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Athens* Banner-Herald)
T*in Cantaloupe Exhibited
\ i cantaloupe grown by J. B.
m of Jefferson, brother of
j o j., !..ggins, Athens, was being
~v n ti re Wednesday. The unus
j , aloupe appeared normal in
except that It had two
ial .,, ach resembling an ordinary
ani;i pe save for the sides which
ftr , ned together.
Bo; . ,t Selects Athens Man As
School Head
1 Bogart Board of Education
, and Carl Hancock, Athens.
. ndent of schools “Tor that
vating him from the po-
; t j (! .f school principal which he
year. In additon to be
n„ ticipal and teacher in the Bo
,art b ir'.i school last year, Mr. Han
oc|: coach of the basketball
( . an wtiieh made such' an enviable
c; winning 22 games while
0.-inr only three. The team climax
(j a fine season by winning the
jint.i District Invitation tourna*-
lent held at Winder.
* * *
(From Gainesville News)
Stolen Cars Brought For Disposal
Hall and Lumpkin counties have
eco:il ,> a mecca for stolen automo
iles. according to detectives of tjie
louthern Division of the National
iut ,mol>ile Theft Bureau, who have
ecn visiting in this section in
eareh of stolen cars, and according
~ information have spotted between
0 and 12 cars that have been
,rouge, into this section for dis
icsal. Several cars have already
iten ’ covered by the detectives.
C ;■;■! ■ -h have been made nor war
ants sworn out.
(From Dawson News)
lawsr.n Deg Got Off Train En Route
And Came Home
A 'ory is going the rounds, unbe
arable, but true, of a fox terrier
rs that was recently shipped by a
law ■> cirizen to relatives in Mont
omcry, Ala. Somewhere along the
in; •.h, canine gnawed its way out of
he cat' , and when the train reached
r. A'abama city the crate remained
iut it- occupant had hied to parts un
:no\vn. The expressrAan took the
rate to the address and told the ad
re-"' t that the dog had been in the
rate bit had disappeared, and ad
iscd claim to be made. The lady
f thi house remarked with a smile,
‘Well, here’s the dog. We wonder
d where he came from.” The ani
ial was lying on the porch, peace
ully sleeping, apparently happy af
er his long trip.
(From Commerce News)
Two Crops Of Cotton From One
Planting
One does not have to go to the
southern part of the cotton belt to
ind e\ idence to support the fact
hat cotton is a perennial plant.
Thm is plenty of proof right here
n Jackson county. W. H. Minish,
t euod farmer, and a good man,
I'it'c' in this county near Com-
H'-TV". brought into the News office
Fuesday a cotton plant that would
the most skeptical. This
was about 18 inches tall. It
on it two blooms and 26
S( iuai< There is no doubt that the
plant was headed for a second crop.
Minish says that a crop of oats
Plants : after cotton was cut from
®is field in the spring. A large
number of the old cotton plants
a\c ukered and are growing
nicely.
Mf- Joseph Seay Goes To Eternal
Reward
Mr. Joseph H. Seay, aged 59, died
M his nome in the Hudson River
coin" ~ v , Saturday orning, July
th, The funeral, which was
by a large number of
jT 011 ' I '' I||< l relatives, was held from
Ul ‘ River church Sunday after-
J oon at 3 o’clock with Rev. G. H.
°Uins officiating. Mr. Seay was
to the beyond by his wife.
ne daughter, Mrs. Grogan Wade,
*nd several step children survive
lm - Interment was made in Hud
n River cemetery.
ac h Crop To Bring Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars To Growers
(B "° hundred thousand dollars for
' i'uratively small op is not
tio ' S!ll:;c ' Ze d at. Present indica
ns Point to returns of at least
tß '" aih " un t from Commerce peach
es stated in a recent issue of
SINGLE COPY sc.
MISS LURLINE COLLIER HAS
DELIGHTFUL TRIP
Miss Lurline Collier returned re
cently from a delightful three weeks
trip to eastern cities and the Ndw
England States. The expenses of
the trip was the compliment of a
Chicago mail order house, given as
a reward to the 4-H Club girl and
her state supervisor for excellency
in club work. Miss Collier went as
the chaperone of Miss Louise Mor
gan, of Haralson cuunly, who won
tirst prize in her county, her dis
trict, her state, and finally her na
tion.
