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By Holder & Williamson
FARMERSMEETING
Big Farmer* Meeting Here February
23rd., Farm Specialists From
College And State Depart
ment of Agriculture
To Speak
Saturday morning, February 23,
at the court house, the farmers of
this county are requested to meet
with a group of farm experts to dis
cuss the various farm problems for
the coming year. The meeting is to
be held in the court house auditor
ium, and will be called to order
promptly at 10 o’clock. This meet
ing was originally scheduled for Fri
day, the 15th, but court being in/ses
sion at that time, it was decided to
hold it on the 23rd.
The College of Agriculture, with
the assistance of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture, railroVds, the
agricultural press, and business men
of the State, is sending a group of
well trained men to every county in
the State for the purpose of helping
the farmers. The party to speak
here is composed of men who have
made a special study of farming con
ditions in this part of the State.
The program is well balanced, and
treats of practically all phases of
farming. If you, as a farmer, are
not interested in all. the program,
there will certainly be some parts of
vital interest to you.
Col. J. C. Turner will be the first
to address the assembage. Although
Mr. Turner’s subject has not been
given to the writer, in all probabil
ity he will talk about the relation of
the local banks to the farmers. He
will be Mr. W. E. Broach,
who will speak on a Farm Program
for 1924. Mr. Broach and Mr.
Westbrooks of .the College of Agri
culture have made a detailed study
of farming conditions in this and
adjoining counties, and as a result of
these investigations, will have some
first hand information for us.
Mr. C. A. Whittle will speak on
the 801 l Weevil Control. He will
give us the results of the. Federal
boll weveil experiments, as well as
the conclusions reached by the State
Experiment Stations, the College of
Agriculture, and the more successful
farmers of the State.
Prof. Harvy will tell us something
of the Home Orchard, how it can be
improved, the latest methods in re
gards to pruning, spraying, cultural
methods, etc.
The Southern Railroad ib to send
a man to give instruction along the
lines of Crops and Live Stock. His
discussion will be based on the values
of pure seed and pure live stock in
bringing about better farming con
ditions.
This county should consider itself
fortunate in getting the services of
such well instructed men. It is hoped
that a large crowd will come out to
hear and take part in these discus
sions.
0. C. Aderhold,
Vocational Agriculture Teacher,
Martin Institute.
Women Escape Back Poll
Tax
In response to an inquiry from
•ladtfe James B. Park, of Ocmulgee
c *reuit, Attorney General George M.
Napier Tuesday issued a statement in
which he holds Georgia women
who have not previously registered,
Way register and vote in the county
Primaries and the preferential presi
dentiaj primary on March 19, with
ou! Paying poll tax for either 1922 or
1023.
Judge Park, in his letter seeking an
°Pinion on this point, declares the
act of the state legislature at the spe
c>al session in the fall of 1923 chang
ing registration rules for women vot
ers has caused considerable confus
ion throughout the state.
New Registrants Exempt
In his reply, the attorney general
quotes extracts from Judge Park’s
ct ter and also the latest amendments
In the registration law. • He then
says: i ~
"My conclusion is, that- a woman
w ho has not heretofore registered to
Vote . can now register for any ap
proaching election without paying
* n y Poll tax for either 1922 or 1923,
* n d the law allows her until Decem
er pay her poll tax for the cur
fent year.
A woman would need to pay ad
a Wem taxes accruing prior to Jan
u* r y 1, 1923, just as men are re
10*red to pay such taxes.
The Jackson Herald
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT
Jefferson will back the Martin In
stitute basketball team to the limit
at the coming tournament to be held
in Athens, beginning February 28th.
Martin Institute has one of the fast
est teams in this section, and has
played wonderful games throughout
the season, and everybody is expect
ing the team to do its best work at
I
the tournament and bring home some
of the awards. The following is a
list of the teams entered: Canton,
Cumming, Louisville, Danielsville,
Eastanolle, Watkinsville, Reed Creek
Consolidated, Washington, Colbert,
Lavonia, Logansville, Ila, Grayson,
Maysville, Commerce, Athens, Win
der, Baldwin, Bogart, Royston, Cor
nelia, Mansfield, Hartwell, Brasel
ton, GreensUoro, Dacula, Elberton,
Lawrenceville, Martin Institute (Jef
ferson), Arnoldville, Franklin Coun
ty High School and Warrenton High
School.
