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The Jackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
EXCHANGE NOTES
Items of Interest From Among Our
Neighbors And Friends
(From Commerce News)
Mrs. E. C. Howington Claimed
By Death
Mrs. E. C. Howington, aged 77,
passed from time to eternity at the
home of her son, Raymond Howing
ton, at an early hour Tuesday morn- j
ing, March the 29th, 1927, after an j
illness of several months duration.
She was born and reared in Hall
county, and joined the Baptist
church there at Hopewell church in
early life. At the -time of her death
she was a member of the Nicholson
Baptist church, near her home. She
is survived by six sons, P. D., J. R.,
C. C., T. 8., M. T. and D. F.; and
by one daughter, Mrs. J. M. Haynes.
The funeral service was held at the
home Wednesday morning, conduct
ed by Rev. P. M. Wobb, and inter
ment in the Hood cemetery followed.
Commerce People In China Said
To Be Safe
The latest news from China rela
tive to our Commerce friends, who
are there as missionaries, states
that they are safe. Dr. Hardman
wired Dr. T. B. Ragsdale, of the
Mission Board of the Southern Bap
tist church, whose office is at Rich
mond, Va., and his reply to Dr. Hard
man states that our Commerce
friends are all safe so far. Miss
Bonnie Ray had not left Pingtu,
where she has been for several years.
Rev. E. M. Poteat and family have
been located at Kaileng'in the reser
vation in China. He and his wife,
who prior to her marriage was Miss'
Wilda Hardman, and their children,
fled for safety at the advice of the
authorities. The fact, however, that
they were safe when last heard from
does not alleviate the anxiety of
their relatives and friends here.
W. T. Thurmosd Celebrates 82nd
Anniversary
Eighty-two years is a long time to
live, viewed from one standpoint.
Viewed from another standpoint, it
is but a brief period. Compared to
the eternity ahead of all 6f us, it
is but as the tick of a watch. Not
many people, comparatively, live to
be more than four score years of age.
Three score and ten is the allotment.
But at 82 Mr. Thurmond is quite
active. He is on the go all the
time. He seems stronger than many
men who are a half score younger
than he is. His has been a busy life.
He has never loafed, never eat any
idle bread. We are not now writing
his obituary. He is not ready for
that, and we are not ready for that.
He must live quite a bit yet. There
was one incident, however, that marr
ed the celebration of his anniversary
last Monday. While handling a
heavy stone, his leg from his knee
down was caught and badly crushed.
Fortunately, no bones were broken,
but the flesh was badly bruised.
Since then he has been hobbling
about by the use of a crutch. His
many friends indulge the hope that
his suffering will soon be at an end.
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(From Athens Banner-Herald)
Athens Loses Efficient Officer
E. C. Poss, well known member of
the Athens police force, who died
Saturday afternoon, was one of the
most efficient officers in the service
of the city. For a number of years
he had been a member of both the
fire and police departments, filling
the offices with credit to himself and
satisfaction to the officials. When
war was declared, he enlisted and
served overseas. After the closing
of hostilities, he returned to Athens
and entered the service of the city
in the police department. He was
ever ready to serve his friends, cou
rageous as an officer, kind and con
siderate to all, he made many warm
and true friends, who regret his de
parture. Sincerest sympathies are
extended to his loved ones in their
i Sreat sorrow.
(From Walton News)
Spare The Dogwood Tree
We are now in position to appre
ciate the snowy white of the dog
wood tree. Where permitted to live
and grow, they are superbly beauti
ful, and close beside them the pink,
red and almost white honeysuckles
lift their flutes of beauty, apparent
ly joining in a happy, glad welcome
to spring. To be sure, these heralds
°f spring are tempting, and men and
A omen with not much more, if any,
forethought than that of children,
PLAY AT MARTIN INSTITUTE
The Methodist Missionary Society
will stage the play, “Mother Mine,”
at the auditorium of Martin Insti
tute Friday night, April 8, at 8.00
o’clock.
“Mother Mine” is a sweet little
woman of the old-fashioned type,
whose heart remains warm and
youthful through the years, and is
always in perfect sympathy and un
| derstanding with the joys and sor
jrows of young people. She is just
the sort whom any fellow could well
be proud to hail as ’’Mother Mine.”
