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The Jackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
EXCHANGE NOTES
‘ltem* Intereit From Amon( Our
Neighbors And Friends
(From Commerce News)
Mj ( i Mary Davis Dies In Maysvillc
Miss Mary Davis, 74, years old,
died at her home in Maysville at 8.30
o’clock Saturday night, after a long:
illness. The funeral was held from
Apple Valley church Sunday after
noon at 3 o’clock, with Rev. J. J.
Kimsey in charge of the service.
Miss Davis was a sister of the late
Walton C. Davis and of Mr. Jim
Davis at Gainesville, and an aunt of
Mr. L. L. Davis of this place.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rucker Ray Dies
Mrs. Elisabeth Matilda Rucker
Ray. 78 years old, passed away at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Dooley Short, Thursday, May 28th,
after a long and tedious illness. The
funeral w r as held on Friday, May
29th, with Rev. J. J. Kimsey of
Maysville conducting the service.
Interment was made in McDonald’s
cemetery. Mrs. Ray is survived by
an only child, Mrs. Dooley Short, of
Commerce.
* * *
(From Gainesville Eagle)
Mr. John W. Maddox Claimed By
Death
Mr. John W. Maddox, 69, one of
Hall county’s most pouplar and
highly respected citizens, died Sun
day morning at his home near
Thompson’s Mill from a heart at
tack of short duration. He had
journeyed to a near-by store when
stricken and lived only a few minu
tes. Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon from the Mul
berry Baptist church, Rev. Otis Mc-
Neal officiating. Interment was in
the churchyard cemetery. A mem
ber and deacon of the Baptist church,
Mr. Maddox always took an active
part in church affairs. He was al
ways interested in the upbuilding of
his community and could always be
counted on to help. Of a congenial
disposition, he won friends rapidly.
He is survived by six sons, Perry,
Posey, Early and Washburn, all of
this county, and Seaborn and Wil
lian of Jackson county. There is
one daughter, Mrs. Maretta Pha
gans of Hall county.
(From Hartwell Sun)
Find Body Of Eccentric Franklin
County Bachelor With Large
Sum Of Money
The remains of Milligan King,
well-known Franklin county citizen,
were reported found Wednesday
morning in a patch of woods in
Madison county. Only the bones,
with a mason’s trowel, which he used
in his work, were found. Surround
ing his body, the report says, were
currency of various denominations
totaling around $1,600.00. The
body had been there for some three
months, Mr. King having been seen
last in Royston some months ago.
He was a bachelor and had no im
mediate family nor permanent resi
dence; did odd jobs in masonry
over this section for many years.
He was some 65 to 70 years of age.
* * *
(From Wesleyan Advocate)
Cotton And Corn Patches For
Church Expenses
In the Gainesville district, among
those pastors who have cotton or
corn patches planted to meet bene
volent claims, are Rev. W. H. Ven
able, of Hoschton; Rev. J. B. Smith,
of Loganville, and Rev. H. C. Jones,
of Tucker.
** * *
(From Banks County Journal)
Took His Liquor
One of our citizens became so
fond of sugar liquor he imbibed too
freely to suit the chief of police. As
we have no city jail and the fellow
bad no money to pay fines, the chief
bit on a novel plan to sober up the
inebriated one. Every time the chief
smelled liquor on the victim he made
a search of his person and confis
cated all liquor found. Don’t know
that he done with the liquor. The
plan worked.
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(From Oglethorpe Echo)
Money In Strawberries
Never within the memory of man
has the strawberry crop been more
abundant or the beries finer than
they have been this season. Mr. H.
M. Dudley informs us that he has
sold two thousand quarts from his
acre and a quarter patch and that
Mrs. Dudley has made fifteen gallons
of jam, with still a considerable a
mount to be gathered this week. We
are told of ope housewife who, af
ter having them plentifully for fami-
STATUE OF DAVIS PLACED IN
CAPITOL
Washington, June 2.—A statue of
Jefferson Davis was unveiled today
in Statutory Hall in the presence of
an applauding audience including
some who fought in battle with the
only president of the Confederacy.
The towering figure of the man
who once waited in irons to be tried
for treason took its place alongside
the heroes of other states whose like
nesses previously had been placed in
the hall at the capitol.
At the same time a statue of
James Z. George, a private under
Davis in the Mexican War, chief
justice of Mississippi and long a
United States senator, was unveiled.
Senator Pat Harrison, of Missis
sippi, said in an address on Davis
there “never was a moment’s doubt
as the Mississippi’s first choice” for
the honors she has waited 66 years
to bestow.