Each year the Chicago mail order
house gives four trips around the
United States to girls who win first
prizes in the national contest in
four classes of dresses.
Last year Miss Morgan made her
school dress. After winning in the
county, she went to Athens and won
in the • district. Then in October
she went to the Macon fair and com
peted with twenty girls—four from
each district in Georgia, and won in
the state; as a result she was sent
to Chicago in November to repre
sent Georgia in the National 4-H
club style dress revue. It was here
that she won the trip that only four
girls in the United States can win.
Miss Morgan is eighteen years old
and has been in 4-H club work for
five years. She has been a worker
in all activities toward community
and county development. Three
years ago she won a trip to Chicago
on her canning. She has done out
standing work in clothing, home
improvement, gardening, and food
preservation.
Among the places visited by Miss
Collier and Miss Morgan are: Urba
na, 111., Columbus, Ohio, Frostburg,
Md., Washington, D- C., Norfolk,
Va., Fredericksburg, Va., Yorktown,
Va., Harper’s Ferry, W. Va., Gettys
burg, Pa., Philadelphia, Pa., New
York City, Pittsfield, Mass., Boston
Mass, New Bedford, Mass., Scran
ton, Pa., Buffalo, N. Y., Detroit,
Mich., and Chicago, 111.
DISHEARTENED VETERANS
ABANDON BONUS LINES
Washington.—The capital’s dis
heartened and disrupted bonus army
was in full retreat today, only a
fragment of its original strength,
remained to tent for the last time
on the old camp ground along Penn
sylvania avenue.
That fragment must abandon
camp by midnight tomorrow or face
eviction unless leaders succeed in
enjoining the authorities in court.
The veterans'' administration did
a land office business in furnishing
transportation to the homesick ex
soldiers who have been in Washing
ton for seven weeks clamoring for
the payment of the bonus.
In the first two hours the office
was open today tickets .were given
to more than 200 men. Frank T.
Hines, administrator of veterans’
affairs, expected to furnish more
than 6,000 with fare home by mid
night, tonight—the deadline on the
privilege of borrowing transporta
tion.
DECREASE SHOWN IN TAX
COLLECTIONS
Washington. A decrease of
$870,499,711 in taxes collected by
the government in the 1932 fiscal
year ending last June 30, was shown
today in a statement issued by the
internal revenue bureau.
The largest drop was contributed
by income taxes. They fell $803,-
383,799, as compared with the “pre
vious year. The tobacco tax de
creased $45,697,884 and the stamp
taxes were $18,041,910 less than a
year ago.
The individual income tax collec
tions declined from $833,647,798 in
1931 to $427,190,581 in the 1932
year.
the News, the number of cars to be
shipped from her e will run close to
the 200 mark. Up through Monday
of this week 25 cars had already
moved to market. Georgia Bells
are just beginning to move. Elber
tas will be ready next week. The
cotton receipts each year at Com
merce range from 10,000 to 15,000
bales. Estimates of the present
crop are for one half to two thmds
of a crop. With present prices pre
vailing this fall the total income
from the peach crop will equal or
excell the value of the cotton crop
in this community.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
Graham Wright Is
Named To Direct
Holder Campaign
Graham Wright, prominent Rome
lawyer and member of a distin
guished North Georgia family, has
been appointed manager of the cam
paign of John N. Holder, candidate
for governor. it was announced
Wednesday. Mr. Wright will be in
active charge, of the campaign head
quarters of Mr. Holder at the Henry
Grady Hotel.
Mr. Wright is the son of Seaborn
Wright, former member of the state
senate and house of representatives,
and a nephew of the late Judge
Moses Wright, of Rome. In accept
ing the appointment he said:
‘‘l have always reserved the right
to support the man whose election I
believe to be to the best interest of
the state, and long before I received
your letter I had determined to sup
port you because of your record and
because of our long friendship.
“I feel that Georgia owes you a
debt of gratitude that it can never
repay by reason of your successful
opposition to the issuance of one
hundred million dollars of road
bonds a few years past, and I pre
fer to have you, in these troublous
times, • in the governor’s office up
on your record of successful oppo
sition to the issuance of one hun
dred million dollars of road bonds
a few years past, and I prefer to
have you, in these troublous times,
in the governor’s office upon your
record of successful opposition to
this bond issue rather than upon
their vague promise of panacea for
our present. ills.
