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EXCHANGE NOTES
Item* of Interest From Among Our
Neighbors And Friends
(From Hoschton News)
Mr. W. F. Childers Suffers Broken
Arm
Mr. W. F. (Lon) Childers who re
sides about 4 miles east of here had
the misfortune of breaking his left
arm while here Saturday afternoon.
The accident occurred in front of
DeLaperriere’s blacksmith shop when
Mr. Childers was about to leave for
home. He was standing in his wag
on when the mule which he was
driving suddenly started the wagon,
throwing him out backward, his
weight being thrown on his left arm.
The broken member was set by Dr.
Ralph Freeman, after which he was
carried heme in an automobile by
Mr. E. M. Hogan. The many friends
of Mr. Childers regret to hear of his
misfortune, but hope the broken limb
will scon be nursed back to normal
condition. ,
Building Commodious Residence
Mr. A. L. DeLaperriere is having
the foundation laid for his beautiful
new home on the lot where stood the
home of Mr. M. B. Cruce, which was
destroyed by fire last spring. This
is to be a very large residence with
all modern conveniences. Mr. D. J.
Marlowe is in charge of the construc
tion.
(From Telfair Enterprise)
Inheritance Tax
Whether you believe in monkeys
or men, the £act remains that Geor
gia’s tax situation has been and is
evoluting all the time. The inheri
tance tax i£"a draw-back to the state.
Capital does not go where it is sub
ject to a tax here, there and every
where. Governor Walker during his
first campaign fought Hardwick on
his income tax plan—and now he is
advocating the same identical thing
-—but we suppose there is no such
thing as consistency in politics.
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(From Athens Banner-Herald)
A concrete bridge 4 1-2 miles long
has just been completed across the
fiver at Savannah,connecting Georgia
and South Carolina, at a cost of
$600,000. Mr. Wright, a bridge and
road builder, who recently moved
from near Center to Athens and is
now a permanent resident of our
city, had a contract to build a sec
tion of this bridge and received a
bonus of $3,000 for completing it
ahead of time. He is a son of our
old friend Jim Wright, who once
worked on the old Banner-Watch
man.
Mrs. H. M. Silman, of Jefferson,
spent Sunday in Athens with rela
tives.
(From Gwinnett Journal)
Automobile And Boys Caught At
(Greenville
Officers Hutchins and Ashcraft, of
Kuford, went with Mr. Paul Stone
cypher to Greenville, S. C., and re
turned with two young men, Cain
and Davis, and Stonecypher’s car,
which, it is said, Cain and Davis had
stolen in Buford and driven to the
South Carolina city. The boys were
placed in Gwinnett county jail and
held until bond in the sum of $750
each was made.
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(From Franklin, N. C., Press)
Georgia-N. C. Road Paved 14 Miles
The Wilson Construction company
will finish pouring concrete on the
Georgia road next Saturday. This
means that the road will be opened
to traffic from Franklin to the Geor
gia line on Saturday or Sunday, Au
gust Bth or 9th. The road was open
ed from the Georgia line to the
( artorgechaye bridge on July 29.
GEORGIA TOBACCO BROUGHT
$300,000
' : rtually complete reports from all
°f Georgia’s tobacco marketing cen
ters indicated that sales on the open
lnK of the session brought growers
approximately $300,000.
The total sales were estimated at
m °re than 1,700,000 pounds and the
average price at 18.8 cents per
Pound.
Due to the crop being late, the
amount of tobacco marketed was not
U P to expectations. Gathering and
' ur ing still are under way. Most of
-he tobacco now being sold is of the
and lug variety and cheaper grades.
Indications are that the quality of
at er tobacco will be good.
Boosters For Route 11
Assemble At Monticello;
Messrs. Summie Kinningham, H.
T. Mobley, C. Y. Daniel, S. J. Nix
ancTM. L. Mobley, Sr., represented
the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce ;
at a
Monticello, on Friday, by the Monti
cello Kiwanis Club. About six hun
dred men were present, assembled
there from all the points along the
highway. Speeches were made by
these representatives, and the beau
ties and wonders of this route were
extolled in the highest terms, and
the necessity for greater interest in
the highway was stressed.
It was remarked that not since the
pioneer days of road promotion had !
there been such a gathering of en
thusiasts. It was recalled that for
merly when a road was to be con
nected up or proposed for construc
tion, it was necessary to call meet
ings like this and get euthusiasts
from all along the line to agree to
call on their respective county com
missioners and get them to build or
maintain this or that piece of road.
