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The Jackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
EXCHANGE NOTES
Item* of Interest From Among Our
Neighbor* And Friend*
(From Enotah Echoes)
Scott Appleby, Jr.
Mr. Scott Appleby, Jr., of Wash
ington, D. C., has begun some physi
cal improvements at Young Harris
that promise to relieve our conges
tion as to physical equipment.
He has already begun veneering the
girls dormintory, which will hereafter
be called “Appleby Hall.” As soon
as he comes here this spring he will
plan other improvements. The com
mittee in charge of endowment has
secured in pledges enough to finish
our SIOO,OOO, endowment. With
this contemplated enlargement of this
plant, we will be in shape to do bet
ter work than ever before. With
adequate library facilities and en
larged class room accommodation, we
will be in shape to comfortably care
for five hundred students. To Mr.
Appleby our gratitude is sincere, and
we face the future with a greater
hope than ever before.
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(From Winder News)
Rev. John H. Wood Comes To
Winder
Rev. John H. Wood has accepted
the pastorate of the Christian church
in this city, and will preach at that
church next Sunday morning and at
night. There will be union services
at the Christian church on Sunday
night. Mr. Wood is well known to
everybody in this city and section
and his coming to Winder is a source
of rejoicing to his many friends and
admirers. His presence will add
weight and power to the ministry in
this city, and The News expresses
its best wishes for his success in the
work here.
Mr. A. M. Benton Painfully Hurt
The many friends of Mr. A. M.
Benton will regret to learn that he
is confined to his home suffering
from painful wounds sustained in an
automobile accident near Livingston,
Ala. Mr. Benton reached home Sat
urday* It is hoped that he may soon
be well again, with no lasting re
sults of the unfortunate affair.
Misi Mabel Jackson Is Painfully
Hurt
Miss Mabel Jackson, one of Win
der’s most popular and accomplish
ed young ladies, sustained a most
gainful accident on last Friday. She
had gone, with Mrs. Fortson and
Jack, to the home of Mr. Fayette
Sims, to bring back a Shetland pony.
Miss Mabel was leading the horse,
when suddenly it stopped, gave a
lunge, which pulled the reins quickly
through her hands. The buckle on
the reins tore the palm of her right
hand, and the flesh of the middle fin
ger, embedding itself in the flesh so
that it was with difficulty that it
Was removed. Miss Jackson waa
rushed bo the hospital where
the wounds were dressed, eight
stitches being required on her hand.
Her many friends are sympathizing
with her and wishing her a speedy
recovery.
(From Commerce News)
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Collier of Jef
ferson were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
L. J. Yarbrough, Sunday afternoon.
Miss Sarah Frances Yarbrough
has gone to Guyton to spend the
summer vacation with her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Yar
brough.
The many friends of Mrs. W. W.
Stark will be glad to learn that she
is steadily improving from her re
cent serious illness, and is able to
sit up in her room at intervals.
Mrs. R. L. J. Smith is visiting her
daughter, Miss Annie Mae Smith, in
Columbus. Theey will both visit
Mrs. Hoy Shannon in Tenriille until
the middle of June.
Jim Hollomon, who spent some
time recently in the jungles of Mex
ico among wild Indians and wild
leasts, came home a few days ago,
and ere he kissed his wife he asked
the question: Has John Holder an*
flounced for governor?
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(From Christian Index)
Pastor Hart3field is happy over the
results of the recent meeting at
Blakely. He preached and the peo
ple worked and prayed. Forty peo
ple came into the church during the
Meeting. There were several who
joined the Methodist and Presbyter
ian churches. We are glad to learn
of the great response to this meet-
OF INTEREST TO BOYS DESIRING
TO ATTEND TRAINING CAMP
Hon. A. L. DeLaperriere an
nounces that there are a few vacan
cies at the following camps for
young men living in the area assign
ed to each camp—Fort Bragg, Camp
McClellan, and Fort Oglethorpe.
Young men who apply at this late
date, and up to June 30th, will be
accepted until all camps are com
pletely filled. They should be vac
cinated against smallpox immediately
after notification of their acceptance,
and take as many of the three re
quired “shots” of inoculation against
typhoid as possible before leaving
home for camp.
