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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. * * * (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. * * * (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. • * * (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. ® * * (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. * * * 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. * * * 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. * * * 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. • * * 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. • * * 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. * * * 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. * * * 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.