It toqk a big crowd to make an im
pression, and today’s gathering ap
pointed members of the board of di
rectors and had a meeting to deter
mine what line of action they should
pursue. It was agreed that the
board members from the different
counties along the route should im
mediately check up their part of the
road and see that it was built or put
in line for building at the earliest
possible moment. The State high-
way map shows that parts of this
road have not yet had the formal
attention required to make them en
tirely acceptable, and there is much
for the board members to do in this
respect. Paving the route was dis
cussed, but attention was called to
the fact that considerable time is
required to elapse after the dirt road
is completed before paving is ad
visable, because of the necessity for
the dirt road settling sufficiently.
J. L. McGarity of Monroe was
elected president of the Route 11 As
sociation; and H. T. Mobley, S. J.
Nix and Summie Kininngham were
made directors from Jackson coun
ty.
Mr. McGarity, in his speech, ex
plained that Route 11 was a North
and South trunk line, beginning at
the State line connecting from Mur
j phy, N. C., south through Macon via
j Perry, Vienna, Cordele and Valdos
ta and the purpbse of this meeting
primarily was' to bring before the
people the importance of the route
and get attention paid to it for even
tual paving. It was pointed out that
a great amount of travel now goes
into North Carolina and Tennessee
along other roads, and that if Route
11 is popularized it will carry the
people through the prettiest moun
tain section to be found, and cause
Georgia scenery and mountains and
climate to be appreciated, where as
now it is the custom and habit of
people to look elsewhere for assets
or attractions less desirable than
those to be found in Georgia.
Mr. M. C. Puckett Dies In
Atlanta
Mr. Miles C. Puckett died on Sun
day morning at his home in Atlanta,
following an illness of several
months. He was 62 years of age.
Mr. Puckett was a citizen of Jef
ferson for several years, engaging in
the hardware business. He was an
excellent citizen, and had scores of
friends here, who will be grieved to
learn of his death.
His remains were interred in the
cemetery at Carrollton on Monday.
Besides his widow, he is survived
by one son, Mr. Wilfred S. Puckett,
of Tugalo; by two daughters, Mrs. P.
B. Mathews of Atlanta, and Mrs. C.
J. Costa of Athens; and one sister,
Mrs. Sarah Johnson, of Luthersville.
AUTO TAGS ON SALE
AT BARGAIN PRICES;
GOOD,‘TIL FEBRUARY
Georgia automobile license tags
for 1925 now may be bought for
half price, it was pointed out Satur
day in the office of the secretary of
state.
Under the Georgia law auto license
tags good until February of the fol
lowing year may be purchased at half
price after August 1 of any yfar.
The receipts from auto tag sales
for 1925 already are greater than for
the entire year of 1924.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
TROUBLES
If You Think You Have Troubles,
Just Read This Story of Frank
Kchler, His Wife And Children
(From Athens Banner-Herald)
Mr. Frank Kohler, blind musician,
with his wife and five children, rang
ing in age from 14 years .to 3
months, and a brothehr-in-law, Frank
Rose, are stranded in Athens, penni
less, after having walked with their
few possessions from Tampa, Flor
ida, to this city, en route to Toledo,
Ohio.
Mr. Kohler left Ohio with his fam
ily three years ago, going by auto
mobile to Tampa, Florida, where he
attempted to find work as a musician.
Failing to do this, he decided to re
turn to Ohio, and set out with his
family in his car five months ago. At
Madison, Florida, fire caysed by a
short circuit destroyed the car, and
the family was left destitute.
With a small push-cart made from
two auto wheels which they man
aged to save, they continued on their
way, the parents and the two older
children pushing the cart, while the
three younger children sat inside. At
each town to which they came they
stopped several days, in order that
the father might earn a few cents by l
playing his violin on the streets, or
mother by making baskets and
chairs.
They were discovered Wednesday
slowly toiling up Lumpkin street,
their old pushcart almost falling to
pieces, by Judge W. G. Cornett, who
offered them assistance. He gave
them camping space in the back yard
of his home, where people of the
neighborhood are bringing them food
and clothing. The nine year old
boy was found in need of medical
treatment, and was taken to the Ath
ens General Hospital, where his con
dition will necessitate a stay of
about a week.
The family is anxious to return to
Ohio, where their situation will be
nvrch improved, as Mr. Kohler draws
a pension for the blind in that state.