Jerry McConnell is a happy go
lucky boy of limited education, but
with a high sense of humor. Having
lived the life of a tramp for some
| time, he came into the home of
“Mother Mine” to steal something to
eat. That night he was captured and
adopted as a son. While living with
“Mother Mine” he had many inter
esting experiendes. Having been an
orphan boy for many years, he was
quite happy to find a person who
would'be a mother to him.
Several love scenes add thrills to
the play. Come and enjoy this even
ing of entertainment with the rest
of your friends.
I Cast of Characters
Cynthia Whitcomb, The Deacon’s
Wife, Louise Harris.
M (randy Peasley, Mother Mine,
Nixon Mobley.
Martha Tisdale, A Neighbor, Mary
Lou Moore.
Lettie Holcomb, With a Nose For
News, Edna Dunson.
Lillian Whitcomb, The Deacon’s
Daughter, Mary Ruth Wills.
Mary Tisdale, Martha’s Daughter,
Katherine Mobley.
John Whitcomb, The Deacon,
Howard Dadisman.
Jack Payson, The Merchant’s Son,
W. J. Culberson.
Joe Payson, The Merchant, Clyde
Boggs.
Jerry McConnell, The New Comer,
Gladstone Cooley.
Officer Lewis, From Boston, Law
rence Dadisman.
Sam Blunt, The Constable, Edwin
Kelly.
The admission is 25c for adults,
and 15c for children.
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE
FAT HOG SALE AT COMMERCE
TUESDAY, APRIL 12TH
Commerce, Ga.—The purpose of
the car-lot sale of hogs to be held
here on Tuesday of next week is to
provide a market for the surplus of
fat hogs which are now ready to be
disposed of, and which the local
market can not consume.
Many people are asking what the
price will be. We do not know. The
only information we can give is that
the market price will be paid for
these hogs. The present price for
No. 1 corn fed hogs is from 10c to
11c per lb. on the hoof.
There will be representatives here
from the principal packing houses of
the south to bid on these hogs. The
company making the highest bid will
become the purchaser of these pork
ers. All hogs bought will be paid
for .here on the day of the sale.
These hogs will be graded and sold
by grades. No. l’s are smooth hogs
weighing less than 165 to 250 lbs.
No. 2’s and No. 3’s are those weigh
ing less than 165 lbs. These grades
will bring less than No. I’s by lc
per lb.
Bring your hogs early Tuesday
morning.
C. L. VEATCH.
in their moments of animation and
delight, rush up to these sentinels of
the woodland, and breaking off
heavy boughs, leave them, quivering
and bleeding with pain. Yes, the
tree feels the brutal onslaught of
thoughtless ones, and if they could
speak, they would say: Drink in my
beauty, inhale my perfume, take
from me one emblem of my devotion
to our great old world, but spare
me mutilation and maybe death.
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(From Washington Newsßeporter)
Community Spirit
Mix a little co-operation with un
selfishness, sweeten it with civic
pride, throw in a dash of common
sense, stir it with leadership, roll it
in persistency, flavor it with optim
ism, bake it with enthusiasm, and the
result is community spirit. Commu
nity spirit can make anything hap
pen within the realm of community
possibility. It is its own force.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
870 MILES OF ROAD FOR STATE
IN 1927 SAYS CHAIRMAN
Kingsland, Ga.—Georgia will build
or put under construction this year
870 miles of road, John N. Holder,
chairman of the state highway board,
declared here today in an address at
the formal opening of the interstate
bridge spanning the St. Mary's riv
er. The construction program, he
said, includes 437 miles of hard sur
face roads, 235 miles of base roads,
and about 200 miles of graded roads.
“The time is not far distant when
this great Empire State will have at
least five trunk lines,” he said, “tra
versing the state north and south,
and three great trunk lines east and
west of hard) surfaced highways.
The program in the state for hard
surfacing has just begun and in a
few years no state in the south will
have more surface highways for the
amount of money that has been
spent than the great state of Geor
gia.”
The opening of the St, Mary’s
bridge, he said, is the consummation
of an event important to both Flori
da and Georgia. Both states, he
said, are building great highways
without going into debt for them.
“This bridge,” he said, “is a ter
minus of the Georgia Coastal High
way, a road from the city of Savan
nah to this point where we stand.
It is 122 1-2 miles in length. It took
men of Vision to see this Coastal
Highway in their mind’s eye,” and
he added, “it required millions of
money to build it.”
While the contract called for the
construction of the highway within
60 months, it will be completed with
in less than 40 months, two-thirds
of the time provided in the contract,
Mr. Holder said. The state highway
board, he declared, has never made
a contract with a county for the
construction of a road within its
borders that it did not complete
ahead of time.