Young men reporting at camp for
enrollment who have not made form
al application may be accepted if they
apply on the date of opening of the
camp. These, who have not submit
ted formal application on the regular
application blank, will be issued
clothing, food, and all camp allow
ances, but it is necessary that they
provide their own transportation to
and from the camp. In order to in
sure' their acceptance these “non
applicants” should be sure of their
physical qualifications and should
take with them to camp a letter of
recommendation from their minister,
school teacher, or other reputable
person. Also a letter /from their
parents or guardian granting permis
sion and certifying they are 17 years
of age.
Young men who have been re
jected for camp, or who have been
previously “let out” of a C. M. T.
Camp for cause will not be accepted.
It is anticipated that many young
men may find at the last minute that
they can attend, and it is desired to
make the camp available to them.
Miss Agnes Palmour, the attrac
tive young daughter of Mrs. Ruth
Barber Palmour of Gainesville, af
ter a week’s visit to Miss Frances
Turner, returned to her home Sun
day afternoon.
ing and to hear of the growing work
of the Blakely Church.
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(From Butler Herald)
Sunday School Class Showers Mrs.
Ernest Foy
On Monday afternoon at four
o’clock the Fidelis Class of the Bap
tist Sunday school gave a shower at
the home of Mrs. Rob. Wilson for
the attractive bride, Mrs. Ernest W.
Foy. During the afternoon several
contests were enjoyed. An attrac
tive feature of the afternoon was the
forming of the bridal party by dress
ing up clothes pins. Crepe paper was
twined around the room, forming a
beautiful rainbow, and at the end
was a pot of gold.
Reception Given for Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest W. Foy
On Saturday evening, May 29th
at 6.00 a dinner was given at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Foy
who had just returned from their
honey moon. The living room, hall
and dining room were decorated with
sweet peas and ferns the color
scheme of pink and white being car
ried out at the table. About sixteen
were present for dinner. After din
ner the party was converted into a
card party for the remainder of the
evening.
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(From Banks County Journal)
Lew Faulkner, Col., came to town
Saturday, and after watching the
boys play ball in the court yard some
time, said: “I sho did used to play
ball. I cotch behind the bat. I cotch
the ball before hit ever got to the
bat. Dat nigger never could hit.
Lordy, I saw Charlotte and Salis
bury play ball at Conrcob, N. C., one
time. Tha sho play ball up there.
The ball never hit the ground. Tha
knock hit clear out a sight. Straight
up out of sight. That’s what I call
playing ball.” Lew looked at the
sorry playing here with disgust, then
slowly walked away.
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(From Dawson News.)
Another motorist looked into his
gasoline tank to see if it was empty,
and held a lighted match in his hand.
The fact that they called the doctor
to attend him was proof enough that
he had some gasoline left.
Mileage, road conditions, finances,
all things considered, Georgia has
made great progress in road building.
Perhaps the fruit has not been com
mensurate with the money expended,
but there is little reason to complain.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
MANY GRADUATES
Graduation of 9,330 Students By 309
Accredited Schools in Georgia
Breaks Records
Athens, Ga.—Graduation of 9,380
boys and girls from 309 accredited
four-year high schools in Georgia this
year as compared with the 94 gradu
ates of the seven accredited four
year high schools in 1005, is indicative
of the progress that has been made
in secondary education in Georgia
within the past 20 years, according
to D. Joseph S. Stewart, professor
of secondary education at the Uni
versity of Georgia and chairman of
the state commission on high school
accrediting.
Dr. Stewart points out that the
number of graduates of accredited
Georgia high schools has doubled
every five years since the first class
under the system in 1905. In that
year there were 500 graduates, which
included those from the three-year
schools, as well as the 94 from the
four-year schools. In 1911, there
were 1,000 graduates; in 1916, 2,-
000 graduates; in 1921, 4,500 gradu
ates, and this year, 9,380 graduates.
39 Added
Thirty-nine new Geogia schools
were added to the list of accredited
schools this year, according to Dr.
Stewart, which brings the total to
309. Of these 80 are on the south
ern list. This is more than that of
any other state except Texas.
Of this year’s graduating classes
throughout the state, boys constitute
45.3 per ceent and girls 54.7, thus
giving the girls a slight lead over the
boys. Dr. Stewart says that 4,094
white boys and 4,812 .white girls will
receive high school diplomas this year,
and that 184 negro boys and 200 no*
gro girls will receive diplomas.
