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The Jackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
EXCHANGE NOTES
Item* of Interest From Among Our
Neighbor* And Friend*
(From Gainesville News)
SI,OOO I* Found In Open Field By
Young Girl
Finding a big roll of currency,
amounting to approximately SI,OOO,
in a Hold in an adjoining county was
the luck of a young girl on July 4th.
The circumstances surrounding the
find were most unusual. The girl’s
father, a highly respected citizen,
died in April, 1930. Shortly there
after the straw from the mattress
where he had died was placed in a
m ule stall. This spring manure
from the stall was spread around a
fa\’9rite peach tree of the deceased.
It was under, this tree that the
daughter, noticing a rag protruding
from the earth, pulled it out and to
her surprise found it contained the
large roll of bills, and in denomina
tions of tens and twenties. Being
too fragile to handle, the money was
turned over to the Citizens Bank
here and sent to the U. S. treasury
for redemption. The amount was
estimated at about SI,OOO by bank
officials.
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(From Commerce News)
Mr. Luther Mini*h Paste* To Great
Beyond
Mr. Luther Minish, 54 years of
age, died early Thursday morning,
the result of a fractured skull
sustained in a fall from a tree on
Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Minish
was in the employ of the city, and
was trimming a tree on the sidewalk
near C. O. Wood’s filling station
when he fell striking the back of his
head on the pavement and fractur
ing the skull. He was immediately
placed in an ambulance and carried
to his home, but he never regained
consciousness, passing away about 2
o’clock Thursday. The funeral was
preached by Rev. G. H. Collins, and
interment was made in the McGin
nis cemetery Friday afternoon. Mr.
Minish was preceded to the grave by
his wife several months ago. His
passing leaves nine orphan children.
(From Hoschton News)
Hotchton To Be On Paved Highway
Very Soon
Work will begin on the paving of
the main highway through Hoschton
right away. Preliminary preparation
has already begun, and the machin
ery and material for doing the ac
tual work will be arriving within the
next few days. This contract only
calls for a paved road from the Bar
row to the Hall county lines at pres
ent. Contracts for the Hall and
Barrow counties portion of this road
will probably be let in the near fu
ture. This is indeed gratifying
news to the people along the line,
and others as well.
Mrs. Ramey Died Wednesday
Mrs. Anna Ramey, wife of C. Y.
Ramey, died at her home ai Thomp
son Mill, Wednesday of last week,
after a lingering illness of several
weeks. She was 48 years old, and
had lived her entire life in that com
munity. Funeral services were held
at Mulberry church, Rev. Helton in
charge.
(From Gainesville Eagle)
Local Police Recover Stolen Car
Saturday
Local police Saturday recovered a
stolen car and arrested Lester Voy
les, 25, of Dawson county, who, it
is charged, departed suddenly from
the farm of Clyde Elrod, where he
was employed as a farm hand, and
took Elrod’s car without the formali
ty of securing permission.
Sheriff Culberson, of Jackson
county, came to Gainesville and re
turned Voyles to Pendergrass for
trial.
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(From Butler Herald)
Drowning* Head The List
In celebrating Independence Day
Saturday hundreds of persons met
death by accident. Drownings took
the largest toll, autos second, while
only a few were caused by fireworks.
Fireworks used to call for a warn
ing, but water and autos pre now
taking toll of lives that were form
erly charged up to lock-jaw and
bloodpoisoning. Even at that only
a few more were killed than when
we celebrated the birth of Christ at
Christmas time.
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(From Oglethorpe Echo)
B. Y. P. U’*. Had Great Meeting
The B. Y. P. U. convention of the
Sarepta association held with the
Baptist church here Tuesday was a
WINDER BOYS WIN FIRST
HONORS IN DAIRY JUDGING
Macon, Ga.—The Winder High
School team in dairy judging took
first honors for Georgia, Saturday in
a contest held here among eight
teams that had been winners in con
tests among classes in vocational
agricultural schools of the state dur
ing the spring.
The winning team scored 1,238 out
of a possible 1,500. This team was
coached by .1. E. McLean, teacher of
vocational agriculture, and was com
posed of Richard McDonald. Jack
Harrison, James Harrison, with Joe
Elrod as alternate.
The winning team will represent
Georgia in the national dairy shows
in St. Louis this fall. In this contest,
the team may win many prizes for
excellence in judging breeds of dairy
cattle. i
Second highest score was made by
the team from Mount Olivet, Hart
County Consolidated School.
