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The Jackson Herald
■ Holder & Williamson
■change notes
■, |rim Of Interest Among Our
■neighbors And Friend.
■ Min A.phyxi.ted In Same
V Well
.. (; iii:osville News)
■ K k . ; Woods, colored, is the
B ' IV , ; :1 : i well on the prop
his life within
IJ. Daniel near New Hoi
-1,. ..viTi-ome by gas Tues-
B ir „:n- while at work in the
B fi ; u .,, dead when brought to
Br f;K . e by a volunteer who put
|„ a , mask and got his body
Ip was said that Woods had
IffecU'd by the gas a short
|efni ~ was brought to the sur-
Bnd upon recovering again en
|the well.
lies F. S wofford, 44, a citizen
Inder. met death in the same
In June Tth when he was over
|py and lost his hold on the
I while being brought out,
|ng 4U feet to his death.
VV. W. Stark Hat Unique
KT Garden At Commerce
Fni ;n Commerce News)
a:!.,.110' gardens is Mrs. W.
"Garden of Love.”
.-.iescing from typhoid
■H. (;V , years ago, Mrs. Stark
.i, ( . plan for a garden,
is became interested
her various plants. So,
■... dedicated her gar<len
i. her flowers to be
house, to be sent to
■ sick, and to pay a last
to the dead.
every kind of
in Mrs. Stark’s garden. She
in bloom the year
One of her prize specimens
SH . mmonly known as
bayonet. Judge Stark’s
§!■ Paradi.-e with its brilliant
yellow blooms.
I B with many of these plants and
K. The ivy in the back of the
instance, came from the
mansion in Annapolis where
Scott Key made love to
Taylor Lloyd.
mimosa, altheas, Lady
roses, Golden Rain trees,
syringa, gardenias, roses,
pink dogwood, pink spirea,
of Love.”
for giving advice to other
Mrs. Stark says she has
methods, “just work well
Hk * * * *
Kill Weed Taste In Milk
B| And Butter
Banks County Journal)
■ heard numerous complaints
■ mrtain weeds in pastures, that
eat, are rendering the milk and
er useiess on account of the bad
m- L can be overcome very easi
■ the following formula. It
tried out, and if used ac
■> n ? to instructions the milk will
V' K., and the cows may stay in
■ pastures:
KB pound salt.
cents worth of sulphur.
gallon charcoal.
box baking soda,
ingredients thoroughly and
each cow one tablespoonful
■e a day.— J. H. Mitchell, Teach-
B|' ri ' ulture, in Northeast Geor-
dept, requests
1, ROAD BIDS
t!an:a Bid-; on $836,000 worth
grading, and bridge work
■ by the state highway de-
H -’-is afternoon. Contracts
let July 12.
n -; 'he projects listed were the
0.237 miles on the Car
■Fß'-e-I.uvonia road in Franklin
'173 miles on the Homer-
Wl, i road in Banks county.
a -ing 2.866 miles and construc
tor c - 1 bridge on the Covington
;il road in Newton county.
? ■’’•sss miles on the Dah
■ f-' road in Dawson
miles and con-
K one culvert on the tri-
H| m Rabun county.
a'- ns ‘ Wright and
re . s P er >ding this week with
■* Ues Atlanta.
SINGLE COPY sc.
Copy of 99-Year-Old Paper
Read With Interest
Mr. C. F. Hooper brought to our
office this week a copy of the Mil
ledgeville Recorder, published Sep
tember 29, 1835, just ninety-nine
years ago. The paper is colored
with age, but is in a fair state of
preservation. *lt is set in solid type,
and is filled mostly with legal adver
tising.
The subscription price was $3.00
in advance, or $4.00 if not paid for
before expiration of year.
Sales of lands and negroes by
administrators of estates were re
quired to be published 60 days pre
vious to day of sale. “Leave to
Sell” lands had to be published for
four months. The paper contains
legal advertising from more than
forty counties.
The paper contains advertising of
horse races over Willyigton Course
in Morgan county, over Lexington
Course in Oglethorpe county, and
over Greensboro Turf in Greene
county.
The “Globe Tavern,” a hotel in
Covington under management of
Sanford Wilburn, announced that it
was open for transient and boarders,
and that horse and hog drovers
could be furnished safe and commo
dious lots for their stock. A picture
of the hotel, a two-story frame
building, was included in the ad.
