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wl Item* Of Interest Among Our
Neighbor* And Friend*
(From Dahlonega Nugget)
New Costume In Dahlonega
It pays editors to keep their eyes
n Now, if we’d been lolling a
unii asleep the other day about 1
c ] oc l, we’d have missed seeing a
mng lady going to the post office
j t h iinething on which appeared
hav, all the earmarks of breeches
;ce(1 t as the length. They used to
irr ,brother’s britches for special
c3 < but if this was little broth
■, h,. was mighty, mighty shorl, and
orc them wide and loose towards
ie bottom, which is not like ordi
iry breeches at all. Being at a
gJ in deciding just what they were,
e asked help from a lady friend,
I£ l s he informed us that they were
jled ‘shorts,” which, we admit, is
very suitable term.
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(From Winder Leader)
late Univeralit Convention Held
The Georgia State Universalist
onvention held its annual four-day
ssion at Rockwell church, two miles
irtheast of Winder, over the past
eek-end. Beginning on Thursday,
ugust 3, the convention extended
trough Sunday, August 6, with dele
tes from over the state of Georgia
id surrounding territory in attend
ee. All-day sessions were held
ich day, featuring spirited sermons
p eight of the domination’s out
anding preachers and dinner on the
round at the noon hour.
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(From Winder. News)
Miss Ruth Elder Weds Mr. Roger
Miller
Of interest to many friends is the
nnouncement of the marriage of
[is? Ruth Elder to Roger Miller,
hie!' took place Monday morning at
0 o’clock, at the Pregbyteran
hurch. Rev. Edward Russell per
jnr.rd the ceremony in the presence
[ the immediate families and a few
ose friends. The bride and bride
room were unattended, and Miss
lixii' Pentecost was at the piano and
bred softly during the ceremony,
is. Miller is the daughter of Mrs.
. G. Elder and the late Dr. J. G.
ilder, a prominent physician of Jef
erson. Mr. Miller is the eldest son
f Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Miller, of Win
ler. After the ceremony, Mr. and
Irs. Miller left for a wedding trip
hrough the mountains of North
leorgia and North Carolina, and on
heir return will make their home in
ilewiston, Fla.
(From Banks County Journal)
Homer Is Like Paradise
This town is fortunate in many
■aspects. It is true the survey is
arge and the settlers stragling, but
there is much happiness among the
nhabitants, and no real distress,
other than imaginary, caused by the
depression. We pay no business
tax, have no disturbances, therefore
need no city court. At the city flec
tion only five votes were cast, no
tody takes an interest in it, for it
•mounts to so little. We dwell in
harmony. No factional differences.
No person is afraid of being kidnap
ped or slugged with a black jack for
his money. Everybody can sleep
*ith open windows and doors, as
there are no burglars to enter and
disturb his rest or lift his jewelry.
This place is more like paradise than
a y town we know.
(Prom Gainesville Eagle)
Miss Ruby Underwood spent the
* e ek-end in Jeffreson with
Elizabeth Roberts.
Mrs. Anderson is ill in the hospital
Hoschton. ' Mrs. Anderson will be
le fflembered here as Miss Maud Al
len.
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Mrs. C. M. Porter and daughter,
Lena Porter, of Atlanta, are
Herts of the former’s granddaugh
*er > Mrs. J. S. Lunsford.
The friends here of Mr. Boyce
Treselton regret to learn of his illness
111 the Hoschton hospital, where he
“ as undergone an operation for ap
pendicitis.
GRIFFITH REUNION NOT HELD
THIS YEAR
lam requested by the executive
Cc "Tim!ttee to that on account
ef the serious illness of some of the
families, that it is thought
not to have the Griffith reunion
year.
W. L. Barnett, Sec’y.
August 10, 1933.
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INDICATED THAT
COTTON CROP IN
GEORGIA LARGE
Georgia’s prospective cotton crop
this year is 1,071,000 bales, or 78
per cent of normal, says the first
condition report of the season is
sued through the Georgia Crop Re
porting Service.
The condition of 78 per cent of
normal, the report says, is the high
est since 1914, a pro-boll weevil
year, when estimated yield was
252 pounds of lint cotton per acre.
The 1933 indicated yield per acre
is placed at 240 pounds, which, if
realized, will be the highest yield
since the weevil invaded the state
and will rank third among the high
est yields in the history of Georgia.
