Upon the return from their
trip, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas will be at
home to their friends in Charlotte,
N. C.
(From Winder News)'
Winder Defeat* Jefferson
Coming to Winder with visions of a
North Georgia championship, the Jef
ferson five was rudely turned back
by the Red and Black of Winder
Saturday night. Despite lack of prac
tice, due to an outdoor court, and
condition the Winder team put up a
fine brand of basket ball that resul
ted in a 22-19 victory. This is Win
der’s third victory this season with no
defeat. Though the work of the en
tire team was good, the offensive play
of Otis Camp and Julian Wilson fea
; turod. Camp shot seven points and
I Wilson eleven. For Jefferson the
' shooting and passing of Sheridan was
best.
Mr. C. E. Pharr was in town yes
terday, and called at the News office
a nd subscribed for The Winder News.
Mr. Pharr is one of the good citizens
that come to Barrow from Jackson
county, and is now on the Suddath
ar m, on the highway a few miles
fr°rr, town.
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(From Gainesville News)
Report Mostly Untrue, But Had
Some Basis
; report was flying around Sun
uay and Monday that a man had fro
ler> to death somewhere near town.
Death At Hoschton
William A. Hill, Prominent Citizen,
Passes Away
Mr. William Alexander Hill, a
prominent citizen of Jackson county,
died at his home near Hoschton
January sth, following an illness dat
ing from November. He was strick
en with paalysis in November, but
recovered sufficiently to walk around
his home. The second stroke, two
days before his death proved fatal.
He was one of the successful busi
ness men of that section and was
highly esteemed by all who knew
him. He was the son of Starling E.
and Lucinda Anne Hill, and was
born January 20, 1862 and hence was
about 62 years of age at the time of
,his death.
Mr. Hill married Miss Mattie Eliz
abeth Attaway December 29, 1897.
He joined the Baptist church about
J. 2 years ago. Besides his wife, he
leaves one brother, J. E. Hill, one
sister, Mrs. J. L. Gunnion, three
nephews and four nieces.
The funeral was conducted at the
Hoschton Baptist church Monday
morning by Rev. J. T. Grizzle, of the
Central Baptist church, Gainesville,
assisted by Rev. J. M. Dodd, of Win
der. Interment was in Rose Hill cem
etery.
Mr. Hill had many friends and ac
quaintances throughout this section
that lament his going away.
DWELLING IN MILL VILLAGE
BURNS
On Wednesday night of last week
one of the cottages in the Mill Vil
lage was burned down. The fire was
discovered about eleven o’clock, and
an alarm was given by the mill whis
tle, but the flames had gained such
headway that it was impossible to
save even the furniture. The house
was occupied by Mr. John Allison
and family, and they barely escaped.
The fire originated either in the un
occupied boom, or between the over
head ceiling and roof, and burned its
way through before being discov
ered. There are no water mains in
that part of the mill village, but the
hose was attached at the mill, and
nearby buildings saved.
The Allison family lost all their
furniture and clothing, but the mill
carried insurance on the building.
His name was variously reported.
Some said Reed, and some said his
name was Wilson. But no one knew
for certain. It was at last develop
ed that a man NEARLY froze to
death —name not for publication. He
was found Saturday night, serene
in his buggy in Tumlin’s Cut, down
the railroad. He was full as a tick
and asleep. When awakened and
told he was freezing to death, he re
plied that he didn’t give a dam. But
he was taken in and thawed.