The price of cotton quoted was:
Milledgeville, a 16c.
Augusta, 16 a 17Vic.
Charleston, 16 a 18V4c.
New York, 16 a 19e.
This issue of the Recorder was
just before the election. At that
time the two great political parties
were Republicans and Federalists.
The paper had at its mast head,
“The People’s Candidate for the
Presidency, Hugh L. White.”
“Republican Candidate for Gover
nor, 'Charles Dougherty.”
There were four candidates for
Congress, Richard H. Wilde’, Esq.,
Col. Roger L. Gamble, Col. Thomas
F. Foster, 'General Robert A. Beall.
The other candidate for Governor
was William Schley. Hugh L. White
was opposed by Martin Van Buren.
Being the last issue before the elec
tion, the paper had several “hot”
cards and communications concern
ing one candidate or another. The
State Capitol was at Louisville, Ga.
A long political article copied
from the Southern Whig, and signed
by “A Voice From the West,” was a
bitter attack upon Martin Van
Buren, and called on the people of
Georgia to vote for Hugh L. White,
“a Southern man by birth, in feeling
and residence.”
There are sendry advertisements
in this paper. One ad. reads as fol
lows: Cotton Gins. The subscriber
wishes to inform the cotton plant
ers generally that he still keeps on
hand at all times COTTON GINS
made by his own hand. All those
who wish to purchase GINS to last
and make good cotton can be sup
plied at short notice.
H. G. Harber.
Greensborough, Aug. 2, 1835.
Here is another —“For Sale, a
valuable NEGRO FELLOW, a good
carpenter. For further information
reference may be made to the Re
corder’s Office.”
The policy of the paper strongly
opposed the abolition of slavery.
A lottery operated by Wright &
Cosnard was operated in Milledge
ville, and this lottery was advertis
ed; “The Fifth and Last Day's Draw
ing. Highest prize $20,000 dollars.”
We presume people one hundred
years ago had dyspesia and liver
complaints just as they are afflicted
now, because Dr. Peter’s advertised
his Patent Vegetable Medicine
Stomachicae et Hepeticae.
The paper is very interesting. Ex
cept for being browned with age the
paper looks something like weekly
papers published today.
PITTMAN FAMILY ANNUAL
REUNION JULY 15
The descendants of John Pittman
(and other Pittman), who was a sol
dier in the Revolutionary War, and
a pioneer of Georgia, will hold their
annual reunion at the in
Grant Park, Atlanta, Ga., July 15th,
1934.
All branches of the family are in
vited. Come, bringing well-filled
baskets, and >?njoy the day with us.
Mrs. C. K. Henderson, Pres.
Mrs. C. E. Pittman, Historian.
• Mrs. E. C. Pike, Secretary.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
M. F. Morrison, Prominent
Citizen, Passes
Mr. M. F. Morrison passed over
the Great Divide, went into the vast
beyond,- at 11:05 o’clock Sunday
morning, July 1. His passing was
expected, but, never the less, was a
shock to family and friends, and
brought sadness to many hearts.
Mr. Morrison was born April 22,
1854, and had, therefore, passed the
eightieth mile-stone along the way of
life. He had lived to see the great
progress and wonderful change
through which the world has passed
in the last three-quarters of a cen
tury. He was a native of Jackson
county, a son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. „T. J. Morrison, and the last of
his father’s family to be called home.
For 25 years he had been a citizen
of Jefferson, moving here from his
country home near Dry Pond.
He had been in declining health
for several months, suffering from a
kidney disease that affected his
heart action, and was seriously ill for
a month previous to his death. Be
fore the last illness, he made daily
visits to the business section of the
city, and greeted his friends with
his usual happy salutations.
On November 21, 1884, he was
married to Mrs. Lititia Head, and to
this union there were born four sons
and one daughter, all of whom sur
vive, and were at his bedside con
stantly during his last illness.
At the age of 25 he united with
the Oconee Baptist church, and dur
ing his residence in Jefferson his
membership has been with the
church at this place.
For a number of years Mr. Morri
son was Justice of the Peace, and
rendered service to his fellowman.
His high sense of right and justice
prevailed in many instances where
he was called upon to decide disput
ed questions, and he was instrument
al in setting many caises out of
court.
Interest in the welfare of his
county, state and nation and in the
political questions of the day was a
predominant characteristic of his
life. In every contest and on every
question he took a decided stand,
and was loyal to his friends. There
was never a day so dark, so hot or
cold, that he was not ready to serve
his friends.
