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MANY GRAVES GF HEROES
OF NATION MUST BE MOVED
FOR GIGANTIC DAM
Chattanooga, Tenn.—Grave* of
heroes who have slept in the shadow*
of Tennessee hilla ever since Ameri
ca became a nation must be moved
for construction of Cove Creek re
sevoir.'
Engineers say 4/260 graves must
be opened and the bodies moved to
higher ground. Unofficial estimates
put the number at twice that figure.
The reservoir—it will be impound
ed by building a dam at Cove creek—
wil! cover 02 cemeteries. The. hill
folks call them burial grounds and
they are sacred spots where women
put bits of colored glass on the
mounds and let mountain laurel run
wild over the headstones.
Within the graves sleep men who
came over the mountains wdth Daniel
Boone. Pioneers who helped Sevier
organize the lost state of Franklin.
Soldiers who gathered nearby to fight
the British at King’s Mountain and
folks who were neighbors to Andrew
Jackson and Andrew Johnson, Davy
Crock#tt and Sam Houston.
It will cost S2O to move each grave.
Most of the burial grounds are fami
ly plots little secluded graveyards
tucked in the grottoes of the valleys.
Some have been abandoned for a
century, but the government will not
let the waters of Cove creek cover
even those. Every grave must be
moved before the lake will be allowed
to spread over the doomed land and
furnish power for Muscle Shoals, 300
miles south, down Alabama way.
Many of the cemeteries are at lit
tle churches —tiny, white churches on
the side of the trails. It is a custom
to gather there on fifth Sundays and
tend the graves. The leaves are
raked. Cut flowers are placed on
the mounds. There is singing all day
and dinner on the ground. And at
dusk the circuit riding preachers de
liver eulogies for the dead ahd warn
ings for the living.
The lake will covef one whole vil
lage—Loyston. More than 5!),000
acres will be submerged. The Daniel
Boone trail will be at the bottom of
a pond. Parts of a railroad will be
covered. There will be nothing left
—only a vast expanse of water. It’s
a poignant fact that the lake will
be at the foot of Lone mountain.
INDIAN "WHOOPEE” JUICE
PLANT IS FOUND IN SWAMP
Yaupon—the “strong medicine”
with which American Indians used to
test the stamina of their braves—
still grows abundantly in the depths
of Qkefenokee swamp.
Prof. James Stokes, bidlogist, of
the Georgia State Woman’s College,
-at Valdosta, found during a recent
expedition into the inner reaches of
the vast swamp that the rare biologi
cal species thrives amid numerous
other plants seldom seen by white
men.
Indian legends tell of a drink made
of yaupon leaves as the inspiration
for whoopee parties centuries before
anybody thought of calling them
that.
Braves would drink the strong
black draft for days in great quanti
ties. He who remained on his feet
the longest was chosen for the most
honorable and most difficult missions.
Professor Stokes also found two
rare specimens of orchids. One of
them, the limodrum tuberosum, is a
broad flowering plant covered on the
upper side by a growth that has the
appearance of human hair.
Contrary to tradition, neither
Stokes nor any other of several
scientists who made an expedition
into the swamp with him saw a single
deadly moccasin or monster rattle
snake such as are reputed to infest
the area.
One oddity he did find, however,
was an island that trembled under
foot-steps as though an earthquake
had struck. The ground, he says,
was only four inches above the water
level, and despite its trembling bore
dense vegetation.
Another scene he came upon was
& vast expanse of white water lilies
that extended farther than the eye
could see.
FINDING MYSELF
Along a pathway that leads to
Florida’s “Singing Tower” is a tab
let bearing this inscription: “I come
here to find myself. It is so easy to
*et lost in the world.”
Along the pathway of life stands
the church. It asks you to come in
to find yourself—your better self.
It is so easy to get lost in the world
—lost in materialism, lost in doubt
and unbelief, lost in selfishness and
|>ride and lust.
The church would help you to find
your way back to God and faith and
hope—to find your true self.—
Church Press.
Democrats Promised
Many Jobs In July
Washington, June 21. —Postmas-
ter-General Farley has indicated that
1,000 or more federal appointments
will be made soon after President
Roosevelt return* from his vacation
cruise about July 1.
