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TAL JACKSON HERALD
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ass Second-Class Mail Matter
Official Organ of Jackson County
JOHN N. HOLDER Editor
W. H. WILLIAMSON Bus. M’g'r.
Jefferson, Ga., October 15, 1931
TEXAS EDITOR SAYS PAY-AS
YOU-GO
A newspaper published in Clarkes
ville, Tex., thinks we should adopt
the pay-as-you-go policy in every
walk of life. There is too much
charge business, says the editor. If
trade were on a spot cash basis
there would be fewer depressions to
fall into and climb out of. If the
money that is represented by book
figures were represented by coins in
the cash register we should hear less
of bankruptcies and more of bank
deposists. The only reason for
credit is absence of cash, and one
absence contributes to a sequence of
same. The way to help business is
to go to the store and pay as you
go, or before you leave. I hat is
what the cashier is for—to receive
the money for your purchases. Did
you think she was there for orna
ment only? Furthermore, if there
were more cash in circulation there
would be more cashiers, and more
salesmen, more jobs and more earn
ings. If congress or the legislature
wisher to enact dictatorial legislation
guaranteed to penalise personal
liberty and warranted to restore
trade and industry let it put an em
bargo on the credit business, there
by compelling all to pay cash or not
buy.
A DANGEROUS PRACTICE
Almost every day automobiles are
driven on the streets of Jefferson
with the running board filled with
school children. Most of the cars
are driven by school pupils. This is
dangerous, and the practice should
be stopped. We are told that in
one South Georgia city there is an
ordinance prohibiting persons riding
on the running boards or on the
outside of automobiles or trucks.
The News, published at Dawson, says:
“The council of that city has tak
en a forward step toward the safety
of children in passing this measure,
for there is perhaps no more dan
gerous practice than that of children
standing on the side of cars while
they are in motion. In Dawson
school children in large numbers are
to be seen daily on the sides of cars
and in precarious positions in the
backs of trucks, and the fact that
thus far no fatality has resulted is
not due to any carefulness or
thoughtfulness on their part. The
greater number of parents are gen
erally successful, while the children
arc in sight, in requiring obedience
when they caution their offsprings to
be careful, but boys and girls of
high school age especially are prone
to throw caution to the winds for the
thrill of the delight they find in dar
ing. It is a pity that ordinances
have to be enforced to preserve safe
ty, but since this must be done the
banning of children riding on the
running boards of automobiles is to
be commended.”
WRONG TAX POLICY
The Local, a newspaper published
at Sylvester, Worth county, express
es our views when the editor says we
have the wrong t*x policy. We real
ise that it takes money to run our
state, county and municipal govern
ments, but we certainly think it un
fair to assess property at so much
higher value than it would bring if
placed on the market, especially
residence property and property that
brings in no income. The Local says.
“A tax system that permits asses
sors to raise values when home own
ers do something to beautify or keep
their property in repair is wrong.
Such a policy is bad because it tends
to discourage people in owning
homes. Property ought to be taxed
not according to its looks but ac
cording to its earning capacity. As
sessments are certainly out of joint
when homes in some instances are
arbitrarily valued for taxing pur
poses for more than they could possi-
bly be sold. There are many glaring
inconsistencies in the assessments
placed on business as well as resi
dential property. Certainly it is not
fa;r to assess a house that rents for
S2O a month the same as a house in
another location which vents for
thirty or forty dollars a month.”
Some idea of the extent of de
crease in the value of securities can
he gained when it is known that the
Nobel peace prize jn literature which
last year carried a cash bestowal of
$46,350, will this year net the prize
winner but $7,000. This is brought
about by the decline in the prices of
securities in which the Nobel fund
rs invested.
SENTENCED TO SUNDAY
SCHOOL
The Judge of the City Court of
Augusta has adopted a novel punish
ment for juvenile offenders, at least,
we presume the Judge thinks it will
be a punishment. Instead of con
fining them in jail or in the ehuing
gang, he is sentencing them to at
tend Sunday school. Probably it
may result in good, and will, if the
teachers of the Sunday school ÜBe
the proper tact in dealing with the
offenders.