“As Mississippi places herein these
bronze statues of her great warriors,
statemen and leaders,” Harrison
added, “the last link is forged in a
chain that will hold together this na
tion forever.”
Senator Stephens, of Mississippi,
praised the jurist, George, saying “A
people pays a tribute to itself when
it gives due recognition to true
greatness.”
Great-granddaughter of the Con
federate president, Miss Adele Hay
es Davis, pulled a cord unfurling a
flag from the statue of her ancestor.
Beside her, Miss Katy Boyd George,
graddaughter of the other statesman,
similarly unveiled his statue.
Melodies of the old south—“ Way
Down Upon the Swanee River,” “Old
Black Joe,” and finally the Confed
erate anthem —were played by the
marine band.
Mr. M. C. Arthur Passes
In the passing of Mr. M. C. Ar
thur Friday morning at his home in
the country, Jackson county lost a
most excellent citizen. Mr. Arthur
w r as 68 years of age, and had been
in failing health for several months.
Until his health forced him to
withdraw from all activities, he w’as
deeply interested in the civic, edu
cational and religious progress of
community, county and state, and
was a leader in every movement that
had for its object the prosperity and
happiness of the people. He was
always interested in county and
state government, and supported for
office those persons who had high
ideals and exemplified lofty pur
poses. He was a loyal Presbyterian,
and always served his church with
the same devotion that was a domin
ant factor in every relation of life.
Following the avocation of a farmer,
he made his farm land self sustain
ing, and was a splendid example of
the “live-at-home” slogan.
Funeral services for the deceased
were conducted at Apple Valley Sun
day afternoon, by Rev. T. D. John
ston of Jefferson ,and Rev. John A.
Simpson of lIA, and interment was
in the Apple Valley cemetery.
' Surviving the deceased are his
widow, Mrs. Rosa Davis Arthur, a
sister of Mayor L. L .Davis of Com
merce and a half sister of Senator-
Elect J. M. Nix; a son, Mr. Hoke
Arthur; and three daughters, Mrs.
Prince Pirkle of Hoschton, Mrs. Au
brey Minish, and Miss Doris Arth
ur.
KEALIN —DADISMAN
Mr. and Mrs. Maurus George Kea
lin of Cleveland, Ohio, have issued
invitations to the marriage of their
daughter, Dorothy, to Mr. Ralph Orr
Dadisman, the Wedding to occur at
6 p. m., Saturday, June 20, in Old
Stone Church, Cleveland. Follow
ing the wedding, Mr. and Mrs. Dad
isman will take their bridal trip in
the East, and later in the summer
will visit Mr. Dadisman’s mother,
Mrs. W. D. Dadisman, and other rela
tives in Jefferson. Mr. Dadisman is
a native of Jeffersop, and has hun
dreds of friends here to extend hap
py congratulations. For several
years, he has been connected with
the American Telegraph & Tele
phone Cos., with headquarters in
Cleveland, Ohio.
ly use, put up nineteen quarts of
jam from five rows of vines in hei
garden. Strawberry shortcake, the
daintiest of dainties, has been a
popular dessert with most of our
people for the past several weeks.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia*
Senator George Advises
Editors To Accept Radio
Radio, television and other newly
developed agencies for disseminating
information should not be regarded
as infringing upon the field of jour
nalism, but should be adopted, as far
as possible, by publishers as power
ful means of increasing the scope
of newspaper influence, United
States Senator Walter F. George
told the National Editorial Associ
ation.
“The printed page,” he said, “is
now and promises to remain the
strongest single influence in shaping
and directing public thought upon
public affairs.”
The senator added, however, that
newspapers might draw a lesson from
the present condition of railroads,
which he said failed to adopt and
take advantage of the new develop
ments in their own field, transporta
tion.
“The business of the carrier by
rail in transportation,” said Senator
George, “not the restricted operation
of trains on lines of steel. Though
our railway executives are men of
superior capacity and foresight, they
signally failed to grasp their oppor
tunity. They should have led in the
co-ordination of the new agencies of
transportation; they should have
adopted and utilized the new means
and methods of getting the freights
and people of the country from place
to place.”
He said such action on the part of
railroads would have been given
sympathetic reception in congress.
Instead, he said, “in too many in
stances the carrier insisted upon ex
cluding the bus and truck from the
highways through burdensome re
gulation and restriction.”
