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The J ackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
EXCHANGE NOTES
Item* of Interest From Among Our
Neighbors And Friends
(From Winder News)
Funeral of Rev. J. W. Lord
Those from Winder who attended
the funeral of Rev. J. W. Lord at
Jefferson last week were Rev. John
H. Wood, Mr. Pierce Jennings, Mr.
,nd Mrs. Mark Segars, Mr. and Mrs.
Y. Eavcnson, Mts. I. J. Hall, Mr.
Paul Hall, Mr. Will and Mr. D. D.
Kesler, Mrs. Florence Strickland, W
R. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Church,
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Nally, Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Bradberry, Mrs. Wil
burn, Mr. Harold Lord, Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. Lord, Mr. J. E. Lord.
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(From Walton News)
Wiggling That’s Humorous
Peopie of this state, acquainted
with the charges and counter charges
made against John N. Holder, one of
the candidates for governor in Geor
gia, with regard to road mileage that
he did and didn’t have to allocate, are
watching with interest the develop
ments —have looked with immense de
light on the records, showing that in
addition to a few contracts let since
the gubernatorial campaign, con
tracts amounting to $2,353,875 were
let for road and bridge building Sat
urday a week ago, and official rec
ords disclose the fact that state and
government aid will have under con
struction during the year, nine hun
dred miles, much of. which will be
paved. It’s really humorous to see
how certain newspapers and individ
uals are wiggling to becloud the real
situation that obtains under the
“pay-as-you-go” plan.
(From Covington News)
A Big Difference
We never knew how time has
changed this old world until we over
heard a couple of Covington women
comparing dresses of 40 years ago
with those of today. One of them con
sented to write out what it took to
make an ordinary afternoon dress
along about 1887. It required 15
yards, of wide silk, 5 yards of silk
lining, 3 yards horsehair cloth to stif
fen the skirt, 4 yards of ,silk for dust
ruffle, 5 yards velveteen skirt bind
ing, 24 inches skirt belting, the
same of waist belting, 1 1-2 yards of
sleeve lining, 12 inches of bluckam
for collar stiffening, 4 dozen fancy
buttons, 1 card large hooks and eyes,
2 cards medium and 1 card invisi
ble hooks and eyes, 5 spools silk
thread, 3 spools cotton thread, 4
spools buttonhole twist, 2 yards feath
erboning for waist, 1 yard small bon
ing for collar, 1 bolt of seam bind
ing. To day it takes four yards of
silk and two spools of silk thread.
) et no man on earth can figure why
today’s dresses cost far more than
those of forty years ago.
(From Gainesville News)
Mus Ann Cooper Claimed by
Death
Miss Ann Cooper of Pendergrass,
aged 51 years, died at a local hospital
Tuesday night after a lingering ill
ness.
Miss Cooper was a member of a
prominent North Georgia family, a
member of Pendergrass Baptist
church.
Surviving her are two sisters, Miss
Sallie Cooper, of Pendergrass; Mrs.
“• H. Holland of Braselton; two bro
thers, Messrs. Jim and John Cooper,
both of Pendergrass.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon at four o’clock
from Talmo Baptist church, being
conducted by Rev. Mr. Johnson of
Jefferson, and interment in the
churchyard.
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(From Atlanta Journal)
Will of Mr*. Hunt Will Be Centered
Counsel has been employed and
notice given of a suit to be filed con
testing the will of the late Mrs. J.
H - Hunt by Mrs. R. L. Howard, Mrs.
Luna Treban, Mrs. Pearl Bowen, Mrs.
Short, George and John Cook and
their thirteen children.
The principal allegation is to be
drawn, it was stated, from item sev
enteen of the will, which reads, “I
"•ill and bequeath to my niece, Sara
Elizabeth Cook, and to each of her
children and to each of her grand
children the sum of $2,500.” Inas
much as the only niece Mrs. Hunt has
' that name is a grand niece three
. ears old, it is contended that her
S1 ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Cook, who died
STATE BUDGET BODY
BEGINS WHITTLING
THIRD OFF DEMANDS
The Georgia budget commission
Friday* began the stupendous task
of whittling down the requests of
various state departments for ap
proximately $18,000,000, in order to
bring them within or near the $12,-
000,000 that the state expects to
have on hand to appropriate at the
forthcoming session of the legisla
ture.
Members of the budget commis
sion, summoned to meet Friday
morning by Governor Walker, were
able to do little except perfect an
organization, as all the departments
had not complied with the request
that they submit a list of their re
quirements for the next two years.
