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The Jackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
EXCHANGE NOTES
New* Item* Of Interest Among Our
Neighbors And Friends
Claud Chandler Dies | n South
Commerce
(From Commerce News)
Claud E. Chandler, 49, passed a
way at his home in South Commerce
Friday, March 22. The funeral was
held from Black’s Creek church Sat
urday morning at 11 o’clock with
the Rev. Frank Chandler of Hull of
ficiating. Mr. Chandler is survived
by three brothers, L. L., B. J. and
Norman Chandler.
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Rev. A. E. Logan Celebrates Twen
tieth Anniversary as Minister
(From Christian Index)
On January 13, Pastor A. E. Lo- !
gan celebrated his twentieth year as
a Baptist pastor. The sermon on
the occasion was preached at Hull
Baptist Church, Sarepta Association,
where the beloved pastor delivered
his first sermon on January 13, 1915,
at which time he was a student at
Mercer University. Mr. Logan is al
so pastor of Maysville Church, where
he has begun his seventh year. He
devotes two Sundays per month to
this church, where he is held in the
highest esteem and greatly beloved.
Miss Leota Duke Will Become
Superintendent Walton County
Hospital
(From Walton News)
Miss Rose Delay, who, for two or
three years, has served so proficient
ly as superintendent or head nurse
at the hospital, has given up the
place—a matter of general regret—
and the first of the month will leave
for Atlanta, and following a much
needed rest, she plans to re-enter the
work at another of Georgia’s most
splendid sanitariums. We do not
apprehend that it shall be difficult
for her to find employment, for, lar
gely through her fine efforts, our in
stitution has grown in popularity
and service. Miss Delay, we are in
formed, will be succeeded by some
two or three other graduate nurses,
and that Miss Letfta Duke, who is
very talented, of Jefferson, Ga., will
succeed her as superintendent.
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Mr. Rawson Cam Dies
(From Gainesville News)
Rawson Cain, 79, well known
farmer, died Sunday afternoon at
the home of his daug’ntei, Ml s
manda Grier, near Hoschton, follow
ing a long illness. He was born, in
Lumpkin county but had lived in this
section for a long number of years
where he was held in high esteem by
numerous friends. Funeral services
were held at H o’clock Tuesday
morning from Hopewell Baptist
church, near Candler, the Rev. R-
D. Holland, officiating. n
was in the churchyard. In additmn
his wife, he survived by five
daughters, Mrs. Ida Wood and Mrs.
Amanda Grier, of Hoschton Mrs.
Pearl Dearborn of Cummi g, -
Carrie Gordon, of Tennessee and
Mrs . Bessie Bryant of
Hm Cain, of Twi two
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brothers W M.
of Atlanta, Mrs. Gussie
Fricks 0 f Pendergrass and Mrs.
manda Bruce, of Dahlonega.
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NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE
GLEE CLUB AT JEFFERSON
TUESDAY NIGHT, APRIL 9.
(By C. J. Dismukes)
Dahlonega, Ga.—The North Geor
gia College Glee Club will appear in
concert at the Jefferson High School
auditorium Tuesday evening, April
9> at eight o’clock. Admission prices
will be fifteen and twenty cents.
The concert is being sponsored-by
the Woman’s missionary society of
the Methodist church.
The North Georgia College Glee
Club has been exceptionally well re
ceived on the road. Director W.
Desmond Booth has well exhibited
his talents as organizer, conductor,
pianist, and composer. The excell
ent chorus of twenty voices features
semi-classical chorals, negro spirit
uals, and two of Mr. Booth’s own
compositions. A splendid cornet
soloist, a male quartet, and a comic
brass-trio add variety to the first
half of the program. The second
half is devoted to the tragi-comic
operetta, “Julius Sneezer,” libretto
by Joel Martin, and music by Pro
fessors Booth and C. J. Dismukes.
Brutus and his conspirators try every
means to kill Julius, but still that
man just will not die. All of Cleo
patra’s exquisite charms fail. Final
ly Brutus invents a sneezing powder
containing a haystack full of hay,
bats’ teeth, and gnats’ toe-nails. The
result is—er—pardon my—Kerchoo!
