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JOHN N. HOLDER OPENS CAMPAIGN
WITH RADIO TALK LAST SATURDAY
Atlanta, Ga.
John N. Holder opened his cam
paign for the Democratic nomina
tion for governor in a vigorous ad
dress over Radio Station WSB Sat
urday afternoon, outlining the poli
ciles that he advocates and hitting
tjvo of his opponents in the political
contest.
Mr. Holder declared that he would
favor cuttin'g the salary of the gov
ernor in half, if necessary, and re
ducing the salaries of all state em
ployes to balance the budget in the
present emergency. He pointed out
that many citizens have suffered sal
ary cuts of from 10 to 100 per cent
and most counties and municipalities
have reduced suiaries.
The former highway board chair
man said that he is proud of his re
cord in road construction in Geor
gia, and of the successful fight he
made against a one-hundred-million
doilar bond issue for highways. He
declared that highways, health and
education stand uppermost with him,
and he would insist on the full pay
ment of salaries to school teachers
and pensions to Confederate veter
ans.
Mr. Holder declared that one of
his opponents, Eugene Talmadge,
commissioner of agriculture, has
spent more money than the cotton
crop brought in several counties in
running ardund the country, and
“has betrayed all farming interests
for his personal political purposes
except the banana and pineapple
growers, of %hich he could not find
any in Georgia.”
Answers Hardwick
Referring to former Governor
Hardwick’s statement that it might
take the state militia to get Mr. Hol
der out of office, if elected gover
nor, Mr. Holder declared that “the
Army, Navy and ambulance corps
couldn’t have taken Mr. Hardwick
from the card room of a prominent
Atlanta club back to the governr’s
office,” when he was chief executive
before. ,
Here is the text of his address:
v “Ladies and gentlemen of the
radio audience:
“When the present campaign for
governor of this state opened many
patriotic citizens who never before
gave me their support insisted that
Y become a candidate for governor.
Since my announcement hundreds of
loyal Georgians have said, ‘we will
support you because you helped
render this state a service, the im
portance and value of which it is
impossible to estimate. You op
posed a hundred-million-dollar bond
issue. You were criticized, abused
jmd maligned because of your posi
tion on this question but time has
vindicated your views. While other
states about us are agonizing with
bonded debts, Georgia is practically
without bonds and your splendid
work in laying the foundation of our
highway system now makes bonds
unnecessary.*
“I am proud of my record on lh#
fight I made against the one-hun
dred-million-dollar bond issue. While
I would have had the spending of
this money as chairman of the High
way Department, yet I opposed it
because I knew it was not best for
.Georgia, and I will oppose any other
debt being saddled upon this state,
whether it be bonds or excessive ap
propriations.
“I thank God that I did oppose
bonds then, for today the money we
have to spend upon our roads, that
would otherwise be going away as
interest on these bonds to the north
ern capitals of finance, is providing
work, food and clothing to thou
sands of our citizens who without it
would be among the vast army of
unemployed.
Rap* Opponents' Antics ,
“Before discussing what 1 believe
to be the real issue of this cam
paign I want to talk about* some of
the antics of two of the candidates
who are opposing me. First, I want
to tell you people that 1 am running
against all nine of the other candi
dates—not against any one of them
but against all of them—and I will
defeat them all.
“First, we come to Eugene Tal
madge, the self-starting candidate,
the village gossip and self-styled
(friend of the farmer). It is a good
thing he calls himself the friend of
the farmer because nobody else
•does.
“Dairymen of Georgia are farm
ers—let him ask them if he is their
friend. Tobbacco producers of
south Georgia are farmers—let him
ask them if he is their friend. Cot
ton raisers who are getting 20
cents a pound less for their cotton
than when he went into office as
commissioner of agriculture are
farmers—let him ask them if he is
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their friend. The peach growers of
Georgia arc farmers, as arc the hog
and cattle raisers, the peanut add
watermelon producers and the truck
farmers—let him ask them if he is
their friend. He has betrayed near
ly all the farming interest tof the
state for personal political purposes.