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(From Hoschton News)
Bob Fowler Seriously Injured
Mr. Bob Fowler of Mt. Creek com
munity, near Talmo, was seriously,
if not fatally, injured by a team of
mules. Mr. Fowler was hitching his
team of mules to a wagon, when the
team became frightened and broke to
run, Mr. Fowler grabbed the reins of
one mule, and in some manner he
was thrown upon the wagon tongue
and became entangled with the mules
and wagon. In the compact, the
&agon was hurled against a tree,
wedging Mr. Fowler between wagon
and tree. It is reported that one leg
was severely crushed, and badly
bruised about the head. Dr. Kenne
dy of Talmo was immediately sum
moned, and Mr. Fowler was carried
in auto to Kennedy’s office. After
examination, it was found that his in
juries were too severe for local treat
ment, and he was rushed to Downey’s
Hospital, at Gainesville, for further
treatment. As we go to press we are
informed that Mr. Fowler is better.
Kinney—Deaton
On the 25th of December occurred
the marriage of Mr. Ernest Deaton
and Miss Flora Kinney, at the home
of the bride, near Belmont, Rev. Col
lins performing the ceremony,in pres<
ence of a number of relatives and
friends. The bride is a lovely and
attractive young lady, while the
groom is one of Barrow county s
most pormising young men. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Dea
ton, and a graduate of the A. &
School, Monroe, and has charge
the school at Victron for the new
| year. We wish them much joy an
| their new sphere of life. jk
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
Gypsies Rob Aged Man
Near Bogart
Woman Pretend* To Tell His For
tune, Rifles Pocket* While Man
Hold* Horse
A band of gypsies, said to have a
camp near Statham, is being charged
with a series of robberies in this sec
tion in the last few days. One of
the robberies reported was commit
ted in Athens several days ago and
the other occurred near Bogart in
Oconee county Tuesday afternoon.
The latest victim was an aged
white man living in Jackson county
who was robbed of all the money he
had while en route to Bogart to buy
provisions for his family. This rob
bery was committed by a “yellow
woman and three men traveling in a
closed automobile,” so O. H. Brad
berry, postmaster at Bogart writes
the Athens police department.
According to Mr. Bradberry the
old man entered his office Tuesday
crying and very nervous declaring
that he had been l’obbed of S3O by
the gypsies. He said the woman
stepped him under pretense of want
ing to tell his fortune. She rifled
his pockets while one man held a
pistol to his head and another held
the horse he was driving. They left
toward Jefferson.
Police state that a bookkeeper
employed by a local concern was
robbed of about $75 a few days ago.
A group of women gypsies entered
his office and tried to tell his fortune.
That night he discovered about sev
enty-five dollars was missing.—Ath-
ens Banner-Herald.
State Committee Called To
Gather January 19
Formal notices of the meeting of
the Democratic state executive com
mittee to be held in Atlanta next
Saturday, January 19, were mailed
out Saturday.
The call declares that the purpose
of the meeting is to consider the
matter of holding a presidential pri
mary, adopting rules and regulations
to govern it, and to transact any
other business relating to it. It is
said that the committee will call a
presidential primary, if enough coun
ty executive committees call county
primaries on the same date, so that
the expenses of the election can be
distributed.
There are 26 men and 12 women
on the committee from the state at
large, and fiye men and two women
representing each congressional dis
trict, making a total membership of
122.
Mr. Green Braselton of Braselton
represents Jackson county from the
state at large; and the following rep
resent the ninth district:
O. A, Nix, Lawrenceville; Edgar
Dunlap, Gainesville; Fermor Barrett,
Toccoa; Howard Tate, Jasper; R. N.
Holt, Lawrenceville; Mrs. George A.
Johns, Winder; Miss Catheine rDo
zier, Gainesville.
Already quite a large number of
counties have set the date of their
primaries, and in some places the
primaries have been held, the one in
Burke county being held on last
Thursday, and also the one in Lau
rens county was held last Thursday;
and the Miller county primary was
held last Friday.
Jenkins county has called a pri
mary for February 14th; Coffee,
February 27th; Banks, March 10;
Hancock, March 12th; Fulton, March
19th; Bibb, February 14th; Tift,
February 12th; Troup, Feruary 27th;
Appling, January 30th; Calhoun,
February 28th; Coiquitt, February
27th; Habersham, March 25th; Crisp,
February 15th; Grady, February
20th; Baldwin, February 21st.