Acreage upon which the 1933
forecast is based amounts to 2,132,-
000, this being acreage re
maining for harvest/after deducting
from the 2,867,000 acres estimated
in cultivation on July 1, the acreage
being removed under the agricultural
adjustment administration plan,
plus 10-year-average (abandonment.
This is a 20 per cent reduction from
the 1932 harvested acreage.
Because of very hot and dry
weather during most of June weevil
infestation was checked and cotton
in nearly all sections made splendid
progress, the report said.
Motorcade To Meet In
Athens
Plans for two motorcades in which
Jefferson is greatly interested to
converge in Athens for a festival
celebrating the completion of the
Henry W. Grady Scenic Highway
from Chattanooga through Jefferson
into Augusta, were discussed at a
meeting of cities along the route at
Chattsworth, Ga., Thursday.
One motorcade would leave Chat
tanooga, Tenn., and be joined by
cars from cities along the route
northwest of Athens. The other
would leave Augusta, bringing repre
sentatives from the cities southeast
of Athens to this city. The two
would meet in Athens for a gala
celebration, including a barbecue in
the home town of Henry W. Grady,
for whom the highway is named.
Work is progressing at a fast
pace on the lap of highway between
Gainesville, Ga., and Chattanooga.
The highway, when completed, will
bring a large number of tourists
through some of the prettiest scen
ery in the country, extending through
Jefferson, Dawsonville, Ellijay,
Chatsworth, Dalton, Ringgold, and
into Chattanooga.
Mrs. D. P. Marler Passes
The announcement of the death of
Mrs. D. P. Marler, which occurred
at her home three miles north of
Pendergrass on Monday afternoon,
has brought sadness to a wide circle
of friends and relatives.
Mrs. Marler was 78 years of age,
and before marriage was Miss Sallie
Hitchcock. She was a member of
one of the most prominent families
in the county, and was the widow of
the late Mr. D. P. Marler, one of
Jackson county’s most useful citi
zens.
Funeral services for Mrs. Marler
were held Tuesday afternoon at Cen
ter Grove Baptist church. A large
concourse of people were present to
pay tribute to <her memory.
She was a member of the Pender
grass Baptist church, and was loyal,
devoted and faithful. She is sur
vived by two daughters, Mrs. C. F.
Simpson of Talmo, and Mrs. John
Gaines of Hall county; by one broth
er, Mr. R. R. Hitchcock, of Jefferson.
Nine grand children also survive.
Her deceased children were Mrs. Mc-
Intyre and Mrs. Parsons. The late
Mrs. R. F. Mathews was a sister.
SMALLEST CROP OF CORN IS
FORECAST IN PAST 32 YEARS
Washington.— The Crop Reporting
board of the Department of Agricul
ture forecasts the smallest corn crop
since 1901, and the lowest production
of wheat and oats in 35 years.
Crop prospects, very unpromising
a month ago, declined sharply since
July 1 due to drought and other ad
verse weather factors.
The forecast for corn was reduced
111,000,000 bushels from July 1 to
August 1.
The surprising statement is made
that since the Blue Eagle code went
into effect in Augusta 1,500 person,
have lost their jobs.
JEFFERSON, Jackton County, Georgia.
More Questions On
Application Of Code
Answered By NRA
Washington, Aug. 12.—What does
the NRA mean?
The following questions were de
veloped and answered Friday by of
ficials of the national recovery ad
ministration :
Are government employes on a
forty-hour week?
No. The President’s re-employ
ment agreement excepts government
and state employes. No reason giv
en for this exception.
Does the forty-hour week apply to
municipal employes?
No, but employes of municipally
owned utilities are affected.
Are employes of banks affected by
the re-employment agreement?
Yes. As yet there ia. no banking
code, but clerical employes of banks
come in under the blanket code when
the bank signs it.
Is time out for lunch included in
an eight-hour day?
No.
What constitutes an eigh-hour day
under the President's re-employment
agreement?
Generally speaking, an employe
who starts at 8 in the morning has
one hour for lunch, and quits at 5 in
the afternoon.
Suppose a waiter or waitress re
reives a fixed salary of $8 and gets
$6 in tips. The totals sl4, $1 under
the minimum wage. However, he
receives three meals which makes up
for the sls minimum wage prescrib
ed. What is thejemployer expected
to do?
The employer is expected to make
iip what the tips lack of sls. If
meals are part of the compensation,
it is expected that these will be
charged in at a fair price.
