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The i,\CKst>i\ Herald
By Holder & Williamson
EXCHANGE NOTES
Item* of Interest From Among Our
Neighbor* And Friends
(From Gainesville News)
Freeman-Nix
Mr. and Mrs. J. Toy Freeman of
Maysville, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Gladys Louise, to
Mr. Walter Nix of Clermont. The
wedding to take place at an early
date.
Hall County's First Bale.
The first bale of Hall county cot
ton of the 1926 crop was brought to
town today by Mr. W. L. Lott, whose
farm is near the Jackson county line.
It was raised by a renter on the
farm, Mr. Will Adams. Mr. Lott
states that he has the finest cotton
crop he has seen in three states. The
bale weighed 415 pounds, and brought
sso, being sold to S. B. Carter.
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(From Commerce News)
A Strong Appeal
When school opened a -teacher was
talking to the pupils in his room, and
said: “First of all, I shall appeal to
your pride. In case that does not
bring results, I will appeal to your
hide.” That last appeal is the thing
that will fotch’em.
A Blessed People
These people in North Georgia,
in God’s country, are the most fortu
nate people on the face of the globe.
One good thing follows another like
pig tracks, like words tumbling off
a telegraph wire. Peaches are gone,
but we have watermelons; scupper
nong grapes are here in car lots.
Thousands of bushels of fine roast
ing ears all over this section. Now
the apples from Rabun and Haber
sham are pouring in. The finest
sweet pptato /crop ever k|nown is
about ready to be harvested. Count
your blessings, see what God hath
done.
Georgia Clothing Mfg. Company
Elects Officers
The stockholders of the Georgia
Clothing Manufacturing Cos. held a
meeting at the office of the plant in
this city recently, when permanent
officers were chosen, as follow’s: A.
D. Harris, Pres.; Harry E. Richard
son, of Atlanta, Vice-Pres.; Mrs. Bes
sie Payne, Sec. and Treas.; H. V.
Head, of Athene, Supt. and General
Manager. The plant is located on
the second story of the building ad
joining the - post office building, and
the operatives have been on the job
quite a while, manufacturing men’s
fine clothing. The outlook is most
hopeful. It is said that the plant has
all the business it can handle until
a larger force of operatives can be
secured.
(From Walton News)
Two Brothers To Serve in The Next
Session of The Georgia Legislature
In the primary election of last
Wednesday, Prof. G. C. Adams was
nominated as representative to the
General Assembly from Newton
county. On the same day, in Wal
ton county, Mr. John H. Adams, of
Social Circle, was nominated to the
legislature. These gentlemen, bro
thers, are members of a large, inter
esting and popular family and are
Newton county products. This is a
little singular and we feel sure that,
as brothers, they will look after the
interests of the people of the state
at large.
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(From Dawson News)
Pelham Man Makes S2OO An Acre
From Potatoes
The humble sweet potato, the one
farm product that is less spoken of
than all the rest, is coming in for its
share of praise from the farms of
the Pelham section. Mr. J. C. Hin
son, produce dealer, states that he
has already handled four carloads of
Potatoes this season and some of'the
growers have realized as much as
$-00 per acre, and the demand is
good. There are few crops that will
nci the .growers as much as S2OO per
fl cre, and when it is considered how
little labor is needed all the way from
planting to harvesting it should gain
favor.
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(From Winder News)
Clifford Parr is Seriously Hurt
Mr. Clifford Parr was seriously
hurt Tuesday by falling from a scaf
;old at the Strand Theatre, where
he was working. His head was bad
r hurt and several ribs crashed. He
rushed to Mathews Hospital
v here he is receiving every atten
tion possible. Latest reports Thurs-
PRISON FARM HEAD
ASKS NIGHT HOURS
FOR ELECTROCUTION
Pursuant to his intention expressed
early last week, B. H. Dunaway, su
perintendent of the state prison farm
at Milledgeville, addressed a letter
Saturday to the prison commission
requesting that judges throughout
the state be instructed to fix the
hour of execution for criminals sen
tenced to the electric chair between
12.30 a. m. and 12.30 p. m. so that
the electrocutions may be performed
near midnight.
