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THE JACKSON HERALP
Published Weekly
$1.50 A Year—ln Advance
Entered at The Jefferson Postoffice
ns Second-Class Mail Matter
Official Organ of Jackson County
JOHN N. HOLDER Editor
W. H. WILLIAMSON But. M'g'r.
Jrffrrton, Ga., October 22, 1931.
WHAT WILL THE RESULT BE?
It will be interesting to watch
the result of the 19.31 Fire Preven
tion Week just closed.
In other years it has been the
(tenoral experience that fire loss has
fallen during the week and the
period immediately following only to
return after that to the usual high
level. The type of advice offered by
the organizations participating is
certainly not at fault. They have
shown us that to leave wiring un
tended, to build below the highest
standards, to be careless in the use
of tobaccos and inflammables of one
kind or another, is to court disaster
—and, for u fortnight or so, we have
remembered it.
The shortness of our memories is
the cause of an annual property
waste of about half a billion dollars
and a human waste of ten thousand
lives. These are the direct results |
of fire. The indirect results are
financially of still greater import-
ance, in waste due to loss of taxes on
destroyed property, men thrown out
of employment, business activity in
terrupted. Recent history records
the cases of communities whose pro
gress and development has been per
manently stopped because of a single
great fire.
In the light of all this, it is cer
tainly not too much to say that every
citizen should make it his business
to learn the lessons of fire preven
tion and keep them in mind during
the entire year.
AGRICULTURAL HEAD MERITS
THIS HONOR
Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president
of the Georgia College of Agricul
ture, whose reputation as a teacher
of agricultural topics is more than
nationwide, is a native of Canada.
He was born in the Province of On
tario and attended the Ontario Ag
ricultural College and the Universi
ty of Toronto. Adopting the
ing profession, he has been affiliated
with colleges and universities in
Ontario, Missouri, Texas, Tennessee
and Virginia, coming to the presi
dency of the Georgia institution in
1907 from the position of dean of
the College of Agriculture, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. As instances
of the wide recognition that has been
given his work, Dr. Soule has been
awarded an honorary degree by the
University of Chile and made an
honorary member of its faculty and
also is a fellow of the Royal Society
of Arts of London.
A HITCH SOMEWHERE
(From Athens Banner-Herald)
No state in this Union can'produce
better peaches, apples or watermel
ons than Georgia. The Georgia peach
is better any day than its California
sister. The Georgia apple is just as
fine as any grown in the North or
West. The Georgia watermelon is
in a class to itself. But in spite of
these facts these three crops are pro
duced in Georgia at a practical loss
each year. Surplus peaches, apples
and watermelons rot in the fields.
In many instances the fruit is not
even gathered for sale. There are
hundreds of thousands of American
citizens who would be delighted to
buy this fruit each year, but it can
not be shipped to them either cheap
ly or promptly. There is a hitch in
the marketing facilities and the
freight rates.
LOS ANGELES WILL FLY
OVER 4 GEORGIA TOWNS
Washington, D. C.—Three other
communities beside Atlanta will see
huge navy dirigible Los Angeles on
Navy Day, October 26, it was learn
ed here Saturday. As the result of
pressure brought to bear in the war
department by Senator Walter F.
George it has been announced that
the Los Angeles will fly on the date
mentioned over Athens, Columbus
and Fort Benning. She will circle
each place for several minutes in
order than all who wish may see the
dirigible in flight.
The first hymn to be sung at the
opening session Friday night of the
Methodist Ecumenical Conference
was one of Charles Wesley’s best
known compositions, “O for a Thou
sands Tongues To Sing.” A visiting
pastor remarked, “Had every person
present at the ecumenical conference
sung in his native tongue, there
would have been a medley of words.”
Attending the first session were peo>-
ple from a score of different nations.