Better Housing For Jackson
County
No group of workers has been
harder hit by the depression than
those of the building industry. New
construction has dropped nearly
90% from what it was in 1926-29.
Until these workers are re-employ
ed, no community can enjoy a full
measure of prosperity.
The last Congress recognized this
fact, and passed the National Hous
ing Act. This Act should make a
vailable, through private lending
agencies, approximately $1,000,000,-
000 for financing alterations, re
pairs and improvements of all type
of property, and at the lowest charg
es ever offered for this type of loan.
How a Better Housing Program
Benefits a City:
1. Stimulates all types of busi
ness. A large part of every dollar
spent for modernizing goes direct to
labor. Most of this money imme
diately is put back into the channels
of retail trade.
2. Reduces relief expenditures.
For every building tradesman put to
work, it is estimated that a family of
four "can be taken from relief rolls.
3. Improves value and appearance
of property.
Much necessary maintenance and
repair work has been deferred in re
cent years, due to force of circum
stances. Returns from a recent CWA
real property inventory ‘shows that
in every city at least half of the
homes are in need of repair, many
of them being in very bad condition.
The making of needed repairs not
only a property and increases its
usefulness and value, but generally
improves the beauty and appearance
of a city or community. A modern
ization campaign is a worth while
civic enterprise which appeals to all
those interested in improving the
condition of their community.
Jackson County Better Housing
Program was set up Monday, April
1, with headquarters in the court
house, with the following workers:
A statistician, secretary, and three
canvassers.
STATE INCOME TAXES
BRING IN $1,750,455.29
Income taxes paid to the state of
Georgia in 1934 amounted to sl,-
750,455.29, an increase of more than
$700,000 over the 1933 collections,
State Auditor Tom Wisdom reported
Friday.
The report was contained in an
audit of the state revenue commis
sion, which also collected the state
cigar and cigaret tax and the gross
receipts tax.
Favoring the bonus bill, Arthur
Brisbane says, two billions spent m
every corner of the United States,
and spent promptly, would certainly
make business happier, money more
plentiful, and “prime the pump.”
sand Islands where he and his bride
will spend the greater part of the
summer.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
A Notable Occasion,
National Ether Day
Jefferson had the honor Saturday
afternoon of entertaining quite a
number of distinguished guests, who
were here to take part in the cele
bration of “National Ether Day,”
and to honor the town’s most emin
ent son, Dr. Crawford W. Long, who
on March 30, 1842, took agony out
of surgical operating rooms by dis
covering the art of anaesthesia. In
terest in the program was increased
by the unveiling of a bust of Dr.
Long, a work of art from the hands
of Dr.* George Noble of Atlanta.
The exercises were presided over
by Mayor George W. Westmoreland,
and were held in the Institute audi
torium. Seated on the platform
were Col. Westmoreland, Dr. Max
Cutler of Chicago, Dr. Frank Bo
land, Dr. George Noble, Dr. Garnet
Quillian, of Atlanta, Mr. E. C. Long,
Sr., and Mr. E. C. Long, Jr., of Ath
ens, Dr. and Mrs. L. G. Hardman of
Commerce, Dr. C. B. Lord, Col. J. S.
Ayers, Rev. J. A. Gray, Professor H.
J. W. Kizer and J. N. Holder.
Among the visitors seated in the
audience were Mr. and Mrs. John B.
Hardman, Dr. and Mrs. Rogers, Mr.
and Mrs. M. B. Clinkscales, Mrs. C.
E. Pittman and Professor and Mrs.
Mauphon of Commerce, Mrs. E. C.
Long, Mrs. Leta Talmadge, Miss Ad
die Montgomery and Mr. and Mrs.
Reece of Athens, Mrs. George No
ble, Mrs. Tolivar, Mr. and Mrs. Cut-
ler, Sr., of Atlanta.
Following an introductory speech
and address of welcome by Mayor
Westmoreland, Dr. Frank Boland
was introduced. He delivered a most
interesting address. Other speak
ers were Dr. Cutler, Dr. Quillian,
Dr. Hardman, and Mr. Holder.