Following is Superintendent Dun
away’s letter:
“The Prison Commission,
“Atlanta, Ga.
“Gentlemen: In order that .electro
cutions may be carried out at the
state prison farm with a minimum
of confusion, I beg to suggest that
you request the various ju' :es of
the state to alter the usual hours for
execution as noted in death sen
tences. Death warrants received here
have set the time for executions at
between 10 a. m. and 3 p. m. of the
day fixed. It would be much more
convenient if executions could be or
dered during the hours of the night,
say from 12.30 a. m. to 12.30 p. m.
“At several electrocutions large
crowds of morbidly curious people
have gathered at the state farm and
attempted to gain admittance. If
executions could take place in the
night time this would be avoided.
“At an early morning hour the in
dustrial plants of Milledgeville and
surrounding towns would not be op
erating and a full load of electric
current could be obtained from the
power lines. At present, owing to
power shortage, electrocutions must
be held between 12 noon and 1 p. m.
while the industrial plants are closed
for the noon hour. ■*
“The electrocution law does not
make any mention of the hours in
which executions should take place
and therfore it sgems that it is en
tirely left to the judges passing sen
tence to fix the hours between which
the death penalty shall be inflicted.”
GIRL MAKES CATCHING OF
SNAKES HER PROFESSION
She prefers poisonous snakes to
men, does Miss Nora Wilkins, 23
years old, of Powell county, Ky.,
who has the most hazardous occu
pation of any young woman in the
state. Her job is capturing alive
venomous snakes which she sells to
circuses, carnivals, zoological gardens
and private parties.
“In the first place,” she says,
“there is really no danger in obtain
ing the snakes provided you go at it
right and are not afraid of them.
From the time I was six years old
I have had a fondness for snakes.
“As for offers of marriage from
young men in my neighborhood, I
could marry tomoiTOw if I would give
up my pets, but I much prefer a well
trained snake than the ordinary man.
The snake is much easier handled.”
day from the hospital were that he
was in a very precarious condition.
His hundreds of friends sincerely
trust that he will soon recover.
J. Henry Pledger Passes Thursday
As we go to press we learn of the
death of Mr. J. Henry Pledger, prom
inent Winder citizen. Mr. Pledger
has been in a very critical condition
for several weeks and had been con
fined to Mathews Hospital. His many
friends realize the great loss that
they, and the City of Wnider have
sustained in his going away; and
sympathize deeply with his loved
ones.
Hon. Herman P. DeLaperriere
While The News supported Hon.
Thomas M. Bell for congress in the
recent primary, it wishes to assure
Mr. DeLaperriere that it holds him
in high esteem. The News feels that
Mr. Bell’s experience, his command
ing influence in congress as well as
his ability are needed in our natioal
halls of legislature as never before,
and on this account, as well as his
being a highly esteemed personal
friend of the writer, we earnestly
supported him. Mr. DeLaperriere
is still a young man. He has ability,
energy, and enthusiasm, and made a
fine showing against so able an op
ponent. His defeat in this race need
not discourage him. If he is a good
loser, some day he will be a good
winner. We extend to him our best
wishes.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
(From Braselton Four County
Booster)
People Of Georgia, Wake
Up!
Do you favor mortgaging your
farms and other property to build
roads? That’s what the Hardman
forces advocate.
Do you favor a man that will put
a burden on this State with such a
huge bond issue, and so few people
get benefits?
They talk about a business man’s
administration. Surely you do not
value such stuff above the economic
idea of “Pay As You Go.”
Our income in this State is around
fourteen to seventeen millions of
dollars annually, which is as much
as we can spend economically.
John N. Holder is the people’s
friend, and is making this race for
Governor of Georgia on a “Pay-as
you-go” platform.
Urge your friends to come to the
polls on October 6th, and let’s ehpet
John Holder Governor of Georgia
overwhelmingly.