There were enough requests in to
exceed the appropriations of last
year by approximately $6,000,000,
but no definite action will be taken
until the requests are complete.
It was said that the demands for
operating expenses ran to $16,500,-
000 for 1928 and $15,500,000 for
1929, with additional sums of from
$1,500,000 to $2,000,000 asked for
permanent improvements during each
year.
The budget commission is com
posed of Governor Walker, Comp
troller General William A. Wright,
Attorney General George M. Napier,
Senator J. C. Collier, of Barnesville;
Senator Herman DeLaperriere, of
Hoschton; Representative Fermor
Barrett, of Stephens county, and
Representative Roy Harris, of Jef
ferson county.
Dr. L. G. Hardman, of Commerce,
governor-elect, and Sam J. Slate,
state auditor, also sat with the com
mission by special invitation. Mr.
Slate has been asked to compile
figures for the commission and to
make recommendations, based on
his audits of the various depart
ments.
EVANGELISTIC CLUB AT
MIZPIAH LAST SUNDAY
The Jefferson Business Mens Evan
gelistic. Club conducted services fit,
Mizpiah Presbyterian churcniast
Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock.
Mr. W. P. Frost presided, and
following was the program:
Song, Congregation.
Song, Congregation.
Invocation, W. P. Frost.
Scripture Lesson, 11 Timothy 2-1-
15, W. W. Dickson.
Prayer, J. C. Turner.
Quartett, C. E. Barnett, U. G.
Hardeman, Dr. C. B. Lord, W. M.
McDonald.
Theme, The Christian, A Good
Soldier.
A Call to the Colors, Mat. 11-28,
“Come unto me, all ye that labor
and are heavy laden,” Dr. J. C. Ben
nett.
The Armour of the Christian, Eph.
6-13-18, P. Cooley.
The Reward of the Christian Sold
ier, 11 Timothy, 4-8. Henceforth
there 'is laid up for me a crown of
righteousness”, Mr. Hardeman.
Quartett, L. H. Isbell, C. M. Bar
nett, J. Z. Carter, Dr. J. C. Bennett.
Song, Congregation.
Closing prayer, C. E. Barnett.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bell Bailey qf
Augusta, and Mr. G. D. Bailey of
Wadley, spent the week-end with
home folks in Jefferson.
some fifteen years ago and who
leaves 19 descendants as named
above, is the one intended.
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(From Oconee Enterprise)
Theif On Saturday; Jail Bird Sun
day; Don Stripes Monday
Next thing to electricity for light
ning-like changes was the kaleido
scope fortunes of Sol. Chappell and
James Sheats, both negroes, in three
short days.
Saturday night they rifled Mr.
Grad Thomas’ store, in the upper
part of the county; Sunday morning
Sheriff Crowley landed them in Oco
nee’s batsile; Monday night, in ball
and chains, they reposed peacefully
(perhaps) in Hotel de McGuire; and
on Tuesday morning, bright and ear
ly, they were displaying new uni
forms of striped material to passers
by on Oconee’s highways as they be
gun their road apprenticeship un
der Captain McGuire.
Sol. drew two years—one for sim
ple larceny and one for pistol-toting
—while James will spend twelve
months under a larceny charge.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
Program Of Presbyterian
Meeting Convening Today
Thursday Morning
9.30, Executive Committee Meet
ing.
11.00, Call to order, Miss Annie
Crawford, Pres.
Doxology.
Prayer.
Greetings, Mrs. Hal Moore.
Response, Mrs. Audley Morton.
Introductions.
11.15, Period of Preparation, Rev.
W. W. Pippen, Jr.
11.30, Reports of Officers—
1. President, Miss Annie Craw
ford.
2. Secretary, Mrs. George Storey.
3. Treasurer, Mrs. George D.
Thomas.
4. Presentation of Literature, Mrs.
Richard Russell.
Hymn.
Enrollment of Delegates.
Announcements.
Music.
Presbyterial Communion Con
ducted by Rev. Douglas Wauchope.
Hymn: “How Firm a Foundation.”
Prayer.
I. Lunch.
Thursday Afternoon
2.30, Call to order.
Hymn.
Devotional, Rev. J. A. Simpson.
Roll Call.
3.00, Synodical 'Home Missions,
Mrs. W. A. Turner.
3.30, Reports of Cause Secretar
ies—
Foreign Missions, Mrs. J. C. Turn
er.
