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The Jackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
Requirements For
Accredited SchooU
Announced By Land
The state school department has
adopted a set of requirements for
elementary schools to meet in order
to get on the accredited list, it was
announced by Superintendent Fort
E. Land Monday. For a number of
years the high schools have feen re
quired to conform to certain stand
ards, but this is the first effort to
accredit the elementary schools.
“The state superintendent and
state board of education have decid
ed that no school is stronger than
the foundation upon which it is built,”
Superintendent Land said. “To
strengthen the elementary school is
to strengthen the whole educational
system, and it is with this idea in
view that the according system has
been adopted.”
The requirements cited by the
school department for accredited
elementary schools in classes A, B
and C follow:
“All classes of accredited elemen
tary schools must meet all conditions
required of schools receiving special
state aid.
“Daily schedules in all accredited
elementary schools must provide both
recitation and study periods.
“Forty pupils will be the maximum
limit for any teacher.
“Permanent records as approved
by state department of education re
quired.
“All accredited elementary schools
shall maintain an approved seven
year course of study, including
health, physical education and civics,
to be measured by units of achieve
ment rather than by years of time.
“No teacher in any accredited ele
menetary school shall hold lower
than elementary grade “A” certifi
cate. Teachers of the first grade
must hold at least a provisional nor
mal certificate based on special
training in primary work.
“Class A accredited elementary
schools must have at least seven
teachers for the elementary grades,
two-thirds of whom must hold pro
visional normal certificates as a
minimum and the school must main
tain not less than nine months con
tinuous school year.
“Class B accredited elementary
schools must have not less than five
teachers, one-half of whom must
hold provisional normal certificates,
as a minimum and the school must
maintain not less than eight months
continuous term.
“Class C accredited elementary
schools must have not less than four
teachers, and maintain not less than
seven months continuous school year.
“The state department of educa
tion will not hereafter recognize any
high school as ‘accredited’ whose
elementary department does not meet
the requirements of accredited ele
mentary schools as set up by the
state department of education.”
SURGEON REMOVES
OVERCOAT BUTTON
FROM BOY’S THROAT
Anderson, S. C., December 9.
Surgical skill yesterday saved the
life of a 2-year-old child here when a
surgeon removed from the child's
esophagus a large overcoat button,
whi£h had completely closed the pas
sage from the throat to the stomach.
Without nourishment for 24 hours,
because of the button, little Sammy
Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L.
Harris, who resides north of the city,
cried for food immediately after the
operation.
NOTICE TO TAX
PAYERS
Seven Per Cent Interest
Collected On Past Due
Taxes.
Notice is hereby given that
7 per cent interest will be
collected, as required by
law, on all taxes paid after
December 20th.
Pay before Dec. 20th, and
save interest.
A. S. JOHNSON,
Asst. Tax Collector.
NE'W YORK MAP MAKER
PRAISES APPALACHIAN
(From Gainesville News.)
Mr. E. R. Mixer of New York, pub
lisher of Mixer's Road Maps and
Guides, was in the city a short while
Friday en route to Atlanta, from
whence he goes on into Florida in
the interest of his house, and upon
an inspection trip of the Appalachian
and other noted highways in this
section.
"You have the most wonderful
highway in the country in the Ap
palachain,” said Mr. Mixer in an
interview, “not alone in scenic gran
deur but in its splendid traveling con
dition in all seasons. I have travel
ed many thousands of miles over the
highways of the country since 1901
in my business, and lam frank to
say I have never seen anything to
equal it.
“From its southermost point,
straight on through to Quebec,” he
continued, “it is the same—a fine
roadway bordered with scenes of nat
ural beauty unsurpassed anywhere.
Any man who passes through the
South and doesn’t go by way of the
Appalachian misses the finest trip of
his life.”
Mr. Mixer stated that he would fea
ture the Appalachian on his maps,
and stressed the need of more publi
city regarding this great highway. He
stated that the Apalachian only
needed to be known to more tourists
from the North to be recognized for
its true worth, and to become the
leading artery of travel throughout
the South.
Besides publishing the Auto Blue
Book, Mr. Mixer’s house has also pub
lished about a million road folder?
and a million card strip maps this
year alone, and they have proved
of invaluable help to motorists all
over the country.
Mr. Mixer, who is a genial and
pleasant gentleman, will through his
publications do much toward bringing
the Applachian more prominently to
the attention of motorists the coun
try over.
