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■ , Ri tc Held For George Bennett
.8y.,., ,al services for Mr. George
09 years of age, were held
I; ,y morning at eleven o’clock
H. the home. Rev. Audrey Rey
!s officiated. Interment was in
Flowery Branch cemetery. Mr.
. -tV <loath occurred after a
jUness at his home. He ha-J
I, ~ resident of Flowery Branch
jH,;; .. etion, having been born
. a red in Hall county. He was
TA NARUS:. ’.on of the late Judge Ben-
Flowery Brahch. He is sur-
K : by four brothers, W. F. Ben
■;! ~f Austell, A. C. Bennett, Com-
Hne, (’. C. Bennett, Jefferson, and
H,ni Bennett, Flowery Branch; one
Mrs. Lizzie Jenks, of Jeffer
j soil, Dow Bennett, of Flowery
and a daughter, Mrs. George
Hmpkin, of Gainesville.
|B (From Winder News)
M Medical Society In Scion
By. Barrow-Jackson Medical So-'
■tty held its regular monthly meet
■ a t the Winder Hotel Monday
■rtning, of this week, with Dr. S.
Ross, president of the group pre
■ding. The business session of the
was preceded by a delight
repast served in the hotel dining
The program of the evening
one of the best yet presented
Htfore the association and was fea
by a paper on “Therapeutics”
Dr. R. P. Adams of this city. A
discussion of the subject of
Bie paper followed its reading.
Bhyicians from out of the city at
■ending the meeting were Drs. Hub-
Bard and Banders of Commerce and
B)rs. Lord and Boland of Jefferson.
Bliss Mary Sanders of Commerce
was a guest of the association at the
Rieeting. The next meeting of the
Association will be held in Jefferson
■he first Monday night in February.
■ Consider Roy Smith
Attorneys for Roy Smith appear
ed before Judge Stark at Commerce
Tuesday for a ruling as to whether
the findings of a commitment trial
held here Monday superceded the
authority of a coroner’s findings in
order to settle the question as to
whether Smith should be allowed his
freedom under bond to await trial
on the charge of having killed Bran
on Williams last November. After
hearing the matter Judge Stark an
nounced that he would take the ques
tion under consideration and render
his decision as soon as possible. In
the meantime Smith is still denied
freedom.
Horace Maynard Returns To Home
Mr. Horace Maynard, an employee
of the American Dry Cleaners, is
slowly improving from serious in
juries sustained in an automobile ac
cident during the holiday season. He
has been in an Athens hospital since
the tragedy occurred. His friends
will learn with interest that he was
brought to his home here last Mon
day.
Miss McDonald Improves
The friends of Miss Henrietta Mc-
Donald are pleased to know that she
is improving from painful injuries
received in an automobile accident
New Year’s eve.
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(From Commerce News
35 Gallons Whiskey Destroyed In
Commerce
Officers Culberson, Colquitt and
Breazeale captured 35 gallons of
whiskey in Commerce last Thursday
night, and poured it all into the
sewer here at three o’clock in the
niorning. These officers, who said
tney were just out looking around,
noticed a T Model Ford that arous
ed their suspicions, and gave chase.
One man, J. T. Tacount, was arrest
ed, and another man escaped. The
destination of the whiskey and the
name of the man who escaped have
not been made public.
Mrs. Berry Jim Williams Dies Near
Black’s Creek
Mrs. Berry Jim Williams, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hix, died at
**er home in the Black's Creek com
nmrUty 'Wednesday night, January
10th, after an illness of several
w eeks. Funeral services were* held
from the Black’s Creek church, of
*hich she was a member. Rev.
Kimsey and Rev. Collins were in
charge of the services. Mrs. Wil-
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H. WARNER HILL,
GEORGIA JURIST,
DIES AT AGE OF 75
Atlanta, Ga. —Hiram Warner Hill,
75, associate justice of the Georgia
supreme court for 22 years and re
garded as one of the outstanding
legal figures of the south,, died at
noon Saturday at a private hospital
after an illness of six months.
The death of Justice Hill, whose
home was at 787 Myrtle street, N.
E., closed one of the most interest
ing careers of the southern bench —
a career which began with his admis
sion to the bar at LaGrange, Ga., in
1881, and included service as mayor
of Greenville, Ga., and representa
tive of the legislature from Meri
wether county, and a railroad com
missioner.