The completed entry list also re
veals the fact that in addition'to be
ing the largest tournament for high
schools ever held in the state, it is
the most representative one of the
schools of this section.
In the past the teams of Greens
boro and Watkinsville have been
crowned champions, while the first
year Robinson of Winder was awar
ded the silver cup as the most valua
ble player to his team, while last
season Fambro of Watkinsville was
given a gold basketball as the same
award. This year the winner will
again be presented a personal award
by the Banner-Herald fof being most
valuable to his team. This does not
necessarily mean that he is the out
standing star of the tournament, but
the man who works hardest to bring
his team success. He may not even
be a member of the team that wins.
The Athens Young Men’s Christian
Association who with the Banner-
Herald is staging these annual tour
naments will give a large trophy to
the winning team. This trophy is
a beautiful award and is inscribed
with the name of the team, the per
sonnel, the name of the coach and is
the permanent property of the team
winning the tournament.
TROX BANKSTON BUYS
THE COVINGTON NEWS;
TO SERVE AS EDITOR
*
Of interest to editors and owners
of papers throughout the -state is
the announcement mgde Saturday
that W. Trox Bankston, for many
years editor of the West Point and
Lanett News, has purchased the Cov
ington News and will enter upon his
duties as editor of the publication
this week.
For the last three years, Mr.
Bankston has been assiciated with
The Atlanta Journal in the circula
tion department, and his entrance
once more into the editorial field is
viewed with interest and accompa
nied by the best wishes of his friends
thoughout the state.
Mr. Bankston was for 20 years
editor of the West Point-Lanett
News, which he developed to be one
of the more progressive weekly news
papers of the state. He at one time
served the Georgia Press association
as vice-president, and represented
Troup county in the Georgia legisla
ture.
APPLEBY—SMITH
Mr. Charlie Appleby and Miss Jew
ell Smith were happily married at the
home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Smith, Sr., near Argonne
in this county, on last Sunday at 1
o’clock in the afternoon, Rev. J. P.
Chandler officiated.
Mr. Appleby is one of Winder’s fine
young men, an employee of the pos
tal department, and stands high in the
estimation of his friends.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Smith, Sr., and is one
of the county’s charming young lad
ies.
The happy couple left on a bridal
tour immediately after the ceremony.
The best wishes of a host of
friends are extendd to theta.—Win
der News.
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FIFTEENTH DIVISION, I. O. O. F.
OF GEORGIA TO MEET
The regular semi-annual session of
of the Fifteenth Division, I. O. 0. F.,
of Georgia, will convene with Pa
nola Lodg, No. 112, located at
Thompson Mills, three miles west of
Braselton, on Friday, March 14. All
lodges in the Fifteenth Division are
urgently requested to elect represen
tatives to attend this meeting.
Chas. H. Drake,
Division Secretary.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
Mr. W. A. L. Blackstock
Prominent Jackson County Citizen
Expire* Suddenly
•- __
Mr. W. A. L. Blackstock passed
away Wednesday afternoon of last
week at five o’clock, at his home
about three miles above Jefferson, on
the Jefferson-Gainesville road.
His death was sudden, and the an
nouncement came as a great shock to
his hundreds of friends.
Although he had suffered two par
tial strokes of paralysis, and his phy
sician and family knew that the end
might come at any moment, yet he
w’as unusually well and cheerful on
Wednesday. He walked into the
back part of his home, and handed
his daughter, Miss Nell, some papers,
and then walked into an adjoining
room, where, without warning, he
fell over, and was dead by the time
his daughter reached his side.
Mr. Blackstock . was sixty-eight
years of age, and was a member of
a prominent Hall county family, al
though he had resided in Jackson
county since early young manhood.
He is survived by his wife, who
was a daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Steve Roberts. Also, by six
sons and two daughters:. Messrs.
Clarence, Carl, Bob, Paul, Harry
and Hugh Blackstock, Mrs. Hugh H.
Turner, and Miss Nell Blackstock.
He was a member of the Academy
Baptist church, and a devout follower
of the Master. It would be difficult
for us to express in words the many
admirable characteristics that mark
ed his walk in life. First, he was a
Christian gentleman; he was a de-j
voted husband, an indulgent father,
and was a kind, generous and sympa
thetic friend. He was a hian of
stainless character, a citizen without
guile, a Christian without hypocrisy,
a friend to humanity, a citizen whose
efforts were always directed towards
law and order. He will be missed
in many ways, but especially by his
community, his church, and his fam
ily of splendid boys and girls, to
whom he left a heritage of a noble
name.