Assembly’s Home Missions, Mrs.
Guy Clopton.
Synodical Presbyterial and Con
gregational Home Missions, Mys. Geo.
Westbrook,
gregational.
Home Missions, Mrs. George West
brook.
Young People’s Work, Mrs. L. V.
Davis.
Christian Social Service, Miss An
nie Linton.
Spiritual Life and Spiritual Ther
mometer, Miss Edith
Hymn. . j
Historian, MrsT George D. Thomas.
4.30, Appointment of Committees.
Announcements.
Hymn.
Circle of Prayer.
Thursday Night
Scripture Reading and Prayer,
Rev. E. L. Hill.
Pageant of the Year, Young Peo
ple of Jefferson.
Missionary Address, Brazil, Rev.
Frank Baker.
Hymn.
Offering.
Anthem.
Hymn.
Benediction, Rev. -E. L. Hill.
Friday Morning
9.00, Committee Meetings.
9.30, Call to order.
Hymn.
Devotional, Rev. Frank Baker.
Minutes.
10.00, Narative Reports from Lo
cal Auxiliaries—
District Chairmen in charge:
(1) Mrs. W. S. Erwin.
(2) Mrs. G. y. Smith.
(3) Mrs. Chas. H. Newton.
(4) Mrs. Guy Norris.
11.30, Election of Delegates at
Large to Synodical.
Report of Nominating Committee.
Election of Officers.
Music.
11. Installation of Officers, con
ducted by Rev. Douglas Wauchope.
12.15, Bible Hour, Mrs. R. A. For
rest.
Music.
Announcements.
1.00-2.30, Recess for Lunch.
Friday Afternoon
2.30, Call to order.
Devotional, Mrs. Audley Morton.
2.45, Our Conferences—
Woman’s School of Missions, Mon
treat, July 14-21; Toccoa, July 22-
29.
Colored Woman’s Conference,
Mrs. T. A. Turner, Synodical Presi
dent, Atlanta, June 4-11.
Synodical Young Peoples Confer
ence, Mrs. Audley Morton, Agnes
Scott, July 14-22.
Presbyterial Young People’s Con
ference, Mrs. L. V. Davis, Toccoa,
July 18-22.
Music.
3.15, Our Synod’s Schools, Home
Missions, Mrs. J. K. Coit.
Music.
4.15, Reports of Committees—
Credentials.
Recommendations.
To The Tax Defaulters Of
Jackson County
We are very sorry the burden of
delinquent taxes has fallen on the
people at this time, but your Grand
Jury, your Judge of Superior Court,
all gave strong recommendations
that these taxes had to be paid.
There are a lot of taxes that will
run out of date soon unless collected,
and if vou put out one tax fi fa you
have to put them all out. If you
levy one man,- you have to levy all,
or show partiality to a select few.
This i4 the trouble in the past. Our
former Tax Collector had pets, and
there are people who have not paid
their sax in years. The former of
ficers Neglected their duty, and did
not collect up the taxes. If Jack
son County had her tax money, your
county would have fifty to seventy-'
five thousand dollars in her treas
ury ; Jackson county would not owe
one dollar. So please do not blame
the present officers for doing our
duty. This burden has fallen on us.
Shall We do as has been done in the
past? Make a few pay their taxes,
and let a few pets go? We say NO,
never. Jackson county must have
her money that is due her schools and
county. The State of Georgia has
issued a judgment against Jackson
County on the way this tax situation
has let run. There was. over SIOO,-
000.00 due the county in March, un
collected taxes. Twelve of the best
business men—bankers, and merch
ants, and big tax payers, met in
January with the Board of Com
missioners and Tax Collector, and
said these taxes must be paid, or the
county would have to stop running.
If you owe taxes, it is your duty to
pay them; or make arrangements
with the bank to borrow the money
to . pay them. We are sorry this
burden has fallen on us, as we are
not to blame for this situation, for
the other fellows neglect. We know
we will be “cussed” and blamed, but
we are only doing our duty; it is the
duty of every loyal citizen to help
•ollect these taxes, and set old Jack
son County on top, so this situation
will never again occur. To MMIM
defaulters, your tax fi fas are in the
officers hands. Do not come to us
wanting us to play politics, as has
been in the past. We can not hold
up your taxes; we must do the duty
we are sworn to do. Try to sym
pathize, and think kindly of us, in
stead of “cussing” us.
