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The Jackson Herald By Holder & Williamson EXCHANGE NOTES Item* of Interest From Among Our Neighbor* And Friends (From Atlanta Journal) Bantam Egg* Hatched By Heat Of The Sun When Hen Leaves Nest Monday’s blazing sun, which set nn all-time record for June heat, hatched two eggs at the home of Emmett Marlow, 21 GO Ridgedale Road. A bantam chicken had a nest of five eggs under a sweet pea vine. She left the nest Saturday. The rays of the sun penetrated between the leaves of the vine and reached the nest. Two of the eggs hatched, and the pair of chickens, hale and hearty, were chirping about the yard Tuesday. * * * (From Commerce News) Truck Wrecked Near Apple Valley A produce truck, driven by Mr. Martin of Gainesville, and in which young Mr. Cinciola of Gainesville was riding, was completely wrecked near Apple Valley Wednesday morn ing about seven o’clock. The men, it is said, had driven all night. Mr. Martin had just releived Mr. Cin ciola at the wheel, but was nodding, when the truck ran into a ditch, completely wrecking it. Both men were hurt, each having an arm brok en, and Mr. Martin sustained bad lacerations on the head. After hav ing their wounds dressed in Com merce, the men proceeded to Gaines ville. (From Gainesville Eagle) Two-Headed Calf Brought To City A large crowd gathered last Sat urday morning on the public square to view a two-headed calf exhibited by R. C. Oliver, prosperous farmer from near Flowery Branch. The calf was dead but due to the thoughtful ness of Mr. Oliver in packing it in ice, several hundred people were en abled to view the phenomenon of a calf with two perfect heads. Mr. Oliver stated that he had made every effort to keep the calf alive due to its exhibitional value, but that it lived only a few minutes. • * * (From Lavonia Times) Survey Being Made For Paving State Highway Engineers are working out of Lavonia this week making a survey of the highway leading from Middle River, about two miles from Carnesville, to Broad River, four miles from Carnesville, on the Stone Mountain Highway. The survey is being made with the idea of paving at an early date. The length of this paved stretch of road will be approixmately six miles, and will run through Carnesville on to within six miles of Lavonia. As soon as the engineers complete their sur vey, it is expected that bids will be let for the paving of this road. When completed, our sister city Carnesville, will be located on a paved highway, which will be an other step toward progress in com pleting the stretch of paved road from Commerce toward Lavonia and Knox Bridge. * * * (From Banks County Journal) “Don’t Do Anything Much Now” Some men never work, others work all day almost every day, and some work all day and part of the night. One of our good friends, who is now getting up in years, was advised by his doctor to quit work and take a rest. When asked by a friend how he was getting along, said: “Well, very good, I suppose, but the doctor told me to quit work and I don’t do much now, but I do a little; I get up and build a fire in the stove, then milk, and feed the stock, and after breakfast I feed the hogs, then I shuck come corn, then I go to the held and cut a few bushes, and then shuck some more corn, then I feed a t dinner time, then shuck some more corn, and I help around the kitchen a good deal, and get wash wood and help wash a little, then I shuck some more corn; I don’t do anything much now.” Bert Hancock Resigns As Warden Of Banks County Camp Mr. Bert Hancock has resigned as Warden of the Banks county camp, hanks never had a better man to handle convicts than Mr. Hancock. Be screened his buildings at the Cam P, kept it in a sanitary condition, and knew how to handle the men With little trouble. He has made an exc ellent warden. Mr. O. D. String er has been appointed warden to fill 'he place made vacant by the resig nation of Mr. Hancock. FORMER JEFFERSONIANS VISIT THE CITY Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Winburn of Atlanta spent the week-end in Jefferson at the Harrison Hotel. Both are former residents of Jef ferson, and enjoyed the holiday season visiting familiar places in the city and renewing acquaintances j made more than 40 wears ago. Mr. Winburn is a son of the late “Uncle I Billie” Winburn. He was born and I reared on the lot now owned by , Mr. L. B. Isbell, at the corner of Washington and Lawrenceville Sts. The house was burned some time ago. He left Jefferson 43 years ago, and is now a resident of Atlanta. Mrs. Winburn was the widow of the late John L. Asburyv and lived here when a young matron. Before her marriage to Mr. Asbury, she