THURMOND—PITTMAN
Of cordial interest to the circle of
friends of the contracting parties is
the announcement of the marriage
of Mr. G. D. Thurmond and Miss
Viola Pittman, which was consumat
ed at Anderson, S. C., on November
5, 1933. The marriage, had been
kept secret until a few clays ago.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
A. O. Pittman and the ,late Mrs.
Pittman of Commerce. She is a
graduate of the Commerce High
School, and is a teacher in the school
at Berea.
Mr. Thurmond is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Thurmond of Madi
son, Ga., and holds a position with
the McDowell Wholesale firm of that
city.
BABY OF MR. AND MRS. W. J.
HEAD
Millen, Ga.—The first baby of the
new year at the Millen Hospital
came Wednesday morning, January
10th, a son, born to Mr. and Mrs. W.
Jerry Head. The baby has been
given his father’s name. Mr. Head
is principal of the Millen High
School. Mrs. Head, before her mar
riage, was Miss Theone Green of
Waynesboro.
liams is survived by her husband, one
son, Hugh Dorsey.
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(From Lavonia Times)
Miss Sheriff Weds Mr. Crawford
The marriage of Miss Laura
Sheriff of Eastanolle to Mr. Thos.
Speed Crawford of Lavonia was
solemnized on Wednesday afternoon
at 2.30 at the pastorium, The Rev.
Mr. Collions, officiating. The mar
riage was witnessed by only a few
friends of the couple. Immediately
after their marriage . the bride and
groom left for a bridal trip to South
Carolina. They will return to La
vonia the latter part of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford have secured
an apartment from Mr. and Mrs. T.
R. Crawford and will make their
future home in Lavonia. The bride
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Sheriff of Eastanolle and is a very
attractive and popular young lady.
Mr. Crawford is with the Morgan
and Winder Machine Shop in La
vonia. The happy couple are re
ceiving congratulations from their
many friends.
Tribble Leases Jim Smith Farm
Mr. W. C. Tribble has leased from
the John Hancock Life Insurance
Company the 655 acre home tract of
the well-known Jim Smith farm at
Smithonia. Mr. Tribble closed the
lease for this place last week and
has already begun preparations for
its cultivation this year. The farm
is known as one of the best farms in
Georgia. It is the cream of the Jim
Smith estate and comprises, in ad
dition to the lands, brick warehous
es, a ginnery and many other im
provements.
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(From Atlanta Journal)
Georgian’s Clock Runs 45 Years
Without Repair
Mrs. L. B. Prickett, of Jefferson,
Ga., noting a story recently in The
Atlanta Journal about a clock at
Las Vegas, Nev., that has kept good
time for twenty-three years without
need for repairs, writes that she has
a clock beating this record by some
twenty-two years. “My father gave
me a clock when I went to house
keeping forty-five years ago. It is
still keeping good time, and has
never been repaired,” Mrs. Prickett
said in her letter.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
Jefferson Woman’s
Club Has American
Citizenship Program
The department of American
Citizenship, Mrs. E. H. Crooks chair
man, was responsible for the pro
gram at the meeting Monday after
noon held at the home of Mrs. M.
M. Bryan, with Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. H.
D. Dadisman, Mrs. Harold Duke,
Mrs. Paul Wilson ami Miss Leona
Griffeth hostesses.
Avery interesting program on
American Citizenship was presented,
as follows:
American Citizenship, Mrs. E. H.
Crooks.
What Does It Mean to Be An
American, Mrs. 11. E. Aderhold.
Citizenship, Miss Martha Watson.
Questionaire on Federation, Mrs.
E. H. Crooks.
The meeting opened with the Lit
any by Mi’s. Kesler; prayer by Mrs.
Rigdon, 'and minutes of December
meeting by Mrs. Escoe.
The treasurer reported all county,
district and state dues paid; $5.30
sent to Tallulah Falls school, and
$19.00 in treasury.
A card written by Mrs. J. W.
Gholston, State President, compli
menting the Club on its attractive
Year Book, was read.
The Librarian announced that 50
new books would be received at an
early date from the State Library
Commission.
A committee, composed of Miss
Sarah Whitaker, Mrs. M. M. Bryan
and Mrs. H. E. Aderhold, was ap
pointed to confer with the proper
authorities relative to securing funds
for building a club house.
After adjournment, the hostesses
served tea and wafers.