Is Sunday considered as a legal
holiday under the President’s re-em
ployment agreement?
In the absence of a ruling from
the policy board of the NRA on this
question, the officials are advising'
that Sunday > is not a legal holiday.
If the blue eagle is taken away
from a business or an individual,
willMt be a matter of public informa
tion?
Yes. Publicity concerning the ac
tion probably will come from Wash
ington.
What is the cotton textile Nation
al Industrial Relations Board?
It is a board set up under the NRA
to help wherever possible in bringing
about amicable readjustments or set
tlements between employers and em
ployes in the cotton textile industry.
Is there any limit to what restau
rant operators may charge their em
ployes for meals?
Yes, under the resturant industry
code, $3 a week is all that may be
deducted.
What are the maximum hours bar
bers and operators of beauty shops
may work?
Under the temporary code, pend
ing acceptance by the NRA of a per
manent one, they may work forty
eight hours a week. Clerical help in
such shops, however, are on a forty
hour-a-week basis.
MAYOR’S ELECTION CALLED
FOR AUGUST 28
An election has been called for
Monday, August 28th' to choose a
mayor for Jefferson, to succeed
Mayor Summie Kinningham, who has
resigned. Mr. Kinningham has serv
ed the city as mayor since., January
Ist, and is relinquishing the office
because his services in connection
with the government position he now
holds will not permit him to hold
another, public office.
In another column will be found
the announcement of Col. George W.
Westmoreland, who is a candidate to
succeed Mr. Kinningham. To date he
is the only announced aspirant for
the office.
ADAMS—MURRAY
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Adams, of
Commerce, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Willie Mtude, to
Rev. Eugene Murray, of Clinton,
Ky., and Brazil, Ind., the marriage
to be solemnized at an early date.
BAILEY—DILLARD
Mr. and Mrs. George Wyatt Bailey,
of Jefferson, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Sarah Louise,
to James Frapklin Dillard, of Marion,
Va., the marriage to be solemnized
in September.
CO. AGENT WRITES
OF COTTON ACREAGE
REDUCTION CAMPAIGN
The most important, as well as
the biggest campaign ever conducted
in this county and the Southern
States is that of the Cotton Acre
age Reduction Campaign.
The reason for the Cotton Acre
age Reduction Campaign, of Vourse,
was <to reduce 1933 cotton produc
tion in a sufficient amount to affect
the market price. This campaign
was made possible by the passage by
the U. S. Congress of the Agricul
tural Adjustment Act, and this act
became a law when President Roose
velt’s signature was attached to same.
The farmers of Jackson county
were all given an opporunity to vol
unteer to co-operate with Cotton
Acreage Reduction Campaign by
signing contract to reduce their
acreage. .
I take pleasure in announcing a
summary of the results of the cam
paign in Jackson county. In 1930,
U. S. census shows a total of a little
more than 2,900 farms in Jackson
county. This census considers three
acres or more as a farm. The con
tracts fot Cotton Acreage Reduction
all cover ,one farm, and a number of
them cover several farms. I think
we have between 90 and 95 per cent
of the total acreage and total farms
in Jackson county co-operating with
Cotton Acreage Reduction.
Summary of Cotton Acreage Re
duction Campaign: Number of con
tracts, 1,497; Total acres of cotton
shown in contracts, 29,291.5; Total
acres under contract to be taken out
of production, 1(1,530; Average esti
mated yield per acre in county, 213
pounds; Payments for the acreage to
be taken out of production are as
follows: Cash without option, $39,-
423?75; Cash with option, $81,004.-
96; bales in option contracts, 3,392.-
05, bales represented in all cash pay
ments, 1,094.8. This makes a total
of 4,486.85 bales of cotton that
Jackson county 1933 will be
reduced according to estimate of
committeemen and producers.
Non-Cooperating Farmer* Acreage
At tf*e present time the total num
ber of farmers not co-operating in
signing contract to reduce acreage
according to program are 215.‘
These farmers have in production
3,862.5 acres of cotton. The esti
mated yield on this acreage is 220
pounds per acre.
It is our purpose to ask the dis
trict committeemen to complete the
cheok-up of all farmers in Jackson
county that have not signed a con
tract to reduce 'acreage. We think
the above mentioned 215 covers
most of them, but probably a few
more.