was a Miss Barnett of Oglethorpe county, and is a sister of Captain J. W. Barnett, Chairman of the State Highway Board. While Jefferson has not gained so much in the num ber of inhabitants since their resid ence here, they were loud in their praise of the growth of the little city in everything that pertains to up-to-date progress. They compli mented the churches, the school building, the paved streets, and the cleanly appearance of the town. In fact, Mr. Winburn said the old land marks still standing reminded him of the village of his boyhood days, but the improvements that had kept step with the times made Jefferson an up-to-date, progressive little city. FARMERS REPAY DROUGHT LOANS Washington. / Farmers whose crops were destroyed by the drought have begun repaying government loans which enabled them to plant new fields of cotton, corn, and po tatoes. Checks ranging from 75 cents to nearly SSOO have been received by the agricultural department, repre senting proceeds from the sale of early vegetables and fruit products. Relief loans have been reopened in Montana and North Dakota, where feed for livestock is a pressing need. The advances will fall due on November 1, when the bulk of loans made to 1930 drought sufferers are due. Congress appropriated $65,000,000 for drought relief with an additional $2,000,000 for hail and storm dam age in Southeastern states. Slightly more than $47,000,000 was loaned. No figures on the total repaid to date are available. The repayments have come from practically all of the drought states. G. L. Hoffman, chief of the seed loan office, said the small amounts of some checks are accounted for by the requirement that the pro ceeds of the first crops marketed must be used to repay the loans. In some cases, farmers have sold a hamper of vegetables and forwarded a money order. COMMERCE CITIZEN SUFFERS FROM AMNESIA (From Atlanta Georgian) The glimpse of a familar face brought back the wandering memory of the amnesia victim at Grady Hos pital Monday. At the sight of G. H. Westbrook, who lives near Commerce, the man who had remained unidentified for nearly 60 hours, recalled that he was Frank H. Autry, 38, a mechanic and electrician living on the highway near Commerce. Westbrook and several other friends of Autry visited him in the hospital Sunday, after seeing his picture in the Georgian. Autry re cognized them immediately, and ask- about his wife and children. He revealed'the attack of amnesia developed from the excitement of witnessing a negro shooting affray near his home, in which a man was killed. He drove his automobile in to Atlanta Friday, and demanded police aid in restoring his memory. Leading Atlanta specialists in brain and mental diseases had been treating Autry. Word association tests were given Saturday, and brought out his first name and sever al facts in connection with his pre vious life. ~ , , It was thought at first that he was familiar with airplanes, when he showed intense interest in the men tion of the name Clarence Chamber lin, trans-Atlantic flyer, and of the word “airship.” GA. PRISON HOSPITAL BURNS M.lWlgeville, Ga. - tubercular prisoners were dramati cally rescued here late Monday af ternoon, when fire completely de stroyed the tuberculosis hospital of the state prison here. Of the 69 prisoner patients in the hospital, 25 were bedridden. JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia. Legislative Committee Asks Reduction Of Bureaus And Boards Reorganization and co-ordination of the state government resulting in a reduction from 102 departments, boards and bureaus to seventeen departments, was recommended in a report made public Saturday by the reorganization committee creat ed by the Georgia House of Rep resentatives at the extra session of legislature in March. The report was submitted to the legislature Monday, together with a bill that would put the recommenda tions into effect. The committee recommended abol ishing the following: Special attorney for the highway department. Office of state school auditor. Commission of public printing and superintendent of public printing. Commissioner of Tensions. Veterans’ service bureau. Soldiers roster commission. State board of health. State board of game and fish. State board of forestry. State board of geology. Six boards of trustees and one board of visitors of eleemosynary institutions. Twenty-seven boards of trustees and two boards of visitors of Uni versity of Georgia and its branches. Office of motor vehicle commis sioner. Office of insurance commissioner. Office of tax commissioner. Department of revenue. Office corporation commissioner. Office of state superintendent of