The ladies present, were: Mes
dames M. M. Bryan, Harold Duke,
S. A. Boland, J. D. Escoe, E. H.
Crooks, C. D. Cox, G. D. Appleby,
W. Hill Hosch, H. E. Aderhold, J. A.
Wills, Stanley Kesler, J. C. Turner,
W. T. Bryan, Jr., J. E. Randolph, W.
S. Pinson, R. L. Carroll, Effie Flani
gan, Joe DeFoor, R. M. Rigdon, C.
B. Lord, J. N. Holder, Y. D. Mad
dox, Edd Hardy, L. J. Lyle, Misses
Allea Betts, Martha Watson, Rose
Daniel, Kate Duke, Sarah Whitaker,
Lucile Jarrett, Irene Rankin, Beth
Bailey.
Progress of The Farm
Housing Survey
Preliminary reports from twelve
women, who are field agents for the
survey to secure data on additions,
repairs, and improvements needed
by the farm homes of the nation, in
dicate that farm owners in this vici
nity are co-operating whole hearted
ly in the survey.
The field agents for this county
are: Mrs. Annie K. Williamson, Mrs.
J. C. Head, Mrs. Russell Hosch, Mrs.
Opal Shirley, Mrs.. Mays Venable,
Misses Madeline Braselton, Winnie
Merle Pettyjohn, Ruth Shankle,
Maxine Yarbrough, Cordia Mullinax,
Helen Shackelford, Mattie V. McEl
hannon.
The State chairman and vice-chair
man are Miss Willie Vie Dowdy,
chairman; and Mr. G. I. Johnson,
vice-chairman.
In some of the 300 counties in the
United States which were chosen as
typical, and therefore adapted for
the purposes of the present survey
work, was delayed because of the
holiday season, and storms or floods
slowed up the work elsewhere. Fol
lowing New Year’s day, however,
field agents were at work in most
of the counties, and the schedules
they are filling out are being re
turned to county headquarters for
compilation and tabulation. Later
the schedules will be sent to State
headquarters, and the final compila
tion will be sent to Washington.
The survey is in charge of the
Bureau of Home Economics of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture. In
each State the Extension Service is
co-operating with the Department.
In addition to the immediate em
ployment benefits which come dur
ing the quietest months of the
farm year, local survey leaders point
out that the survey will give the
farm owners themselves and the De
partment of Agriculture an indica
tion of the most immediate needs in
farm homes. Need improvements
would, if financed in a way satis
factory to the farmer, produce acti
vity in the building and equipment
trades, thus benefiting trade and
agriculture alike.
SCHLEY HOWARD
SCORES TALMADGE
IN ATHENS SPEECH
Athens, Ga., January 12.—Geor
gians wore called upon to cast out
“demagogues whose activities too
long haw cursed our state” by Wil
liam Schley Howard, Atlanta attorn
ey, in an address here tonight be
fore the Young Men’s Democratic
Club.
The Atlanta lawyer made the de
claration after attributing to Gov
ernor Eugene Talmadge a statement
that the people should “beat the
hell out” of any judge who dares to
decide a certain case according to
law instead of according to guber
natorial dictation.” •
Attorney Howard- said the “a
blest” lawyer in Georgia recently
told him he had seen so many incre
dible things happen in the past 12
months that he had “lost the capa
city even to be surprised, much less
to be shocked.”
The speaker asked his audience
what the able lawyer might be refer
ring to and answered the question
himself:
“To the fact that when a law ob
structs the political purposes of the
present chief executive of the state
of Georgia, that law is set aside by
‘executive proclamation.’
“To the fact that when a state
official holding office in perfect con
formity with the law, and perform
ing his duties above reproach, in
curs the displeasure of the chief ex
ecutive, he is ejected from office at
the point of the bayonet.
“To the facj, that the head of a
state department receives written
and published instructions # from the
chief executive to disregard the
rights and authority of an officer of
that department whose right and
authority are then in process of
judicial determination.”
He said the state had followed
“too long, the irresponsible yelping
of political demagogues, the leader
ship of men whose political stock in
trade has consisted in arraying the
poor man against the rich man, ar
raying the country man against the
city man, arraying the element of
law violation against the element
who respect and obey the law.”
After stating that Georgia, during
the year just closed fell short of
meeting appropriations authorized by
the legislature by $6,500,000 and
would finish the present year $5,-
000,000 short of meeting appropri
ations, the attorney said:
“These shortages were heralded in
a certain political publication which
I read the other day as ‘economies
and savings’ by the administration
now in power. That, of course, is
absurd on its face. It was neither
an economy nor a saving, but simply
a shortage of state revenue.”