“If this type of carrier executive
had visualized his problem as one of
transportation,” Senator George add
ed, “and had utilized the new means
and methods at his command, it .is
altogether likely that he would not
now regard these means and meth
ods as destructive, competitive forces
wholly irreconcilable with his exist
ing agency.”
Veteran Attends Reunion
Mr. James Wright, an 85-year-old
Confederate Veteran, who spent
most of his life in Jackson county,
but who now resides in Athens with
his son, attended the Veterans re
union in Montgomery last week,
and had a most enjoyable trip. The
reunion was a great success, and had
the biggest parade ever seen. Mr.
Wright was entertained in the home
of a relative of the Cartledge fami
ly, and speaking of his trip said:
“On the first night of the conven
tion, I went to the Old Soldier’s
Ball, and then on the following night
I attended the Son’s Ball. W’hile I
was at this ball I danced with one of
the prettiest girls in Montgomery.
She wore a long dress, which im
pressed me very much. It was at
this dance that I stayed until 11.30.”
At the convention there were
three thousand old soldiers, and
close to forty thousand visitors. In
the business sessions the convention
was invited to both Richmond, Va.,
•and Houston, Texas. The former
place was selected for the 1932 meet
ing.
MISS BRANHAM IS NOTED
VISITOR
Miss Cecilia B. Branham, director
of Camp Takeda, near Gainesville,
Ga., is spending the week in Atlanta.
Miss Branham is widely known in
educational circles throughout the
south. She was the first woman to
receive a degree from Emory Uni
versity, taking her master’s degree
there.
She is a member of Alpha Delta
Pi, the oldest national social sorority
of America.
Miss Branham is from Covington,
Ga. Her father, Mr. Henry F. Bran
ham, formerly a member of the
North Georgia Methodist Confer
ence, and for past several years he
has been connected with Fish and
Game Department of the state. She
is secretary of the Appalachian Trail
Blazers’ Club of Georgia, which is a
branch of the national organization
which extends from Georgia to
Maine. She also was made secre
tary and treasurer of the Southern
Appalachian section of the Camp
Directors’ Association when they
met in Knoxville in February.
Miss Branham is connected with
many prominent families of Atlanta
and has many friends here. During
her visit she is a guest at the Henry
Grady Hotel.—Atlanta Journal.
Program Of The Jackson
County Choir
On the fifth Sunday in May, the
County Choir met with Unity
church, two miles west of Maysville.
Opening song, led by President C.
Bryant, after which the choir was
led in prayer by G. R. Griffeth.
Program committee, J. W. Whit
lock, F. L. Crook, C. E. Shuler.
Leaders: Sam Lord, D. M. Jack
son, G. R. Griffeth, J. W. Whitlock,
H. K. Freeman, F. L. Crook, Willie
Faye I.oggins, C. E. Shuler, Paul
Powers, Bob Means of Franklin
County, E. B. Wells of Oconee
County.
Adjourned one hour for dinner,
with a nice spread table with good
things to eat.
Met and called to order by Presi
dent C. Bryant.
Committee arranged the after
noon leaders: B. H. Meadows of
Clarke County, Bruce Langford, M.
M. Dodd, Mrs. J. B. Vaughn.
Duet: Eulalia Vaughn, John Hazel
Vaughn.
Treo: Mrs. J. B. Vaughn, Eulalia
and John Hazel Vaughn.
Leaders: Wesley Whitlock, A. E.
Yonce.
Solo, by Mrs. James of Athens.
Leaders: W. T. Langford, N. F.
Evans of Banks County, Howard
Wheeler, L. B. Cato of Hall County,
Sam Lord, Bob Means, E. B. Wells,
Miss Eulalia Vaughn, Ben Wallace,
F. L. Crook.
The singing was grand, from the
first to the last, with the cooperation
of the good leaders, good singers and
lovers of good music, with the leader
ship of the Master whom we try to
serve and worship.
We want to thank the people of
Unity community for their co-oper
ation with us.
Closed to meet with Oconee
church the fifth Sunday in August.
Organists for the day: Mrs. H. K.
Freeman, Miss John Hazel Vaughn,
Mrs. James, Mrs. Howard Wheeler.
Closing song, by E. B. Wells.
Prayer by Chaplain G. R. Griffeth.
C. Bryant, Pres.
H. K. Freeman, Sec’y.
Mr. M. G. Toney Passes
Another of Jackson County’s aged
and greatly beloved citizens was
called to his last home Friday, when
the Death Angel summoned the
soul of Mr. M. G. Toney, who passed
away at his home a few miles above
Jefferson, on the Jefferson-Mays
ville road, following an illness of
several months.