“It is an unprecedented thing in
the politics of Georgia or any other
state for any man to oppose the is
suance of bonds that would give
him the power to spend the sum of
one hundred million dollars as you
did, and your loyalty and devotion
to the interests of the state in your
unselfish fight should cause the peo
ple of Georgia to believe as I do
that, when you are elected governor,
you will carry out the program of
economy which is now absolutely
essential and vital to the welfare of
the state.”
GEORGIA TAXPAYERS
ORGANIZE AT MACON
Adopting as their general pro
gram, economy and efficiency in
government and reduction of tax
ation, representatives of taxpayers’
leagues in this state formed the
Georgia Federation of Taxpayers’
Leagues in Macon Thursday.
Proposals that were turned over
to the directors for consideration
and report were the consolidation
of as many functions of government
as practicable; restoration />f home
rule by returning county salaries
from the control of the legislature
to the county; the exemption of
property up to $2,000 from taxation
when used as a residence; none of
these proposals were indorsed at
the organization meeting but the
directors will consider them and
others and make report to the
leagues, within about three weeks’
time.
Eighteen counties were represent
ed, sending 56 representatives to
the meeting.
GREER—SCOGGINS
A wedding taking place at the
home of the bride’s parents in Cor
dele recently united Miss Eirma
Greer of that city, and Dr. Paul T.
Scoggins of Commerce. The bride
taught dramatic art in both Jeffer
son and Commerce during the past
school year, and made many friends,
who are interested in her marriage,
and who be delighted to know
that she will make her home in
Commerce.
Dr. Scoggins is a member of a
well known Georgia family, being
the son. of Mrs. Ida Stevenson Scog
gins and the late Mr. James W.
Scoggins of Athens. He is a gradu
ate of the University of Georgia and
received his M. D. degree from Au
gusta Medical College in 1927. He
is a member of Theta Kappa Psi
' fraternity. He is now a practicing
j physician in Commerce, where he is
1 popular socially and professionally.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Deaton and
| children, Julian and Louise, of Or
lando, Fla., spent last Thursday in
Jefferson, guests of Mr. and Mrs.
| E. H. Deaton.
Mr. Arthur E. Pittman Goes
To His Reward
Jefferson has been called upon
again to mourn the passing of an
excellent citizen—Mr. Arthur E.
Pittman. On Thursday morning of
lhst week he answered the last sum
mons, and went to his eternal home.
Mr. Pittman was taken ill about a
year ago from an infected foot.
He was taken to the hospital,
where an operation removed the
diseased limb from above the knee.
He regained strength, and return
ed to his home, and his family and
friends rejoiced that his condition
indicated a restoration to health.
He was able to use a rolling chair,
then crutches, and finally secured
an artificial limb, but he suffered a
relapse, and though from time to
time ho appeared to be better, his
physicians and friends had little
hopes of an ultimate recovery. Each
time that his condition seemed hope
ful, he would again grow worse, and
when he suffered a stroke on Wed
nesday of last week, all hopes were
lost, and he quietly entered his long,
last sleep on Thursday morning.
The deceased was 71 years of
age. He was the son of Mr. M. M.
Pittman and Mrs. Mary Boggs Pitt
man. He was reared in the Pitt
man home, about three miles from
Jefferson. His parents were .among
the most prominent citizens of the
county, and reared a large family
of splendid sons and daughters, all
of whom were educated at Martin
Institute. Mr. Pittman’s father
was a practicing attorney, with his
office in Jefferson.
In young manhood, Mr. Pittman
married Miss May Meßce, and later
moved to Jefferson, where he had
since resided. He was a member
of the Methodist church, and until
his last illness was never absent
from the services of his church. In
his death, the Jefferson Methodist
church has lost one of its most loyal
members, and the City of Jefferson
one of its most beloved, useful citi
zens.
Surviving Mr. Pittman are his
widow; four brothers, M. M. Pitt
man and H. T. Pittman of Cleburne,
Tex., Walter J. Pittman of Corpus
Christi, Tex., and C. O. Pittman of
Jefferson; four sisters, Mrs. W. A.
Carter and Mrs. J. L. Harris of
Jackson County, Mrs. Alice Venable
of South Carolina, and Mrs. W. J.