UNIQUE ADVERTISEMENT
Usually we charge for advcrtisc-
I ments, but an advertisement in the
! Jackson Herald last week by the
First National Bank of that city is
so unique that we print it in the
Winder News, hoping our good
Turner, of the Jefferson Bank will
not become offended. Here U the
advertisement::
“SOW GRAIN THIS FALL;
GROW SOMETHING TO EAT"
“Last fall we requested our farm
er customers to sow five bushels of
oats to the plow. We had a ninety
nine per cent response to our re
quest, with the additional sow wheat
and rye.
“Sow one bushel rye, three bush
els wheat, und five bushels of oats to
the plow,
“Sow rye now, oats September 15,
and wheat November Ist. Sow in
cotton land, so as to get benefit of
fertilizers. No farmer can grow
cotton at 0 cents and buy feed.
Double the above sowings, and you
will be in a better position to secure
credit next year.”
“NO GRAIN—NO MONEY”
“The First National Bank Of
Jefferson”
“Jefferson, Ga.”
The National Bank of Jefferson is
right when it says that no man can
buy feed with 6 cents cotton. And
we doubt very seriously if any bank
will extend anybody credit next year
to buy feed for his family or his
stock. Many of the banks are now
talking about having each customer
make a complete written statement
as to his farming operations and if it
does not contain a fair acreage in
feedstuff’s credit will be refused.
Sow oats and wheat now in your
cotton middles.—Winder News.
THOMAS A. EDISON
Thomas A. Edison died at his New
Jersey home at 3 o’clock Sunday
morning, following an illness of
eleven weeks. He was 84 years of
age. Mr. Edison was said to have
had the greatest mind of any man
in this generation. He began life as
a newsboy and “candy butch” on a
train at the age of 12, and when
death summoned him, he was the
greatest inventor the nation ever
has produced. At the age of 15, he
put up a telegraph line from his
home town railway station to the
village. At the age of 21, he made
his first patented invention, an
electrical vote recorder. From then
until his last illness, his whole life
was devoted to discoveries and in
ventions that made him the greatest
benefactor of mankind. He was the
predominant factor in giving to the
world the typewriter, the telephone
and telegraph, the phonograph, the
incandescent electric lamp, wireless
telegraphy, motion picture camera,
and numerous other inventions. He
was known as an “electrical wizard.”
It was said of him that he “multi
plied light and dissolved darkness.”
The last few' years of his life was
devoted to investigating and experi
ments looking toward the production
of rubber from plants, bushes,
shrubs, etc., grown in the United
States.
Undertaking the task in the face
of widespread skepticism, even a
mong people familiar with rubber,
Mr. Edison gave another remarkable
exhibition of those qualities so char
acteristic of the man—confidence in
himself, the ability to concentrate on
one thing and the unceasing desire
for knowledge which he could use
for the betterment of mankind. He
did develop a plant which produced
eight per cent rubber.
METHODISM’S GROWTH AND
STRENGTH
Bishop John M. Moore, who ad
dressed the Ecumenical conference,
in session in Atlanta, gave the fol
lowing summary of American Meth
odism’s strength: “Over 100,000,-
church members and a constituency
of 25,000,00! An itinerant ministry
of 45,000, led by 75 bishops, preach
ing to more than 70,000 congrega
tions! One hundred and fifty univer
sities and colleges, with plants valu
ed at $130,000,000, and endowment
of nearly $150,000,000, with a total
student body of 75,000! Sixty or
phanages, worth $15,000,000, caring
for 6,500 homeless children! Ninety
hospitals that cost $65,000,000, serv
ing every year 325,000 patients!
Sixteen publishing houses,, doing an
annual business of more than SB,-
000,000! That is American Metho
dism, and its combined task. It has
strength, robustness, energy, and ,
movement. Its mission is human I
service with divine end, and in the j
language of its founder, ‘to reform |
the continent and to spread Scriptur
al holiness over these lands.’ ”
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I If tlie white of an egg is brushed
| over the lower crust of a meat pie
the gravy will not soak through the
crust.
• PRINTERS INK POINTS
> WAY TO PROSPERITY
I
In 1925 the United States
‘ Chamber of Commerce commit
-1 tee appointed to make a survey
’ and report on the value of ad
’ vertising, reported:
’ “Advertising decreases the
1 cost of selling. *
’ “It lowers the cost of protfuc
-1 tion on account of increased
1 volume.