PAGEANT ON NIGHT OF
DECEMBER 19TH
“The Light of The World” will be
given at the Baptist church Sunday
evening, Dec. 19th, at 8 o’clock.
This pageant has been given for the
past two years, and brings vividly to
the spectators the wonderful story of
the Babe of Bethlehem and the ef
fect of His coming upon a world of
darkness. The personnel follows:
Isaiah, O. C. Aderhold.
Spirit of Christianity, Miss Cullie
Roberts.
Spirit of Education, Miss Sara
Johnson.
The Spirit of the Church, Miss
Nelle Blackstock.
Modonna, Mrs. 0. C. Aderhold.
Angels, Franoes Station, Sally
Bryan.
Wise Men, L. H. Isbel, Victor Jen
nings, Dewey Bailey.
Shepherds, Roy Cheatham, Sum
mie Morrison, Frank Staton.
Ambassadors, Mrs. H. E. Aderhold,
Mrs. A. J. Johnson, Mrs. J. C. Ben
nett, Miss Reba Adams, Miss Mary
Lou Shaw, Mr. H. E. Aderhold, Mr.
W. W. Dickson.
Grecian Maidens, Ruth Lord, Mar
garet Appleby, Beth Bailey, Nelle
Roberts, Rena Hooper, Thelma Sims,
Frances Roberts, Louise Ellington.
Attendants of the Church, Joyce
Storey, Frances Ellington, Mabeth
Storey, Julia Mauldin, Leta Sims,
Elizabeth Roberts, Annie Pinson.
The choir sings throughout the
pageant. Mrs. J. S. Ayers, soloist.
Sonoras, Mrs. J. S. Ayers, Miss
Irene Rankin, Mrs. J. C. Turner.
Tenors, Mr. L. W. Patrick, Dr. C.
B. Lord.
Altos, Mrs. C. D. CoK, Miss Kate
Roberts, Mrs. V. A. Niblack.
Bass, Dr. J. C. Bennett.
Mrs. Chester Smith sings a solo
from the balcony.
Beth Bennett, pianist.
Mrs. Morris Bryan, director.
72 members of the Sunday school
take part in the last scene, eight
with each group.
The Womans Club will meet Mon
day, Dec. 20, at 3.30, at the home of
Mrs. Erastus Smith. Mrs. Rob Kelly,
Mrs. Crooks, Mrs. W. D. Dadisman,
assisting. Mrs. T. T. Benton will
read one of Henry Vandyke’s Christ
mas stories. The Christmas tree,
bearing gifts for Tallulah, will be
the chief feature.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
Smaller Cotton Acreage
Urged By H. G. Hastings
Smaller cotton acreage and diver
sified farming holds the key to the
only safe road by which farming con
ditions of Georgia can be improved
and individual farmers enabled to
emerge from the present unfavorable
conditions, according to H. G. Hast
ings in an address at a meeting of the
Georgia association.
Mutt Not Forget Farmers
While heartily indorsing the For
ward Atlanta movement and pledging
his support to the program, Mr.
Hastings said:
“Under no circumstances, however,
must our agricultural districts and
their people be forgotton. They need
development along safe, sane and
sound lines or else our industries will
have no markets, or at bed unsatis
factory ones.
“Granting the truth of everything
that has been and can be said as to
Georgia’s wonderful advantages for a
variety of mechanical industries, the
fact remains that the major part of
Georgia is best fitted for agriculture,
a widely diversified agriculture that
nnder a properly organized agricul
tural and marketing system would
stay permanently and put our farm
population on an entirely different
plane, economic, educational and so
cial. . . .”
In the course of his speech the new
president urged smaller acreage as
a means of “getting back.”
“The only way out is fewer acres
in cotton; two or three times as much
per acre, which automatically lowers
the cost per pound. In this way and
in this way only can the cotton grow
ing industry be saved to Georgia.
Otherwise, cotton growing in Georgia
will be largely wiped out within the
next 12 or 15 years,” he said.
Christmas Program
A Christmas program, participated
in by all the Sunday schools of the
town, will be rendered on December
26th, at the Methodist church at 7
o’clock. Everybody cordially invit
ed. The program follows:
Opening Chorus, Christ is Born.
Hymn, Joy to the World, Congre
gation Standing.