banks. Department of Archives and his tory. Real estate commission. Fourteen state boards of exam iners. State board of vocational educa tion. State school book commission. Georgia illiteracy commission. Practice of employing part time veterinarians. State board of entomology. Special attorney for public service commission. Reduction of membership of pub lic service commission from five to three. , Department of commerce and la bor. Industrial commission. Board of public welfare. Board of harbor, port and termi nal commission. State canal and waterway com mission. Community service commission. In most instances work of the de partments recommended for abolish ment would be carried on in a pro nosed set-up of 17 state depart ments as follows: Chief executive governor-elec tive (constitutional). Highway board—three members, one term expiring every two years. Department of Audits—One mem ber holding for four years. Veterans' Service office One member, holding concurrent with governor. Department of Health—One mem ber, holding concurrent with gover nor. r Department of Natural Resources —One member*, holding concurrent with the governor. Board of Control for Eleemosy nary Institutions—Twelve members, consisting of governor, one member holding at pleasure of and concur rent with governor, and one mem ber from each congressional dis trict, five of these terms expiring every two years. Board of Regents—Twelve mem bers, consisting of governor, one member holding at pleasure and con current with governor, and one member from each congressional district, five of these terms expiring every two years. Taxation comptroller general, elective (constitutional). Treasury—State treasurer, elec tive (constitutional). Secretary of State—elective (con stitutional). Legal Department—Attorney gen eral, elective (constitutional). Educational —State school com missioner, elective (constitutional). Agriculture—comissioner, elective (statutory). Prisons Three commissioners, elective (statutory). Utilities Three commissioners, elective (statutory). Industrial Relations—Three com missioners, one elective, two ap pointive (statutory). Local Legislators Get Fine Committee Appointments In the naming of committees of the General Assembly by Speaker Tucker and President Neill, the Jack son county representatives and the senator from the 33rd district were given splendid recognition. The three gentlemen have the best in terests of Georgia and thTlr constit uents at heart, and will always be found on the job, nnd giving voice to their conscientious opinion on all questions. Col. H. W. Davis received the following committee appointments: Amendments to Constitution, Gen eral Agriculture, General Judiciary, Insurance, Municipal Government, Public Highways. Mr. J. E. J. Lord was appointed on tfie following: Chairman of En grossing. Education, General Agri culture, State Sanitarium, Temper ance, W. & A. Railway. Senator J. M. Nix’s appointments were: Chairman Sanitarium, Vice- Chairman Agriculture, Amendments to Constitution, Banks and Banking, Education and Public Schools, Fi nance, General Judiciary, Highways and Public Roads, Hygiene and Sani tation, Penitentiary, Privileges of the Floor, Public Printing. Public Property, Public Utilities, Training Schools, Tuberculosis Sanitarium at Alto, Uniform Laws, University of Georgia and its Branches. HERE ARE WORLD-CIRCLING RECORD JOURNEYS SINCE MAGELLAN’S TIME Magellan—lsl9-1522, from Se ville, Spain, 1,083 days. Sir Frances Drake—ls 77-1580, from Plymouth, England, 1,052 days. Thomas Cavendish — 1586-1588, from Plymouth, England, 781 days. Nelly Bly—lßß9, from New York, by boat and rail, 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes. George Francis —Train 1890, from New York, by boat and rail; 67 days, 12 hours and 3 minutes. Col. Burnlay-Campbell—l9o7, by boat and rail; 40 days, 19 hours, 30 minutes. John Henry Mears —1913, from New York, by boat and rail; 35 days, 21 hours and 36 minutes. U. S. Army Planes—l 924, from Seattle (actual flying time 14 days, 15 hours;) 175 days. Graf Zeppelin—l 929, from Lake hurst, N. J., 21 days, 7 hours, 3 4 minutes. Post and Gatty—l93l, from Roosevelt Field, N. Y.; (actual fly ing time 4 days, 10 hours, 8 minu tes); 8 days, 15 hours, 54 minutes. PITTMAN FAMILY TO HOLD REUNION IN ATLANTA The descendants of John Pittman, Revolutionary Soldier, and pioneer of Georgia, will hold their sth an nual re-union, Sunday, July 19th, 1931, at the Pavilion, Grant Park, Atlanta, Ga. Exclusive use of the pavilion, for the day, has been ob tained. A short business session and program will be given about 10.30 a. m. Lunch will be served around 12 o’clock. All branches