—EDITOR.
AWFUL STORM IN
FLORIDA
Death List In Folrida Hur
ricane Now Placed At More
Than 1,000.
BRUNT OF STORM BORNE BY
MIAMI; DEAD NUMBER 804.
More Than 38,000 Person* Are Said
To Be Homeless and Many of
These Victims Are In Urgent Need
of Food And Medical Supplies
Jacksonville, Fla., September 19.
Estimates of the loss of life from the
hurricane which swept over lower
Florida mounted to over 1,000 late
tonight in revised estimates from the
storm-stricken area.
The casualty list in the Miami sec
tion which bore the brunt of the
storm’s fury was placed at 804 by
Jerry H. Owen, general superintend
ent of the Florida East Coast rail
way. He showed 500 dead in Miami,
250 in Hollywood and 54 in Hiea
leah, both of the latter places being
suburbs of Miami.
Other reports placed the dead in
Fort Lauderhale at 100 and in the
Meorehaver. section at 140.
Additional indications of the ap
palling toll of the storm were given
in a message picked up here by an
amateur wireless operator from Sher
iff Henry Chase, of Dade county, ap
pealing to Governor John W. Martin
for help in obtaining 600. coffins. The
message was relayed by telegraph to
the governor at St. Augustine, where
he had gone from Tallahassee to ex
pedite the movement of troops and
relief to the stricken area.
Death Toll Mounts, 2,000 are Injured
As relief workers penetrated the
storm section and wires were recov
ered, additional reports saw the
death list from the most terrible of
Florida storms mount rapidly.
With over 38,000 people in the
smitten area homeless and the list
of injured placed at over 2,000, first
efforts were given to reaching the
people with food and medical sup
plies. Reports from all sections of
the district brought tales of suffer
ing and want. It was not practi
cable to obtain anything like an ac
curate check of the dead and injured
tonight.
Estimates of Dead and Injured
Compiled by Associated Press
The Associated Press gives out the
following:
Estimates of dead, injured and
homeless in the Florida storm com
piled at 11 o’clock, central stanard
time, Sunday night, from latest re
ports from all sources:
Miami, 500 dead, 700 to 800 in-
jured, 28,000 homeless.
Hollywood, 250 dead, 1,000 injured,
10,000 homeless.
Moorehaven and Clewiston, 140
dead, 35 to 40 women and children
drowned.
Miami Beach, 150 dead.
-Fort Lauderdale, 100 dead.
Hialeah, 34 dead.
Dania, 11 dead.
Homestead, 3 dead, 1,000 home
#*■*. <
Coral Gables, 3 dead.
Hallendale, 2 dead.
Larkins, 1 dead.
Ojus, 1 dead.
Auto Tag Sales Are
Already Far Ahead
Year ’25 In Georgia
Revenues from the sale of auto
mobile tags in Georgia were $.389,-
143.77 more during the first eight
months of 1926 than for the cor
responding period of last year, and
are already $250,000 above the re
ceipts for any entire year previous
ly, reports S. G. McLendon, secre
tary of state. The total tag sales
up to August 31 of this year were
$3,268,131.83. compared to $2,878,-
'988.06 for the first eight months of
1925; $3,010,881.42 for the entire
year 1925, and $2,532,247.22 for the
entire year of 1924.
The tag sales during the month
of August showed a gain over the
same month in 1925, reaching $109,-
307.55. The sales during the last
four months of 1925 were $130,000,
and this figure is expected to be in
creased subsequently this year, be
cause of the large volume of busi
ness now being done in the automo
bile industry. Therefore, the indi
cations are that the tag sales will ap
proximate or exceed the estimate of
$3,500,000 for the year 1926, made
in January by Sam J. Slate, state
auditor.
An average registration of 32 new
automobiles per day has been main
tained in Fulton county alone dur
ing the past month, breaking all pre
vious records for initial registrations,
it was pointed out by C. A. Cook,
cashier of the automobile depart
ment. There were 832 new cars reg
istered in Fulton county during the
26 working days of the month, Mr.