In his life journey, the deceased
had passed the seventy-eighth mile
post of a long, useful life, and while
his going was not unexpected, yet
it left a vacant place in the home
and in the hearts of many friends
and loved ones that can not be filled.
Mr. Toney was a descendant of a
pioneer, prominent family of the
county, a member of Oconee Bap
tist church, and a useful citizen. He
lived a quiet, unostentations life,
and was a loving husband and fath
er.
A large concourse of friends gath
ered at Oconee Baptist church Fri
day afternoon to pay a tribute to
his memory. Rev. R. M. Rigdon of
Jefferson conducted the service, and
his body was laid to rest in the
church cemetery. The surviving
members of his family are his widow,
Mrs. Mary Freeman Toney; three
daughters, Mrs. A. C. Wilson, Mrs.
L. D. Nicholson and Mrs. A. M.
Head; and an adopted son, Mr. Roy
Toney.
WOMAN’S CLUB MEETS
MONDAY
The Woman’s Club will meet at
3.30 o’clock Monday afternoon, at
the home of Mrs. L. H. Isbell, with
Mrs; C. B. Lord, Mrs. W. C. Smith,
Misses Jewell Alexander and Sarah
Whitaker, joint hostesses. The pro
gram for the afternoon is Citizen
ship, and papers on the subject will
be given by Mesdames Stanley Kes
ler, W. D. Holliday and H. D. Dad
isman. A piano solo will be render
ed by Miss Mabeth Storey.
Shorter College, Rome, held the
fifty-eighth graduating exercise on
June 2nd. Among the girls who
were awarded diplomas, were Miss
es Sarah Johnson of Norcross, Mil
dred Nix of Sanford, Fla., and Helen
Roberts of Milledgeville. Misses
Johnson and Nix are graduates of
Martin Institute, and Miss Roberts
is the daughter of Rev. L. E. Rob
erts, who also received his early
education in Martin Institute.
Jhursday, June 11, 1931.
Georgia Board Asks
Revision In Government
A reorganization of the state
government in Georgia so that the
heads of all departments, boards and
bureaus can be held directly respon
sible to either the governor or the
people of the state, was recommend
ed by the legislative reorganization
committee in a report made public
Saturday.
The report pointed out that some
department heads are now chosen by
self perpetuating boards, responsible
to no one, and commissions are so
organized that a majority always re
mains in office, neither the people
nor the chief executive having the
power to hold these commissions re
sponsible for their conduct.
The educational system of the
state was declared to be in a chaotic
condition and the abolition of the
twenty-five separate boards directing
higher education w'as recommended,
to be replaced by a superintendent
of higher education or a single board
of regents.
Official* Distruded
Conditions in the state have
brought about, according to the re
port, the following situations:
1. Inefficiency and extravagance
in executiye administration.
2. Public disrespect for and dis
trust in our public officials and our
government.
3. A loss to the average citizen
of benefits intended under our gov
ernment.
Among the recommendations in
the report were the following:
More control by the governor over
administrative machinery.
Cenaralized authority and respon
sibility for leadership.
Consolidation of the banking de
partment, insurance department and
securities commission.
Co-ordination of the Game and
Fish Department, Forestry Depart
ment and Geological Department un
der one responsible head, elected by
the people or appointed by the gov
ernor.
Election or appointment of all five
members of the State Public Service
Commission at one time.
Reduction of the number of judi
cial circuits from the present num
ber of 33, with 38 judges.
Consolidation of the veteran serv
ice departments under one head,
elected by the people or appointed
by the governor.
Entire Board Concur*
Abolition of the State Board of
Health and the selection of a com
missioner of health by the people or
the governor.
Consolidation of the Prison and
Welfare Departments.
Co-ordination of the fourteen ex
amining boards under one responsi
ble head.
Consolidation of the two agricul
tural experiment stations with the
Department of Agriculture, universi
ty system or educational system.
Consolidation of boards governing
eleemosynary and corrective institu
tions into one governing body.
Merging of the work of the De
partment of Agriculture and Board
of Entomology.
Placing of supervision of all pub
lic building programs with the High
way Department.
Retention of highway funds In
the state treasury until they are
actually needed by that department.
Mrs. Martha Ann Phillips
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha
Ann Phillips were held at Boggs
Chapel, in the southern part of the
county, Tuesday morning. Mrs.
Phillips was 01 years of age, and
parsed away at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Ida Niehois, Sunday
night, after a two weeks' illness.