The jobs will range from collectors
of internal revenue to postmasters.
He could not say exactly how many
names would be reudy for the presi
dent’s approval.
The appointments for collectors o *
internal revenue will be completed in
thin batch, Farley s#id. Others will
include district attorneys, marshals
and customs collectors.
He also reiterated that the admin
istration would not remove any pres
ent •postnir:: ter from his job who is
performing satisfactory service.
However, he added, complaints
are being received daily in a number
of cases and where the complaint is
justified "we suggest a resignation.”
Although unable to give any ex
act figures, the postmaster-general
estimated between 25,000 and 30,000
new jobs would be opened ufi under
the new emergency legislation in
cluding the industrial recovery act,
the home loan mortgage relief act
and others.
NEGROES, WITH BIG CROP
OF GRAIN, BUY THRESHER
CO-OPERATIVELY
Sparta.—The negro log cabin com
munity of Hancock county, under
the leadership of Zack Hubert, has
made another stride forward in pro
moting progressive farming by the
co-operative purchase and operation
of modern threshing machinery. The
farmers of this community and
throughout this whole section were
encouraged to plant large acreages of
wheat, oats, rye, this year as the
basis of a live-at-home and live stock
program. The small grain crop is
the best crop harvested for over
twenty-five years.
Recently a large modern threshing
machine was purchased co-operative
ly and is now operated in Hancock,
Greene, Taliaferro and Warren coun
ties.
The first week showed 1,000 bush
els of wheat and 500 bushels of oats
threshed. Beef and dairy cattle,
poultry and hog production will get
an impetus from the balanced system
of farmnig carried on in these east
central rural counties of Georgia.
This community exemplifies anew
type of leadership among the ne
groes that believes in the possibili
ties of a more satisfying life for
negroes on the farms. Thousands of
people have visited this community
during the past year from practically
every section of the south. The
lessons taught and demonstrated
there will be of tremendous influence
in stimulating the desire in the south
on the part of both negroes and
whites.
WHISKY FLASK TO HELP
CHURCH PAY MISSIONARIES
Nashville, Tenn.—A gold-lined
whisky flask and a baby’s silver mug
are among the contributions that will
help the Southern Methodist church
to keep its missionaries afield.
They came in the same mail bag
during the mission board’s “treasure
hunt” for old coins or precious metal
of any sort, which are being refined
and sold to boost the waning mission
fund.
With- the liquor container came a
letter reading “this flask has served
the devil long enough. It is time it
did some good in the world.”
All sorts of gold and silver relics
are finding their way to the custody
of Mrs. Ina Davis Fulton, who has
charge of the campaign.
Among the contributions are a
silver teapot 103 years old, 500 wed
ding rings, eye glass frames, gold
umbrella and cane handles, gold
teeth, dining silver, watches of all
sizes and descriptions, bracelets,
baby pins, communion sets and a
$25.0 gold piece from a 93-year-old
woman who had cherished it as a gift
since her childhood.
The “treasure hunt” was resorted
to in the face of revenue decreases
that threatened to curtail the mis
sionary program of the church.
In Good Housekeeping Magazine
for this month Henry Ford says he
looks to “men of forty” to rescue
the nation from its difficulties. “Ex
perience wins finally,” says Mr. Ford,
and adds that he has never known
men under forty who were “worth
much.” Arthur Brisbane says:
“There are exceptions. Alexander
the Great was dead at 33. Keats died
at 25. Shelby died at 30; and that
Colossus of all time, William Shake
speare, at 38, had written “Midsum
mer Night’s Dream,” “Romeo and
Juliet,” historical plays and innum
erable other works.”
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS
Centenarian, 101, Apologize* For
Cane
Famington, Colo. Charles S.
Wffltson, at the age of 101, apolo
gizes for using a cane.
“I wouldn’t have to use it,” he ex
plained, "if I hadn’t fallen off a hay
stack when I “was 16 years old and
injured my hip.
Whitson ride* horseback on his
ranch every day, reads ordinary
newspaper print easily, says he has
tasted every kind of intoxicant “from
moonshine that was moonshine to
the rotgut we’ve got now.”