EASTER SUNDAY FALLS
APRIL 20 THIS YEAR,
CALCULATIONS SHOW
Easter Sunday this year falls on
April 20, a later date than usual.
Last year Easter was celebrated on
April 1.
Easter is always the first Sunday
after the full moon on or after March
21. '
The luna month, and not the as
tronomical month, is used in reckon
ing the date on which Easter falls.
This is in accordance with an an
cient ecclesiastical ruling, but as the
luna month and the astronomical
month are nearly always in accord
with each other, it seldom makes
any difference in the calculation of
—Atlanta Journal.
PASTOR INSTALLED
Rev. C. F. Allen Given Formal In
stallation Into Pastorate of
Presbyterian Church
Rev. C. F. Allen was formally in
stalled as pastor of the Jefferson
Presbyterian church on last Thurs
day evening.
Rev. Allen came to Jefferson sever
al weeks ago from Oxford, to take
charge of a group of churches in this
section, and with the services on
Thursday evening, he has now been
inducted in the usual conventional
custom into the pastorate of Jeffer
son, Thyatira, Mizpah and Arcade
Presbyterian churches.
The Thursday evening service was
conducted by a commission appointed
by Athens Presbytery. Rev. J.
W. Biackburn of Clarkesville was
scheduled to preach the installation
sermon, hut-on account of a late
train, did not recah here, and his
place was filled by Rev. J. A. Simp
son, pastor of the Commerce Pres
byterian church, who gave the con
gregation a wonderful sermon on
“Prayer.”
Rev. B. W Baker of Tiger, who is
teaching a Presbyterian school at
that place, and doing mission work
in Rabun county, delivered the charge
to the incoming pastor. He selected
several passages of Scripture appli
cable to. the occasion, notably,-“Know j
nothing among yoii except Christ,
and Him crucified,’’ “Count, all
things but loss for the excellency of
the knowledge of Christ Jesus,’’ "Go
thou and preach the Kingdom of
God,” “Feed my flock.”
Rev. J. W. Anderson of Toccoa
gave the charge to the congregation'.
He opehed his remarks by congratu
lating the Presbyterians of Jefferson
on having Rev. Allen as their pastor,
and the people on having him as a
citizen. His charge to the member
ship of the church was built upon the
following thoughts: Encourage the
pastor, pay him, pray for him, give
him •<-. portunity for spiritual growth,
expect great things of him, co-operate
with him.
The entire service was interesting,
and the congregation enjoyed the
sermons delivered by the three visit
ing ministers.
DOROTHY EMIL SHI OF MACON
DIES FROM BURNS
The greatest sympathy of Jefferson
friends is extended Rev. and Mrs.
B. H. Trammell of Watkinsville, and
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Shi of Macon, on
account of the death of Miss Dorothy
Emil Shi, which occurred on Sunday,
January 6th, following severe burns
received when her clothing caught
from an open grate. The little girl
was twelve years of age. She was
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. R.
Shi, her mother being formerly Miss
Lucile Trammell, who made so many
friends here during Rev. Trammell’s
pastorate of the Jefferson Methodist
church.
The little girl was alone in an up
stairs room when her clothing caught.
She endeavored to extinguish the
flames, but ran screaming to
her parents on the lower floor.
Mr. Shi’s hands were terribly
burned in trying to beat out the
flames that completely enveloped his
daughter. Mrs. M. E. Shi, the little
girl’s gTand mother, also sustained
burns on one hand in the effort at
rescue, but at 5.30 o’clock in the af
ternpon she passed away.
One of the most beautiful trib
utes we have ever read was written
by Nelson M. Shipp of Macon, and
published in the Macon Telegraph. So
popular was the little girl, that one
hundred and fourteen floral offerings
surrounded her casket.