The bust was presented on be
half of Dr. Noble by Judge J. S. Ay
ers and was unveiled by E. C. Long,
Jr., great-grandson of the noted sur
geon. Professor H. J. W. Kizer ac
cepted the bust for the town and In
stitute.
The bust will be enclosed in a glass
ease, and will be on display at all
times in the library of the Institute.
This article would not be com
plete without giving honor for the
arrangement of the program, and the
gift of the bust to whom it is due,
Mr. W. H. Smith. Mr. Smith has
been untiring for many years, giving
of his time and money towards ob
taining either a statue or bust of
Dr. Long, and it was through his ef
forts that Dr. Noble’s work of art
was presented to Jefferson. Mr.
Smith has organized the Crawford
W. Long Memorial and Endowment
Association, and through this chan
nel will continue to interest others
in recognizing in a substantial way
Dr. Long’s great gift to the nation.
PREPARE FOR WAR,
KEEP NEUTRALITY,
BARUCH TELLS U. S
Washington.—A direct warning
came today from Bernard M. Baruch
that the United States must pre
serve the most rigid neutrality, in
the event of European war, but that,
at the same time, it would be well
to “keep our powder dry.”
Speaking earnestly to the senate
munitions committee from the depth
of his experience as chairman of
the war industries board under
Woodrow Wilson, Baruch asserted
that not even the safety of citizens,
if carelessly placed in jeopardly,
should serve as a war excuse.
“No nationa has the right to go
into the truble zone and expect this
nation to back him if he gets into
difficulties,” said the white-haired
financier.
“It is most important that this
nation establish neutrality laws so
no one can involve this country
through the exercise of some parti
cular right he claims.”
With equal solemnity, on the oth
er hand, he had urged preparedness
as he appeared yesterday before the
committee. Advising development of
“certain types” of munitions during
peacetime in government plants, he
added today:
“The government must be pre
pared to expend large sums of
money for the purpose of developing
the uttermost effectiveness in plant
and worker, and above all, to de
velop through research, invention,
and national igenuityS the ultimate in
weapons of death.”
Handling of Funds Illegal,
Says Legislature
Representative Sam J. Welsch, of
Cobb county, made public a letter to
Governor Talmadge Saturday in
which he contends that a general ap
propriation act is necessary if finan
cial obligations of the state are to
be met .legally over the next two
years.
Stating that the letter is not in a
spirit of criticism, but merely an at
tempt to deal with the question of
appropriations from the legal stand
point, Welsch cites sections of the
constitution, the statute law and su
preme court decisions to uphold his
position.
If the constitution and existing
laws and court decisions “are to be
respected,” he writes, “the state
treasurer has no right to honor war
rants drawn by the governor.”
Mr. Welsch quotes the following
laws:
Article three, paragraph II (code
section 6440) of the constitution of
this state, provides as follows:
Public money, how drawn—No
money shall be drawn from the
treasury except by appropriation
made by law; and a regular state
ment and account of the receipt and
expenditure of all public money shall
be published every three months,
and also with the laws passed by
each session of the general assem
bly.
Section 163 of the code of Georgia
provides as follows:
Payments from the treasury—All
payments from the treasury, unless
otherwise provided, shall be made
upon the warrant of the governor,
and he may withhold his approval on
any account audited and certified by
the comptroller-general. The war
rant shall always specify on what
appropriation or fund it is drawn.
The question of the right or duty
of the state treasurer to pay war
rants drawn against him, unless an
appropriation bill has been passed
by the general assembly and approv
ed by the governor under the con
stitutiqfi and provisions above quot
ed, has already been before the su
preme court of Georgia, and Mr.
Welsch quotes the decisions rendered
by the court.
“If the constitution,” rays Mr.