" “It lowers the prices to the
1 consumers.
“Advertising brings about the
establishment of the merchant’s
name indelibly in the minds of
1 the prospective buyers.”
Advertising also builds confi
dence and good will, and the
most effective form of adver
tising is the newspaper which
goes into the homes of the peo
ple.'
Unless advertising is persist
ed in, the merchant’s name is
forgotten and the public passes
him by on its way to more pro
gressive stores.
THEN AND NOW
The Gainesville Eagle, in the re
production of news taken from its
issue in February, thirty-five years
ago, says:
“Dr. DeLaperriere of Hoschton
sold to Mr. Turner, a cotton buyer of
this city, 1,041 bales of cotton at
7.36, last week. The sale amounted
to $33,977.36.”
Dr. DeLaperriere was one of
Jackson county’s most eminent phy
sicians and successful farmers. He
was the father of Messrs. Herman
and Arthur DeLaperriere, prominent
citizens of Hoschton.
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• HERE AND THERE *
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Mr. and Mrs. Bill Duncan and
family from Royston were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Bailey.
Mrs. Leon Pantell and two little
daughters are visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Whitmire.
Messrs. George and Thurmond
Griffeth were in Athens, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wess Ingram’s last
Sunday guests, were Mr. and Mrs.
Carner and family.
Miss Lois Sailors spent last week
end in Jefferson.
Mr. Dot Nicholson and Misses
Erma and sister from Statham were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Nichol
son last Sunday.
Mrs. Darnell and children from
Alto were Tuesday guests of Mrs. L.
C. Sanders.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Merk and
family, Miss Manda Pruitt, Messrs. 1
Bob Jones and R. T. were visitors to
the Blue Ridge, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Ayers from
Bowman spent Saturday at the home
of Mrs. Sarah Elrod.
Misses Threse Evans and Genevia
Richey from the G. S. T. C. spent
the week-end at Mr. Alvin Evans.
Mr. and Mrs. Delo Harmon and
Miss Clifford visited at the home of
Mrs. Chandler, at Athens, Sunday.
Mrs. Bertha Gibbs, and Miss Meri
dian from Commerce were visiting
Mrs. May Jones and family Sunday.
The Epworth League at Dry Pond
Sunday night, Miss Lonett Nicholson
in charge of program, Mr. Roy De-
Lay president.
Mrs. G. R. Griffith was Sunday
guest of Mrs. Ella Bailey.
Several visitors at Cave Springs
Sunday morning at Sunday school,
among them Mr. Emory Loggins and
family, Mr. Bill Duncan, Misses
Hartley.
Mrs. Roy DeLay spent Sunday
with Mrs. May Jones.
Mr. Price Lord’s many friends are
glad he is out again, after being
confined to his bed a few days with
severe cold.
Everybody enjoyed Mr. Hardman’s
address to Oconee B. Y. P. U. Sun
day evening. Group 3 rendered a
good program. Miss Grace Evans,
captain.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Nunn were
visiting at Center Grove, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Merk from
Maysville were guests of Mr. Merk,
Sunday.
“My State for Christ.” Is that
the way you feel about it? Come to
B. Y. P. U. Sunday night, and let’s
see how to make it true. B. Y. P. U.,
6.45; be on time. Oconee Senior
Union, Miss Edna Wheeler, presi
dent.
Mr. Bud Garrison was a recent
spend-the-day guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Hoyt Merk.
Miss Lois Sailors was dinner guest
of Mrs. Ed Wright, Sunday.
Mr. Frank Nicholson and sister
from Commerce visited Mr. and Mrs.
Heni\' Nicholson, Sunday.
This section recorded the lowest
temperature Sunday morning since
last spring. The mercury dropped
a little below 40 degrees, and there
was frost in the lowlands.
Clippings From Exchanges
Hoe H* Litter Of 17
Halsey, Ore.—Some hawgs! A
sow on the Bond Farm at Lake Creek
farrowed 17 pigs, all of which sur
vived. Another sow gave birth to
twelve the following day. The first
litter is believed to be a record.