FIRST NATIONAL ELECTS
OFFICERS
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the First National
Bank held January Bth, the following
directors were chosen: O. P. Aiken,
J. S. Ayers, J. H. Boggs, J. Z. Car
ter, W. A. Carter, J. D. Ellington,
J. N. Holder, E. M. McDonald, H. I.
Mobley, J. B. Pendergrass, P. T.
Pendergrass, W. C. Smith, W. H.
Smith, J. C. Turner.
The directors met immediately af
ter the adjournment of the stockhol
ders, and elected the officers as fol
lows: J. C. Turner, President; H. I.
Mobley, Vice President; G. D. Ap
pleby. Cashier; Foster Eckles, Assis
tant Cashier; J. N. Holder, Chairman
Board of Directors.
Thursday, January 17, 1924
What The Public Should
Know About Cancer
Prepared For Publication By The
Cancer Commission of The Medi
cal Association of Georgia And
The Georgia Division of The
American Society For The Control
of Cancer
Warning No. 1
The popular conception of a cancer
is that it is an open sore which shows
a tendency to increase in size and
depth, which does not yield to ordi
nary methods of treatment, and
which is finally followed by severe
constitutional symptoms.
Such a conception is erroneous; a
sore may or may not be a cancer and,
when it is, it may be ona of the
simpler varieties that can be cured by
any one of several remedies. Prob
ably 50 per cent to 75 per cent of
the cancers advertised as cured by
quacks never were cancers.
The most serious cancers never ap
pear as external sores; consequently
the popular idea concerning them
must be revised before the death rate
can be reduced. Unfortunately, early
cancers do not cause pain. If they
did, the death rate could be mater
ally lowered in a few years; people
will seek medical aid for pain, while
a deadly disease that does not cause
pain will go unheeded.
Cancer most frequently makes its
appearance as a lump—of course all
lumps are not cancers. Again most
cancers are found in people past for
ty years of age; the two decades
from thirty-five to fifty-five claim
the largest number of victims. Cer
tain organs and parts of the body
are the site of cancers at particular
periods of life and it is our object to
teach the people enough about cancer
to make them watch for suspicious
symptoms and consult their physi-
cians if they are in doubt. In this
way thousands of lives may be saved
each year. It is not a bad idea to
follow the example of business men;
pearly all corporations employ an
auditor to examine their books and
check up their stock. Would it not
be a good idea to take stock of your
health once or twice a year?
Skin Cancer: Skin cancer, rodent
ulcer, and epithalioma are all names
used to describe cancers which are
most frequently located on the face,
nose, eyelids, back of the neck, and
sometimes on the extremities. They
usually begin as small lumps or ele
vated crusty patches covered by a
scaly “scab,” which leaves a reddish
surface when removed.
The skin is made up of several
layers of cells which resemble the
brick forming the walls of a house.
Skin cancers grow from different lay
ers of these cells. Those about the
head and face arise from the base
ment layer, do not grow fast, and do
not spread of “metastasize” early or
rapidly to the nearby glands. They
rarely return when thoroughly re
moved and may be treated success
fully by a number of means.
In other parts of the body skin can
cers are more serious because they
arise from another layer of the cells
of the skin. They grow rapidly. The
cells reach out into the surrounding
tissue, break off, and are carried to
the nearby glands where secondary
growths start, just as in plants that
send their roots under ground for a
distance and then send up new
sprouts.
These cancers may arise in the
edge of a scar, from a deep burn,
sometimes from a mole, and fre
rjuently without cause. At first, they
look like small nodules or lumps; or
a mole may begin to grow and get
hard and scaly; or the edge of a scar
may have a raised, shiny appearance
and then become a “sore.”
There is another kind of skin can
cer which is very fatal. It arises
from a flat black mole and spreads
rapidly to all parts of the body. It
is the most difficult cancer to cure;
the only real cure is to have such a
mole thoroughly removed before it
becomes a cancer.