The Judge had three youngsters
up before him charged with stealing
a ham.
After hearing the evidence against
the lpds, the Judge sentenced them,
not to do a “stretch” behind the bars
nor to serve even for a short time as
misdemeanor convicts but directed
that for the Sundays of October, No
vember and December each boy at
tend a Sunday School of his choice.
They are to make a report of such
visitations to an officer of the court,
and if their record is clear on Janu
ary Ist they are to have the charges
against them marked dismissed.
THE SECOND COMING OF
CHRIST
Dr. Marion Hull, a noted Presby
terian Bible student of Atlanta, who
conducts the Sunday school lesson
each week in the Atlanta Journal,
and who writes interestingly and
with wisdom on all Biblical subjects,
believes the second coming of Christ
is near at hand, and does not hesitate
to give his; reasons for so believing.
Our good friend, Rev. J. W. Mc-
Whorter, a prominent Baptist divine,
who edits the Winder News, takes
issue with Dr. Hull. Brother Mc-
Whorter believes in the teachings of
the Scripture which says no man
knows when Heaven and earth shall
pass away. Commenting on Dr.
Hull’s predictions, he says: “Such
predictions have been made for the
last nineteen hundred years. One
of the strange things about human
beings is that they will employ rea
son and common sense about every
thing in life except religion. We
note cause and effect in everything
about us; we note the laws of growth
and development in life j we reject
miracles and supernatural occur
rences in our daily affairs; but when
it comes to religion we throw out
reason and common sense and ex
periences to the winds and plunge
headlong into superstition and ment
al anarchy.”
SEABOARD ASKS RIGHT TO
ABANDON HISTORIC RAILROAD
Thomasville, Ga.—There is a like
lihood that the third railroad con
structed in the United States may be
abandoned —the 20-mile branch road
from the old port of St. Marks to
Tallahassee, Fla. Application for
abandonment of a part of this branch
line was filed several weeks ago by
the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Com
pany with the inter-state commerce
commission, and the matter is now
under consideration.
The line from St. Marks, on the
Gulf of Mexico, to Tallahasse, is
the oldest railroad in Florida—and
for many years was the only rail
road in that state. It was charter
ed in 1834 and was in operation in
1836—when Florida was yet a terri
tory. The first rails laid were of
wood, and mules furnished the mo
tive power. Locomotives were, ac
cording to the old-timers of the
region, put in operation on the road
in 1860.
In those long-gone days St. Marks
was one of the principal seaports of
Florida. Cotton was the principal
crop of this part of the south, and
thousands of bales of the fleec>
staple were hauled from south Geor
gia, southeast Alabama, and north
western Florida to St. Marks, and
there loaded on sailing vessels for
transport to the markets of the
world.
The Ecumenical Conference be
gining at Wesley Memorial church,
Atlanta, Friday, is a world-wide gath
ering of Methodists. It is a confer
ence held once in each ten years, the
last having taken place in London.
It brings into one great family gath
ering Methodists from all sections of
the globe. There will be men from
England, France, Australia, Greece,
Italy, every part of the United
States, points in South America
and indeed from every section where
the world-wide religion of John Wes
ley has adherents and followers.
Dodge county has already held
the primary for county officers who
will start serving January 1, 1933.
It is said that the largest vote ever
polled was cast in this election.
Each office had several contestants.
It seems rather early to begin stir
ing the old political pot, but as there
are so many officials to be elected
next year, we presume the Dodge
politicians wanted to get all local
fights out of the way.
The Jefferson Chamber Of
Commerce Met
The regular monthly session of
The Jefferson Chamber of Commerce
met at The Harrison Hotel, Thurs
day evening of last week. Prof. L.
F. Elrod, president, in the chair; and
Secretary Geo. D. Appleby at his
post. /
The usual luncheon was enjoyed,
Rev. A. O. Hood offering the invo
cation.
Minutes of former meeting read
and approved.