ROBERTS-ARTHUR
A wedding of sincere interest to
many friends in this section united
Miss Olla Belle Roberts and Mr.
Hoke Arthur. The ceremony was
performed in Winder Sunday after
noon by Rev. Dodd, pastor of the
Winder Baptist church. The bride
was becomingly gowned in a dress of
green crepe, with accessories to
hafmonize. After the ceremony, the
young couple motored to the home
of the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
M. C. Arthur, near Jefferson, where
they were entertained at an elegant
six o’clock dinner.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ospar Roberts of Jefferson,
a sister of Mrs. H. L. Purcell of
Jefferson, and Mr. Bill Roberts of
Commerce. She has been the effici
ent operator of the Jefferson tele
phone exchange for several months,
where she has given splendid ser
vice, and the patrons of the com
pany regret that she will no longer
serve them.
Mr. Arthur is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Arthur, and is one of the
county’s excellent- young farmers.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur were mem
bers of the 1925 class of Martin
Institute. They will make their
home for the present with Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Arthur.
EX-SERVICE MEN, NOTICE
The Albert Gordon Post, No. 36,
of the American Legion, will have a
meeting at the court house, Jeffer
son, Ga., at eight o’clock Friday
night, April Bth.
Every ex-service man of the county
is urged to be present, as we want
to discuss the re-instatement of your
government insurance; also, tell you
how you can borrow money on your
adjusted compensation certificate.
Thi§ is a meeting of great import
ance to every ex-service man of the
county, so be on hand, and bring a
“buddy” with you. Don’t forget the
time and place.
H. W. DAVIS, Commander.
NEGRO CHILD BURNED TO
DEATH
A little negro child of Lula May
field was so badly burned Tuesday
morning that it died a few hours
later. It caught fire and in running
about the room and screaming it set
fire to several articles in the room,
and the fire department was called.
No damage was done to the building.
■—Winder News.
MRS. J. D. THOMPSON PASSES AT
HER HOME IN DANIELSVILLE
Mrs. Emma Pittman Thompson
died at her home in Danielsville Fri
! day, following an illness of less than
a week from pneumonia.
Mrs. Thompson was 62 years of
age, and was a daughter of the late
Col. and Mrs. M. M. Pittman. She
was reared at the Pittman home,
near Jefferson,' and was educated at
Martin Institute. She was a woman
of remarkable intelligence and ex
ceptional Christian character. She
was a member of the Methodist
church, and her funeral was con
ducted at this church in Danielsville
on- Saturday, with interment in the
cemetery at that place.
Mrs. Thompson is survived by her
husband, M'r. J. D. Thompson; by
'three daughters, Mrs. R. O. Hutchins
of Atlanta, Mrs. F. D. MfcKay and
Miss Reba Thompson of Danielsville;
by two sons, W. P. Thompson of
Jefferson, and R. H. Thompson of
Danielsville; by four sisters, Mrs.
Alice Venable of South Carolina, Mrs.
W. J. Mcßce of Rayle, Mrs. J. L.
Harris and Mrs. Minnie Carter of
Jackson county; and by four broth
ers, C. O. Pittman of Jackson county,
A. E. Pittman of Jefferson, Henry
and J. W. Pittman of Texas.
MR. THOMPSON PASSES
Since the above was put in type,
we learn that Mr. J. D. Thompson
passed away Wednesday morning.
He was critically ill with pneumonia
at the time Mrs. Thompson passed
away, and was never conscious of
her death.
Mr. Thompson was reared in Madi
son county, and was 59 years of age.
He was a member of the Methodist
church, and was an honorable, up
right Christian gentleman, and had
many friends and acquanitances who
will be grieved to learn of his death.
The funeral and interment will
occur at Danielsville this (Thursday)
morning at 11 o’clock.
The many friends of the family
are in tenderest sympathy with the
children in their great sorrow—the
death of both father and mother
coming so closely together.
BETTER HOMES IN AMERICA
Miss Reba Adams has been ap
pomtiid chairman of “Better Homes
Week” in Jackson county, and she is
anxious to aid in every possible way
in encouraging and stimulating
home improvement.