Prayer, Rev. H. H. Ambrose.
Chorus, They Crowned Him King
of Glory.
Scripture Reading, Mr. J. C. Turn
er.
Motios Song, Little Star, Begin
ners and Primaries.
Recitation, Edith Rankin.
Chorus, Peace on Earth.
Exercise—Ora Nelle Silman, An
nie Levin, Nancy Daniel, Maybeth
Storey, Mary Lizzie Carter, Thelma
Griffith, lone Cooley, Ennis Howell.
Chorus, Neath the Starry Heavens.
Exercise—Joan Wills, Elenor John
son, Lanelle Eberhart, Frances Sta
ton, Hazel Johnson.
Song, The Story of the Bells, Jun
iors.
Recitation, Mildred Wilhite.
Solo, The Sweet Old Story, Doris
Hancock.
Exercise—Edna Culpepper, Iris
Johnson, Marjorie Sue Holder, Sarah
Frances McDonald.
Chorus, From Lands Afar.
Address, Music at Christmas time,
Rev. A. J. Johnson.
Chorus, Come, Let Us Adore Him.
Benediction, Rev. L. B. Linn.
SPARTA SCHOOL BOYS
BACK FROM CALIFORNIA
Sparta, Ga., Dec. 10.—Three
graduates of the class of 1926 at
the Tenth District A. and M. school,
Branson Prosser, Jack Veal and Alsie
Elrod, returned last night from a
trip to California and other western
states which was started immediate
ly after school closed in May. The
boys purchased an automobile of well
known make which is sold at a popu
lar price and with only a few dollars
eapital set out for the Pacific coast
They arrived in California without
mishap and have worked at various
jobs since leaving Georgia, at all
times making a livelihood and saving
a few dollars.
Last Thursday, they decided that
since Christmas was approaching they
wanted to be at the home fireside
by that time, and set out in the
trusty “bus” for the three thousand
mile trek across the continent. By
driving day and night they made the
trip here in less than a week, a tired
trio but none the worse for the ex
perience. They have many interest
ing tales to tell of their experiences
and expect to make the trip again.
FIRST WOMAN SOLON SAYS
U. S. CONTROLS WORLD
Winder, Ga., December s'.—The
United States ns the largest c-editor
nation and therefore the most nowr
ful and influential i£ in a position to
dictate terms to all other nations
and should adopt and carry out an
international policy that would pre
vent all fture wars. Miss Jean
nette Rankin, America’s first con
gresswoman said her Wednesday.
Miss Rankin addressed the Winder
Parent-Teacher association, using as
her subject “The Sases of Internation
al Peace” and recounting the part the
United States played in the world
war, ideals for which we were striv
ing and unsetted conditions prevail-j
ing since the armistice.
She said the cause of war would
exist as in the past, but that with the
position of the United States now so
prominent and outstanding, we could
throw our great strength and influ
ence into international councils and
cause international agreements that
would forever prevent war.
Miss Rankin was the first woman
ever to be elected to the lower house
of congress, being chosen over a dem
ocrat as one of the two representa
tives she never was acknowledged
by republiens as being one of their
party. She served two terms during
the latter part of the Wilson admin
istration, and is a great admirer of j
the late war president.
Since leaving the hall of congress
she has made her home near Bogart!
in Clarke county, Georgia, where she j
is devoting her time to literary and
research work, besides growing pe
cans on a farm she has bought there.
SOUGHT ON CHARGE
OF MURDER. LEE
KINNEY CAUGHT
Lee Kinney, wanted in Atlanta,
on a charge of murder in connection
with the death of a man, allegedly
as the result of being run over by
an auto driven by Kinney several
weeks ago, was arrested at his home
in Center, several miles from here
Saturday afternoon, by Bailiffs Scott
Jackson and Huff and Sheriff Jack
son-, of Clarke county, and Sheriff
Culberson and his son of Jackson
county.
Kinney has been the object of a
state-wide search by officers since
the death of the man in Atlanta for
which a warrant charging murder was
sworn out. It was reported that he
had been making secret visits to his
home in Center, and Saturday afler
noon the officers surrounded the house
and entered the room where Kinney
was sitting before he had time to
escape or put up a fight.
He was taken to the Jackson coun
ty jail at Jefferson, to await the ar
rival of officers from Atlanta.