Mr. J. C. Turner spoke on, The
Business Outlook. Not so bright as
we could hope for. Cotton can’t be
raised at present price. Must find
more uses for cotton. The depres
sion world wide. Spoke of gold and
silver coinage. Banks will be com
pelled to direct credits, and irive ad
vice and direction to the people. He
spoke for about 30 minutes, and was
liberally applauded at his conclusion.
Mr. H. T. Mobley spoke of The
Times from a Merchant’s Point ol
View. Had no solution for condi
tions. Recommended the raising of
more feed and food stuff, live at
home, diversify, and reduce cotton
acreage at least 50 per cent for
1932. Mr. Mobley spoke interesting
ly-
Mr. W. H. Smith reported The
Good Roads Meeting at Lavonia two
weeks ago. The Stone Mountain to
be changed to The National High
way.
Captain C. A. Jacobson spoke
briefly.
The wives and sweet-hearts to be
special guests at the November
meeting.
Mr. Turner reported progress on
the Jackson Trail school building.
To be finished and ready for use
November Ist. Messrs. Elrod and
Benton also offered some remarks
in regard to same.
Dr. J. C. Bennett submitted re
port for Publicity Committee, and
Prof. DeFoor for Agriculture Com
mittee.
Closing prayer by Rev. T. H.
Shackelford.
Those present: Prof. L. F. Elrod,
J. C. Turner, Prof. H. J. W. Kizer,
Rev. R. M. Rigdon, Rev. T. S. John
ston, Rev. T. H. Shackelford, Rev.
A. 0. Hood, Drs. S. A. Boland, C.
B. Lord and J. C. Bennett, Joe De-
Foor, S. Kinningham, W. H. Smith,
H. I. and H. T. Mobley, C. T. Storey,
Jr., C. A. Jacobson, W. H. William
son, C. H. Lcgg, J. E. Randolph, G.
D. Appleby, R. B. Maxwell, C. E.
Robinson, J. F. Eckles, T. T. Ben
ton, J. C. Alexander, and R. S. John
son.
The Walton News notes that En
sign Lamar McDonald, accompanied
by his charming wife, arrived in
Monroe from St. Petersburg, Fla., to
be the guests of Mr. McDonald’s
parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Mc-
Donald, for two weeks, prior to leav
ing for San Diego, Cal., where Mr.
McDonald will be thereafter station
ed in the aviation in government ser
vice, has become quite proficient, and
enjoys it as much as ordinary
folks enjoy autoing. While in Geor
gia they also visited relatives in
Maysville.
The father and son who were just
about to be electrocuted, but a last
minute reprieve saved their lives,
must have hearts of gratitude foi
those who influenced the court to
stay their execution. The Georgia
supreme court granted a stay of
execution to William and bred Hul
sey, father and son, who were under
sentence to die in the electric chair
at the state prison at Milledgeville
for the slaying of Clifford Jones, one
of three men whose bodies were
found in an old well near Rockmart,
as the outcome of a gambling quar
rel.
We are afraid the Dawson, Ga.,
chief of police is undertaking a very
unpopular proceedure, but his duty
is to uphold the law, and we con
gratulatc him for his courage, but
he must be no respecter of persons in
discharging his duty, else he is like
ly to strike a snag. He is calling the
attention of the people of Dawson
to the fact that children under six
teen years of age who drive auto
mobiles are violating the law, and he
states that cases will be made against
youthful drivers in that city unless
the practive is stopped.
Bishop Warren A. Candler, senior
bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, will preside at the
opening session of the Ecumenical
Methodist Conference to be held in
Atianta, October 16-25. Five hun
dred and fifty delegates, 220 of
them from foreign countries, repre
senting twenty Methodist bodies,
will be in attendance. In addition,
visitors from the entire south will
be present to enjoy the deliberations
of the body.
Before buying your COAL, see
Stile Dadisman. Phone No. 12.
FEMININE LEADERS
DENOUNCE OUSTING
OF MARRIED WOMEN
Washington.— Divorcing married
women from their jobs as an emer
gency unemployment measure is be
ing busily denounced here by organ
ized women.
Miss Mary Anderson, chief of the
Woman’s Bureau of the Department
of Labor, pronounced "this growing
practice” an “unsound economic
policy,” which “penalizes that stabil
izing force-—family life.”