Jackson County Home
Demonstration News
The 4-H Club Council met at the
court house on Saturday, January
13, for the first meeting of the year.
The purpose of the meeting was
to elect new officers, give out pro
motion cards, and award scholarships
to Camp Wilkins. Twenty-five mem
bers attended this meeting.
The following officers and project
chairmen were elected:
President, Winnie Merl Pettyjohn,
Talmo.
Vice-President, Hazel Martin, Jef
ferson.
Sec. and Treas., Ruth Shirley, Ap
ple Valley.
Nutrition and Health, Nona Lee
Hawks, Jackson Trail.
Gardening, Jeanette Hale, Attica.
Home Improvement, Kathleen
Venable, Brockton.
Clothing, Bernice Webb, Plain
View.
Poultry, Kathleen Brooks, Pender
grass.
Dairying, Hazel Peebles, Long
View.
Recreation, Mary Ethel Deadwy
ler, Maysville.
Reporter, Ruth Shirley, Apple
Valley.
Scholarships to Camp Wilkins
were awarded to the following:
Cora Marlow, Plain View.
Murdell Thurmond, Brockton.
Martha Beth Lavender, Jackson
Trail.
Nettie Lou Wright, Dry Pond.
Vivian Shirley, Apple Valley.
Lois Purcell, Maysville.
Hazel Martin, Martin Institute.
SARAH WHITAKER,
Home Demonstration Agent.
Thursday, January 18, 1934.
Former Jackson
County Citizen Dies
in Meridian, Miss.
Captain Albert P. Gathright an
swered the last summons at his home
ip Meridian, Miss., Saturday, follow
ing an illness of several weeks from
a paralitic stroke. Funeral services
were held at the home Sunday after
noon, and interment followed in the
cemetery. Services were conduct
ed by the Methodist and Baptist
pastors.
Surviving the deceased are three
daughters, Mrs. W. T. Cherry, Meri
dian; Mrs. Martin Hass, Biloxi; anil]
Mrs. W. J. Shaw, Houston, Tex.;
tw r o sons, P. G. Gathright, Jackson
ville, Fla.; C. O. Gathright, Vicks
burg, Miss., and one sister, Mrs. A.
M. Benton, Commerce, Ga.
The Meridian Star says of Mr.
Gathright:
“Captain Gathright was born on
May 10, 1849, and was formerly a
resident of Jefferson, Jackson coun
ty, Georgia.
“He came to Meridian on January
20, 1888, and since that time had
made this city his home.
“When the city purchased the
water department from the Ameri
can Water Works and Guaranty
company of Pittsburgh, Pa., Captain
Gathright was offered a position with
them in that city, but declined to
accept, preferring to remain in
Meridian and cast his lot with those
he loved.
“He became affiliated with the
city water department on June 15,
1889, and served as chief engineer
continuously since that time.
“Captain Gathright was the organ
izer of the first fire department vol
unteers in the year 1890.
“He was a member of the East
End Methpdist church.
“Endowed with a genial disposi
tion and the gift of winning friends,
Captain Gathright enjoyed the high
est esteem of his fellow men, t and
his passing will be greatly mourned.”
1934-35 Cotton Acreage
Production Control
We wish to urge all Jackson coun
ty farmers to search their records
and get information as to the total
acreage planted in cotton on ther
farm or farms, also the total yield
of cotton produced on farm or farms
for the years 1928, 29, 30, 31 and
32. These are the base years that
the average or base acreage is de-
termined by for the 1934-35 Acre
age Reduction Contract. With this
information ready, the next step for
farmers is to see one of the com
mitteemen serving their part of
Jackson county, and this committee
man will assist them in preparing
1934-35 contract.
Following is a list of the commit
teemen that will serve during this
campaign. More than one militia
district is being served by these com
mitteemen, and a committee is for
the entire territory, and not just
the district he happens to live in.
The securing of information a
bout records of farm, also securing
copies of authorities for signatures
where a person signs as an agent or
administrator, etc., must be furnish
ed by the producer, and not obliga
tion of the committmen to help get.
Remember, January 31st, 1934, is
the last date.
Militia Dist. Committee Member*
Attica and Red Stone: W. A.
Wages, Chairman, Luther Brock, A.
<G. Gibson, George Shackelford.
Harrisburg and Jefferson: W. H.
Maley, Chairman, C. A. Foster, J.
A. O’Dillion, C. C. Nunn, I. W. Eth
ridge.