Banana growers and pineaple grow
ers are farmers and the only reason
he has not betrayed them is that
there are none in Georgia.
“Now Talmadge, in his speeches,
is going over this state charging
; that I have some sort of influence
with the .State Highway Board. He
presents no facts of any kind to sub
stantiate his charge. I have dared
and defied Talmadge to produce any
single proof that I have ever receiv
ed any favor or concession from
the State Highway Board.
"I do not believe* that the people
of Georgia will give credence to
such unfounded insinuations which
involved not only me, but those
splendid and outstanding gentlemen
who have composed and now com
pose the Highway Board of this
state.
Talmadge Expense* Scored
“Seventy-five thousand dollars of
Georgia’s income is,charged annual
ly on Eugene Talmadge’s expense
account. His expense cost the peo
ple more than the entire crop of
cotton in sevetal counties in Geor
gia. He must have traveled around
and around numerous times trying
to find how to spend the $450,000
that was appropriated to his depart
ment, and he must have had sOThe
good help on the job.
“You people are paying his cam
paign expenses, and yet he says that
no favors -economy. Which do you
pre:fer to believe, his record or his
word?
“Now, Mr. Tom Hardwick is say
ing in his speeches that it would
take the- whole Georgia militia to
get me out of office if I were elect
ed governor. Well, at any rate, he
ran not say I will not stick to the
job, which is a thing that he did not
do when he was governor. It would
have taken the United States Army,
the Navy and the Ambulance Corps
to take him from the card room of
a prominent Atlanta club to his
duties at the governor’s office.
“The last national Democratic
convention nominated standard
bearers for the Democratic party,
who, I am convinced, will carry the
flag to a great and glorious victory.
No purer patriots, nor more able
statesmen could have been placed
at the head of the party than Frank
lin D. Roosevelt and John N. Garn
er, and I have po doubt of their
overwhelming and triumphant elec
tion.
“But until the return toward
prosperity by the election of a
Democratic President, the great
state of Georgia has problems which
she must solve. No less is it neces
sary to have a safe, experienced,
well qualified, efficient man at the
head of the state than at the head
of the Federal Government. The so
lution of Georgia’s problems will re
quire patience, thought, courage and
patriotism. During the next few
minutes it will be impossible to re
fer to all these problems, but I will
discuss a few of them.
Taxation Vital Problem
“The one great issue that over
shadows all other in Georgia today
is whore we shall got the money to
run this state during these unprece
dented days of stress? How are
we to keep the state from increas
ing the already heavy load the tax
payers are bearing?
“Well, I will tell you one way to
splve the problem and that is to cut
expenses. And I will not speak in
glittering generalities, but specifical
ly. I advocate cutting expenses by
reducing salaries of state employes.
The man in civil life has been cut
from 10 to 100 per cent. County
and City workers all over Georgia
have been cut. It would be ill
grace, Indeed, in state workers to
object to revision at this time when
living expenses have tumbled and
when farmers are gttting almost
'nothing for good products. Salary
cuts must begin with the governor
and come on down the line. If ne
cessary to balance the budget, cut
the governor’s salary in half and
have similar reductions all along
down to those who have small sal
aries and \Chen these are reached
there should be little or no reduc
tion.
The financial budget must be
balanced. This should be done by
practicing rigid economy, cutting
expenses to the limit and deriving
revenue from sources on which tax
es ar e imposed by law but are now
avoided, end thr.t clr.ts of property
known as intangible property which
now escapes taxation.
Worthy Payment* At Stake
“It is absolutely neces.-ary to
meet every state obligation in full
so that Confederate veterans and
their widows, all institutions and
common schools and school-teachers
shall have what is due them. Soon
the grand old heroes of the Lost
Cause will have gone to the ‘undis
covered country from whose bourne
no traveler ever returns,' and the
state should do everything possible
for them during the brief period of
life before them.
The causes of health and educa
tion must not be neglected. With
me nothing comes ahead of them.
Teachers and schools must be paid
in full and. in the future, when I
am governor, the obligations of the
state to education and school- must
be met each month.