Yours truly,
A. L. DeLaperriere, Ch’n.
A. S. Johnson, Asst. T. C.
R. M. Culberson, Sheriff.
BRASELTON HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
The commencement sermon of the
Braselton High School will be preach
ed by Rev. Bunyan Collins at 11.30
o’clock on Sunday morning, May
22nd.
The following program has been
announced:
May 20—Primary grades, Friday
night, 8.30.
May 21—Alumni Banquet, Satur
day night, 9.00.
May 22—Sermon, Sunday morn
ing, 11.30.
May 23—Int. Grades, Monday
night, 8.30.
May 24—Seventh Grade exercis
es, awarding of Diplomas of Honor,
Tuesday morning, 9.00.
May 24—Senior Play, Tuesday
night, 8.30.
May 25—Graduation Exercises,
Wednesday night, 8.30.
All exercises will be free except
the Senior play Tuesday night. An
admission charge of 15 and 25 cents
will be made to help meet the ex
penses of the commencement.
SINGING AT THYATIRA
The Union Choir will meet at Thy
atira church, on the highway from
Jefferson to Commerce, next Sun
day, the first, afternoon. There will
be some fine singers with us. Every
body invited to come, and bring your
song books. All leaders will have a
chance. Come early.
George Shaw, Pres.
C. Bryant, Sec’y.
Finance and Auditing.
Place of Meeting.
Press.
Resolutions.
Presbyterial Text.
Minutes.
Hymn.
Benediction, Rev. Frank Baker.
Thursday, April 28, 1927.
Confederate Veterans
Honored
Once more this Southland of ours
has paused to give honor and loving
respect to the survivors of the
greatest nrmy that ever marched to
martial music. Again, the people of
the South have gathered to pay an
:iiual tribute to the memory of the
brave Confederate soldiers who gave
'their lives for their country, and to
the heroes in gray who are still with
us. Sixty-two years have passed
since Appomattox, but the flowers
are still blooming for these honored
fathers, and Memorial Day is an oc
casion when true daughters and
sons turn their thoughts to the deeds
of valor of these heroes and to
the heritage they have bestowed up
on them. The day awakens in every
heart a desire to hold on high the
ideals for which they so nobly fought,
and to pay homage to those noble
men who with principles undaunted
'followed the Stars and Bars, and
;who met the defeat of the beloved
flag with honor untarnished and
standards unsmirched.
The Jefferson Chapter, U. D. C.,
never fails to celebrate Memorial
Day in a manner appropriate to the
occasion, and this year they were
ably assisted by the American
Legion. On Tuesday there assem
bled in the court house these veteran
heroes, a few beloved widows, wives,
sons and daughters, and members of
the American Legion, to enjoy to
gether a day of pleasure and cele
bration.
MrS. J. C. Bennett, President of
the Jefferson Chapter, U. D. C., had
prepared a, splendid program, and
Col. H. W. Davis, Commander of the
Albert Gordon Post, American Leg
ion, was master of ceremonies, and
presented the program, as follows:
Prayer, Rev. L. B. Linn.
Welcome Address, Col. Davis.
Vocal Quartette, J. E. Randolph,
Dr. J. C. Bennett, Mrs. A. J. John
son, Miss Kate Roberts.
Tribute to Living Veterans, Miss
Ella Dickson.
Tribute to World War Veterans,
E. Randolph.
In Memoriam, Mrs. J. N. Holder.
Vocal Quartette, I Would Not Live
Always.
Address, Benefits Following Civil
War, Rev. A. J. Johnson.
Address, Prniciples for which we
Fought, Rev. L. B. Linn.
Reading, Our Folks, Mrs. A. J.
Johnson.
Vocal Quartette, Tenting Tonight.
Prayer, Rev. Johnson.
Lunch.
During lunch, gold medals were
presented Mr. C. T. Storey, Sr., and
Mr. N. G. Troutt, the former being
contributed by his sons and daugh
ters, and the latter by Mrs. Ed Cald
well of Monroe, only daughter of
Mr. Troutt.
Gold medals had previously been
given Mr. G. S. Duke and Mr. H. C.
Barnett.
The Jefferson Camp of Confed
erate Veterans has lost four heroes
during the year: James A. Storey,
James M. Bailey, J. Wilson Lord, and
Pleasant J. Roberts.
The U. D. C. Chapter mourns the
loss of three members: Mrs. 11. W.