Wilson and Millers: J. W. Shep
pard, Chairman, Paul Deadwyler,
Ben W. Lipscomb, M. A. Griffeth.
Newtown and Center: R. N. Mas
sey, Chairman, J. A. Howington, J.
R. Jarrett, J. H. Farmer.
Hoschton, Porters and Randolph:
Russell P. Hosch, Chairman, Royce
G: Braselton, G. W. Kinney, R. L.
Pirkle.
Minish: A. D. Wilson, Chairman,
W. Allen Tucker, D. P. Bolton, E.
L. Hunt.
Talmo and Cunningham: King
Murphy, Chairman, W. P. Pettyjohn,
J. S. Brooks, A. J. Maddox. %
County Committee: J. B. Hard
man, Chairman, J. A. Johnson, A. J.
Murphy, Ernest Brock.
Yours for Service,
W. Hill Hosch,
County Agricultural Agent.
Vol. 59. No. 28.
SUCCESS OF THE
AAA COTTON PLAN
UP TO FARMERS
The success of the AAA program
of cotton production adjustment to
reduce surpluses and establish a fair
buying power price for cotton is
squarely up to the farmers of ttlie
cotton belt, according to W. Hall
Hosch, Jackson county ugrcultnral
agent. The 1934-35 campaign las
been under way for about ten days
now, and much progress has been
made.
Definite figures of the number of
acres, and the amount of benefit aad
rental payments to Jackson county
farmers will be available soon
through the county agent. It has
been estimated, according to Harry
L. Brown, acting extension director
of the University System of Geor
gia, who is in charge of adjustment
activities in this state, that Georgia
farmers will recive $10,700,000 in
rental and benefit payments, if a 40
per cent reduction is achieved.
The plan is a voluntary one. Cot
ton producers are not forced to Lake
part in it. The Agricultural admin
istration is offering a plan which
makes it possible for the cotton
growers of the country to bring pro
duction and supply into line vith
effective demand, thus working to
ward a fair exchange or parity price
for their cotton. But the individual
growers will have to take part in
the program in order to make it ef
fective.
Rental payments, and adjustment
payments if needed to insure parity
price on the domestically confirmed
proportion of his crop, will make it
possible for the cotton farmer to
join the national movement for -sta
bilization of his Industry without
loss of immediate cash income.
Those who do not take part in the
program will recive - none of the
rental payments and none of the
guarantees of parity price for the
domestically consumed portion of
their crop. The domestically con
sumed share of the individual farm
er’s crop, or “farm aliotment*” t will
be 40 per cent of the average annual
cotton production on the farm for
the base period years,* 1928 through
1932.
DISTRICT MISSIONARY
RALLIES
Dr. R. E. Goodrich, pastor of the
First Methodist church, Houston,
Tex., will be the speaker at distiict
widg missionary rallies to be held
at St. Paul Church, Gainesville,
January 25, and First Methodist
Church, Athens, January 26. A
state-wide rally will be held at. the
First Methodist church, Atlanta,
Wednesday, January 24, at which
Bishop Arthur Moore will be the
speaker.
Pastors, Sunday school superin
tendents, woman’s missionary society
presidents and missionary commit
tees are expected to attend those
meetings, and every lay member is
invited and urged to be present.
Bishop Moore is one of the greatest
speakers in Southern Methodism, and
Dr. Goodrich serves as pastor of a
church with a membership of 6.000.
NEW MEMBERS SECURED
BY JEFFERSON LEGION
Over 26 ex-service men have join
ed the Albert Gordon Post of the
American Legion here, although the
1934 membership campaign was on
ly recently begun, it was shown at a
meeting last week. The Post aver
ages 50 members per year.
Huel L. Purcell is commander; IL
W. Davis, vice-commander and ser
vice officer; J. F. Eckles, adjutant;
Worth Brock, finance officer and
band director; C. E. Robinson, ser
geant-at-arms, and H. J. W. Kizer,
chaplain.
EAST SIDE CHOIR TO
MEET AT NEW HARMONY
On Sunday afternoon, promptly at
1.30, January 21, 1034, the East
Side Choir will meet with the New
Harmony Baptist Church, 3 miles
east of Nicholson. We have tho
promise of many leaders for the af
ternoon, and we hope to have the
pleasure of meeting you there in a
song service that will be inspiring
for all the attendants. Come right
on, and bring your latest song
books.
Lester Howington, Pres.
Jewett Barnett, Sec’y. .