To prevent the development of skin
cancer have any suspicious spot thor
oughly examined by your physician
and, if he is not sure it will never
give future trouble, have it removed.
If you have a cancer already devel
oped, do not procrastinate, as no man
can tell when one of the cells may be
torn off and taken to some distant
and inaccessible part of the body.
Early Cancer Can be Cured. Cancer
may be presented by the proper care
of known pre-cancer areas. Late can
cer cannot, at present, be permanent
ly cured.
Vol. 43. No. 38.
JACKSON COUNTY’S STONE
MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL
CHAIRMAN
Di*. L. G. Hardman of Commerce
has been appointed chairman of a
committee from Jackson county to
assist in raising Geogia’s quota of
$250,000 outside of Atlanta for the
Stone Mountain Memorial.
Governor Clifford Walker has ac
cepted the State Chairmanship, and
has appointed a chairman for each
county, who will have authority to
form his own county committee. Dr.
Hardman will make a splendid chair
man, and the Governor could not
have made a wiser choice.
Governor Walker in a letter to the
committee points out that Atlanta’s
quota of $250,000 has been raised,
and that now the association is going
to Georgia at large for the quota of
the state.
The campaign to raise Georgia’s
quota outside of Atlanta will be
launched immediately following the
unveiling of General Lee’s head on
the precipice of Stone Mountain next
j Saturday. Campaigns to raise quo
itas of $250,000 in each of the other
j southern states will be started as
| soon as Georgia’s quota has been
; raised.
COLORED PEOPLE RETURNING
FROM THE NORTH
Every south bound train brings ne
groes back to Elbert county. Some of
these have been gone for a few
weeks, some have been gone for a
few months, some for a year, and a
few of them for two or three years.
All of them come back home in no
worse fix financially than when they
left. Some of them have sent mon
ey back home to keep up the family.
Some have sent money to pay up bad
debts, and some have spent all they
made while away, and would have
spent more if they could have secur
ed credit. But all who have return
ed—and we have seen and talked
with scores of them—seem to be glad
to be back among their white and
colored friends.
Most of them realize that any
advantage they may enjoy in other
sections is more than offset by dis
advantages. We were impressed by
the remark one made yesterday. He
was one of the good negroes. He
brought back with him a few hun
dred dollarg. He said: ,
“As I was on the homeward train,
and got farther and farther away
from the North, the conductor finally
passed through the coach, and look
ing at me as if he had authority, said.
‘Look here, nigger, better get. back
in that other coach.’ Then I almost,
shouted for joy, because I knew I
was back in God’s country among my
friends.” —Elberton Star. ( /j
JEFFERSON TO HAVE GOLF
LINKS
Arrangements are ebeing perfec
ted whereby Jefferson will have a
Golf Club. A tract o • land near
the property of the Jefferson Amuse
ment Cos. has been secured, and it is
said to be an ideal location. Messrs.
C. W. O’Rear, Summie Kinningham
end C. Y. Daniel are taking the lead
in securing members for the club. As
soon as the list is completed, work on
the grounds will begin, and by sum
mer Jeffersoinians will be taking their
exercises in a fashionable way. Win
der, Monroe, and other towns in this
section already have golf links.
Cancer Commission To Visit
Jackson County
A campaign of education on the
subject of reducing cancer will cov
er Georgia, and at an early date
lectures by well known physicians
and moving pictures will be given in
Jackson county as a part of this cam
paign.
To assist in this work, the news
papers of the State are asked to
publish four articles on the subject,
prior to the coming of the lecturers.
We are giving this week Article No.
1, which we ask everybody to read.
Cancer is one of the most malignant
diseases known to the medical pro
fession, and one about which scien
tists have discovered the least. It is
increasing rapidly, and people should
welcome the opportunity to inform
themselves with all possible knowl
edge that will lead to its eradica
tion.
Miss Icey Smith of Winder was
the week-end guest of friends in
Jefferson.