We would appreciate the farmers
who have not signed a contract to
reduce acreage, to look their district
committeemen up and furnish them
with the information as to acreage
in cotton on their farms. This is
very important information for the
benefit of all cotton farmers. With
the percentage of acreage of cotton
already covered with contracts and
added to this the acreage of non
contracting farmers, the Government
will have the best information that
they ever had as to the actual acre
age of cotton in production. AU
future program and basis informa
tion in regard to cotton will be based
on the cotton acreage as shown this
year under contracts and also acre
age of non-co-operators.
The total acreage of cotton in
Jackson county under contract is
29,291.5; the total acreage quoted to
date not under contract is 3,862.5.
Adding these two together, we have
a total of cotton acreage in Jack
son county for 1933, 33,154. I do
not think there is at the majfimum a
total of 5,000 acres of cotton not
accounted for in either the co-oper-
ating farmers contracts or the non
co-operating, as already reported.
Figure this additional acreage not
accounted for at 5,000, would give
us a total for 1933 crop, 38,154
acres. This is approximately 10,000
acres of cotton less than the five
year average acreage report shows
for Jackson county.
Completing Cotton Acreage
Reduction
Program for completing Cotton
Acreage Reduction is as follows:
This week we have received the in
dividual producers notice of accept
ance from Washington office. We
also have the performance and cer
tification blanks to be used in com
pleting campaign. We will deliver
the performance and certification
blanks and producers acceptance to
Thursday, August 17, 1933.
NEGRO PLOWS UP
SMALL FORTUNE
IN SPANISH GOLD
Elberton, Ga., August 12.—An El
bert county negro farmer was busy
tilling his soil one morning recentlj
when suddenly his work was retard
ed by his plow hittting something
which made a rattling noise. The
negro stopped his work and com
menced to dig into “Mother Earth.”
To his joy and amazement he uncov
ered gold. Not a pot of it, but a nice
pile of gold Spanish coins. After the
find was gathered together nnd taken
to the house the negro very secretive
ly polished each gold piece and wise
ly decided the hank was the only safe
place for his treasure.
The coins date to the revolutionary
perjod. Tales had been afloat for
years that gold had been buried
somewhere on this old place, but like
most tales of this nature, it was not
accepted in a serious manner. After
the negro’s luck in finding the gold,
extra help was secured on the farm
and every acre of land is being turn
ed over in search of more gold.
From the collector’s viewpoint the
Spanish coins are receiving recogni
tion nnd a number have been pur
chased by a western establishment,
but not at their true worth.
These coins were placed on exhibi
tion at the Elbert County Museum
during the Georgia bicentennial cele
bration in Elberton and thousands
had the privilege of viewing this rare
collection. Since then crowds have
visited the spot where the coins were
found and a great deal of interest
has been manifested.
Near the home of the negro, where
the gold was found, is an old Indian
trail of more than a century and a
half ago, which for a distance of 70
miles follows a ridge, a perfect water
shed not crossing a stream betweep
Toccoa and the confluence of the Sa
vannah and Broad rivers. Not far
distant is the homesite of ‘‘Old Dan
Tucker” and that of America’s re
volutionary heroine, “Nancy Hart.”
NOTItE
Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held in and for said
city to elect a Mayor for said city to
fill out the unexpired term of S.
Kinningham, resigned. Said election
to be held on Monday, August 28th,
1933. This August 28th, 1933.
Guy Strickland,^Clerk.
the district committeemen by Wed
nesday of this week. These com
mitteemen will notify each producer
with a postal card, stating the hour
and date they will be at their farm
to inspect acreage of cotton that has
been taken our’ of production.
We wish to urge all farmers to
be at their farm at the hour and date
stated on card. The performance
and certification blanks must be fill
ed in properly before returning to
Washington, and after they are re
ceived at Washington, the check will
be issued. It is the producers duty
to not only sign the performance and
certification blanks themselves, but
where therfe is a necessity of a land
lord’s signature, and, or, lien holder
or holders, to get their signature on
performance and certification blanks.
Then this performance and certifica
tion blank properly signed by all in
terested parties, returned to the
district committeemen, and they will
return same to my office.
The Washington office states that
the cotton acreage Tjhe U. S. De
partment of Agriculture leased from
producer, is to be completely destroy
ed. We wish to urge any farmer
who has not already destroyed cot
ton acreage, to do so at once. Of
course, the district committeemen
can not report th? performance and
certification completed until the cot
tion on acreage to be reduced is com
pletely destroyed. Cotton that is
opening after it has been plowed up
or cut down, belong* to the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture, and they
wish it to stay where it is and rot.