“The greatest asset of Georgia is
her children and when I am gover
nor no backward step will be taken
in education. Georgia must proud
ly march in the forefront of state®
in this cause.
“When I am governor no depart
ment shall be given priority of pay
ment from the treasury over the
appropriation for the Confederate
veterans and school-teachers. If
there is not sufficient money in the
treasury to pay all of them, all shall
share equally in what is available.
I will not permit the Agricultural
Department to draw its appropri
ation in full in order to pay the
expense account of the commission
er of agriculture in the staggering
sum of $75,000, as has been done in
the past, while the veterans of our
Lost Cause and the teachers of our
children are permitted to go with
out the payment the state has pledg
ed to them.
License For Motor Vehicles
“I can not favor a flat license
price for motor vehicles. The same
amount of license tax should not be
placed on passenger cars, trucks
and busses alike, as I consider this
neither equitable or just. The
license tax upon all vehicles should
be reduced as much as possible, but
there should be borne in mind the
fact that one car may damage the
road much less than another.
Trucks Do More Damage
“The truck of 10,000 pounds does
far more damage than the pleasure
car, and the model T Ford should
not be made to pay the same lic\is§
tax as the Cadillac. The tax upon
each should be based upon the rela
tive weight and speed it bears to
road construction and repairs, and
this should be worked out' carefully
by \he legislature in such a manner
as to reduce to the lowest price
possible the cost of license tags.
In this connection, permit me to
state that I favor regulation of the
size, weight and capacity of trucks
and busses. Roads are built to car
ry a certain amount of freight, and
when they are overloaded, it-means
damage and ultimate destruction, to
the roads.
“There can be no question but
that state, county and municipal
taxes must be reduced. There is
being submitted to the people in the
November election an amendment to
the constitution providing for prop
erty classification. The ratification
of this amendment will be an in
struction by the people to revise the
tax laws. When this is done the tax
on real estate must be materially
reduced. Taxes must be levied up
on the basis of ability of the tax
payer to pay. For a number of
years thousands of acres of farm
lind have not made enough revenue
to pay the taxes. Property can not
pay taxes long unless it yields re
venue sufficient to do so. The whole
tax system must be revised.
' “If the Constitutional amendment
allowing the classification of proper
ty for taxation is ratified, I will not
approve the appropriation by the
state of all money arising from the
tax upon intangibles, and I will
favor the division by the state of
the money arising from this source
with the towns and counties and
the assessment and collection of
these taxes through co-operation
with the local authorities.
“For the state to appropriate all
taxes arising from intangibles to
the exclusion of the counties and
municipalities would further bur
den the people owning farm lands,
homes and small stocks of merchan
dise unless a fair division of the
proceeds of the tax is made with
the local authorities.
Must Reduce Expenses
“The most, important thing is for
expenses of government to be so re
duced that heavy taxes will not be
required and this can be, and must
be done.
“Reorganization of the state gov
ernment has only started. I favor a
further re-organization so as to re
duce the number of the employes in
every department and to cut sal
aries to the minimum. The expen
ACADEMY
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Weir and
baby were visiting Mr. and Mrs. C.
Y. Pinson, Sunday p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Thad Blackstock of
Atlanta spent last week at the home
of Mrs. Tom Blackstock.
Mrs. Pauline Brady is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Henry Pruitt, at Ander
son, S. C., this week.
Mr. Newt Shaw of Cumming
spent the week-end with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. W,Shaw.
Mr. and Mrs. H. X. Marlow and
son, Bobbie, took dinner at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Will Loggins, Mon
day.
All who are interested in the
Academy Cemetery, are requested
to meet at the church July 29th.
Bring your lunch, and spend the
day. If you can’t come, send some
on t in your place.
Everybody remember our pro
tracted meeting will begin fifth Sun
day in July.
JACKSON fRAIL
We are very glad to say that
Mrs. Scott Roberts, who underwent
an operation last Monday, is doin£
nicely.