In many communities this demon
stration includes the building of a
house of good design conveniently
arranged to lighten the burdens of
.the homemlaker, suitable for the av
erage family and furnished in keep
ing with the size and cost of the
house and for the comfort of the
family. The grounds are planted
and landscaped to show the value of
such features, and a home garden is
planned, to show how fresh vege
tables may be provided for the table
during the greater part of the year.
This plan is followed in order to
show that convenience and comfort
in the home are consistent with econ
omy and may be enjoyed by families
of modest income.
In Atlanta, for instance, six such
homes are open this week for in
spection, and 17,800 persons visited
one of these homes on last Sunday.
Speaking of this keen interest in
better homes, the Atlanta Constitu
tion said:
“Payne was dead right when he!
penned: “Be it ever so humble, I
there’s no place like home,” but |
that if the home is beautiful it gains
an even greater place in one’s af
fections.”
In a more modest way, we can
improve our homes with lawn mak
ing and the home garden. No home
is complete until it has a well kept
premise, and a garden is a matter of
such great importance to the health
and happiness of the family that it
can not be measured in dollars and
cents.
Balancing the family budget is a
difficult proposition, but in many
homes it is made less difficult
and much more interesting if the
food account is reduced through the
farmily garden.
NOTICE IMPORTANT CITY
ORDINANCE
Notice is hereby given, calling at
tention to city council ordinance, re
quiring all dogs to be inoculated
against rabies; and all cows from
which mifk and butter is sold in the
city, to be tested, for tubercular
germs. The law will be enforced,
and this means that unless dogs are
inoculated, they will be killed.
C. D. DUKE,
Chief of Police.
Thursday, April 7, 1927.
CLIPPINGS FROM EXCHANGES
(From Winder News)
Titthaw-Hosch
Mr. Paul A. Hoseh, of Arlington,
formerly of Hoschton, Ga., and Miss
Ara Titshaw, of Hoschton, were hap
pily married last Saturday afternoon
at the Methodist parsonage in this
city, Rev. G. W. Barrett performing
the ceremony. They left at once for
Arlington, Ga., where they will make
their home. Their many friends in
this section of the state extend best
wishes for their success and happi
ness in life.
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(From Clarkesville Advertiser)
Athens Presbytery To Meet Clarkes
ville In April
The Presbytery of Athens, South
ern Presbyterian church, will con
vene in the Clarkesville Presbyterian
church on Tuesday, April 12, at eight
p. m.
This body of representatives from
the churches will continue its busi
ness through Wednesday arid Thurs
day, and possibly into Friday. The
meeting Tuesday will be presided
over by Dr. R. A. Forrest, of Toc
coa, moderator, who will preach that
evening. A moderator for the en
suing year will be elected that night,
who will preside throughout the re
maining days of the session.
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(From Bainbridge Post-Searchlight)
Some Folk* Don’t Want To Be
Satisfied
If the state had forty million dol
lars in the treasury there are folks
that would never be satisfied until
the state issued seventy-five million
dollars’ worth of bonds so that the
depositaries could pay two per cent
on the funds and loan them out for
eight, ten and twelve per cent. Some
body must just get that rake-off ere
happiness can reign supreme in
Georgia. They want only to spend
ten millions per year and they are
getting that right now, if the bond
men had nerve enough to put all the
revenues from automobiles and gas
into the highway fund. But they
have not got it.
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(From Winder News)
Mrs. C. J. Healan Passes To Beyond
The many friends of Mrs. C. J.
Healan were grieved to hear of her
death, which occurred at her home
in the northern part of the county
last Sunday. She leaves a little
babe just a few days old. The fun
eral occurred on Monday at New
Pentecost, Mr. R. W. Haynie, con
ducting it. Mrs. Healan, before her
marriage, was Miss Undine Stockton,
and was a valued correspondent of
The Winder News, who together with
many other friends extend their
deepest sympathy to the bereaved
relatives.
(From Athens Banner-Herald)
Mr. Sam Wright, of Athens, has
a contract to complete the bridge
across the Savannah river for the
Calhoun highway. We understand
that the bridge lacks only two spans
of completion, and will be open for
travel by December Ist. This bridge
is locted about one mile below the
Seaboard railway crossing and there
will be 14 spans and the' abutments
in places had to be thirty feet to
reach bed rock. It will be one of
the finest concrete bridges in the
state.
DR. JEFF DAVIS’ HOME,
SHOW PLACE, IS BURNED
Toccoa, Ga., April 4.—The beau
tiful home of Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Davis,
six miles south of Toccoa, was burn
ed to the ground Saturday at noon.