Where cotton is cut with mower or
otherwise, it is advisable to plow the
stubs of stalks up so as to prevent it
from sprouting and furnish an ideal
place for breeding boll weevil also
if a late fall, a possibility of produc
ing some cotton.
I wish to thank each cotton pro
ducer, district and county committee
men, and all others in Jackson coun
ty, who co-operated ** in helping to
make Cotton Acreage Reduction
Campaign a success.
Yours for service,
W. HILL HOSCH,
County Agricultural Agent.
Vol. 59. No. 5
Calendar For Opening
Of Fall Term Of Martin
Institute, Faculty Members
At a recent meeting of the Board
of Education of Martin Institute the
following calendar was adopted for
the year 1933-34. Faculty confer
ence on Wednesday, August 30th, at
5 p. m. Registration of pupils on
Thursday, August 31, September 1,
from 8-5. Class work will begin on
September 1, 1933, at 8.45.
It is important that every child
that expects to attend Martin Insti
tute this year, report to the school
building before the opening day of
school to register. It is the plan of
the school to meet all classes on Mon
day, September 4, 1933. If you have
not registered before that time, yoif
will be absent from class, and delay
the organization of school. Go first
to the office of Mr. Guy Strickland,
City Clerk, pay him your incidental
fee,’bring the card that he gives you
to the school, then you will be en
rolled. Your incidental fee of SI.OO
must be paid in advance, or satis
factory arrangements made before
hand. Bring your report card of last
year with you, to show that you were
promoted to a higher grade.
There are some pupils who failed
one or more subjects, last year.
Those conditions must be removed at
once. All pupils who have to make
up a condition, will please do so on
Monday and Tuesday, September
4-5. These two days* have been set
to give these examinations, so please
be ready on those dates to stand your
examinations.
There will be no change in books
for the coming year. The books now
in use have been used for past four
years. There should be enough sec
ond hand books to supply the school,
hut in case you cannot get books sec
ond han(j, you can find new books*at
the school for all grades. These
books are sold, for cash. Please do
not ask for credit.
The High School Department is
open to all pupils of Jackson cmlnty
without tuition. If you live outside
the county, you will bq required to
pay a tuition fee of $2.00 per month,
payable in advance.
Pupils living in the following dis
tricts, Thyatira, Academy, District
Number 1, and City of Jefferson, will
be admitted to any grade in the Ele
mentary School without a tuition.
If you live outside these districts,
and wish to attend this school, you
will be required to pay a tuition fee
of $2.00 per month, in advance.
Pupils entering Martin Institute
for the first time, should bring a
transcript of their record with them.
We will honor all credits if the
school is on the accredited list. If
you come from a two-year junior
high school, we will honor two years
work or eight units. Under no cir
cumstances will this school honor
three year junior high school credits,
because the State Accrediting Com
mission will not honor such credits.
Faculty Martin Institute, 1933-34:
Miss Mary Ruth Wills.
Miss Catherine Mobley.
Miss Elizabeth Bailey.
Miss Irene Rankin.
Miss Frances Smith.
Miss Sophie Mae Swain.
Miss Rose Daniel.
Miss Martha Watson.
High School:
Miss Nixon Mobley, Music.
Miss Allea Betts, English.
Miss Kate Duke, Latin-French.
Miss Lucille Jarrett, Home Econo
mics.
Mr. G. L. Crawford, Science-His
tory.
Mr. Roy Cheatham, Mathematics.
Mr. Joe DeFoor, Agriculture-Prin
cipal. s
Mr. H. J. W. Kizer, Superintend
ent.
MRS. NELL PACE CRAWFORD
Mrs. Nell Pace Crawford died at
her home in Greensboro, N. C., on
August sth, following an operation
for appendicitis. She was 30 years
of age. She was a daughter of Mr.
A. R. Pace, and before marriage
lived in Commerce.
The body was brought to Pleasant
Grove church for interment, with
services conducted by' Rev. A. Lee
Hale, pastor of Commerce Methodist
church:
She is survived by her husband,
father, and step-mother, and the fol
lowing brothers and sisters: Barney
Pace, Center; John Pace, Mrs. Nezzie
Bulloch, Deupree Pace, all of Com
merce; Mrs. Reba Tqlbert, Greens
boro, N. C., and L. G. and Hodgeson
Pace, of Commerce.