Mr. Ottis Bryant, who was vei - y
sick last week, is much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Day and son,
Keith, Mr. Elic Allen, Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Allen and little daughter. Bar
bara, from Atlanta, were dinner
guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Lavender and family.
Mrs. Elmer Venable visited Mrs.
Elmer Hendrix last Thursday after-
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Love Whitehead
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Elder.
Little Dean Elder spent Sunday
night with Donald Whitehead.
,Mrs. J. C. Day and son, Keith,
returned to her home in Atlanta,
after spending two weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. .T. L. Lavender.
Little Rachel Elder spi nt a day
and night last week with Miss Agnes
Roberts.
Mrs. J. B. Elder and children
visited Mrs. Scott Roberts, at Al
len’s Sanitarium, Hoschton, last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Wood Hill of Jefferson visit
ed her mother, Mrs. D. S. Berry
man, Sr., and her sister, Mrs. C. E.
Fleeman, Jr., one afternoon of last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Anderson of
Jefferson were visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Venable. Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hendrix spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Hendrix.
Mrs. Aubry Phillips visited Mrs.
J. L. Lavender one afternoon re
cently. ,
A CORRECTION ABOUT JIM
STOCKTON
(From Mor ’n Wurs Column,
Nashville, Ga., Herald)
A correction by Rube Griner:
Jim Stockton (so w e are glad to in
form the public) is the man who was
caught in the seat of the pants by
the old “sow” out at the State
Highway camp, instead of Mr. E. L.
Mobley. A trusty bulldog of Capt.
Jacobson saved Mr. Stockton’s life.
At the time she (the sow) caught
him (Mr. Stockton) by the seat of
the pants, he (the dog) caught her
(the sow) by hern. As the result
Mr. Jacobson has been offered
$500.00 for the dog.
ses of government- must be in har
mony with prevailing prices of farm
and other commodities. State of
ficials must learn to be economical.
“The matter of marketing should
be carefully and scientifically stud
ied, planned and practiced.
“If the money appropriated by
the state for marketing was careful
ly and judiciously spent, it would
mean thousands of dollars t® the
producers of the state. There is
no higher duty that the state owes
its citizens than to provide as far
as it may, relief from unemploy
ment, and to this end I favor the
purchase by the state and all of its
bistitutions of Georgia products
miade and produced in Georgia and
purchased as nearly as possible in
the locality where it is to be used.
“I believe I could be of some
service to Georgia. I have had long
experience in public affairs. I am
familiar with every department of
state and I am acquainted with hun
dreds of people. My long legisla
tive service and my experience as
speaker of the house equipped me
to work in each. When elected gov
ernor, I will visit every section and
endeavor during my term to visit
every county. I will come in inti
mate contact with the people. I
have no political ambition beyond
the governorship. I would put my
whole time, effort, energy and heart
into the task of helping Georgia.
As her chief executive, I will exert
every effort to solve the state’s pro
blems, relieve the distress, give
work to the unemployed, rehabili
tate and improve agriculture, bring
better reward to labor and make
this state blossom as a rose and be
in fact as well as in name, ‘The Em
pire State of the South.’ ”
I CALENDAR/SUPERIOR COURT OF JACKSON~
COUNTY, AUGUST TERM, 1932
| Civil business will be taken up Monday, August Ist, 1930
1 The Criminal Docket Will be taken up Monday, August Bth, 193.,
The Appearance Docket will be called after notice.
Cases Set For Trial Monday, August Ist, 1932
No. Parties
, 1218—Isape Chandler vs. W. B. Burns, Georgia Chemical Works
1 1284—G. H. Martin, Admr., vs. Porter & Hancock, et al.
—J. T. Holland vs. L. G. Hardman.
1464—Northeastern Banking Copany, et ai vs. T. A. Harber et al
1543—Mrs. E. B. Lipscomb, et al vs. B. W. Lipscomb, et al
1547—Scott Roberts et al vs. Federal Land Bank of Columbia e t al
1619—Mrs. Clara P. Harris vs. Federal Land Bank of Columbia ~t '
1556—-G. D. Ross vs. The New Winder Lumber Cos.