MELON CROP BRINGS $750,000
TO GROWERS
Moultrie, Ga.—With several thou
sand more cars to be moved before
the shipping season closes, the south
Georgia watermelon crop has already
brought to the growers more than
$750,000, it was estimated here Sat
urday. Through Friday night a total
of 7,500 cars had been shipped this
season and the best available infor
mation indicated that they had sold
for an average of about $125 per
car. This is the best price melons
have sold for in a number of years,
growers declared.
The average would have been
much higher but for the fact that
the smaller sizes, 20s and 225, con
stituted a much larger portion of the
shipments than usual. This was due
to dry weather, which practically
destroyed the vines in maffy fields.
Some fine melons have been loaded,
however, and these commanded
prices of $250 to S3OO per car. They
were produced in areas that received
rather frequent showers.
MR. T. E. CRAIG PASSES
Mr. T. E. Craig, aged 48, died at
his home in the Jefferson, Mills Vil
lage Monday, and his body was in
terred in the cemetery at Center
Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Craig is
survived by a family, to whom much
sympathy is extended.
great meeting. Delegates were in
attendance from the furthest bounds
of the association, some two hundred
or more being present. The pro
gram as outlined in last issue proved
to be a most interesting and helpful
one, those having assignments there
on bringing splendid messages to the
body. At the noon intermission a
basket lunch was served by the
members of the church on the church
yard. Many who attended were
free to say that it was one of the
most successful conventions the B.
Y. P. U. has ever had.
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(From Toccoa Record)
Fourteen Carloads Of Northeast
Georgia Apples Moved To
Markets
The apple crop this year in north
east Georgia has proved most suc
cessful, as is evidenced by the large
shipments being made to Pittsburgh,
Philadelphia, Cleveland and Jackson
ville. Fourteen cars of fine apples
haV> been shipped to these points,
and were iced by the local plant of
the Varolina-Georgia Service Cos.
About \OO tons of ice has been used.
The Tocvoa Ice Plant has in storage
some 1,4V0 tons of ice to protect
the peach ' shipments which are ex
pected to Start the middle of next
week. It is\anticipated that about
800 carloads ot peaches from north
east Georgia, deluding Commerce,
Cornelia and Baltin will move with
in the next 45 days. Northeast
Georgia fruit is of superior quality
and flavor, and is in great demand in
the northern and eastern markets.
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Boone Suddath Visit* Atlanta
Mr. Boone Suddath, one () f our
official members of the Mayaville
charge, has been visiting his auter,
Mrs. E. R. Osburn, of Druid Mills.
Atlanta. He gave good report of hi.,
pastor, Brother Burnette, and spoke
in high praise of his presiding eldei,
Etev. J. W. Veatch. When Brother
Suddath is again in the city, we
shall expect him to call at The Wes
leyan Christian Advocate office with
out fail.—Wesleyan Advocate.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
Home Demonstration News
Of Jackson County
4-H club short courses have been
held at Nicholson, Bachelor’s, Tul
mo, Plain View, and Dry Pond, dur
ing the past week. Instructions have
been given in food preservation, and
many girls have canned berries.
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Tlu* following committees will
have short courses next week:
July 21, Maysville.
July 22, Hoschton and Long View,
at Hoschton.
July 23, Attica.
July 24, Martin Institute and Pot
ter’s, at Thyatira.
I hope every club member will at
tend their short course, as it is one
of the most important meetings of
the year.
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All 4-H club members and home
demonstration club members are
urged to get ready for county camp,
which will be held August 3-7. The
girls will come on August 3, and
August 7th will be Ladies Day. A
full program is being planned for
all.
Sarah Whitaker, H. D. A.
A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY DINNER
On Sunday, July 12th, Mr. and
Mrs. M. H. Ivey, who live north of
Pendergrass, were pleasantly sur
prised by a birthday dinner. *
About 10 o’clock the Children and
relatives began to gather at their
home near Mountain Creek church.
After the happy greetings were
over, they spent an hour in conversa
tion.
At 12 o’clock, all gathered around
a bountiful table, and enjoyed a
sumptuous repast.
Those enjoying the occasion,
were: Mr. and Mrs. L. O. McDonald
and children, Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Ivey, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Bowles,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Levelmon, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Carlyle, Miss Bernice
Harris, Mr. Napoleon Sanders.