Funeral services were held at the
Academy Baptist church on Friday,
Rev. Lattimer conducting the cere
monies. The six sons of Mr. Black
stock acted as pall bearers.
A large concourse of friends and
relatives crowded the church to pay
a last tribute of love and respect to
a departed neighbor and friend. To
them we can say:
“ ’Tis sweet as year by year we lose
Friends out of sight, to muse
How grows in Paradise our store.”
MINISTER-EDITOR
AND HAPPY BRIDE
AT PRESS MEETING
The newspapers of the State qre
extending to Editor and Mrs. J. W.
McWhoter of Winder good wishes
and happy congratulations. They
were married in Atanta on last
Thursday, and the Atlanta Constitu
tion announced the affair as fol
lows:
“Concentrated cordiality and good
fellowship are predominant
quantities at a convention of the
Georgia Press association, so it can
safely be said that there will never
be a more widely congratuated cou
ple than Rev, and Mrs. John W. Mc-
Whorter, of Winder, when they ar
rived at Cairo, where the state news
papermen are having their mid-win
ter meet.
“Rev. McWhoter and Mrs. Maude
Bondurant, also of Winder, were in
Atlanta Thursday on their way to the
Cairo gathering, when they decided
that "the trip could well be made as
a honeymoon, especially since it of
fered an attractive jaunt to Savannah
after the sessions of business were
done.
“So to the home of Rev. W. H.
Faust, pastor of the Gordon Street
Baptist church, they repaired and
there united in the hoiy bonds of mat
rimony.
“The wedding of the couple came
as a surprise to their many friends
throughout thegstate. Rev. McWhor
ter, a Baptist clergyman, is editor of
The Winder News, one of the state’s
most popular weekly papers, and it
is freely predicted that the editor of
that sheet will ank with the happi
that sheet will rank with the happi
winter gathering.
“Rev. and Mrs. MeWhoter will be
at home in Winder after the honey
moon.”
Come and see black face, buck and
wing, also pretty dancing girls,
Thursday night.
Call In Behalf of
“Forgotten Man”.
Bishop Warren A. Candler, of the
First Episcopal district of the M. E.
church, south, and senior active
bishop of the denomination, has is
sued a call to Methodists of this sec
tion in behaf of the “forgotten men”
of the church, as the aged and dis
abled Methodist ministers are desig
nated.
According to Bishop Candler, there
has never been a greater cause un
dertaken by southern Methodism
than this movement to raise $10,000,-
000 to be used as an endowment fund
to give peace and material comfort
to the worn-out ministers of the
church in Their declining years.
Cause Comes First
“Methodjst authorities,” says Bish
op Candler, “have, agreed that the
superannuate endowment movement
shall have precedence over all other
campaigns of the church from Feb
ruary 1 to July 1. During this per
iod it is hoped that every Methodist
congregation throughout the connec
tion will pledge- to this fund one
fifth of the amount annually paid to
its pastor and presiding elder. If the
17,000 Methodist congregations
pledge this amount for the next five
years the required $10,000,000 can
be easily collected.”
In the Ippeal to Methodists of his
episcopal area, Bishop Candler says,
“If every Methodist contributed to
the superannuate endowment fund
one-tenth of the value of the material ,
good, to pay nothing of the spiritual
good, which he has received from the
labors of our itinerant preachers, ten
times as much as is asked for would .
be secured at once. Let the debt, so j
long overdue, be paid without further
delay.”
1,000 Ministers In Need
In regard to the urgency of this
appeal, Bishop Candler quotes the
following facts, stated by Dr. Luther
E. Todd, secretary of the board of
finance, which is fostering the move
ment:
“The are upwads of 1,000 super
annuated ministers in the Methodist
church. Of these 400 are practically
blind or deaf; 440 are invalids; 170
have an invalid member of the fam r
ily to support; 570 own homes that
are heavily mortgaged; 300 rent or
board; 70 roam'around, and 60 live
in superannuate homes.
“To these men, who gave of the
strength of their youth and manhood
to the church for the average salary
of little more than S4OO per annum,
the church now pays about half that
amount, or approximately S2OO per
year, and to the widows of ministers
approximately $l5O. The income de
rived from the $10,000,000 superan
nuate fund will enable the church to
increase these amounts to S7OO and
SSOO respectively, and will relieve
much suffering among the veterans
of the church service, and bring cred
it to the church, which laid itself
open to criticism on account of its
past neglect.”