During his last illness, when his
pastor and friends called to greet
him in his sick room, he constantly
quoted Scripture, -and one of his
favorite passages was, “Come unto
me all ye that labor and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rest.”
Funeral services were conducted
at the Baptist church Monday after
noon by Rev. R. M. Rigdon, assisted
by Rev. E. G. Thomason, Rev. T. D.
Johnston, and the Masonic fraterni
ty. The choir, including Mesdames
V. A. Niblack, S. A. Boland, C. B.
Lord, L. J. Lyle, Misses Mary Con
nally and Elizabeth Patrick, Dr. C.
B. Lord, Dr. S. A. Boland, 'Clifton
Barnett and L. H. Isbell, with Mrs.
Isbell at the piano sang, “Rest for
the Weary,” “What a Friend,” and
“Golden Bells.” The active pall
bearers were W. H. Williamson, Geo.
W. Bailey, George W. Westmore
land, W. W. Dickson, H. L. Purcell
and F. H. Gurley. The honorary
pall bearers were A. H. Moore, V. A.
Niblack, W. M. Craft, F. P. Holder,
R. S. Johnson and J. L. Bailey.
The Masonic ceremony was led by
J. N. Holder,'J. S. Ayers and J. C.
Turner. Interment was in Woodbine
cemetery, where he sleeps beneath a
carpet of lovely flowers sent by
loving friends.
Surviving the deceased are his
widow; five children, T. C. Morri
son of Athens, H. G. Morrison of
Greenville, S. C., S. C. Morrison of
Covington, L. F. Morrison and Mrs.
Nena Cothran of Jefferson; a step
daughter, Miss Minnie Head; and
one grand child, Miss Sara Cal Mor
rison, of Covington.
MR. J. M. BLACKSTOCK
Mr. J. M. Blackstock, 74, died at
the State Sanitarium at Milledgeville
last week. He had a fall several
weeks ago that fractured his ribs
and otherwise injured him.
Mr. Blackstock was a citizen of
Hall county and is survived by one
sister, Mrs. Leon Pettyjohn, of Tal
mo, and numerous nephews and
nieces. He was buried at Hopewell,
the funeral being conducted by Rev.
Charles T. Brown.
Mr. Harold Duke was a visitor in
Atlanta Thursday.
Twenty-Three Young
Jackson County Boys
Go To CCC Camp
Twenty-three young Jackson
county citizens spent Monday night
in the city, and left Tuesday morn
ing to enter the CCC camp in North
Georgia. They are: Gordon Peebles,
J. C. Dover, Farris WeHunt, Milton
Wilbanks, Frank Gillespie, Arthur
Dutton, J..T. Wiley, Reliford Rouse,
T. Edwin Potts, Thomas W\ Murphy,
Jim Moore, Jack Galloway, James
Love, Geo. James Miller, Cecil Hall,
-Roscoe Clark, Daniel Gregory, Reu
ben Sorrow, Ralph Yarbrough, Ed
ward Damons, Ed Howard Davis,
Marlowe Jordan, Frank Petty.
* Alternates: Sam Hardy, Will Dav
is, Fred Chandler, Stanley William
son.
These young men are new re
cruits, who will replace those whose
time has expired.
During the past two years, the
CCC has meant much for the relief
of the unemployed and for the sup
port of millions of families, who
otherwise would have suffered for
the necessities of life. These young
men are paid at the rate of thirty
dollars the month with twenty-five
dollars pay allocated to the families
of the young men. This amount,
twenty-five dollars each month, has
been the whole subsistence for many
of the families and dependents of
the CCC boys.
This recovery measure has been
one of great value.to the people ot
this country. It has enabled them to
carry on at a time when it was im
possible for any member of the fami
ly to secure employment. Now that
these camps are to be continued and
increased, many deserving young
men will have an opportunity of
earning a livelihood, not only for
themselves, but for dependent mem
bers of their families.
Striking Passages From
F. D. R.’s Talk
Washington. Striking passages
from President Roosevelt’s speech
tonight follow:
* * * *
Relief was and continues to be our
first consideration. It calls for
large expenditures and will continue
in modified form to do so for a long
time to come.
* * * *
The second step was recovery, and
it is sufficient for me to ask each and
every one of you to compare the
situation in agriculture and in in
dustry today with what it was 15
months ago.