Cook pointed out. If this new busi
ness continues, tbe auditor's esti
mate will be exceeded, it was said.
The number of passenger cars reg
istered during the first eight months
of 192(Fwas 226,728, compared to
200,966 for the corresponding peViod
of 1925, while the truck registra
tions have been 33,127 in 1926, com
pared to 27,700 in 1925.
Mr. Evans Ritchie has returned to
Athens, where he is a student at the
University.
Thursday, September 23, 1926. ,
RECORD SUM PAID
GEORGIA’S GROWERS
FOR TOBACCO CROP
The tobacco crop in Georgia thus
year amounted to 39,093,596 pounds,
which sold at an average price of
33.57 cents per pound, bringing in
$9,215,548.43, according to the pre
liminary consolidated report for the
1926 season made public here Friday
by the Georgia Cooperative Crop Re
porting service.
The total sales in the state were
40,267,914 pounds and the total re
ceipts were $9,492,370.41, but 1,114,-
318 pounds came from adjoining
states, causing a deduction of $276,-
821.98 from the tobacco revenue that
went to Georgia growers exclusive
ly.
The number of pounds sold for
dealers amounted to 2,425,675, valued
at $553,369.80.
The crop was the second largest
in number of pounds, being exceed
ed only by the 1925 crop of 48,039,-
000 pounds, and was the largest in
point of value, the previous money
record having been established by;
receipts of $8,267,0400 in 1921 and
$7,296,000 in 1925.
The acreage this year was 51,000,
which was 24 per cent smaller than
last year. The average price was
more than eight cents per pound
higher than in 1925.
Douglas led all other markets, with
receipts of $1,568,363 for 6,709,081
pounds, at an average of 23.38 cents.
Blackshear ranked second, with 5,-
546,248 pounds, sold for $1,422,-
933.68.
CLUB NOTcS
Enrollment For Landscape Garden
ing Contest Closes
The enrollment for the State
Landscape Gardening Contest closes
October Ist, 1926. All plans, pictures
and descriptions of homes are to be
sent to the offices of the county home
demonstration agents by that time.
Jackson county has an enrollment
of fifteen members, many of whom
have already made their plans and
pictures, and it is hoped that accurate
descriptions of the homes as they
were before any improvement was
made will be submitted soon.
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The Jackson County Home Demon
stration Clubs will hold their annual
fair at the court house, at Jefferson,
on, Saturday, November sth.
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Now is the time to plant fall gar
dens. Radishes, rape, rutabaga,
spinach, carrots, cabbage, kale, let
tuce, onions, parsley and parsnips
may be planted at this time. Last
year the 4-H club girls added a great
deal to their bank account by selling
vegetable's from their fall garden;.
NINE AMENDMENTS
TO BE SUBMITTED
TO GEORGIA VOTERS
Nine constitutional amendments
will be submitted to the people for
ratification or rejection in the general
election to be held November 2, and
copies of these amendments will be
printed in newspapers published in
each congressional district, according
to an announcement made Friday by
Josephus Camp, state printer.
Since the last general election the
legislature has held three sessions
and amendments to be submitted were
passed at these sessions. The amend
ments are largely local in nature, and
follow: To allow Crisp county to in
crease bonded debt to develop elec
tric power; to revise salary of judge
of the Muscogee superior court; Chat
ham county public road bonds;
state bonds to increase pay of teach
ers; bond issue for Lowndes college;
to establish system of registering vital
statistics and several local bond is
sues.
REV. NAT LONG AT BRASELTON
(From Braselton Booster)
Rev. Nat Long At Braselton
Rev. Nat G. Long, former super
intendent of our school, preached at
the school auditorium. Sunday night.
He had for his subject “The Life of
Four Dimensions.” In a very force
ful manner he drew the contrast of
Methuselah- consisting of 969 years,
and that of Christ, of only 33 years.