MR. W. N. STRANGE,
A CYCLORAMA MODEL,
DIES IN BARROW COUNTY
Winder, Ga., February 14.—Mr. W.
N. Strange, 79 years of age, a wide
ly known citizen of Barrow county,
died at his home four miles east of
Winder Tuesday afternoon at 3
o’clock. He had been in declining
health for several months, but was
able to be up and go about. The
immediate cause of his death was
pneumonia.
Mr. Strange was a Confederate
veteran, entering the army when he
was twenty years old. He saw ser
vice in Virginia and was in many
of the important battles in that
state, together with his father, Cap
tain J. A. Strange. His regiment
was transferred to the south, and
he took part in the battle of Chick
amauga and in the Atlanta campaign.
,He is said to have been one of the
few men whose likeness was repro
duced in the cyciorama of Grant
park. Early in life he married Miss
Lizzie Oaks, of Jackson county, who
died several years ago. He later
married Miss Tavia Dunahoo, of this
county, who survives him. He also
leaves two daughters, Mrs. A. B.
Harwell and Mrs. W. M. Segars, of
Winder, and a number of grand
children. His remains were interred
with Masonic honors at Walnut
church, in Jackson county, Wednes
day afternoon. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. S. P. Higgins
and Rev. Frank Jackson, of Atlanta.
Thursday, February 21, 1924
Maddened Hogs
Attack Children;
Child, 4, May Die
9 *
Harvel Tatum Scalped And His
Young Cousin, Aged 6, Was
Badly Hurt
, Harvey Tatum, 4, is believed to be
dying, and his cousin. Virginia
Thompson, 6, is in a local hospital
sufforng from serious bruises and
lacerations as the result of being at
tacked Wednesday afternoon by a
large number of infuriated hogs on
the experiment farm of H. G. Has
tings & Cos., four miles south of
Jonesboro.
The little boy was practically
scalped, and one ear was torn com
pletely off. Attending physicians
hold little hope for his recovery. The
young girl, the daughter of T. P.
Thompson, foreman of the farm, is
not as badly hurt as was at fifst
thought, and unless complications
arise, it is stated, she will recover.
Sht was cut about the face ancf head,
but was rescued before being badly
hurt.
The youngsters were playing in a
pasture when attacked, and it is
thought that they would both have
been killed tyad not their screams at
tracted assistance of workmen in a
nearby field.
The reason for the attack could not
be learned. As far as is known the
children had just entered the pasture
and had done nothing to irritate the
animals. Mr. Thompson stated that
hogs, however, are naturally savage,
and have been known to attack men
wh#n ahgered.
The boy had visited the farm with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George A.
Tatum, of 173 Alexander street, who
went there to spend the day with the
Thompsons. The two children had
been absent from the house for only
a few minutes when they ventured
into the pasture.
THE WOMANS CLUB PRESENTS
“DANGER”
Burlesque Entertainment, Thursday
Evening, February 21st.
This play is being coached by Mrs.
Garland of Atlanta. She is a real
artist, and plays the leading roll.
A scream from curtain to curtain.
Come and see Drs. McDonald and
Bennett as babies fighting over their
nursing bottles.
Col. A. C. Brown and Ned Pender
grass as little tots, singing nursery
rhimes.
Mr. Hugh Crooks, as bride groom,
rolling Miss Ernestine Dadlsman
(his bride) in a wheel barrow.
There are black face dancers, and
pretty dancing girls.
20c and 35c. Come and laugh.
M. I. LOSES TO BRASELTON
The M. I. quintet went over to
Braselton last Friday afternoon, and
played their final game with that
team. The afternoon was worthy of
a March day, so sharply did the wind
blow. The Jefferson boys were at a
disadvantage, because they have be
come unaccustomed to an out door
court. They played a losing game
from thel first, although, at times the
game wap very close, the score being
i0 to 12 in favor of Braselton at the
end of the first half. The best play
ers were a little off. The ball was
in their hands numbers of times, and
was thrown at the goal, only to roll
right off. Maybe, the wind or luck
was against us.
Thurmond, the swift M. I. guard,
was the star for his team, and did
some effectual guarding and passing.
The game ended with a score of
15 to 19, in favor of Braselton. They
won this game with one of their best
players unable to play.