* * * *
But the simplest way for each of
you to judge recovery lies in the
plain facts of your own individual
situation. Are you better off than
you were last year? Are your debts
less burdensome? Is your bank ac
count more secure? Are your work
ing conditions better? Is your faith
in your individual future more firm
ly grounded?
* * * *
Have you as an individual paid
too high a price for these gains?
Plausible self-seekers and theoretical
die-hards will tell you of the loss of
individual liberty. Answer this ques
tion also out of the facts of your
own life. I have no question in my
mind as to what your answer will
be.
* * * *
In the working out of a great na
tional program which seeks the P r '*
mary good of the greatest number,
it is true that the toes of some peo
ple are being stepped on and are go
ing to be stepped on.
* * * *
With every passing month we are
making strides in the orderly hand
ling of the relationship between em
ployes and employers.
* * * *
A few timid people, who fear
progress, will try to give you new
and strange names for what we are
doing. Sometimes they will call it
“fascism,” sometimes “communism,
sometimes “regimentation,” some
times “socialism.” But in so uo'mg
they are trying to make very com
plex and theoretical something that
is really very simple and very prac
tical.
Master Stanhope Escoe, of Jeffer
son is spending several days with
fais cousin, Master Vernard Wright,
j r . Walton News.
Thursday, July 5, 1934.
Meeting of Democratic
Executive Committee
June 30, 1934.—Called meeting of
the Jackson County Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee. Meeting called
to order by Chairman C. L. Bryson.
The following members were pres
ent: L. B. McEver, W. B. Rice, Paul
H. Cruee, J. W. Healan, J. L. Bar
nett, M. A. Griffeth, E. D. Whelchel,
Joe H. Farmer, J. Morgan Wilhite.
A motion was made and carried,
closing entries for the primary of
September 12, 1934, at noon, East
ern Standard Time, August 1, 1934.
A motion was made and carried,
assessing candidates as follows:
Representative from Jackson
County, each candidate, $75.00.
Representative in Congress from
9th Congressional District, each can
didate, $50.00.
Candidate for Executive Commit
teeman, each SI.OO.
A motion was made and carried,
authorizing the Chairman and Sec
retary to fill any temporary vacancy
on the committee by appointment.
The absence from the meeting of
Mr. M. F. Morrison on account of
serious illness was noted, and the
secretary was instructed to extend
to the family the sympathy of the
committee.
One of ou| members, Mr. J. H. A.
Simmons, from Talmo District, hav
ing died since our last meeting, the
secretary was instructed to draft
suitable! resolutions, and spread a
copy on our minutes, and send a
copy to the family of the deceased.
No further business appearing,
the committee adjourned, subject to
call.
C. L. Bryson, Chairman.
T. T. Benton, Secretary.
Four Political Rallies On
July 4th
Atlanta, Ga.
Something of a record for politi
cal oratory, even in a state where
oratory is an art, will be set July 4
when four political rallies will be
held in behalf of the three candi
dates for Governor.
Men with reputations as brilliant
stump speakers will vie for public
attention at a Talmadge meeting at
Bainbridge, Pittman rallies at Warm
Springs and Lithia Springs and a Gil
liam meeting 'at Stone Mountain.
The Pittman meeting at Warm
Springs will be the sixth of his cam
paign. Held at the Georgia home of
President Roosevelt, the rally will be
part of a great “Roosevelt Day”
celebration.
Judge Pittman is to be the only
speaker on the program, invitations
to other candidates being officially
withdrawn.
Dr. Neal Kitchens, chairman of
the entertainment committee and
donor of the park where the speak
ing will be held, said many reports
were being circulated that other can
didates would be heard.
“Invitations to other candidates
have been postponed until a later
date,” he said. “Only Judge Pitt
man will speak."
A Pittman address will be made at
Lithia Springs by William Schley
Howard, Atlanta attorney and* form
er Congressman. Mr. Howard has a
statewide reputation as a speaker
and this meeting is expected to at
tract thousands of people from this
section, having been widely advertis
ed in and around Atlanta.
Jefferson Wins Over Athens
Athens, Ga.—Jefferson, the sur
prise team of the league, continued
its amazing spurt here Saturday af
ternoon, when they managed to push
over seven runs, to defeat the fav
ored Athens aggregation, 7 to 6.