—O—
Three Men Capture 10-Foot
Alligator
Waycross, Ga. —Dragging a ten
foot alligator out of his den is no
child’s play, but it can be accomplish
ed.
J. C. Cox, Elmer Cox and J. P.
Lowell accomplished the feat without
any casualties, when they raided the
saurian’s retreat in Ty Ty Swamp,
in Pierce County.
The trio "dug him out,” tied him
to a heavy board, and brought him
to town to let the folks see what a
real alligator looks like.
Auto Bake* Chicken While Owner
Drives
Edwardsville, 111.—As a scientist,
Dr. C. H. Diehl naturally was inter
ested in the high temperature of the
cooling system of his motor car as
hq drove from Roxana. So he look
ed to see what was the matter and
noted:
That the large hen his car had
struck was lodged between the radi
ator and the license plate;
Thafhis radiator had been dented
Jby the impact;
That the water had leaked out
of the radiator and that his fan Whs
broken;
And, incidentally, that the hen was
done to a turn.
—O—
Four Days By Bicycle, Atlanta To
Sea Island
Sea Island Beach, Ga.—Atlanta to
Sea Island on bicycles in four day
is the record made by two Atlanta
boys who chose this self-propelling
method of travel for the 286-mile
journey to the coast. The young
bicyclists were Wesley Trimpi and
Howard Trimpi, who made the trip
to be guests of. Mrs. George Walker
and Mrs. J. L. Dennis, who are
spending several weeks in the cottage
colony at Sea Island.
Bolt Enter* Church, Kill* Savannah
Negro At Ordination Rite*
Savannah, Ga.—While standing be
neath the puljfit in the First African
Baptist Church, East Savannah, Sun
day afternoon, at the beginning of a
service which was to be his or
dination, Marion M. Moultrie, negro,
was killed instantly by a bolt of
lightning.
The bolt split open his shirt collar
and broke open his shoes. He had
just said:
“We are gathered here together,”
when the lightning struck.
—o—
Publishers Take Stand Against
Deceptive Ads
Chattanooga.—The Southern News
paper Publishers’ Association indors
ed the Capper bill which prohibits and
penalizes untrue, deceptive and mis
leading advertising at conclusion of
its annual convention here today.
J. L. Mapes, of the Beaumont
(Texas) Enterprise and Journal,
elected president of the association
yesterday, was authorized to appoint
a committee to survey the extent of
“propaganda, advertising and publi
city” in syndicated features.
$70,000,000 Advanced To Buy U. S.
Cotton
Washington.—The Reconstruction
Finance Coropration on June 28 ad
vanced $70,000,000 to Secretary Wal
lace to enable him to buy all of the
cotton now in.the hands of the feder
al farm board and other government
agencies.
Approximately 2,000,000 bales now
are held by government agencies.
The money is expected also to pay
the classing, carrying and merchan
dising" costs. Warehouse receipts
will be the security in most instances,
although assignments of equity and
other collateral may be pledged.
The cotton acquired by the Secre
tary under this agreement will be
used in granting options to producers
who agree to reduce acreage.
If a grain of corn will die and
then rise again in so much beauty,
why may not I die and rise again in
infinite beauty of life? How is the
last a greater mystery than the first?
And by so much as I exceed the grain
of com in this life, why may I not
exceed it in the new life? How can
we limit the power of Him who made
the grikin of corn and then made the
same grain again in such wonderful
newness of life.—Benj. H. Hill.
To Show Foods at Chicago Fair
A SALIENT feature of the
great/ Century of Progress
International Exposition at
Chicago which opened its gates to
the public on the first of June
is a showing of what science and
industry have done to improve the
conditions governing food and its
distribution. These conditions in
clude quality, cleanliness, variety,
palatability and convenience. Sci
ence and industry have made im
mense strides in these directions
during the last few decades, and
one of the recent industrial ten
dencies has been to gather under
one administrative control a group
of the pick of the best foods with
which the public is familiar.
That is what General Foods Cor
poration has done, and the reason
why its exhibit in the impressive
Agriculture and Foods building is
always crowded is because this
exhibit includes well known and
widely used breakfast foods,
gelatins, cake flour,, tapiocas,
chocolate, cocoa, coconut, decaf
feinated coffee, maple flavored
syrup, coffee, tea, baking powder,
bottled pectin for use in making
Jams and jellies, high grade salt,
frosted foods and many more.