After spending a pleasant after
noon, all went to their respective
homess wishing the parents many
more happy birthdays.
BARBER—HILL
Mrs. Robert Lee Woodruff, of Win
der, Ga., announces the engagement
of her daughter, Thelma Eloise
Barber, to D. Sim Hill, the mar
riage to be solemnized in August.
The attractive bride-elect is the
daughter of the former Miss Ola
Stockton and a grand daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Stockton. The
Atlanta Journal says of the an
nouncement: “Of cordial interest to
relatives and friends throughout the
state is the announcement of the
engagement of Miss Thelma Eloise
Barber to Mr. D. Sim Hill. The
wedding will be solemnized at the
Little Church Around the Corner in
New York.”
COTTON ACREAGE CUT TEN
PER CENT
Washington.—The area of cotton
In cultivation July 1 was announced
today by the Department of Agricul
ture as 44,491,000 acres, compared
with 46,078,000 acres in cultivation
a year ago and 45,091,000 acres
picked last year.
The area is ten percent less than
in cultivation a year ago.
Production last year was 13,932,-
000 equivalent 500-pound bales, or
147.7 pounds an acre.
The probable cotton production
this year will not be estimated until
the August report, in accordance
with law. At that time production
will be forecast as indicated by the
prospective acre yield applied to the
acreage in cultivation July 1, less
average abandonment in each state
after that date.
DEATH OF INFANT CHILD
Deep sympathy is extended Mr.
and Mrs. EmolV Mitchell, on account
of the sudden death of their 13-day
old infant, who passed away during
the night Friday. The little body
was laid to rest at the Mitchell
burial ground, near Arcade, Satur
day. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell live on
Sycamore street.
GARTER—WILSON
Mv and Mrs. J. A. Carter, of Al
nm. the engagement of
their < s > G htor, Eloise, to Mr. D. E.
Wilson, t Highland, the marriage
to be solenni . and at an early date.
$2,750,000 In Highway
Contracts To Be Awarded
By Highway Board
Highway and bridge contracts to
the value of more than $2,750,000
will be awarded by the State Board
Wednesday calling for the construc
tion of 107,344 miles of paved
roads. 66.767 miles of graded roads
and eight bridges. Several projects
have been added since the contract
letting was first announced.
Practically all the paving con
tracts will be filled in what are now
unpaved stretches in through high
ways connecting various sections of
the state, linking up important traf
fic thoroughfares. The grading pro
jects arc in preparation for paving
operations later.
Award of the contracts is in con
formity with the highway board’s
plan to make all possible progress
with road construction this year, util
izing the summer and fall months
for the major part of the construc
tion program, so that the work may
be completed by the end of the year.
Projects to be awarded are:
4.408 miles of paved road, located
in Stehens County on the Toccoa-
Seneca Road.
5.025 miles of paving, and 10.106
miles of grading and bridges, locat
ed in Wilkes County on the Athens-
Washington Road.
7.646 miles of graded road and
three bridge culverts in Wheeler
County on the Alamo-Mourft Vernon
Road.
8 miles of graded road, in Mont
gomery and Toombs Counties, on the
Alamo-Vidalia Road.
.163 miles of graded road and one
bridge in Aiken County, S. C., on the
Augusta-Aiken Road.
9.8 miles of paved road, in Baldwin
County, on the Milledgevillc-Sand
ersville Road.
6.658 miles of paved road and
three bridges in Chattahoochee
County on the Thomasville-Cairo
Road.
7.994 miles of paved road in Ba
con County, on the Douglas-Alma
Road.
9.743 miles of paved road in Lee
and Terrell County on the Dawson-
Albany Road.
5.65 miles of graded road in Har
alson County on the Douglasville-
Birmingham Road.
12.23 miles of paved road in Hen
ry County on the Atlanta-MeDon
ough Road.
4.04 miles of graded road in Cher
okee County on the Canton-Mariet
ta Road.
4.25 miles of graded road, in Har
alson County, on the Douglasville-
Birmingham Road.
8.312 miles of graded road and a
bridge in Carroll County on the
Douglasville-Birmingham Road.
7,500 tons of cold mix asphalt sur
facing, f. o. b. Hapeville or Lake
wood Park.
Street improvements and storm
drainage in McDonough.
6.759 miles paved road in Coffee
County on the Douglas-Alma Road.