Brother Long is a young man of
great scholarship and when he comes
into his full strength in the ministry
will be a great power for righteous
ness. We are always glad to have
him visit our comntunity.
Vol. 51. No. 21.
Hunting Licenses Are Put
On Sale Throughout State
Hunting licenses for the 1926 sea
son have been distributed to various*
county game wardeas and are now
on sale, it was announced Saturday
by Mrs. Bessie Anderson, secretary
of the state game and fish depart
ment. County licenses good in any
county at $3, nonresident licenses at
$25, trapper’s licenses at $3, and
nonresident trappers licenses at $25.
All hunters must have them, as the
law will be enforced strictly this*
year.
The department ha* sent out a
bulletin advising hunters to carry
their licenses with them at all times,
and to obtain permission of land
owners before entering fields or for
ests. They are also warned that it
is unlawful to bait a field, or to
hunt around a baited field. The pur
chase or -ale of game birds also is
pointed out as unlawful.
The hunting season is already
open on red and gray foxes, but they
can not be trapped. The season also
is open on summer or wood ducks,
migratory woodcocks and
marsh hens, with the bag limit 50
per day on migratory ducks, and 2J>
on the other ducks and marsh hens..
The dove season opens October 16,
the quail season November 20, and
the plover season November 20, the
snipe season November 1, the cat
squirrel season November 20, the
deer season November 1, the wild
pheasant, grouse and fox squirrel
season November 20, opossum sea
son October 1, the mink, otter, beav
er, bear, muskrat and raccoon sea
son November 20.
The bag limit on deer is two per
season, and all deer slayers must
report their kills within five days;
Speiling Contest
A spelling contest will be held in
the office of the county school super
intendent on Saturday, Sept. 25, for
the purpose of selecting a represen
tative from Jackson county for the
state contest to be held Oct. 4, at
the Southeastern Fair.
Each school may send one repre
sentative to the county contest. From
this number will be selected the best
speller to represent the county in
the state contest. The contest will
be held promptly at 10:30 a. m., and
all contestants are expected to be
here at the beginning.
T. T. Benton, C. S. S;
MRS. ARRETHA PITTMAN
IS LAID TO FINAL REST
Funeral services for Mrs. Arretha
Pittman, 75 years old, who died
Tuesday night at the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. T. F. Catheart'*
1479 Lucile avenue, from an apo
plectic stroke suffered early Tues
day, were conducted Thursday aft
ernoon from the Gordon Street Bap
tist church. Rev, W. 11. Faust, of
ficiated, assisted by Rev. Frank Jack
son and Rev. A. W. Reeves. Inter
ment was in West View cemetery.
Pallbearers were L. W. Pittman,.
E. C. Pittman, W. F. Brandit, T. H.
Turner, J. N. Smith and J. P. Bon
ner.
Mrs. Pittman came to Atlanta
about thirty years ago from her na
tive city, Gainesville, Ca. She was
an active and beloved member of
the Gordon Street Baptist church.
She also is survived by three sons,.
N. E. Pittman, 11. E. Pittman, and
J. W. Pittman, of Miami, Fla., and
a brother, J. D. Twitty, of Gaines
ville.—Atlanta Journal.
30 OF 32 JACKSON
COUNTAINS IN WILKES
WILL VOTE FOR HOLDER
Washington, Ga.—John N. Holder*
condidate for governor, was immense
ly cheered anl pleased here Saturday
when Wilkes county friends inform
ed him that of 32 former Jackson
county men now citizens of Wilkes,
30 are outspoken Holder supporters,
.one is for Dr. I . G. Hardman and one
I is undecided as to how he will vote.
Jackson county i the home coun
ty of both Mr. Holder and Dr. Hard
man and Mr. Holder’s friends here
■point to the preference of the former
| Jackson county men for Holder as.
to some extent indicative of the
standing of tbe two gubernatorial
candidates in their home county and
as conclusive evidence of the regaref
in which Mr. Holder is hell by those
who know him best.