There were 89,335 children in the
first grade in 1914. This would con
stitute the graduating class this
year, eleven years after entering.
Latest figures from the U. S. bureau
of education indicate that 139 out
of every 1,000 that enter the first
grade complete high school. Accord
ing to this there should be 12,310
graduates this year in Georgia. This
leaves the state 3,408 short.
In the towns, as contrasted to the
counties, the percentage of graduates
is well above average, Dr. Stewart
says, who declares that “that deficit
is in the lack of provision for ade
quate rural high school facilities.”
“As soon as the county boards pro
vide for your years of high school
training for rural youth either in ere*
ating more four-yeear rural schools
in the rural districts by sending the
rural pupils to the last two years of
the accredited school of the
county, we may safely expect the
total number of graduates to equal
that of any state in the United
States,” Dr. Stewart believes. “It is
a question of money and organ!*
ation. The children are here."
Seventy per cent of the high school
teachers in accredited schools in Geor
gia today hold college degrees, and
the others have had two or more
years training beyond high school
work.
There has been a marked in
crease in the number of library books
among high schools within the last
decade, Dr. Stewart says. In 1915-
16 there were 77,902 books in the ac
credited high school libraries. This
year, in the accredited high school
libraries there are 334,498 books,
and in the negro schools, 29,068,
making a total of 363,566 books.
Laboratory equipment of all kinds
in Georgia high schools is valued at
$654,571. The equipment in some of
the schools of the state compares fav
orably with the best in the country,
Dr. Stewart says.
The big problem in secondary edu
cation in Georgia just now, accord
ing to Dr. Stewart, is bringing into
some kind of system the large num
ber of small schools in the rural dis
tricts and in the villages. “This
means,” he says, “more definite
planning, consolidation, and state aid
in erecting buildings for the agreed
upon high school centers.
“With the increase in good roads,
the tendency everywhere in the coun
try is to concentrate the upper high
school work in the few centers in
the county. Bibb county, for instance,
has recently abolished Its four rural
high schools and will transport the
150 pupils enrolled in these to the
two central schools in Macon.”
To Aldine Pound, state high school
supervisor, Dr. Stewart gives much
BIG BETHEL CHOIR SINGS IN
ATLANTA TONIGHT, AND IN
JEFFERSON FRIDAY NIGHT
The Big Bethel Choir will be in
Jefferson, Friday night, to sing in
the Institute auditorium, under the
auspices of the Baraca class of the
Jefferson Methodist church. This
same chcir will sing in the city audi
torium in Atlanta tonight. The At
lanta Journal says of the concert in
Atlanta:
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“Big Bethel choirs Nos. 1 and 2,
composed of seventy-five trained ne
gro voices, will offer a program of
plantation melodies, negro spirituals,
and other concert numbers at the
city auditorium June 10, under the
auspices of the Golden Age En
campment. In the program will be
such numbers as “Standing in the
Need of Prayer,” “Swing Low Sweet
Chariot,” “Little David Play on
Your Harp,” and several classical
offerings.
“The Golden Age Encampment was
organized at the suggestion of Mrs.
G. G. Lindsey, to provide recrea
tional facilities under religious au
spices, for unchaperoned young men
and women of the city. Among those
enlisted in the work are William D.
Upshaw, president; Dr. Elam F.
Dempsey, vice president; I. M. Shef
field, S. W. Cox, Mrs. R. T. Ader
holdt, Judge T. O. Hathcock, Mrs.
Lena Cox, George Whitman and Dr.
P. M. Howard, all members of the
board of trustees.”
WOMAN’S CLUB AWARD
GOES TO MISS BARBER
“Miss Dorothy Barber has been
honored with the award of merit
given annually by the Woman’s Club
to the girl in the eighth grade hav
ing the highest grade, both scholas
tically and morally.
“The requirements of this award
are: Scholarship in general use of
correct and proper English; leader
ship and influence; modesty and
courtesy with regard to demeanor;
high moral and patriotic ideals and
the courage to stand for them in
home, town and school.”
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The above is taken from the Fort
Pierce, Fla., paper, and is of much
interest to our people. Miss Barber
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D.
P. Barber, and a granddaughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Stockton, her
mother being remembered as Miss
Miss Minnie Stockton of Jefferson.