3.9 miles graded road in Haralson
County on the Douglasville-Birming
ham Road. Overhead bridge in Mor
gan County on the Madison-Athens
Road.
8.927 miles of paved road, widen
ing one bridge, in Early County on
the Bleekley-Cuthbert Road.
5.614 miles of paved road and
widening one bridge in Upson Coun
ty on the Thomaston-Zebulon Road.
5.206 miles of paved road in
Franklin County on the Itoyston-
Dar.ielsville road.
5.47 miles of paved road in Bryan
County on the Statesboro-Savannah
Road.
5.82 miles of paved road in De-
Kalb County on the Avondale-Cov
ington Road.
Widening one bridge in Early
County on the Donalsonville-Dothan
Road.
Construction of two bridges in
Schley County on the Ellaville-But
ler Road.
TALMO YOUNG PEOPLE WED
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss Cora Lou Davis
and Mr. Marshal!” Taylor, Rev. H. L.
Taylor performing the ceremony.
These young people reside in the
Talmo community.
Also, Mr. Lloyd Simmons of Tal
mo, and Miss Sarah White of White
Plains, were married July 4th.
These young people have the best
wishes of a large circle of friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Byrd Martin left
this week for Ellerbe, N. C., where
they will be for a few weeks.
Thursday, July 16, 1931.
Brief News Items
Bnby Drink* Gin And Die*
Atlantic City, N. J.- Clement
Hagy, 3, died today of alcoholism af
ter drinking half a bottle qf gin.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Hagy told
authorities they left the gin within
reach and the child drank it.
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14 Ccnsu* Employe* Ouitc-d For
Smoking
Washington. Fourteen employes
of the census bureau, including sev
eral young women, have been dis
missed for leaving their desks to
smoke outside the bureau building.
Smoking in the office, one of the
government’s wartime temporary
structures, is forbidden.
Announcing the discharges today,
Arthur J. Hirseh, chief clerk, said
other employes were warned the
same punishment would be meted
out for similar offenses.
The bureau must drop 5,800 tem
porary employes within the next year
he said, and the dismissals was one
way of effecting the reduction. The
bureau took on the extra workers for
the 1930 census.
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Family Of Sixteen Georgia Children
Named By Alphabet
Bowman, Ga.—ln naming their 16
children, Mr. and Mrs. John R.
Ginn, who live two miles west of
here, dispensed of the usual haphaz
ard method of naming their off
spring and used names beginning
with letters of the alphabet conse
cutively from B through Q.
Names of the children are: Brodie,
Corbin, Dorcas, Elmira, Fezzan,
Gregor, llassie, Ithmar, Jessie, Kes
tcr, Lisbon, Manson, Nelson, Ornice,
Pascal and Quaver.
Ten of them are married and
have children of their own, it was
revealed at a family reunion held at
the farm home of the parents re
cently. A basket dinner was serv
ed under the sheading oak trees.
Struck Match Brings Ruin To Ga*
Station
Thomasville, Ga.—When R. L.
Forrester struck a match last night
to ascertain how much gasoline he
had in his automobile tank, there
was a glaring flash, and in an instant
flames enveloped an uptown station
of the Standard Oil Company here.
The fire department was promptly
summoned and came hastily, but it
was all over before the fire laddies
arrived.
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Soldier Swallows Teeth And Is Rush
ed By Plane To Have Them
Removed
El Paso.—Having swallowed false
teeth, Olaf Nelson, private in the
United States Army, is on the way
to Washington by airplane to have
them extracted from his aesophagus.
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Pastor Will Fine Men Who Appear
In Coats
Key West, Fla.—Men wearing
coats on hot Sundays to services at
the Fleming Street Methodist Church
arc to be fined 25 cents by the pas
tor, who desires the congregation to
be comfortable. Shirt sleeves are
welcome free.
B. Y. P. U. Convention I* Held At
Talmo
Talmo, Ga.—Miss Mary D. Yar
borough, of Jasper, Ala., state B.
Y. P. U. worker, gave the main ad
dress at the Chattahoochee Baptist
Associational B. Y. P. U. convention
which met at Talmo Friday night.
There was a large attendance of
young people. Pat Garrard, of Gain
esville, presided.
A nomination committee for the
election of officers was appointed by
the president as follows: Dr. W. A.
Keel, Dr. R. Q. Leavell, Miss Bennie
Mae Cagle, Grady Garrard and Mrs.