Bishop went ten innings before
they finally managed to beat Win
der, in Winder, 10 to 6, Saturday,
and it was all Good Hope could do
to beat out Crawford, 10 to 9, thanks
to a ninth inning rally.
Whitehall and Statham failed to
play a full game, when the White
hall team refused to play, after an
argument in the second inning. At
the tme Whitehall was leading, 1 to
0. Whitehall entered a protest on
the game, and it is likely that it will
be decided upon at an early date.
In the Free State League,Hull de
feated Nicholson; Brockton won over
Princeton; Sanford nosed out Arp.
Miss Mildred Nix, of Sanford,
Fla., is the guest of Miss Alice El
der.—Clayton Tribune.
Vol. 59. No. 52.
County Cotton Quotas An
nounced by Government
Under the Bankhead act, Jackson
county will be allowed to raise 6,-
176,700 pounds of cotton in 1934,
equivalent to 12,922 bales, according
to an announcement of the farm ad
ministration.
The 10,000,000 bales fixed in the
act as the maximum crop which may
be marketed without paving a tax
of 50 per cent of its market values
were distributed among the 19 cot
ton states and the 1,000 cotton-pro
ducing counties according to their
average production during the years
1928-1932, inclusive.
The total of county quotas is 90
per cent of the state quota, the re
maining 10 per cent being held in
reserve for distribution to producers
who are entitled to allotments but
are ineligible to receive them under
the normal procedure.
While the act is in terms of 500,-
pound net weight bales the county
allotments by bales were calculated
on the basis of 478 pounds per bale,
the standard bet weight of a bale of
cotton. The net effect of this change
raises the total production of stan
dard bales under the act to about
10,450,000.
Quotas For This Section ,
The quotas for counties in this
section announced are as follows:
Pounds Bales of
of Lint 478 Lbs.
Cotton Net Wt.
Banks 2,294,320 4,800
Clarke 1,591,480 3,329
Elbert - 3,770,180 7,887
Franklin 4,656,720 9,742
Hart 5,263,350 11,011
Greene 1,831,590 3,832
Jackson - 6,176,700 12,922
Lincoln 1,650,770 3,453
Madison 4,737,180 9,910
McJDuffie 2,418,980 6,061
Oglethorpe 3,418,170 7,151
Stephens 1,599,780 3,328;
Wilkes 3,108,690 6,497
The State of Georgia was allowed
867,276,320 pounds, or 787,18
bales.
Cully A. Cpbb, U. S. cotton chief,
says the quotas under the Bankhead
act were established after a careful
examinatioa of each county’s pro
duction record during the years from
1928-1932 and represented the min
imum figures possible in each case.
He added that in case a county
was dissatified with the quotas es
tablished, appeals might be taken to
the administration within fifteen
days.
After individual allotments are
made farmers will be issued tax-ex
emption certificates for the number
of bales in each farmer’s allotment
and at marketing time next fall
farmers will be given bale tags for
their allotments which must be at
tached before the cotton can be sold
or shipped.
All cotton produced in excess of
the allotment will be subject to a tar
of 50 per cent of its market value
when marketed and if sold must
bear a tag indicating that such tax
has been paid.
Route 15 Highway
Association To Give
Barbecue July 19.
J. H. Griffeth, Athens, president
of Route 15 Highway Association,
has appointed an entertainment
committee, as follows: Tate Wright,
Athens; Felix Boswell, Greensboro;
Ralph Brightwell, Watson’s Springs,
and W. S. Elder, Watkinsville, who
will plan for a gigantic barbecue to*
be given at Watson’s Spring on
July 19. The barbecue is to promote
the paving of Route 15.
Invitations to the barbecue are
being extended to Secretary of Ag
riculture Henry A. Wallace, J. H.
McDonald, chief engineer of the
federal highway department, Sena
tors George and Russell, Governor
Talmadge and Judge Claude Pitt
man and Ed Gilliam, congressmen,
and congressional candidates along
Route 15, state house officers, mem
bers of the state highway board, and
representatives of Georgia’s daily
newspapers.
Tickets to the barbecue will be
sold for 50 cts. each.
At the meeting held in Athen*
last week, Jackson county was re
presented by W. A. Holsenbeck, L.
L. Davis and Dr. J. C. Verner.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Hill Hosch, Miss
Eleanor Hosch and William Hosch
spent Thursday in Atlanta.