It was stated that Kinney iA also
wanted in Decatur on a charge of
violating the prohibition law, and that
he was under a $750 bond, but his
bondsmen had requested him return
ed to that city. He is under a sus
pended sentence in Athens for a pre
vious infraction of the law.
* * *
The above article was taken from
Sunday’* Athens Banner-Herald.
Sheriff Culberson wired the Atlanta
authorities of the arrest of Kinney on
Saturday afternoon, and Saturday
night officers from that city came and
carried him to Atlanta to answer the
charges billed against him.
CITY ELECTION QUIET
Last Monday was the regulr day
set apart to elect a Mayor and two
Councilmen. For the fisrt time in
many years there was no contest for
mayor, and Mr. J. C. Turner was
elected. He is well qualified for the
position, and will no doubt use his
best efforts to promote all the in
terest of Jefferson in a progressive,
business like manner, and at the
same time make the tax rate ag low
as possible.
Mr. J. C. Smith, the hardware mer
chant, was selected to represent the
second ward; and Mr. R. E. Bird
succeeds himself in the fourth ward.
These are two of our best business
men. The hold overs are J. Z. Car
ter, city at large; H. T. Mobley, first
ward; and S. Kinningham, third ward.
FOUR AND HALF POUND TURNIP
Mr. A. J. Wood brought to town
one day this week a turnip weighing
4% pounds. It was of the Yellow
Globe variety, and is the largest one
we have seen.
Thursday, December 16, 1926.
Georgia Farmers
In Good Condition,
Dr. Soule Declares
l Georgia will contribute more than
$1,250,000,000 to the national wealth
during 1926, President Andrew M.
Soule, of the Georgia State College
of Agriculture, declared in an article
, in the December issue of The City
Builder, monthly publication of the
| Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.
“Roughly speaking,” the article
stated, “this may he divided into
$400,000,000 of values obtained from
the land and $850,000,000 arising
from the sale of manufactured prod
ucts.” No state, Dr. Soule contin
! ued, could have obtained the volume
■ of production of both raw materials
; and manufactured goods by which
Georgia has been characterized
during the last 12 months unless her
farming industry and business struc
ture had been erected upon a firm
and well-grounded foundation.
“Those who think that Georgia is
financially incapacitated and that
her farmers are all bankrupt and
bereft of resources are not well in
formed. A review of the situation
indicates that this year we will har
vest crops from approximately 8,-
500,000 acres of land.” The barns
of Georgia farmers, he said, contain
more foodstuffs this year than has
I been true for several seasons.
“We are credited with harvesting
cotton this year from about 3,500,000
acres. The plan promulgated by the
Georgia State College of Agricuture
several years ago was to keep the
acreage down to 3,000,000, but ma
terially increase the yield per acre.
The land thus set free was to be
put into a variety of money and food
crops. We need to raise more of
the cereals, such as wheat, oats and
corn. It is desirable that we enlarge
the area devoted to hay and to make
it possible to greatly add to the num
ber of sheep, hogs, and dairy cows
kept upon farms. If we take the
lesson, which the present prices of
cotton teachers, to heart and follow
out these suggestions, Georgia farm
ers throughout the state as a whole
will find themselves in a much strong
er economic position in another
year.”
JACKSON CO. MAN
HAS LIMBS BROKEN
IN ACCIDENT
J. N. Franklin, Columbus and T.
C. Burton, Canon, students, were?
held in Jackson county Friday, pend
ing an investigation into an auto
mobile accident that happened at
Talmo late in the afternoon. The
two students were returning from
Gainesville, where they had been to
witness the Monroe Aggies-River-
Bide football game in a cutdown au
tomobile, and about dusk struck a
Mr. Perkins, who sustained a broken
leg and arm.
It was stated that the accident
seemed unavoidable, and that the au
tomobile was not going at a rapid
speed; however, Jackson county of
ficials are making an investigation
of the accident.—Athens Banner-
Herald.
* * •
The young men held by the county
authorities were released on giving
bond, and returned to their school
work at Athens. We understand that
Mr. Perkins is doing as well as could
be expected, and it is hoped that he
will rapidly recover from his in
juries.
BERRY T. COLLIER A VISITOR
HERE
A few days ago Mr. B. T. Collier,
of Gadsden, Ala., was greeting his
many friends on our streets. He was
accompanied by a Mr. Richardson
and while here were guests at the
home of Mr. B. H. Collier.