of the Pittman family are cordially invited and urged to come. We want lists, and records, of all branches to in corporate with the Pittman Family Register, or History, now being pre pared for publication. Grace Pittman Henderson,' Pres. (Mrs. C. K.) Frances Brooks Pittman, Historian. (Mrs. C. E.) Estelle Cash Pike, Secretary. JUNE AUTO ACCIDENTS BREAK 5-YEAR RECORD A greater number of motor acci dents occurred in Atlanta during June than in any month for the last six years, a total of 497, including eight fatalities, being recorded by the Atlanta Motor Club, in a report issued Friday. Of this number, 1 death and 26 injuries were caused by hit-and-run drivers. Besides the eight persons killed, the total of accidents included 154 injuries, many of them serious, ac cording to the report. Thirteen of the accidents were caused by drunk en drvers. Accdents for June of last year numbered 264, with four per sons killed and 82 injured. Mr. Curtis Martin of Dahlonega spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Martin, at their country home. Thursday, July 9, 1931. Toll Of 1,450 Lives Taken In Nation’s Terrific Heat Wave Chicago.— A toll of approximately 1,450 deaths was revealed by a United Press survey today ns one of the most punishing heat waves in recent years tightened its stifling grip on the eastern section of the nation. In addition to the appalling loss of human life, the survey showed that crops were damaged to the ex tent of probably $10,000,000 by the heat. An indication of the wide spread suffering caused by the hot spell was contained in reports that hundreds of persons were in hospit als after being prostrated. Health authorities said the toll of deaths and damage may be increas ed greatly before the heat wave ends in the Fast. Most of the reports contained in today’s survey were obtained from the Midwest where cooling winds and thunderstorms have brought some relief. More than 750 persons died after being prostrated from the heat dur ing the past eight days, in which temperatures of 95 degrees and a bovo were not unusual, the survey showed. An almost equal number of fatalities from drowning and dis eases aggravated by the heat also were reported. The most staggering loss of life was in Chicago, where 368 persons died of causes directly or indirectly attributable to the heat. Of that number, 83 died from the effects of remaining too long or exerting too strenuously in the scorching sun shine. Other Midwestern states and cities had fatality lists in proportion con sidering their comparative popula tions. Among them were Wisconsin with 164 deaths, lowa with 173, Mis souri with 114, and Indiana with 65. The heat wave was centered today in the Ohio valley and over a vast section to the eastward. Indiana re ceived the full force of the hot spell yesterday and 27 deaths were re- ported. LaFayette, Ind., had a tempera ture of 103, the highest since August 5, 1918, and many recordings in the middle 90s off higher were made. Mrs. Lowe Benton Called By Death Early Tuesday morning death en tered the home of Mr. Lowe Benton, in Gainesville, and claimed the life of his beloved companion, Mrs. Dell Blackstock Benton. Mrs. Benton was born at the Blackstock home, near Academy Baptist church, just north of Jeffer son, forty-one years ago. She was the daughter of Mrs. ' T. H. Black stock and the late Mr. Blackstock. Her girlhood was spent in that com munity, where she was loved and admired for her splendid traits of character. She was married to Mr. Lowe Benton, and they made their home in this county for several years, later moving to Athens, where Mr. Benton was connected with a furniture business. A few years ago, he was transferred to Gaines ville, where they resided at the time of her death. For seven years, Mrs. Benton had been afflicted with creeping paraly sis, and for the past four years had been completely helpless. She bore her affliction with great courage and resignation; and by her gentle, sweet-spirited nature, won hundreds of friends. She was a member of the Baptist church, and until sick ness prevented, was always ready to do her part in the Vineyard of the Master. . , 11 ... i Funeral services were held Wed nesday morning at Apple Valley church, and interment was in the cemetery at that place. . Surviving her are her mother, Mrs. T. H. Blackstock; four sisters, Mrs. 13illv Hammonds of Statham, Mrs. Edgar Hammonds of Elberton, Mrs. Homer Baird of Athens, Mrs. Genelia Gilbert of Pendergrass; and four brothers, Mr. T. 1 1 . Blackstock of Atlanta, Messrs. A. N., Tom and Hubert Blackstock of this county. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING Regular meeting of the Jefferson Chamber of Commece will be held this evening, Thursday, 8.30, at the Harrison Hotel. A full attendance of the members is desired. L. F. Elrod, Pres. G. D. Appleby, Sec’y. Post and Gatty landed from a flight around the world in 8 days, 15 hours and 51 minutes, which is a record time. Post piloted the plane, and when we think of spending nine days with little sleep flying above the earth w'e lift our hat to this re markable person. Vol. 54. No. 51. Two Score Lives Lost On Holiday Of July 4th A loss of more than two score lives was reported in the nation’s celebration of the 155th anniversary of its independence. All sections of the country had contributed to the death toll, the Mid-West leading with 12. Fireworks, once the chief reason for the annual July i acoMont death list, accounted for only two—one in the Southwest and one in the East. But reports of burns nnd injuries caused by explosives were nearly as numerous as in recent years. With highways jammed by mil lions of persons taking advantage of the two-day holiday, traffic accidents had caused more than half tho deaths reported. Ten drownings were reported from various sections of the country, nearly half of them in the South. In Pennsylvania, the rear guard of the intense heat wave climbed slowly over the mountains, but left three additional dead in its toll of nearly 1,300 lives. The rest of the country as a hole was cool and com fortable with scattered showers. The Mid-.west led in deaths with 12, but the mid-Atlantic states head ed the total casualty lists with 38 in juries from fireworks and two auto mobile deaths. The casualties by sections were: New England: Fireworks, dead 1; Autos, dead 1; drowned, 3. Mid-Atr lanti: Fireworks, hurt 38, autos, dead 4; heat, dead 3. South: Autos, dead 1; drowned, 4. Mid-West: Fire works, hurt 7; autos, dead, 9; drowned 4; airplane, dead 1; other dead 1. Pacific coast: Autos, dead 4; drowned 2. Southwest: Fire works, dead 1; hurt 20; autos, dead 2. Mountain states: Autos, dead 2. Aged Citizen Goes 1 o His Reward One of Jackson county’s oldest and most esteemed citizens, Mr. J. W. C. Hayes, died at the home of his son, Mr. Will Hayes, Friday night., following an illness of only four hours. Mr. Hayes was eighty seven years of age, and had spent a long, useful life of honesty, integrity and uprightness. He was one of the few remaining Confederate Veterans of the county. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Cruce, Sunday morning, at Union Baptist church, and his body was laid to rest in the cemetery at that place. Mr. Hayes is survived by two sons, Messrs. Will and Lias Hayes; and by four daughters, Misses Susie and Onie Hayes, Mrs. John Gurley of Winder, and Mrs. Tolly Cooper of Texas, * THYATIRA * Mrs. iCroff Nunn of Dry Pond spent last week with her daughter, Mrs. Hubert Wilhite. Sorry to hear that Mrs. Joe Maley was not feeling so well for the last week. Mr. and Mrs. Maley are now at their old home, after spend ing several months with their daugh ters, Mrs. Willie Hood, at Com merce, and Mrs. Hub Nix, at Apple Valley. The majority of our town spent the Fourth away from home. Mr. and Mrs. .1. D. Eckles and the most of their children and grand children, with several friends, were at their old home at Tumiin Shoals. The rest were at the site of the old Hood or McDonald Mill, and all had fish, and then more fish, besides all the other good things prepared by the ladies that make a meal on the river bank a success. We wish the Fourth of July would come more often. Mr. and Mrs. Woodie Baxter and children of Andrews, N. C., and Miss Ida Sudderth of Murphy, N. C., spent several days last week with their sister, Mrs. S. .1. Suddath. Potts Brothers have about finished threshing in their regular territory, and got about 9,000 bushels. In 1926, they got about 21,000 bushels in the sam? territory. Mrs. Willie Suddath and daughter spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Suddath. Mr. and Mrs* Jerome Davis and son, Jerome, Jr., of Florida, are with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wilhite, for their vacation. Miss Mildred Potts spent last week with H. E. Barnett and family. Misses Mary Carter and Kathryn Potts are with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Eckles this week. Sunday school will meet prompt ly at 10 o’clock Sunday morning. You will miss something if you are not there. We expect to have a different opening exercise, and if we succeed in carrying it out you will enjoy it. So come and see, all ye that have been coming from time to time, and any others that will ven ture one time, at least. VV ill not keep you later than 11 o’clock.