Judge W. G. Cornett, Mr. Edgar Le
vy and Mr. J. M. Howell are making
efforts to raise a fund in order to
pay their hospital bill, and to fur
nish their family with a second-hand
car in which they can finish their
journey home. Small contributions
from the people of Athens for this
purpose will be greatly appreciated.
Contrbiutions should be sent to eith
er Judge Cornett, Mr. Levy, or Mr.
Howell.
Mr. Kohler and his wife are seek
ing work in Athens during their stay
here. They are able to make bas
kets, chairs, tables, and can uphol
ster furniture. Mr. Kohler is an ex
perienced piano tuner.
U. D. C. NOTES
The graciouS hospitality of Ran
dolph-Smith Cos. is greatly apprecia
ted by the Jefferson Chapter, U. D.
C. They are so generous in fur
nishing the Chapter a club room for
their meetings. It is so convenient
for all, and one of the most desira
ble places in town.
The U. D. C. met last Friday af
ternoon, and the entire time was
taken up with the business session.
Plans were laid for a celebration
of the Chapter’s 16th Anniversary
at a date in the near future. The
honorees are to be the charter mem
bers. The committee appointed on
arrangements are Mesdames Homer
Hancock, Clifford Storey, J. E. Ran
dolph, and J. E. McElhannon.
Members present: Mesdames J. E.
Randolph, Deck Duke, S. E. Smith,
Sam Kelly, Clifford Storey, Homer
Hancock, J. C. Bennett, J. A. Jar
rett, Victor Jennings, Fred Thomp
son and Jamie Jarrett.
CAMP-LINDLEY REUNION,
AUGUST 12, 1925
The annual reunion of the Camp-
Lindley families will be held at
Grant Park, in Atlanta, on Wednes
day, August 12, and all members of
these families are urged to be pres
ent. There were more than eight
hundred at the reunion last year,
and it is expected that many more
will be there for the 1925 reunion.
Rev. A. J. Johnson conducted a
series of protracted services at the
Apple \ alley Baptist church during
the past week. He was accompa
nied by Mrs. Johnson and Miss Sa
rah, who were guests of their many
friends in that community.
Route 15 Soon To Be Com
pleted 7o North Carolina
Line
While so much is being said about
Route 11, we must bear in mind that
Route 15 is just as an important
part of the State Highway system,
and it will be interesting news to
know that on Friday the State High
way department will open bids for
the furnishing of labor, equipment
and materials for the construction of
6.64 miles of graded road and ten
bridges *on this route, between Clar
kesville. and Franklin, N. C.
Ro*ute 15 begins at. the North Car
olina line, near Franklin, and pass
es through Rabun, Habersham,
Banks, Jackson, Clarke, Oconee,
Greene, etc., and crosses the Florida
line at Folkston.
The road between Jefferson and
Athens is now under construction.
With the exception of about two
miles beyond Homer, the route is in
excellent condition to Cornelia; from
Cornelia to Clarkesville there is a
paved road; and now that work is
soon to begin on that stretch of the
highway from Clarkesville to the
North Carolina line, Route 15 will be
one of the most heavily traveled in
ter-state roads that enters Georgia,
and will be decidedly the nearest
route to the mountains of North
Carolina.
ROGERS ENDORSES GEORGIA
PEACHES
Fort Valley, Ga., August I.—The
annual custom of George H. Slappey,
of Fort Valley, is to compliment Will
Rogers, the celebrated Zeigfield Fol
lies comedian, with some of the
peaches grown on the Slappey fruit
farm. A recent message from Mr.
Rogers reads:
“I guess you think I am a fine
peach eater for not answering you
sooner. I misplaced your telegram
but certainly didn’t misplace your
peaches.
“Tennessee may raise monkeys.but
Georgia certainly does raise peaches.
“I want to thank you very much.
If I ever raise anything on my farm
in Oklahoma I will send you some
thing. Up to now it has only raised
cockleburrs.
“Again I want to thank you. Sin
cerely,
“Will Rogers.”
Last summer Mr. Rogers wired Mr.
Slappey that he thought he had all
the peaches in the Follies until those
Georgia peaches came.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEETING
We are requested to state that the
Chamber of Commerce will meet at
the Harrison Hotel next Monday
night at 8.30.
CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT
The Jefferson Serenaders will give
a musical concert on Friday evening,
August 7th, at school auditorium.
Don’t fail to hear this sftc-piece or
chestra.
This orchestra is making great
headway, and you will hear one of
the finest musical programs ever
staged in our city.
At Martin Institute auditorium
Friday night of this week.