While the defeat was a bitter pill
to the M. I. boys, it will perhaps
prove a good medicine. They have
won so many scalps this season that
a few defeats will set them more
firmly on terracotta and enable them
to play harder in the coming tourna
ment.
Correspondent.
A CARD OF THANKS
Words fail to express our appre
ciation to each one who in any way
assisted us in the dealjh and burial of
our dear husband and father.
His going away was such a shock.
So sweet, so peaceful. Not a word
came from his lips—not a murmur.
Only a faint sound and he was gone.
We appreciate every deed you
have done, any kindness shown. Each
word of sympathy has been a comfort
to us, and we thank you for the
beautiful floral offering.
May God bestow upon you just
such blessings as He alone can give.
Mrs. W. A. L. Blackstock and
Children.
The Bible study class of the Wom
ans Auxiliary of the Presbyterian
church will meet with Mrs. C. F. Al
len Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Chapters sixth through tenth of Gen
esis.
Vo!. 43. No. 43.
th£ cities need our prod
ucts AND WE NEED THEIR
CASH
Are the farmers of Jackskon coun
ty finding a ready ar.d profitable mar
ket for their milk and butter? If not,
they should get in touch with the
State College of Agriculture, and ship
their sour cream to the creamery of
the college.
County Agent J. W. Firor of
( iarke issued a statement Saturday
in which he declared that Clarke
county consumes 300,000 more
pounds of butter each year than la
produced in the county, worth 'over
SIOO,OOO. Mr. Firor points out that
the creamery at the Agricultural
College can manufacture 25,00 P
pounds of butter each month if it
gets the sour cream. However, the
college creamery last year manufac
tured only 52,388 pounds of butter.
There is a growing demand for but
ter made at the college but the
creamery cannot get enough sour
cream to supply it.
The farmers of Northeast Georgia
are urged to go to Athens tyday,
Thursday, fn order that they may be
shown how if they supply the local
market alone with butler each year
their income wilj be increased over
SIOO,OOO annually.
Editor Shannon, in the Commerce
News, said last week:
“A few days ago the editor of the
News wanted a pound of butter for
table use. We tried every grocer
and mercantile establishment in town,
only to find there was not a pound
of butter in town.”
We clip the following advertise
ment from a recent issue of the Cor
dele Dispatch:
“During December the Cordele
Creamery paid to one farmer over
S6OO for cream shipped during that
month to the creamery.
“Cows pay on the farm when you
grow your own feed and let the dairy
cow turn this feed into ready cash
to operate your farm on. It is very
unwise to buy all the feed—only the
necessary concentrates should be
bought.
“Sow liberally to permanent pas
tures this spring, plant velvet bean#*
and hay crops this summer for thj
milkers next fay and winter.”
RULES TIGHTENED
FOR QUALIFICATION
TO TEACH SCHOOL—
Atlanta.—Certificates to teach
school in Georgia will be issued f
future by the state superintendent of
schools under authority of the state
bpard of education. In exceptional
cases, however, the county superin
tendent may issue special temporary
certificates, good until the next state
examination, but these certificates
can be of no higher rating than that
of third grade.
Teachers’ certificates may be of
two kinds, by examination and hy
certification of proficiency from ap
proved schools and colleges. All cer
tificates, whether by examinatiort or
certification from approved schools
and colleges will be* of three classes:
Provisional, professional and life pro
fessional, the announcement said.
MOUNT AIRY HOTEL
BURNED TO GROUND
Mount Airy, Ga., February 17.
Fire of unknown origin today burned
the hotel Monterey to the ground,
causing a large los3, as the owners
carried practically no insurance.
However, great work by the local fire
department and that which came to
the rescue from Cornelia saved most
of the furnishings and prevented the
flames from spreading to adjoining
buildings.
DOES NEWSPAPER ADVERTIS
ING PAY?
Mr. Wrigley says:
i believe in newspaper advertising.
I spend about.a million dollars a.
year for newspaper space to tell,the
world about the goods I have to sell.
Nearly everybody roads the papers
and they are the most effective med
ium to reach the buying public quick
ly and often.
Mrs. George W. Foster and Mr.
Sherwood Johnson have retarded
from a visit to Atlanta. Mrs. Foster
has as her guests this week, Mr. and
Mrs. Other Ledford of Columbus.
Mrs. Ledford will be pleasantly re
membered as Miss Annise Johnson.
Come and see J. C. Bennett. Jr.,
as Miss Squalina, in song and dance.