Feministic Miss Muna Lee in pri
vate life, Mrs. Luis Munzmarin, sec
retary of the National Woman’s
Party, said: l‘lf employers keep on
dismissing married women, they will
abolish marriage. Women must have
jobs to live. Couples may settle the
matter by living together or living
apart, but they won’t marry.”
Chairman Wood, of the house ap
propriations committee, is known to
have spent some time during the last
session of congress studying possible
legislation to eliminate women feder
al employes whose husbands also had
government jobs.
Postmaster General Brown said
Thursday: “We are assembing fig
ures on the number of married wo
men in the service whose husbands
also are in the service.” He warn
ed, however, that no inference can
be drawn from that.
LaGRANGE FEMALE ACADEMY
IS 100 YEARS OLD
LaGrange, Ga.—Just a hundred
years ago, LaGrange College was
chartered by the Georgia Legisla
ture as the LaGrange Female Acad
emy, and today it is celebrating the
completion of a century of unbroken
service to Southern women.
Since it was founded the institu
tion has never closed its doors, even
through the dark days of the War
Between the States and the Recon
struction period. For a time, how
ever, it was reduced virtually to the
status of a day school.
SOUTHEASTERN FAIR A
SUCCESS
Economic conditions are nowhere
near as black as they are painted, of
ficials of the Southeastern Fair Asso
ciation were able to declare with au
thority Saturday night as the 1931
fair season came to a smashing cli
max.
In the words of Lee Ashcraft
president of the fair body: “We
held the fair this year against the
advice of many bankers and business
men. lam glad we did. What seem
ed to be a foolhardy venture turned
out to be a success and the judg
ment of the executive council, which
many were pleased to call courage,
has been vindicated by a fair that
was in every way a great triumph.”
• NICHOLSON
********** *
Religious services will be conduct
ed at the Congregational Holiness
church Saturday night and Sunday.
Come.
Miss Annie Wood of Commerce
was a week-end visitor here, the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. George Smith.
Several of our people were in
Athens the first of the week, attend
ing a session of* the superior court.
Rev. W. C. Brock, Messrs. George
Smith and Jewett Barnett were visit
ing with relatives and friends at
Maysville, Thursday.
Our little city will be represent
ed at the annual association of the
Congregational Holiness Church, at
Piedmont, Alabama, during this
week.
Rev. Dr. Tooke of the First Bap
tist Church of Commerce was sche
duled to preach here at the Baptist
church on Sunday afternoon.
We are very soi’ry that it will be
impossible to make personal men
tion of all the visitors that were here
over the week-end. -•
The fourteenth annual convention
of the Baptized Holiness Church
of Georgia and Alabama convened
here with the local church. Friday
evening of the past week. Religious
services were conducted on the open
ing hour by Rev. Mr. Scott. Satur
day morning the business session was
begun with the state moderator, Rev.
J. H. Griffin, of LaGrange, in the
chair. Devotional services were con
tinued through Sunday night. Near
a hundred visitors, preachers and
delegates from over the two states
were cared for in the usual manner
in which our little city showers her
hospitality upon visitors. We were
glad to have the meeting sit with
our local church, and trust that we
will again have the pleasure of en
tertaining them.
Dr. E. N. Reome, Optometrist and
Optician of Atlanta, will be here
again Monday, October 19th. He
specializes in examining eyes for
glasses. He has been coming here
for years, and we guarantee his
WO rk.—Dr. J. C. Bennett, Jefferson,
Ga.
SERVICES AT THYATIRA
CHJRCH
A Union Communion Service will
be held at Thyatira church on Sun
day morning, October 18, at 11
o’clock. All of the churches of the
group will participate in the obser
vance of the Lord’s Supper. The
membership of Arcade, Jefferson,
Mizpah and Thyatira .churches are
earnestly urged to attend.
This is the first time that the
group has united in a service of this
nature, and it is hoped that every
one will avail themselves of this in
spiring and helpful period of fellow
ship.