1588—Dora Stephens et al vs. Lewis McClusky et al.
1600—Herbert O’Neal vs. Mrs. W. T. Long.
1606 Mrs. J. 11. Hogan vs. J. H. Hogan, A. B. Mobley, Supt. of B
1607 I. T. Hogan vs. J. H. Hogan, A. B. Mobley, Supt. of Banks *
16l8—Mrs. J. R. Worley vs. J. R. Worley, and Supt. of Banks of Ga
1622—A. B. Mobley, Supt. of Banks, vs. J. R. Worley, deft M' j
Worley, claimant. f
Cases Set For Trial Tuesday, August 2nd, 1932
1611—E. S. Ethridge vs. Mrs. M. R. Chrystal.
1621—P. W. Sheppard vs. Mrs. P. W. Sheppard.
1625 Laura O. Barnett vs. Miss Icie Smith.
1626 — The First National Bank & Trust Cos., in Macon, vs. H. P. & \
DeLaperriere, et al.
1636—Nathan Carithers, dec’d., vs. Hook & Bible, et al.
1641—1n Re: Will M. W. Carruth, deceased.
1643 Supt. of Banks, for use of Citizens Bank & Trust Company V J
J. H. Simmons, defendant, Mrs. Myrtie Simmons, claimant.
1644 A. B. Mobley, Supt. of Banks, vs. Etta Anderson Brown, deft., Mrs.
M. B. Cruce, claimant.
1645 A. B. Mobley, Supt. of Banks, vs. J. Z. Carter, deft., Mrs. J. 1
Carter, claimant.
1647—W. Y. Harber & Company vs. O’Dell and A. J. Shore, defts., Mrs
Onie Shore, claimant.
1579—Lovic Oliver vs. G. P. Martin.
The above calendar having been prepared by the Bar of Jackson County,
the same is hereby approved, and will be followed. This 19th day of
July, 1932.
W. W. STARK, Judge Superior Court, Jackson County.
NICHOLSON
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Potts of
Chattanooga, Tenn., are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. C. T. Coleman.
Miss Myrtle Stephens of Greens
boro is visiting here, the guest of
Mrs. R. N. Zullock.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Anthony of
Athens spent Sunday here with the
latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
McElhannon.
Mr. Olin Barnett of Smithonia is
a visitor here, the guest of rela
tives and friends this week.
Mrs. J. W. Harris of Atlanta was
a week-end visitor here, the guest
of Mrs. Genie Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Webb and
daughter, Miss Clara, of Fitzgerald,
are here on a visit with relatives.
Mrs. Woodall, Mrs. Johnson, and
Master Thomas G. Johnson, Jr., of
Athens, spent Friday with Miss
Daisy Smith.
Misses Ella Tee, Annie Sue and
Nell Coleman have returned home
from a delightful visit in Macon,
the guests of Mr. R. P. Kendrall,
Jr. ...
The annual revival services will
begin at the Baptist church Friday
night before the first Sunday in
August. Further announcements
later. „ ~
Rev. J. H. Norman of Colbert
preached here at the Congregational
Holiness church Saturday evening,
Sunday morning and evening.
Quite a number from here attend
ed meeting at Hull over the week
end, where Rev. W. C, Brock is
conducting revival services.
Rev. B. M. Sailors of this place
will b€£in a revival meeting at
Hopkin’s Springs, Saturday night of
Mr. Walter Brooks and family
were visiting in Center, Sunday,
the guests of relatives and friends.
Meeting will begin here at the
Fire • BaDtized Holiness church on
Friday evening of this week. Rev.
Charlie King of Anderson, S. C-,
will be here, and deliver most of the
sermons. Rev. J. H. Kesler of Hull,
the pastor of the church, will be
here, also. A cordial invitation is
extended the public to attend this
meeting.