BEQUEATHS FUND GIVE
900 KIDDIES ONE ICE
CREAM CONE A YEAR
Scotch Plains, N. J.—One ice
cream cone each year is provided for
900 school children in Thos. Township
by a fund set aside in the will of the
late Dr. J. Ackerman Coles, widely
known educator and philanthropist,
who died a few months ago. He
left SI,OOO for the purpose, the in
come of which will buy 900 cones per
year.
credit for assistance in the develop
ment of secondary education in Geor
gia. The two visit and inspect the
schools of the state at regular inter
vals.
There are only 10 counties in Geor
gia without an accredited high
school. Dr. Stewart says that about
$2,000,000 a year are being spent in
Georgia for secondary education. The
Barrett-Rogers act which appropri
ated SIOO,OOO to rural education
has been a great aid to secondary edu
cation in this field.
The requirements for accredited
Georgia high schools, according to
Dr. Stewart, include the following
points:
It must be a four-year high
school; it must have at least three
teachers;in group one at least three
fourths of the teacheers must be col
lege graduates; in group two, at least
one teacher must be a college gradu
ate; in both groups, teachers besides
college graduates must have two
years training beyond high school.
Graduation is based upon completion
of 16 units.
The school year must contain 180
days. The school must have ade
quate building, laboratory, library
and records; there must be inspection
and approval of work of school.
Character of graduates records after
entering college is watched.
Miss Beth Bennett left Monday for
a few days stay in Florida.
Thursday, June 10, 1926.
FINE HAY CROP
Fine Spring Hay Crops in County; |
Wheat, Oats And Vetch Make
Splendid Yields
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The spring hay crop of wheat,
oats and vetch has made, in most
cases, unusually good yields. This
crop has filled one of the greatest
needs Jackson county ever faced, i
The large acreage sown last fall and
good yields this spring has saved the
importation of thousands of dollars
worth of hay to feed work stock.
Mr. L. B. Prickett produced 24.-
700 pounds of good dry hay on
five acres of land. On one acre he
made 5,800 pounds of dry hay.
This hay is of good quality. It con
tains food value equal to that of
most mixed, shipped hay. Wheat
and oats cut in hard dough stage with
vetch in it makes a hay that is re
lished by all stock.
Climatic conditions are such that
winter and spring hay crops are more
certain than summer hay crops. In
other words, conditions are such,
that we can no longer depend on
summer hay crops for feed. The
quality of hay produced in winter is
as good at that in summer, and the
chances are the yield will be better.
Another great advantage of winter
hay crops is that by having something
on the soil, it does not leech and
wash so bad. The plants will use
what plant food would otherwise be
wasted. A great need of our soil is
more organic matter and less leech
ing. Sow winter feed crops, and
plow under summer crops to im
prove the soil. We must get our soil
in a more productive condition if we
expect to compete with the rest of
the world producing cotton and corn.
We can not compete with any section
if we are to gTow one-half bale 'cot
ton per acre and have to buy feed
stuff for live stock out of that.
Make preparations now, to sow in
the fall wheat, oats and vetch for
your hay supply. Prepare to have
plenty of feed, even if corn and
other summer feed crops fail. From
SSO to SIOO per acre from a hay crop
is far better than buying feed stuff
for live stock.
O. C. Aderholdt,
Agriculture Teacher, Martin Inst.
DR. SMITH IMPROVING
The friends, relatives and custom
ers of Dr. Sumner J. Smith are re
joiced to know that there is some im
provement in his condition. Some
three weeks ago mention was made
of the betterment of his health, but
since he has spent a week at the
Downey Hospital, at Gainesville, re
ceiving special treatment. He re
turned home Saturday afternoon,
and is confined to his bed most of the
time. Dr. Smith was graduated from
The Atlanta Medical College (now
the Medical Department of Emory
University) with the class of 1886,
and for more than forty years has
given his time and his talents, day
and night, rain or shine, hot or cold,
to the relief of suffering humanity in
this and other counties, answering
calls when perhaps feeling worse
than the ones to whom called, making
reasonable charges, and lenient in
his collections. He has done more
charity practice than perhaps any
other physician that ever followed the
profession in this section, often mak
ing no charges for services rendered.
Here is hoping that he will soon be
restored to his former health, and
be spared for many fnore years of
usefulness. Miss Frances, his daugh
ter, was graduated from the State
College for Women, at Milledgeville,
Monday last, and is now at home.
Dr. Smith is the physician to Jackson
county.