She was a native of North ( arolina,
but had resided near Oconee Heights
for 80 years. Besides her daughter,
she is survived by a grand-daughter,
Miss Mattie Julia Nichols,'and sev
eral neices and nephews.
Mrs. Connie Thomas
Buford, Ga.—Mrs. Connie Alma
Thomas, wife of Mr. S. M. Thomas,
died at their home at Buford on Mon
day, May 25th, after an illness of
several weeks.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at Walnut church,
Jackson county, where she was a
member. Rev. J. O. McNeal offi
ciated, and interment was in the
churchyard.
Mrs. Thomas leaves her husband
and four children to mourn her pass
ing.
Vol. 54. No. 47.
Car Falls From Bridge And
Submerges Occupants
Two automobiles had a collision
on Oconee street bridge, Athens,
Sunday afternoon, and four peopl®
came near losing their lives by
drowning, when one of the cars fell
20 feet into the river, and was sub
merged for about three minutes, be
fore the occupants, Mr. and Mrs.
Claud Huff, C. V. Greenwood and
little daughter, were rescued by
three men who saw the car fall.
Mrs. Huff suffered a broken arm, and
Mr. Greenwood a broken shoulder.
The rescuers said Mr. Greenwood
was unconscious, but when Mr. Huff
was taken out, although he appear
ed groggy, managed to tell the res
cuers Jhat his wife was inside of the
car, drowning. He said the ch’ld
was the first to come up out of flw*
water, and was carried out by o*e
of the party of rescuers. She had
apparently been thrown from the
car as it fell off the bridge.
CARROLL COUNTY HAD MOST
COTTON IN STATE IN 192*
Washington.—Carroll County con
tinued in the 1929 season to be the
banner cotton county of Georgia, ac
cording to preliminary figures of the
cotton crop of that year announced
by the Census Bureau from the agri
cultural census of 1930. In all,
206,734 Georgia farms reported
aggregate of 3,406,443 acres devot
ed to cotton in 1929 and a harvest
of 1,344,488 bales of lint and 625,-
735 tons of cotton seed.
Carroll County reported 4,996
farms raising cotton in 1929 on 77,-
848 acres, producing 43,042 bales,
and 19,632 tons of seed
Burke County with 3,250 farms
and 74,484 acres devoted to cotton
in 1929, produced 30,050 bales arid
13,977 tons of seed.
Walton County, with 2,894 farms
and an aggregate of 52,558 acres in
cotton produced 38,376 bales of lint
and 13,525 tons of seed.
Gwinnett County reported 3,681
farms producing cotton on 50,08 ft
acres and producing in 1929, 25,984
bales and 12,770 tons of seed.
Laurens County reported 3,748
farms devoting 83,891 acres to cot
ton and producing 25,473 bales and
11,232 tons of seed.
Jackson County produced 25,41 (F
bales and 10,690 tons of seed on 50,-
145 acres in 2,812 farms.
MISS GARY WEDS MR. BROCK AT
GREENVILLE, S. C.
(From Athens Banner-Herald)
A wedding of interest to friend*
and relatives was that of Miss Sylvia
Gary and Mr. Worth Brock, which
was solemnized in the presence of
a few close friends on Saturday.
May 30, at the First Baptist church,
Greenville, S. C.
The impressive ring ceremony
was performed by a friend of the
groom, Rev. E. E. Steele, of Winder,
Ga.
The bride wore a becoming en
semble of navy blue and whitn
Elizabeth crepe, with white acces
sories.
Mrs. Brock is a girl of striking
personal charm, which has won for
her a wide circle of friends. She i*
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George-
W. Gary of Odenton, Md., and is a
graduate of Maryland State Normal
college, having taught in Greenville
for the past year.
Mr. Brock, son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. O. Brock, of Jackson county,
received his education at Martin.
Institute, Jefferson, Ga., and at S.
C. 1., Dayton, Va. He served with
the American Expeditionary Forces.,
in France during the World War.
Since then he has been very prorai
nen in the activities of the American
Legion.
Immediately after their marriage,
Mr. and Mrs. Brock left for a.
motor trip through the mountains of
North Carolina and Tennessee.
AND IT PAYS
The highest advertising rate of
any periodical in the country is
charged by the Ladies’ Home Journal,
which is $9,500 for a full page. Wo
man’s Home Companion rate is $9,-
400; Pictorial Review, and McCalPs.
Magazine, SB,BOO each; Saturday
Evening- Post, which has largest
circulation, $8,000; Collier’s, ss,
500; True Story, $4,500; and Liber
ty, $4,250.