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Robert F. Maddox See* Farm Relief
In Banker*’ Offer
Atlanta, Ga. —If the bankers of
the south will co-operate in a plan
evolved Monday at a meeting in New
Orleans, which will be presented to
the Georgia bankers Tuesday in Ma
con, cotton probably will return to
its normal value, Robert F. Maddox,
of the First National Bank of At
lanta, Thursday night told the mem
bers of Zone M of the Georgia Bank
ers Association at the Piedmont
hotel. Mr. Maddox was a member
of the committee of five appointed
to consider the matter with the
federal farm board. The plan calls
for each southern bank to carry one
bale of cotton to each SI,OOO of re
sources until July, 1932, the farm
board to carry a large amount also.
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Fig Walks On Wood Leg After Foot
Amputation
Athens, Ga.—An operation on a
pig that left the porker as good as
new, except for one wooden leg, has
been performed by Dr. W. F. Mc-
Lendon, of the veterinary hospital
of the Georgia State College of Ag
riculture.
The pig was run over by an au
tomobile, and, being an animal of
excellent pedigree and the prospect
of becoming an outstanding mem
ber of the swine contingent, its own
er, Harris Thurmond, turned it over
to the ministrations of Dr. McLen
don.
“The loss of a pig’s foot is no
reason why the ham and sausage
should not go into somebody’s frying
pan,” said Dr. McLendon as he ad
ministered the ether.
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Find Gold Ring In Snake Killed In
Clothes Box
Axtell, Kan.—To discover a snake
in a clothes box and later find a gold
ring in the reptile was the experience
of Mr. and Mrs. Claire Conable.
Mrs. Conable found the snake
when she put her hand in a box to
take out some clothing. Her hus
band killed it, then cut it in pieces.
A flattened ring fell out of the
body. It was brought to a jeweler
to have it rounded.
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‘WHd Man’ Arrested For Pilfering
Eggs
Fort Myers, Fla.—William T.
“Wild Bill’ Belvin, 48, came out of
the wobds of Lee county where he
said he spent a year “living with na
ture,” and immediately got in jail
for taking eggs from pelicans’ nests
on a federal rookery.
He had barely received the cheers
of a crowd that greeted him as he
trudged into Fort Myers when a
deputy sheriff arrested him as he
seated himself in a barber chair to
get his first haircut and shave in 12
months.
A banquet planned in his honor
last night was postponed until Bel
vin gets out of jail.
MR. THURMAN KESLER
SERIOUSLY INJURED
Mr. Thurman Kesler is at the Gen
eral Hospital, Athens, in a serious
condition from the effects of a knife
wound, received at Rambler’s Inn, at
the close of the Boxing Entertain
ment, given at the Inn on Monday
night. While the wound is very
serious, unless complications arise,
it is not believed that it will prove
fatal.
Harold Smallwood of Commerce,
and a young man named Hayes, who
lives near Jefferson, are in jail, ac
cused of the crime.
Mr. Kesler is proprietor of a rest
aurant in Jefferson, and it is alleged
that Messrs. Smallwood and Hayes
were at his place of business for
supper and. provoked adisturbance
that caused a reprimand from Mr.
Kesler. Later, all of them were
present at the Boxing, staged at
Rambler’s Inn, by Mr. Elmer Elder;
and when the show was over, Small
wood and Hayes attacked Mr. Kesler,
and one of them is said to have
slashed him with a knife.
A few farmers in Georgia have in
stalled what is called a trench silo,
which is anew idea, and is said to
go far toward revolutionizing the
live-stock industry. This silo is built
underground, and provides a store
house to supply feed stuffs for farm
animals during the winter. It is an
inexpensive proposition, the only
equipment needed is a mule and a
drag shovel. Into the excavation the
ground feed is placed and covered
with straw or pine needles.