Uncle Berry is an alumnus of
Martin Institute and after finishing
school here engaged in business at
Rome, Ga. A few years ago he went
to Gadsden, Ala., and became con
nected with The Gulf States Street
Corporation, and he and his wife
operate a cafe. His many friends
are glad he is making good in his
adopted home.
TALMO HIGH SCHOOL
Will present “Two Days to Mar
ry,” at Talmo school auditorium,
Tuesday evening, Dec. 21, at 7.30.
This play is one of Walter Richard
son’s famous “Comodies.” If you
enjoy a comedy you cannot afford
to miss this one, it will keep you
laughing from start to finish.
Vol. 51. No. 33,
Mr. James A. Storey Dead
Monday morning at 8 o’clock, Mr.
I James A. Storey passed away at his
home, three miles north of Joffer
| son. He had been in had health for
several months, but the illness that
caused his death did not become se
vere till Tuesday preceding his pass
ing.
Mr. Storey was bom and reared in
Jackson county, and was one of our
best known citizens. He first saw
the light Dec. 18, 1844; and had he
lived till next Saturday, would have
been 82 years of age.
When the tocsin of war sounded in
1861, he joined the forces of tha
Confederacy, and did valiant service
in the cause of the South.
In young manhood he was married
to Miss Martha R. Wilson, who died
March 3, 1903. To them was born
two sons and three daughters, vis:
Shade W. and Hoyt F., Estelle, Eula
and Nelie. The second son died May
22, 1914. The daughters married
Ray McCurry, Arthur Vandiver, and
faster Porter, respectively.
The funeral services were con
ducted by Rev. A. J. Johnson, at
Thyatira church, Tuesday at 2 p. m.,
and interment in Thyatira cemetery.
The pall bearers were six nephews,
Jim, George, Hugh and Clifford
Storey, Guy and Webbie Wilson.
Besides the son sad three daugbt
ters, he Is survived by an only broth
er, lyir. C. T. Storey, Sr.,
Those who are bereaved are being
kindly remembered by their friends.
HOLLAND-BROWN WEDDING
QUIETLY SOLEMNIZED
Mrs. Teresa 1. Brown of Atlanta,
and M. C. Holland of Daytona Beach,
were quietly married Wednesday
evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Max Wetherhy, 313 North Hollywood
Ave.
The ceremony was performed by
Louis Ossinsky, in the presence of
the following relatives and friends:
Mr. and Mrs. Max Wetherby, Mr.
and Mrs. Oswald Wehner, Miss Fran
ces Hawley, Philip Rubin, Max J.
Kestner and little son, and Louis Os
sinsky.
Following the marriage, light re
freshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Holland are at home
to their friends at 313 N. Hollywood
Ave.
The above is a clipping from the
Daytona Beach, Fla., paper. Mr.
Holland formerly resided near Hurri
cane Shoals, near this place, and is
related to the Whiteheads, Masseys
and others in this section.- Cm
merce News.
THREE CARLOADS OF
AUTOMOBILE TAGS
Three carloads of Georgia auto
mobile Gigs for 1927 distribution
have been received at the secretary ot
state’s office in Atlanta, and another
carload is expected before the an
nual registration rush gets under way,
the motor vehicle department has an
nounced.
Secretary of State S. G. McLendon
has not as yet officially fixed the date
for beginning of the registration,
but it is expected to fall between De
cember 15 and January 1.
Registration blanks, in the new
quadruple form recently adopted by
the secretary of state, will be mailed
out beginning December 15, it is
announced, and applicants are being
urged by the department to follow
all instructions printed on the appli*
cation forms, in order that the work
of delivering the tags and registration
cards simultaneously may be facilit
ated and the records may be without
error.
NEW BRIDGE OVER ST. MARYS
The new bridge over the St. Maryv
river on the Coastal highway con
necting Georgia and Florida has
been completed.
The completion of this bridge is
the last fresh water stream to be
■panned over the entire distance from
Savannah to the Florida line. It was
only a few years ago that* it was
necessary to use a ferry over practi
cally every stream between the two
cities, now the Ogeechee, the Alta
maha, in two places, the Satilla and
the St. Marys, are all bridged. The
ferry, which has been in operation
at Wild’s Landing for many years,
and which has frequently handled as
many as 300 cars a day, will be dis
continued when the new route is
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