Mcßee of Rayle.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church Friday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. T. H. Shackel
ford, Rev. R. M. Rigdon and Rev. T.
D. Johnston. Interment was in
Woodbine cemetery. Music was
furnished by Mesdames J. C. Smith,
J. S. Ayers, L. H. Isbell, C. B.
Lord, Messrs. L. H. Isbell, C. M.
Barnett, Dr. J. C. Bennett, Dr. C.
B. Lord. The pall bearers were: H.
J. W. Kizer, Guy Strickland, George
W. Westmoreland, Bird Martin,
Pittman and Webb Carter.
Over Five Million Acessible
For State Roads
Atlanta, Ga.—Apportionment in
Washington Saturday of $3,123,298
provided by the relief bill for fed
eral highway work in Georgia makes
available $5,123,298 for road work
in the state and J. W. Barnett of
the State Highway board has indi
cated part of the work will begin
within three weeks in an effort to
relieve unemployment.
Highway contracts totaling ap
proximately $2,000,000 will be let
about August 15, Chairman Barnett
has announced and letting of sl,-
000,000 will follow monthly until
the federal aid money is used up.
Georgia’3 share of the $120,000,-
000 provided unddr the relief bill
for federal highway work, was an
nounced by Secretary Hyde. The
funds may be used in place of state
money to match Georgia’s regular
allotment of $2,000,000 federal aid
money.
Chairman Barnett said that in an
effort to aid th e greatest number of
unemployed workers, the Highway
board contemplated adoption of the
rotation system in regard to ordi
nary labor.
District engineers from all sec
tions of the state were in confer
ence at the Highway board here this
week with Chief Engineer B. P. Mc-
Whorter, making plans for highway
projects in their territories.
Miss Ina Fulcher of Athens is the
guest of her uncle, Mr. C. C. Ful
cher, on Route 4.
Thursday, July 28, 1932.
Excessive Loads
To Be Barred On
Georgia Highways
Officials of the Georgia Public
Service Commission and State High
way Department have combined
forces in an effort to bar overload
ed trucks from paved highways in
Georgia.
A state-wide campaign has been
inaugurated to arrest drivers of
trucks that carry loads in excess of
18,850 pounds, and owners of the
trucks likewise will be preseeuted,
according to announcement of Jule
W. Felton, member of the Public
Sen-ice Commission, who called up
on all civic clubs and law enforce
ment officers to aid in the campaign.
Maintenance officials of the High
way Department declared that over
loaded trucks depreciate the life of
paved highways from fifteen to
twenty years to four or five years,
and that the highways of the state
are now being seriously damaged by
heavy hauling.
The campaign was spurred by the
seizure of a truck in DeKalb Coun
ty Sunday said to be carrying 30,-
960 pounds of freight, when the law
allows only 18,850 pounds.
The Singing Convention
Largely Attended
If attendance, good leadership
and excellent music are the things
that are indispensable to a success
ful singing convention, then Jeffer
son can boast of entertaining on
Saturday and Sunday one of the
most enjoyable assemblies ever, held
in the cofinty.
- Large crowds were in attendance
on both days, there being visitors
from all parts of Georgia, and even
from other states. Experts in song
leadership directed the musical se
lections, and talented vocalists fill
ed the crowded building with beau
tiful, harmonius vocal melodies.
Solos, duets, quartettes, and chorus
es were rendered, a continuous
choice selection of songs being of
fered for both days.
Religious talks and discourses on
the art of singing were interspersed
with the music. Many people, not
especially interested in the song
services, came from a distance to
meet their friends and enjoy the
social contact.
Full proceedings of the conven
tion will be seen in another column.
HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA
ENTERTAINS PARENTS
A most delightful occasion of
the past week was the musical given
Friday evening on the lawn of the
home of Col. and Mrs. J. C. Turner,
by the High School Orchestra, hon
oring the parents of the members of
this popular group of young musi
cians.
The presented a most
entertaining concert, which was
greatly* enjoyed by all who were so
fortunate as to be guests. After
the concert, Mrs. Turner, assisted
by several young girls, served re
freshments.
SUPERIOR COURT CONVENES
MONDAY
The August f term of superior
court will convene Monday morn
ing, with Judge W. W. Stark presid
ing, and Col. J. C. Pratt, prosecut
ing solicitor. A calendar of cases
to be called are given in another
column, and a busy session is anti
cipated. Clerk Clifford T. Storey
and -Sheriff R. M. Culberson are
getting everything in readiness for
the convening of the court. A large
crowd will be in attendance.