INTERMEDIATE B. Y. P. U. NOTES
The “Torchbearers” Intermediate
B. Y. P. U. of the Jefferson First
Baptist church held its regular social
outing on Friday night, October 9th.
Asa weiner roast had been agreed
upon, the young folks gathered at
the church and hiked to the scene of
the entertainment, where they spent
a delightful hour around an open
camp fire; after which each member
went away, declaring they had had
a most enjoyable occasion.
Among those present, were: Miss
es Louise and J3eth Bailey, Chape
rones; Marion Rigdon, Mildred Wil
hite, Miriam Frazier, Elizabeth Pat
rick, Douglas Appleby, Jack Hardy,
Harold Hardy, Johnnie Bailey, Allen
Scarborough, Clifton Bloodworth,
Clifton Gurley, Summie Rankin,
Ralph Cecil Culberson, Claud Culber
son, Harold Purcell, Bobby Carroll,
H. A. Stephens.
R. A. MEETING
The Royal Ambassadors met with
Mrs. J. C. Bennett, Tuesday after
noon of last week.
After the business session, the
meeting was turned over to Ray
mond Rigdon, who had a well plan
ned program on Georgia State Mis
sions. \
R. A. song came first, followed
with prayer by Mrs. J. C. Bennett.
The different departments of
State Missions was rendered, as fol
lows:
Sunday School Department, by
Cecil Sims.
B. Y. P. U., Curtis Collier, Jr.
B. S.*U., Clarence Silman.
W. M. U., Raymond Rigdon.
Church Building and Pastoral Aid,
Morris Bryan, Jr.
Evangelism, Harold Purcell.
After adjournment, a social time
was enjoyed together, and a salad
course served the boys by their hos
tess, assisted by Mrs. Ellis Dye.
The chapter was glad to have
Cecil Sims enrolled as a member.
BAPTIST W. M. S.
The women of the Baptist church
met on last Wednesday afternoon to
observe a season of prayer for State
Mission Work. Jhe program for the
afternoon was in charge of Mrs. R.
M. Rigdon, special program chair
man. The following program gave
inspiration and information to all
present:
Song, Joy to the World.
Prayer, Mrs. Rigdon.
Scripture, Mesdames Cox, Bailey,
Rigdon, Bennett. '■*-
Prayer for Our State Forces, Miss
Irene Rankin.
Report of State W. M. U.
Minutes for 1930, Miss Rankin.
A letter from State Secretary
Merritt was read by Mrs. V. A. Nib
lack.
Georgia’s Need for Wise Chris
tians, Mrs. J. C. Bennett.
A letter from Mrs. McMahon,
State W. M. U. Secretary, was read
by Mrs. Sonny Ramsey.
Prayer for Unsaved of Our State,
Mrs. Bennett.
Sketch of W. M. U. Work from
Organization, Mrs. R. M. Rigdon.
Items from Report of State Mis
sion Work, Mrs. C. D. Cox.
Evangelism, Mrs. Geo. Bailey.
Stewardship, Mrs. T. T. Benton.
A letter from Mrs. W. W. Stark,
Stewardship Chairman, was read by
Mrs. Stiles Dadisman.
The meeting was closed with pray
er by Mrs. Ramsey.
A substantial offering was given
to further the mission work of our
state.
The following were present: Mes
dames R. M. Rigdon, V. A. Niblack,
T. T. Benton, G. W. Bailey, C. D.
Cox, Soney Ramsey, J. C. Bennett,
Fannie Turner, T. O. Roberts, Stiles
Dadisman, A. C. Appleby, C. E.
Rankin, Miss Irene Rankin, and Mas
ter Gibson Ramsey.
Two negroes were discussing the
plan for no cotton when one re
marked: “Cotton is the only thing
a nigger ever got any money out of.
Course we ain’t got nothing out of
it this year, but if we don’t plant
cotton next year we won’t even
have no thought of no money.”
METHODIST CHURCH to
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
NEXT WEEK
Beginning next Sunday
Jefferson Methodist church nip
six distinguished visiting p u • r . f '
a service on each evening ~f
week. Presiding Elder 11. <
of Gainesville will be in th*-
Sunday to hold the fourth qua , u
conference, and will occupy the pa j
pit on Sunday evening, services
begin at 7.30 o’clock.