COOKING SCHOOL NEXT
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY AFTERNOONS
A most delightful event for next
week in Jefferson is a cooking school
sponsored by the Methodist Mission
ary Society to be held at the church
on Wednesday and Thurs
day afternoons. Miss Ruth Tabor,
one of the most efficient cooking
school teachers of the Georgia Pow
-1 er Company, will be here to conduct
the school and demonstrate to the
ladies the preparation of many dif
ferent kinds of foods and the serv
ing of the same. A large number of
prizes and souvenirs will be given
away each afternoon, and more than
1 a hundred ladies are expected to
take advantage of the opportunity
to add to their knowledge many new
ideas in culinary art.
] Miss Tabor is constantly conduct
ing these schools, and is well in
formed on just the things the ladies
want to know. Not a lady within
an area of several miles of Jefferson
should miss this opportunity. The
small sum of 50 cents will be charg
ed for the three lessons. Those who
j come only one or two afternoons
will be charged 25 cents for each
, lesson.
YOUNG WOMENS AUXILIARY
MEETING
The Young Woman’s Auxiliary of
the Baptist church met Monday
evening, October 19th, at the home
!of Mrs. A. M. Hardy, at 8 o’clock,
with Mrs. Hardy and Mi;s. DeFoor as
joint hostesses. There were ten
members and one visitor present.
On November 6th the Auxiliary
will present “The Old Destrick Skule
Up To Date,” at Martin Institute
Auditorium.
Officers elected for the following
year: Mrs. Morris Bryan, President;
Mrs. H. E. Aderholt, Vice-President;
Mrs. Dudley Moore, Secretary and
Treasurer. A letter from the Geor
gia Baptist Hospital was read, in
recognition and appreciation of the
shower of linen sent them recently.
The program was in charge of
Mrs. C. B. Lord, who gave a care
fully studied program on “State Pro
hibition.”
Reading of “Faith of Our Fath
ers.”
Prayer, Mrs. Lord.
Responsive Reading, All members
; cf Y. W. A.
“Is It Nothing To You,” Mrs.
Geo. Appleby.
Statistics, Mrs. Lord.
Prayer, Mrs. Lord.
At the conclusion of the program,
the hostesses served a delicious salad
[ course, with het chocolate. The No
! vember meeting will be with Mrs. C.
j B. Lord.
j
j CIRCLE ONE MEETS WITH MRS.
HOLDER
Cirtle No. 1 of the Methodist Mis
■ sionary Society met Monday after
■ noon with Mrs. F. P. Holder, with
the following members present: Mrs.
I Holder, Mrs. P. Cooley, Mrs. H. R.
I Howell, Mrs. Guy Strickland, Mrs.
j Stanley Kesler, Mrs. J. N. Holder,
1 Miss Ethel Moore. One visitor, Mrs.
Virginia Carter, of Atlanta, was wel
comed. Mrs. Strickland had charge
of the program, which was as fol
lows:
Song, Tell Me the Old, Old Story.
Devotional, Prayer and Forgive
ness, Mrs. Strickland.
Song, Breathe on Me Breath
of God.
Paper, Practical Application of
Method of Friendship, Miss Ethel
Moore.
Missionary Theme: World Cur
rents in Africa, Mrs. Cooley and Mrs.
Howell.
Mrs. Kesler had charge of the
business meeting, at which time sev
eral items of old and new business
were discussed.
After adjournment, the ladies
were invited into the attractively
decorated dining room, where the
hostess served a most beautiful and
palatable salad and dessert course.
The Dawson News says: “Terrell
county is noted for its good roads.
With the removal of the convict
forces it is- problematical how long
this reputation will exist.” We have
been wondering the same thing.
Since convicts have been taken off
the roads, who is going to keep up
the county roads?
Hon George D. Bennett, council
man of the City of Athens, has an
nounced for re-nomination to suc
ceed himself. Councilman Bennett
has been a member of the council
for several years. He is a former
representative in the legislature
from Clarke county, and also Jack
son county. He is a native of Jack
son county, and his friends of form
er days are always interested in his
success.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
GETS $2,753,344.90
FEDERAL AID MONEY
Washington.—The Georgia High,
way department has been apportion
ed $2,753,344.80 for immediate use
for new projects on federal aid
roads.