There are eighty General Foods
products in all, including even
aids to washing and ironing.
An Unusal Method
An unusual method has been
adopted to make clear to the
massed crowds just how these
foods are produced and in what
forms they are presented to the
public. On one of the largest re
volving stages ever built General
Foods is presenting sixteen
scenic productions featuring each
of its nationally advertised prod
ucts, and telling its dramatic
story through a variety of highly
interesting and unique mediums.
Eight of the performances are
given simultaneously for a period
of two minutest The other eight
come on for the same length of
time, following an intermission of
ten seconds. So a person standing
THE JACKSON HERALD
REACHES MANY FIRESIDES IN JACKSON AND
ADJOINING COUNTIES
Is your name known in all those homes, Mr. Tradesman?
Do those folks—all potential buyers of your wares or services—
know what you have to sell? Certainly, you want their business.
Silence won’t bring it. You’ve got to TALK TO THEM IN
PRINT! Tell ’em and SELL ’em via:
ADVERTISING IN THESE COLUMNS!
Ideas, Cuts and Copy Furnished by
Bonnet-Brown Sales Services
before one stage can see the entire
sixteen shows by merely standing
still because of the revolving me
chanism. This has proved an ad
mirable piece of forethought as
it would be difficult to circulate
from one stage to another in the
dense crowd.
As each of the shows is com
pleted, sliding panel aluminum
doors close amid a splendor of
changing .colored lights focused
on the front of the stages. At the
same time, gigantic packages in
full relief, towering ten feet above
the stages, move in review until
the beginning of the next series
of shows. Multi-colored spot
lights play on these cartons, which
are brilliantly lacquered, as they
are in motion. These mammoth
packages, when stationary, serve
to identify the show going on
below them.
Products and Photographs
Large display cases, framed in
curved glass and brilliantly
lighted, contain interesting ar
rangements of these principal
products and of approximately
fifty other brands manufactured
by the various General “Foods
units. Lining the backgrounds of
the cabinets are photographic
murals of appetizing food subjects
—dishes of cereal and fruit, jelly,
beverages, cakes, pies, salads, des
serts, and many more. The cases
are located at the bases of massive
illuminated columns, half of them
rising to a height of thirty-five
feet. These columns are twenty
feet apart, and a triple tier of
aluminum discs tops the columns
and supports the structure over
head.
Architecturally the exhibit
strikes a fresh modern note. In
beauty, color and lighting effects
it is appropriately attuned to the
modern spirit which characterizes
the exposition. A color scheme of
orange vermillion, black, and
aluminum is emphasized through
out the structure. The floor sur
rounding the space, which meas-
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ures eighty by forty-two feet, |g
covered with a coating of polished
brass.
A Monster Cook Book
At the north end of the exhibit
the new General Foods Cook
Book, which has proved so pop
ular with American housewives,
is being displayed and sold. A
large reproduction of the Cook
Book, with its pages constantly
turning, is located above the dis
play and shows women visitors
the many worthwhile features of
fered in the book. Four experi
enced home economic experts as
sociated with the company’s con
sumer service department are in
charge of these Cook Book activ
ities. In addition, a dozen recipe
booklets regularly distributed by
the company free of charge are
being displayed and offered to
visitors who wish to have them
mailed to their homes.
At the south end of the space
a graphic story of General Foods
as an institution is told in large
photographic murals. A map and
pictures show the location of the
company’s various plants, and
division,, district and sub-district
offices; its manufacturing and re
search activities; the work of its
consumer service department; and
its service to various trade
groups.
Quick Frosted Foods, Too
Adjacent to the Cook Book
booth and occupying a prominent
location at the northwest corner
of the exhibit, quick-frosted foods,
the company’s .newest develop
ment, are being shown and demon
strated. The complete line of
foods —packaged meats, poultry,
seafood, vegetable and fruit —com-
prising some sixty items, are in
cluded in this exhiDit. <*-
A balcony extending over the
entire length of the exhibit is
being used as an office by the com
pany’s Fair personnel, and serves
as headquarters for General
Foods' guests and organization.*
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