Scott Murphy.
The attendance banner was award
ed the Central Baptist B. Y. P. U.,
with Hopewell as second. The next
meeting of the association will be
held at Bell’s Mill on August 27 for
the purpose of electing officers for
the coming year.
Farmer’* $1.20 Want Ad Bring*
Needed Shower
McKinney, Texas.—When J. W.
Corley’s crops curled under the heat,
and not a breath of air came to cool
his brow, he sent the following ad
vertisement to the Dallas News:
“Wanted: Good soaking rain in
north and east Texas within next 24
or 48 hours.”
Within 36 hours a heavy rain
watered his crops.
Today he entered in his expense
books:
“For one rain, $1.20.”
Vol. 54. No. 52.
Congressman Charles
Edwards Drops Dead
In Atlanta, Monday
Atlanta.- Ropn . tentative Charles
G. Edwards, 53, of the first Georgia
congressional district, died front
what was believed to have been a
cerebral hemorrhage. He was strick
en in the office of Representative*
Robert Rumspeok, of Atlanta, and
died en route to a hospital.
Mr. Edwards, whose homo was in
Savannah, had been in Atlanta visit
ing a niece, Mrs. F. G. Everett, 724
Spring street, and had held confer
ences with political friends in th®
general assembly since Friday. Mon
day he had lunch at his niece’s homo
and afterwards took a short nap be
fore going downtown to join Repre
sentative W. C. Wright and Repre
sentative Ramspeck in the latter’*
Walton building offices.
'The three colleagues had been,
talking informally for a few minutes,
Mr. Ramspeck said, when Mr. Ed
wards asked for a glass of water.
While waiting for the water he
slumped in his chair unconscious.
An ambulance was summoned, but
doctors pronounced Mr. Edwards
dead upon arrival at the hospital.
JACKSON COUNTY CLUB IN
ATHENS
(From Athens Banner-Herald)
A movement has been inaugurat
ed for the organization of a club
composed of Athens citizens wh
are natives of Jackson county. It
is estimated that there are a(>out
two hundred residing here.
Some of those interested in this
movement, are: T. J. Shackelford,
Col. M. G. Michael, Abit Nix, Georg®
D. Bennett, W. L. Hancock, Hoyt
Bennett, F. C. Shackelford, G. E.
Storey, and the writer of this
column. Most of all of the Jackson
county citizens living here attended
Martin Institute, one of. the oldest
educational institutions in the state.
A complete list of the Jackson coun
ty people is being compiled, and at
an early date a meeting will be held
and organization of a club will be
perfected.
MRS. CAROLINE McREE
FRACTURES THIGH BONE
The hundreds of friends of Mrs.
Caroline Mc-Ree will be greatly
grieved to learn that she fell at her
home at Brockton, and fractured
her hip bone. Mrs. Mcßee is ad
vanced in age, and the injury is
quite painful. If prayers and wishes
of her devoted family and sympa
thizing friends can avail anything,
the fractured bone will soon heal,
and she will be fully restored.
HODGpS—WHITEHEAD
Mrs. W. M. Hodges, of Bluffton,
Ga., announces the engagement of
her daughter, Gladys, to William
Paul Whitehead, of Commerce, the
marriage to be solemnized in August-
PAST GRAND MASTER MILLER
DIES
j Early Monday morning Past Grand
Master A. G. Miller, of Waycroas,
was translated from the terrestrial
to the celestial lodge above. He had
been in failing health for several
days, and underwent an opeiatian
for appendicitis the latter part of
last week. He did not rally from
the same.
Mr. Miller was born in South
Carolina, and was educated at Cita-
del, Charleston. He devoted him
self to school work, and removing
from South Carolina he wa3 placed
at the head of the City Schools of
Americus, and for several years held
the same position in Waycross. Two
years ago, on the death\of E. A.
Mohan, he was made Grand Secre
tary to the Royal Arch Masons at
Georgia, which position he held at
the time of his death. He had held
the highest office in the four branch
es of Georgia Masonry, and many
.Jackson county Masons heard his
splendid address at Dahlonega three
years ago.
The funeral and interment were
held at Waycross, Tuesday after
noon, in charge of Hon. William G.
Moalor, of Gainesville, present Grand
Master.
Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Ethridge and
son, Lanis, and niece, Miss Fite, of
Jefferson, spent the week-end at
their summer home in Mountain
City.—Clayton Tribune.