On Monday evening, Dr. \v u
LaPrade of Gainesville will p r j n
the message; Tuesday evening. R,. v
Barrett of Commerce; Wedncsda
evening,' Rev. D. P. Johnston 0
Winder; Thursday evening, R ev
Zach Hayes of Gainesville, and Fri
day evening, Rev. Lester Rumble n j
Athens.
These preachers are prominent i t
the North Georgia conference, and
greatly beloved by their pnrishion.
ers, and their visits tp Jeffer m will
be occasions of much interest and
pleasure to those who attend the ser
vices. As guests of the Methodist
congregation, they should be gj ven
a large audience at each service
Everybody is invited to attend the
services, and a cordial welcome a
waits all.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
(By T. H. Shackelford)
Last Sunday we had 146 at
church, 100 in the morning, and 46
at night.
In the morning, the Stewards had
10 out of 11 present. In the even
ing, they had 7 out of 11. Average
attendance for both services, 74 per
cent.
In the morning, the S. S. Teachers
had 5 out of 9 present. In the even
ing, they had 3 out of 9. Average
attendance for both services, 44 per
cent.
In the morning, the officers of the
W. M. S. had 7 out of 10 present.
In the evening, they had 5 out of
10. Average attendance for both
services, 66 per cent.
In the morning, the H-League had
4 out of 10 present. In the evening,
they had 4 out of 10. Average at
tendance for both services, 40 per
cent.
Comparatively speaking, this was
fine attendance in the morning, and
good at night. For the officers, it
was good for the Stewards and Sen
ior Leaguers, and fairly good for the
W. M. S. But for the S. S. Teachers
and Hi-Leaguers it was rather poor.
And perhaps the example of the S.
S. Teachers has more bearing on the
morning service, and the Hi-Leaguers
on the evening service. I wish I
knew why so many of these officers
lead the way home from the preach
ing service. For the mothers of
small children, I can see a good rea
son, of course, but FOR THE OTH
ERS I CONFESS I HAVE BEEN
LOOKING WITH ALL THE EYES
I HAVE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN
ABLE TO SEE ANY YET.
Beginning next Sunday night,
October 18th, we are going to have
a week’s preaching at our church.
The preachers are to be from the
neighboring towns of Gainesville,
Commerce, Winder, and Athens.
EVERBODY IS MOST CORDIALLY
INVITED.
SERVICES AT METHODIST
CHURCH
T. H. Shackelford, Pastor
Sunday, October 18
10 a. m. ( Sunday school, H. T.
Mobley, Supt.; Wesley Brotherhood
Class, P. Cooley, teacher; Susannah
Wesley Class for Women, T. T. Ben
ton, teacher. All other standard de
partments.
11 a. m., Preaching by the Pastor.
Subject, “THE BRIDE OF CHRIST."
7.00 p. m., Senior Epworth Lea
gue, Miss Nixon Mobley, president,
Hi-League, Miss Ruby Hancock, sup
erintendent.
7.30 p. m., Presiding Elder will
preach.
v NEW VIRGIL
Our Sunday school still on a h"" n '
at this place. Come, everybody, “ m
help us out with the good work.
Mrs. Grover Allen of Ebene/ir.
and Mrs. Joe Brooks of White 1 l a * ,a ’
spent last Sunday with Mr. ■
Brooks and family.
Born, on October 7, a fine U ! a ’
Mr. and Mrs. Lindeward Freaschers,
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Doster <>n
family spent last Sunday with Mi.
J. Doster and family.
MV. L. E. Tate and family of Ath
ens spent last Sunday with T.
Doster and family.
Mr. Bennett Wood of Jeffers
was the guest last Sunda> ■
noon of Messrs. E. B. anil
Phillips. ]it .
Mr. and Mrs. Mutt Stone and
tie daughter passed through
midst last Sunday afternoon.
Our Holiness meeting starts .
Thursday night at our Holmes
church. Everybody come out.