Welsch, “Of our state, the statute
law, and the decisions of the supreme
court herein referred to, all of
which are in harmony, are to be re
spected, the state treasurer has no
right to pay warrants drawn for the
maintenance of the public schools of
the state, the maintenance of the of
fices of the various state institutions,
the university and its branches, the
soldiers’ pensions, the expenses of
the various eleemosynary institu
tions, or other regular operating ex
penses of the state institutions, for
the years 1936 and 1937, until and
unless an appropriation bill shall
have been passed by both branches
of the general assembly and approv
ed by you as governor and a war
rnt has been drawn in terms of the
low, specifying the particular fund
to which the appropriation in charge
able. .
“I notice that you have approved
the special appropriation bill of sl,-
000,000 for the University of Geor r
gia system. You have also approved
a bill appropriating SIOO,OOO to be
used in the elimination of screw
worms, glso other smaller appropri
ation bills. It did not appear in the
budget bill submitted by you that
there was sufficient revenue avail
able, as provided in subsection 2 a
bove quoted, to pay the special ap
propriations referred to. All of
these special bills were passed with
out the budget bill being finally
adopted by both houses or approved
by you, as governor. In view of
this fact, the question necessarily
arises as to the right of the state
treasurer to pay these special ap
propriations, even though a warrant
for their payment is submitted.
Foot Goe. To Sleep, Woman Break*
Hip
Athens, Ga.—Because her foot
went to sleep, Mrs. E. D. Sledge is
now in the General hospital with a
broken right hip.
Mrs. Sledge was dozing in a chair
at her home on West Hancock ave
nue last night. She decided to get
up and go to bed. Upon arising she
discovered that her foot had gone to
sleep; but before she knew it, she
had toppled to the floor and broke
her right hip.
Thursday, April 4, 1935.
Pictures of Dr. Joe
Jacobs and Dr. Long
Hung Side by Side
While “Crawford W. Long Day”
was celebrated in Jefferson Saturday
with fitting honors and Dr. Long is
now universally recognized as the
discoverer of the use of ether as an
anesthetic, it is interesting to note
that he was not always so indisputed
ly recognized. Controversy raged
for a long time around the question
of prior discovery and the fight was
even taken to the congress of the
United Status at one time. Among
those who so ably defended the
rights of Dr. Long was the late Dr.
Joseph Jacobs, founder of the chain
of drug stores of that name located
in Atlanta. Dr. Jacobs was born in
Jefferson, and later studied medicine
under Dr. Long in Athens. He la
bored fearlessly for many years to
win for Dr. Long universal recogni
tion of the honor that was due him.
Recently, a painting of Dr. Long
was hung in the Crawford W. Long
hospital in Atlanta, and beside it
hangs a picture of Dr. Jacobs.
162 Acts of Legislature
Vetoed
Governor Talmadge vetoed 162
bills and resolutions passed by the
legislature.
Crammed into the waste basket
were proposals over which legislators
spent many weary hours, such as the
old-age pensions; free school books;
highway refunding certificates for
public works loans; sterilization; the
uniform seven-month school term
and others.
Even the Thompson bill making
death the maximum penalty for ran
som kidnaping was discarded.
He vetoed bills seeking to estab
lish a factory for the blind in Geor
gia, to outlaw communistic activi
ties and to put down sedition.
The “bootleg gasoline tax bill, the
existing act amended, which was de
signed to stop a $500,000 leak in
tax evasions, when via the same
route. So did the measures making
owners of dogs have them innoculnt
ed against rabies, and providing for
county boards or public welfare.
Some o fthe other general meas
ures vetoed were:
Other Bill* Vetoed
To license resident and non-resi
dent fur dealers. A similar measure
was included in the new general tax
act signed by the governor.
To declare slot machines contra
band property.
To pay accrued pensions of Con
federate soldiers at their deaths, to
their estates.
Allowing the superintendent of
banks to omit semi-annual examina
tion of banks or trust companies not
receiving deposits.
Not admitting evidence procured
illegally against criminal defendants.
Allowing governor to vacate state
offices where holder is employed
simultaneously by federal govern
ment.
To incarcerate females under 18
years of age in the Georgia training
school for girls rather than at the
woman’s prison at Milledgeville,
when convicted for misdemeanors.
Outlawing use of lights for hunt
ing deer and other game at night.