REV. J. S. HARTSFIELD SPEAKS
HIGHLY OF NEW JEFFERSON <
PASTOR
Jackson, Ga., August 1, 1925.—,
Editor, Jackson Herald, Jefferson,
Georgia, Dear Friend: I have justi
learned the good news for Jefferson,
that my good friend, Rev. L. G. Mar
lin, is to become pastor of the Metho
dist church. I hasten to write my
friends through The Herald, that I
have known Brother Marlin, for some
time, and it gives me great pleasure
to introduce him to the best place I
know —the best people to be found
anywhere. He has filled my pulpit
here, to the entire satisfaction of the
people. He married a Jackson
girl, and is favorably known j
in tk - section. I commend him to,
my many friends in Jefferson, as a
good preacher and man.
Cordially yours,
J. S. Hartsfield.
M: and Mrs. Powell Legg of Re
bec ■ and Mrs. .Jim Wright and 1
dau- ers of Gainevsille, were guests 1
] a <- eek of Mrs. Stanley Kesler, at 1
her ' me on Church street.
Thursday, August 6, 1925
TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY
ONE DIE IN JACKSON
COUNTY IN 1924
According to the records in the
State Board of Health, 221 people*—
182 white, and 39 colored—died in
Jackson county in 1924.
The causes of the deaths were as
follows:
Epidemic and Infectious Diseases,
White, 42; colored. 9.
Typhoid Fever, white, 3; colored,
2.
Malaria, white, 2; colored, o.'
Measles, white 14; colored, 1.
Whooping Cough, white, 10; col-j
ored, 1.
Diphtheria, white, 3; colored, 0.
Influenza, white 2; colored, 0. I
Epidemic Cerehro-Spinal Menin
gitis, white, 1 ; colored, 0.
Tuberculosis, white, 7; colored, 5. i
Cancer, white, 10; colored, 1.
Pellagra, white, 3; colored, 0.
Diseases of the Nervous System,
white, 1,1; colored, 2.
Apoplexy, white, 6; colored, 2.
Diseases of the Circulatory Sys
tem, white, 14; colored, 5.
Organic Heart Disease, white, 9; i
colored, 3.
Diseases of the Respiratory Sys
tem, white, 17; colored, 3.
Broncho-Pneumonia, white, 3; col
ored, 1.
Pneumonia, white, 13; colored, 1.
Diseases of the Digestive System,
white, 20; colored, fi
Diarrhea and Dysentary, under 2
years, white, 6; colored, 4.
Diarrhea and Dysentary over 2
years, White, 6; colored, 2.
Diseases of the Genito-Urinary
Tract, white, 22; colored, 3.
Brights Disease, white, 22; color
ed, 3.
Diseases of the Puerperal State,
white, 4; colored, 0.
Puerperal Septicenia, white, 1;
colored, 0.
Malformations, white, 1; colored,
Diseases and Conditions Peculiar
to Infancy, white, 22; colored, 4.
Senility, white, 0; colored, 3.
External Causes, white, 8; color
ed, 1.
Suicides, white, 1; colored, 0.
Accidents, white, 6; colored, 1.
Homicides, white, 1; colored, 0.
Homicides by Firearms, white, 1;
colored, 0.
Causues Illdefined, white, 8; col
ored, 2.
CAPTURE STOLEN AUTO
AND ITS DRIVER
Buford.—Officers Ashcraft and
Hutchins captured Charles Hickman,
alias Jack Pheagins, in a late model
roadster of a popular make auto
mobile that had been reported as
being stolen in Greenville, S. C.,
from a traveling salesman, Mr.
Brockman. The capture was made
near Norcross after the officers had
followed the car and driver from
Sugar Hill church where he had at
tended the all day singing.
Hickman, or Phaegins, is not un
known to the police of this section,
having only completed a two-year
sentence for stealing an automobile
in the Forsyth county gang about
two months ago.
Greenville officers came to Bu
ford and returned with the prisoner
immediately upon being notified of
the capture.
W. A. CHARTERS ILL AT
GAINESVILLE
Gainesville, Ga., August 4.—Colo
nel W. A. Charters, prominent north
Georgia attorney, member of the
board of directors of Brenau Col
lege, and former member of the trus
tee board of the North Georgia Agri
cultural college at Dahlonega, was
brought to Downey’s hospital here
tonight from Dawsonville, where he
became suddenly ill today and fell in i
the street.
The condition of Colonel Char
ters is regarded as serious, physicians
at the hospital stated tonight.
| Colonel Charters, who is now a
citizen of Gainesville, was at one
time solicitor general of the North
eastern circuit, superior court, and
had represented Lumpkin county in
the state legislature.