Secretary Hyde apportioned a
total of $3,168,944 to Georgia
when he distributed the $125,000.
000 authorized by congress for fed.
oral aid roads. The distribution was
made yesterday nearly three months
ahead of the usual time.
However, the state has to deduct
$415,599.20 as a payment on the
money advanced out of an emergency
fund of $80,000,000 set up by con
gress to relieve unemployment in
1931, leaving the $2,753,344.80 im
mediately available.
Alabama was apportioned $2,-
589,898, from ' which was deducted
j $339,729, leaving a net apportion
ment of $2,250,169 for new pro
jects.
South Carolina was given $1,692,-
531, out of which was taken $222,-
927.20, to leave a total of $1,469,-
603.80.
Florida received a total of sl,-
654,660, from which $217,287.60
was taken to leave a net total of
$1,437,372.40.
HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA
APPRECIATIVE
The Jefferson High School Orches
tra wishes to express to you, our
friends, genuine appreciation for
your loyal support and kind words.
We are grateful to you in helping us
secure our drums, and for each call
during our broadcast program.
In the near future, date to be an
nounced later, we invite you to a
free evening’s entertainment.
Forget depression, come with a
smile, for that is the admission
charge, encourage us by your pres
ence, and we shall endeavor to make
the time pass pleasantly for you.
Addisc-n Ayers, President.
Wade Hampton Williamson,
Secretary and Treas.
CIRCLE NO. 3 MEETING HELD
Circle No. 3 of the Methodist Mis
sionary Society met Monday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Boyce Mob
ley, with Mrs. Hubert Lyle, Mrs. A.
H. Mcßee, Mrs. Lewis Mobley and
Mrs. B. H. Collier, assistant hostess
es. The following program on Pray
er and Forgiveness was given:
Scripture, Mrs. Hubert Lyle.
Article on Prayer, Mrs. E. H.
Crooks.
Poem, Mrs. H. D. Dadisman.
“The Noblest Revenge,” Mrs. J.
D. Escoe.
Pamphlet on Africa, Mrs. R. J.
Kelly and Mrs. Sam Kelly.
Prayer, Mrs. Sam Kelly.
Mrs. J. D. Escoe, leader, presided
over the business meeting. Mrs.
Boyce Mobley read the minutes.
Reports were given by officers.
After adjournment, a delightful
social half hour was enjoyed.
Those present, were: Mesdames
Effie Flanigan, Cap Duke, A. H. Mc-
Ree, H. D. Dadisman, E. H. Crooks,
Hubert Lyle, Geo. W. Foster, Sam
Kelly, B. H. Collier, C. A. Jacobson,
J. D. Escoe, R. J. Kelly, Harold Wall,
Lewis Mobley and Boyce Mobley.
• ACADEMY
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Our Sunday school was on a boom
last Sunday. Everybody come out
next Sunday afternoon and help
with the good work.
The Walnut B. Y. P. U. will put
on a program at this place next Sun
day afternoon at 3 o’clock. Let all
that will come out and hear these
good people. Our pastor, Rev. E. S.
Richardson, will be here to help
these young people with their pro
gram.
Miss Cleo Covington entertained
a number of her friends Saturday
night with a pound supper, which
was enjoyed by all present.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Marlow spent
the week-end -with Mr. C. Y. Pinson
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. White spent
a while Wednesday night of Ins
week with Mr. G. W. Shaw and fami
ly-
The Methodist Conference in ses
sion in Atlanta has unearthed some
peculiar laws that governed the early
church. For instance, the annua!
conference of 1780 solemnly adopt
ed and enacted the following la"
governing the private life of the
preachers: “Resolved, thai all Meth
odist preachers shall arise each morn
ing at 4 o’clock, and not later than
5 o’clock under any conditions.” M f
doubt if many preachers or laymen
observe that law today.
Summer prices still available on
COAL. Phone your order now, and
save money.—Stiles Dadismen.