TWIN CANTALOUPES
We have in our office a freakish
growth of cantaloupes, which may
be styled “Siamese Twins.” The
two medium sized cantaloupes are
perfect in shape, except at the point
where they are grown together,
joining a twin arrangement. The
cantaloupe was grown by Mr. W. T.
Mauldin.
LIGHTNING STRIKES MULE
Lightning struck a mule belong
ing to Mr. W. P. Thompson during
the electrical storm Saturday after
noon. The stroke did not produce
death, but left the animal in an im
paired condition, which may render
it useless.
Vol. 58. No. 2.
Georgia Peach Industry
Attracting Much Interest
For a number of years Georgia
has been the leading commercial
fresh peach producing State of
these United Stutes.
Basing my opinion on my perron
:l study and ob rvatb>n of the
commercial peach industry of Geor
gia, Ia n now making the prediction
that ten years from now the major
part of the commercial peach or
cahrds of Georgia will be located in
the Piedmont Plateau section.
If my prediction be ture, then Uko
counties of Jackson, Barrow, Ciarko,
Oconee, Morgan, Jasper, Putnam,
Hancock, Madison, Elbert, Banka,
Ilart, Hall, Gwinnett, Habershaas
and others, will in the near future
be increasing the acreage set in
commercial peach orchards.
Personally, I think the acreage In
commercial peach orchards should
be increased at an early date in
Jackson and Barrow counties, the
ones I am most famiiar with. No,
I do not think every person should
plant a peach orchard, but a few
more good, hustling, wide-a-wuke
farmers or business men that are
able to finance same should plant
out an orchard.
In Jackson county this year the
return from the commercial peach
crop will be above two hundred
thousand dollars, and we only have
a few orchards, and most of these
do not have a full crop this year.
W e should have twice the acreage
we now have in peach orchards,
provided they will be properly
handled. The return from the peach
crop does a lot of good, because it
brings in ready cash at a season
when cash is in demand any year.
This peach money is very widely
distributed, because when the peach
grower gets his return for pcseh
crop, he at once pays the many
pickers, packers, wagon and truck
haulers, and other employees, and
these people in turn pay many obli
gations, or have cash to purchase
what they neetj^
Jackson county has several of the
best peach growers of Georgia, or
any other State, and any one not
famiiar with local conditions will
agree with me when they pay ®
visit to any of the peach orchards in
Jackson county.
This year, 1932, the best peach
crop and orchard in Jackson coun
ty, according to statements of sev
eral, is the one known as the
“Hawkins Orchard,” owned by Miss
Annie Hawkins, and it is located
near Apple Valley. Next Friday
morning, at 11 o’clock, July 29th,
we will have a field meeting at this
orchard, and all people that may be
interested in peach growing are in
vited to attend this meeting, and
see the way the peaches are handled
when being 'prepared to ship to
market.
Yours for service-,
W. Hill Hosch,
Cos. Agr. Agent, Jefferson, Ga.
COUNTY CHOIR TO MEET AT
UNITY STH SUNDAY
The Jackson County Choir will
meet at Unity church the fifth Sun
day in July, all-day service. This
church is located two miles west of
Maysville. Singers and music lovers
are invited to come. There will bo
some singers there worth driving
miles to hear. This is a fine place
to spend the day. Don’t Torget a
full basket for the noon hour.
C. Bryant, Press.
CO-OP TO DISTRIBUTE
2 MILLION TO GROWERS
New Orleans. The American
Cotton Co-operative Association ha*
authorized $2,000,000 to cotton
growers of the south through state
member co-operatives, making a
total of $57,000,000 distributed by
the association during the past sea
son, C. O. Moser, vice president and
secretary, announced today follow
ing a meeting of the board of di
rectors.
The announcement said the co-op
erative had disposed of all of die
past season’s crop turned over to it.
for handling, except 40,000 bales
which are held “on call” in a speci
al members’ pool, subject to sale at
the order of the owners.
Misses Dorsettb and Pauline Ton
ey, Misses Alice and Ruth Holliday,
Miss Carrie Fowler and Mrs. C. D-
Holliday, motored to Stone Moun
tain and Atlanta recently.