Loss, partially covered by insurance,
is estimated at around $50,000.
Over half of the furniture, much of
it priceless, on account of its anti
quity and sentimental value, was de
stroyed.
This stately mansion, overlooking
2,200 acres of the finest farming
land in this section, was one of the
show places of northeast Georgia.
SUPERINTENDENT.RESIGNS
Dublin, Ga.—H. B. Carreker, sup
erintendent of the Dublin schools,
has resigned this place and will not
be a candidate for re-election by the
city board of education of Dublin.
He has been in Dublin for three
terms, and during that time has made
an excellent record.
Miss Louise Towns of Athens
spent the week-end in Jefferson with
her sister, Mrs. J. E. Randolph.
Vol. 51. No. 49.
249 NEW ARRIVALS AT STATE
PRISON ON FELONY CON
VICTIONS
Two hundred and forty-nine felony
convicts were received at the Geor
gia state prison during the first
three months of 1927, it was an
nounced Saturday at the prison com
mission’s office. Twenty of these were
sentenced to life imprisonment for
murder, 32 were convicted of man
slaughter and 20 were charged with
assault to murder, it was stated.
More than half, or 137, of the
felony convicts incarcerated since
January 1 were convicted of some ,
form of theft, the prison commis
sion’s records showed. Fifty-seven
were sentenced for burglary, 42 for
automobile larceny, 19 for larceny, 9
for robbery, 1 for embezzlement, 1
for cow stealing, and 8 for forgery.
The state prison closed its doors
on 22 manufacturers of liquor dur
ing the quarter, it was stated. No
record was available, however, of
the number of bootlegger convic
tions, the latter being listed as mis
demeanor criminals, it was explain
ed.
Four of the recently received pris
oners were charged with mob vio
lence in connection with the lynch
ing of Dave Wright in Coffee county
last year. This brought the total
number of convictions and prison
sentences in connection with that
crime to 17.
Three were convited of bigamy,
three of perjury, two of arson, and
six on a statutory charge.
SCHOOL LOCALS ,
The Home Economics Club of Mar
tin Institute held its regular meeting
Friday, April first, in the school au
ditorium. The meeting was called
to order by Louise Ellington, presi
dent, and the business of the club
was discussed. Beth Bailey report
ed the cake sale, which was held
March eleventh, at Boggs & Dadis
man’s store. The cake3 were made
by the girls, and those winning prizes
were: Rose Daniel, first prize; Myra
Williamson, second prize; Janice
Wabb, third prize. The girls gave
the money received from the cakes
and prizes, which netted fifteen dol
lars, to the department.
Avery helpful and enjoyable pro
gram was given by the Ninth Grade
girls. They had as their subject,
“The Ideal School Girl.” The differ
ent phases of this subject presented,
were:
The Well Groomed Girl, by Eu
telle Wilson, Bess Kelly and Bonnie
Wier.
The Well Dressed Girl, by Annio
Hugh Hancock, Frances Roberts,
Imogene Storey and Janice Webb.
The Well Mannered Girl, by Louise
Ellington and Miabelle Segars.
Ada Alexander presented the
speakers, and helped to make the
program plainer and more interest
ing. All the girls taking part wore
the dresses which they had made in
clafss.
After the program, an enjoyable
social hour was spent, with the tenth
and eleventh grade girls as hostess
es.
The club had with them at this
meeting their honorary members,
Mesdames M. M. Bryan, H. E. Ader
hold and A. J. Flaingan.
NOTIQE, TAX PAYERS MINISH
AND WILSON DISTRICTS
The tax fi fas for back taxes for
1917, through 1925, have been
turned over to me for collection. I
will be in Commerce April 7,8, 9,
11, 12, 13, at N. B. Lord’s office, for
the purpose of collecting same. And
I will be in Maysville, Ga., on April
the 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20. So you
will have six days in each district.
So please be on hand, and I will be
very glad to take the pleasure in
waiting on you.
Yours very truly,
J. H. LORD,
Deputy Sheriff of Jackson County.
JACKSON COUNTY DOCTORS TO
MEET
Regular meeting of the Jackson
County Medical Society at the court
house Tuesday, April 12th, at 3 p.
m. All members requested to be
present.
Election of officers, payment of
dues, and any other business claim
ing our attention.
Delegate to State Meeting at Ath
ens in May to be selected.
O. E. Shankle, M. D., Pres
J. C. Bennett, M. D., Sec’y,