The Ninth District Masonic Con
vention recently met at Lawrence
ville. Messrs. A. D. Mauldin and C.
B. Boggs represented Unity Lodge,
No. 36. Others from the local lodge
present were C. E. Boggs and J. C,
Bennett, Sr. Also, C. B. Whelchel
of Attica Lodge.
Vol. 46. No. 14
Jackson Superior Court In
Session This Week
Jackson Superior Court was called
to order Monday morning. In tho
absence of Judge W. W. Stark, who
( is holding court in Dawson county
this week, the court here has as its
presiding officer Judge J. B. Jones
of the Northeastern circuit, who
makes a model presiding Judge. He
has had the court well organized,
and has dispatched the business rap
idly. His eo-laborers, Solicitor Coo
ley, Clerk Crooks, Sheriff Archer,
Deputy Culberson, Deputy Clerk
Hardeman, and Court Stenographel
Syfan have had every thing in per
fect order, and have performed their
duties with equal care.
The following local bar members
have been in attendance: J. S.
Ayers, C. L. Bryson, S. J. Nix, G. W.
Westmoreland, Egbert Beall and H.
W. Davis. Visiting lawyers were T.
J. and F. C. Shackelford, O. J. Tol
nas, A. H. Nix, J. J. Strickland and
J. D. Bradwell of Athens; E. C.
Stark, G. P. Martin and W. D. Mar
tin of Commerce; Judge Wheeler
and W. N. Oliver of Gainesville; G.
A. Johns, and G. D. Ross of Win
der; L. L. and C. C. Ray of Atlan
ta.
The court bailiffs are J. H. Far
mer, Sam Childs, Guy Wilson and
John Moore.
The grand jury organized by
electing B. H. Collier, foreman; and
H. R. Harber, clerk. Many matters
pertaining to the duties of a grand
jury have been before the body,
and have been carefully examined.
The members of the grand jury
are:
B. H. Collier, Foreman.
H. R. Harber, Clerk.
D. E. Cronic.
J. O. Richey.
J. H. Parham.
G. S. Duke.
W. 11. Hayes.
T. S. Hartley.
11. N. Mathews.
H. D. Whitmire.
J. W. Johnson.
A. O. Pittman.
J. H. B'uggs.
H. L. Parks.
A. E. Murphy.
. G. W. Hawks.
T. C. Bridges.
J. S. Echols. •
C. C. Vandiver.
W. G. Ray.
J. T. Bell.
,W. B. Fambraugh.
E. C. Hawkins.
The following is a list of those
sworn to act as traverse jurors:
Jury No. I—A. L. Bolton, A. C.
Williamson, H. C. Venable, John
Barber, C. G. Barnett, C. S. Finch,
R. V. Linderman, M. €. Truelove, R.
N. Massey, S. S. Doss, A. C. Hill,
D. L. Harmon.
Jtjry No. 2—J. W. Crisler, J. S.
Woodall, W. W. Cronic, W. W. Han
cock, J. H. Davis, A. J. Gee, E. C.
Colquitt, J. W. Carruth, T. K. Mil
ler, J. L. Gregory, J. H. Lord, C. F.
Evans.
Jury No. 3—J. O. Roberts, E. H.
Ingram, E. J. Hancock, L. B. Isbell,
M. F. Morrison, W. P. McDonald,
J. O. Howard, R. L. Howard, J. T.
Hale, R. J. White, W. H. Minish, H.
B. Gailey.
85 BAPTIZED IN ONE POOL AT
ABBEVILLE
Abbeville, Ga., August 2. —Proba-
bly the largest crowd ever assembled:
for an occasion of its kind in Wil
cox county gathered at what is known
as “Tofiey Ford," eight miles north
of Abbeville this afternoon to wit
ness the baptizing of 85 converts to
the Baptist church. For the past
month a series of revivals have been
carried on by the various churches
and their pastors which culminated
this afternoon by a number of the
churches and their congregations
assembling at the lake and baptiz
ing the converts.
The churches represented were
Blue Springs, Friendship, Cedar
Creek, Pope City, Pine View, Polk
and the Cannonville church. '
The largest number of converts
were from the Cannonville chugch,
which baptized 33. Some of the
most prominent men in the county
.jyere among those baptized and there
were some who were baptized in silk
and some in overalls.
Several thousand people were
present to witness the unusual church
service.
Found, a ring, W. O. W. Owner
can get it at Herald office.