Bell, Sr., Mrs. Lula Thompson and
Mrs. N. N, Pendergrass; and a be
loved widow, Mrs. J. W. Vandiver,
has gone to her reward.
Avery delicious lunch was served
at the noon hour, to which had been
invited the Veterans, their wives, the
U. D. C. members and their hus
bands, the American Legion and
their wives, the pastors and wives,
and Mayor and Mrs. Turner.
The Veterans present, were Mes
srs. J. J. Mitchell, Nat G. Troutt,
Henry C. Barnett, Henry Doster, M.
P. Barnett, T. W. Garrison, J. R.
Whitehead, J. A. tong, G. S. Duke;
and the widows of deceased soldiers
were Mesdames Fannie Turner, J.
N. Hardy,- Laura Thompson, J. A.
B. Mahaffey, L. M. Dadisman, M. J.
Duke and W. P. Boggs.
Following the lunch, beautiful
flowers were carried to Woodbine
cemetery, where sleep numbers of
these heroes, and as the fragrant
blossoms were placed on the sacred
mounds, the following lines came in
to the hearts of each Daughter:
♦ * *
“Bring roses white as the stream is
bright,
That fell from heaven’s canopied
light,
Roses white as the radiant stars,
That shone o’er the fields of the,
Stars and Bars.
Vol. 51. No. 52
Red Cross To Help The
Flood Sufferers
Henry M. Baker, direetbr of flood
relief for the American Red Cross,
agrees with Herbert M. Hoover that
it will take $5,000,000 at once to
bring the necessary relief.
Director Baker declared that after
the actual work of relief had been
accomplished there would come the
great problem of sanitation and
j health as the flood waters moved off.
“The first fight will be against ty~
iphoid,” he said. “The second will bn
against measles, scarlet fever and in
teric fever."
Another big problem, he added,
will be that of removing dead mules
and livestock, particularly hogs and
cattle. Mr. Baker said it was known
that hundreds of thousands of these*
had been drowned in the floods.
Still another problem will be that
of caring for the negroes who have
subsisted with a mute, a few hogs
and chickens and a few acres of
land. These have lost their all, and
since they probably will be unable to
put in their crops this season, they
will be in destitute circumstances.
COUNTY MUST PAY $75 FOR
EACH KILLING
Atlanta, April 23.—The first step
in preparation for the electrocution
of eleven men in Georgia was taken
today when the state prison com
mission notified the commissioners
of all counties in which condemned
men are held that the counties must
pay for the services of an electrician
at the executions.
R. C. Turner, city electrician of
Atlanta, has made a uniform charge
of $75 for each electrocution he ha*
attended at the state prison farm,
it was said. The law requires that
a skilled electrician be present at
electrocutions, so the total cost of
eleven electrocutions on separate
days would be $825 for the service*
of an electrician alone, it was point
ed out.
Several counties have refused to
pay the electrician’s fee of $75
charged for electrocutions held thu*
far, it was said at the prison com
mission offices. Therefore, in the
future, counties must furnish their
own electricians or agree in advance
to pay Mr. Turner, according to the
letters sent out.
STUDYING JACKSON COUNTY
The U. D. C. chapter of Coving
ton, Ga., at the meeting last week*
had the following program:
History of Jackson County, Mrs.
E. G. Merck.
Distinguished Residents, Past and
Present, of Jackson County, Mrs. F*
E. Heard.
Dr. Crawford W. Long, Mrs. W.
C. Clark.
Jackson County During the Con
federacy, Mrs. L. A, Patrick.
Studying the different counties of
our State would prove to be inter
esting and instructive to any organiz
ation.
HOME DEMONSTRATION
COUNCIL MEETING
There will be a meeting of the
Jackson County Home Demonstration
Council, at the court house, May 3rd,
at 2.30 p. m.
Let me urge that every club in the
county be represented. There are
several important club problems te
be -discussed, and we need the sup
port of all the council members.
REBA ADAMS,
County Home Dem. Agent.
The city of Jackson, Ga., has serv
ed notice that the law prohibiting
children under 16 years of age from
driving automobiles will be enforced.
Bring roses red as the crimson gore,
Of the hallowed fields of the South
land’s shore,
Red as the passion that filled the soul
Of conquering heroes strong and
bold.”
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“Cover them over with beautiful
flowers,
Deck them with garlands these heroes
of ours,
Lying so silent by night and by day.
Sleeping the years of their manhood
away.
Cover them over, yes cover then*
over—
With beautiful flowers, we’ll covcif
them over.” ,>^