Several from here are planning
on attending the camp meeting at
the Union Camp Ground, in White
county, near Leaf, which begins on
the 29th of this month. This is an
annual gathering that lasts for ten
days, and is one of the finest meet
ings in North Georgia. Rev. Wat
son Sorrow of Abbeville, S. C., is
among the slated preachers this
year, and his messages are always
enjoyed. You should attend the
meeting.
IN MEMORIAM
In loving memory of our dear
husband and father, Fred Hardy,
who departed this life one year
ago today, July 14, 1932.
In our hearts your memory, lingers,
Sweetly, tender, fond and true,
There is not a day, Dear Daddy,
That we do not think of you.
Ever remembered by
- Wife and Children.
FOR SALE
Delta Brand Calcium Arsenate,
death in drums for the 801 l Weevil.
Farmers Warehouie, Jefferson,
Ga.
LOST OR STOLEN
Pair Beagle hounds, both male,
white with tan spots. SIO.OO re
ward for information leading to
their recovery.—O. E. Darnell, Jef
ferson, Ga., Route 5.
POSSUM CREEK
Mrs. Bill Langford and Mrs. Wil
Motes visited Mrs. Hoyte Marier
one afternoon last week. Mrs. Mar
ier continues quite ill, to the regret
of her friends.
E. G. Loggins made a business
trip to Center Grove one day last
week.
Mr. J. R, Yonce attended services
at Cave Springs last Sunday.
Mr. Byi White’s infected foot is
reported better.
Our place was well represented
at Pond Fork last Sunday, enjoying
the singing and fine dinner. These
Pond Fork people know how to feed
folks.
The farmers and boll weevil were
glad to have the fine rain last Sun
day.
E. G. Loggins and family wei
visiting' relatives at Arcade last
Monday.
The Bible Class was not so well
attended last Sunday night, on ac
count of the clouds passing around
We will meet at the home of E. G.
Loggins next Sunday night. He
hope to have a large crowd. Come.
W e will use the stage for services.
Welcome waits you.
HOLLY SPRINGS
Sunday school was well attended
Sunday, ' with 71 members present,
and some visitors. Come, one an
all, and let’s have a larger number
next Sunday. .
Miss Marie Williams of Garnet
ville was last week’s guest of •r
--and Mrs. E. O. Hawkins.
Messrs. W. C. and Ralph Jam
of Monroe spent the week-end wi
friends and relatives here.
The narty given by Misses EvelP
and Linda Beatty was enjoyed v
all
Master J. C. Nix was the Sunday
guest of Mirron Lipscomb.
Mr. Guy Irvin of Atlanta was
week-end guest of his parents,-
and Mrs. Will Irvin. <
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Tolbert
Gainesville, were visiting 'co
here 'Sunday. c j,,
Mrs. Bud Irvin was the Sun
guest of her narents, Mr. and ■
J. P. Hutson. We are sorry t
state that Mr. Hutson has been
recently, and his many friends
a quick recovery. , tll(
Several from here attended
narty Friday night given .
home of Misses Grace and
Mae Jarrett.
UNITY
It’s Coming! Haven’t vou
about it? On the sth
this month, w e are to have fV<
gest all-day singing V' ,u . k?o i
heard of. Yes, sir, th ’ A ls<
County Choir will be here- {(l
good singers from all P J u S
State, and we’re expecting
be here. i Whet
, Hey! Say! you absentee, -
were you last Sunday . , y( ,
you. all right; thought on
all day and part of the i-- t h
vo<u come next Sunday •
dav dark or bright, sav . sort
We are certainly 8 n
splendid C. E, program? gtudy .
npxt Sunday night we >■ ; 5
What Is Gambling • . aI1( j 1
Wromr? Resist the devil.
will flee. Ther f. ™ ' the
music and songs througoci ~
gram, by Mrs. Beu a Qaston 1
Miss Blonnie Johnson oU t.
N. C. Be certain and co e
Mr. Wiley Savage our cOl
Grove spent Sunday
munity. „ . , .t My-
Mr. Julian Daniel oi
was here Sunday P- ' <• Qastt inl
Mr. Henry Thom" ation her
N. C., is spending his