SEGARS-OLIVER
Mrs. 11. T. Segars, of Barberton,
Ohio, announces the marriage of her
sister, Amanda Geneva Hardy, to
William A. Oliver, the ceremony tak
ing place May 29th. Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver are both former residents of
Jackson county, and their many
friends extend best wishes and sin
cere congratulations.
Maddox-Ritchcjr—Maddox-Hollman
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Maddox, of
Rebecca, announce the engagement
of their daughters, Byrd, to Mr. J.
W. Ritchey, of West Palm Beach,
Fla., and Gervaise, to Mr. J. H. Holli
man, of Toomsboro, the marriage to
be solemnized at an early date t
Vol. 51. No. 6.
JACKSON COUNTY GIRLS
ATTEND CAMP WILKINS
The girls who won scholarships to
the State Girls Camp, at Georgia
State College of Agriculture, ant
spending this week at Camp Wilkins.
These scholarships are awarded to
the 4-H Club girls for excellence in
club work.
The Jefferson Chamber of Com
merce and Civic Club, the Hoschtcm.
Civic Club, Mr. U. G. Hardema**
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Crooks and thee
County Board of Education were
very co-operative in raising the funds
for this purpose, and are to be high
ly commended for their liberality
and public spirit.
Those who have the privilege of
attending eamp are: Mildred Hart
ley, Elnora Stancil, Opal Hill, Ruth
Lott, Grace Perkins, Josie Langford,
Louise Jones, Ira Eberhardt, Grace-
Davis, Hilda McElhannon, Nora Ben
son and Alyne Cole.
BORGL'JM TO CARVE STEPHENS
STATUE
Gutzon Borglum, distinguished
American sculptor, has accepted the
commission to carve the statue of
Alexander Stephens, which will be
placed in the Georgia niche of the
National Hall of Fame, in the capitaf
•t Washington, alongside that of Dr.
Crawford W. Long, discoverer of an
aesthesia, which was recently un
veiled.
The statue of Stephens, vice presi
dent of the Confederacy, many times
congressman and at the time of his
death governor, famous statesman
and historian, and one of the most
distinguished of Georgia’s sons of all
time, will be the gift to Georgia and
the nation of Mrs. J. M. High of
Atlanta who generously offered to
defray the cost of the statue through
the Atlanta chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
SPARKSSMITII
A wedding of interest to a large
circle of friends was that of Mis*
Ruth Sparks, of Commerce, to Mr.
Donald Smith, formerly of Jeffer
son, now of Gainesville, at Ander
son, S. C., last Sunday.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
H. C. Sparks, of Commerce, a recent
graduate of the High School at that
place, an attractive and popular
young lady of that city; while the
groom is the second son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. E. Smith, of this city, a
bright and promising business young
man, connected with W. J. & E. C.
Palmour store, Gainesville, Ga. They
will make their home there.
The large host of relatives antf
friends of this happy couple art?
showering congratulations upon them,
and wish them every pleasure and!
abundant success in the coming days.
MR. MARION S. PORTER PASSES
AWAY
Mr. Marion S. Porter, better know*,
as “Uncle Bud,” died at his hom
Monday night. He lived betwee*
Commerce and Hurricane Shoals, near
Bold Springs, and was about Bft
years old. He was one of the oldest
and most respected members of Hud
son Lodge, No. 294, F. & A. M., who
had charge of his burial. He was
one of the best farmers in that sec
tion of Jackson county, a neighbor
and friend who will be greatly miss
ed. The interment was in Mt. Olivo
cemetery Wednesday at 2 p. m. •
JEFFERSON CHAPTER, U. D. C.,
HELD MEETING THURSDAY
The Jefferson Chapter, U. D. C.„
held its regular monthly meeting
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Sam
Kelly, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Rob Kelly, on Athens street.
The president stated that the spe
cial exercises would be devoted to the
memory of President Jefferson Davis,
the only president of the Confeder
acy. Those taking part in the pro
gram, were: Mesdames J. E. Ran
dolph, Clifford Storey and Sam Kel
ly.
The hospitality of this home was
greatly enjoyed by those' present.
The genial hostess was assisted in
entertaining by Mrs. Rob Kelly and
Miss Bess Kelly.
After the business session and pro
gram, the Chapter adjourned for the.
social half hour. A delicious ice
course was served. .