Outlawing possession of seines
traps or nets for fishing.
Resolution requesting legilsatures
of all states to exempt from taxes
products of American farms.
To provide for payment of burial
expenses of Confederate pensioners.
To pay past-due pensions, funeral
expenses and physicians’ bills of de
ceased veterans and widows.
Requiring motor clubs to deposit
funds in each county as bond for
members arrested for misdemeanor
traffic violations.
Prohibiting storage of game and
birds without permission.
Authorizing counties to tax bar
becue stands, road houses and dance
halls.
Allowing United States to acquire
forest lands along Savannah river.
Columbia county recently complet
ed anew jail of the latest model,
with heat, baths and all modern con
veniences. It was opened January
20, and to date not a prisoner has
darkened its doors. No prisoners
are in sight, and the building is oc
cupied only by the jailer and his
family.
Vol. 60. No. 30.
Mr. Thos. A. Carithers Dies
From Automobile Injuries
Mr. Thomas A. Carithers died Sun
day morning at a hospital in Ath
ens from injuries received Saturday
night when run over by an automo
bile, driven by a Mr. Lord of Com
merce. The accident occurred on
the Jefferson-Winder highway, just
west of the Jefferson Mills. Mr.
Lord was coming into the city when
Mr. Carithers stepped from a side
road in front of the automobile and
sustained injuries that caused his
death. He was rushed to the hos
pital in Athens, where one of his
legs was amputated, but medical
skill and the surgeons knife were
unable to save his life.
Mr. Carithers was a resident of
the Jefferson Mills Village. He was
34 years of age, and was a son of
Mr. Sam and Mrs. Sarah Porter Ca
rithers. He is survived by his wid
ow, who was a Miss Hollis; and by
four children. His body was inter
red in Woodbine cemetery Monday
afternoon, services being conducted
by Rev. J. A. Gray.
IT IS TIME TO TAKE
STOCK
An interesting article, written by'
Dr. Walter B. Pitkin, author of
“Life Begins At Forty,” appeared in
the current issue of Rotary Maga
zine. He sets up a questionnaire of
thirteen questions, which he states,
if they can be answered with a “yes”,
one’s power of relaxation shouid be
rated high, otherwise “it is time to
take stock of yourself.”
“1. Are you in reasonably good
health?
“2. Do you sleep well?
“3. Do you adjust your 'diet to
fit the amount and kind of energy
you use?
“4. Do your muscles feel relaxed?
“5. Do you work easily, passing
on to others as much responsibility
as your joy allows?
“6. Do you forget your daily
problems when you have locked the
office door?
“7. Do you get out <of dooimuch?
“8. Do you easily forego smoking
and hard liquor?
“9. Do you take short and fre
quent rest periods during working
hours?
“10. Do your leisure activities in
terest and relax you? And, unless
you are a single-track mind, finding
your greatest joy in your work, are
your activities reasonably varied?
“11. Do you put ideas and prob
lems out of your mind promptly and
easily when this is needful?
“12. Do you regard worry as silly
and useless?
“13. Do you refuse to fight dif
ficulties and obstacles when, after
studying them, you find them at least
temporarily insurmountable?”
GEORGIA LOSES 2,537 FARMS,
JACKSON COUNTY LOSES 141
According to the preliminary count
of the returns of the Supervisor of
the 1935 Census of Agriculture,
Jackson county had 2,8-iK farm on
January 1, as compared with 2,979
on April 1, 1930. In other words,
the county has lost 141 farms.
To date, the number of farms in
67 Georgia counties tabulated by the
census bureau has decreased from
83,090 in 1930, to 80,553 in 1935.
Not all of the counties surveyed
showed decreases. The largest in
crease was noted in Ware county,
which has 189 farms in 1935 than in
1930; Chatham showed an increase of
119; Schley, 114; Mclntosh, 60; Ef
fingham, 48, and there were many
other counties with increases which
served to offset such large losses as
were recorded in Wayne county, for
example, where the number of farms
decreased 1,040 in five years. Only
Harris county showed no change,
according to the census bureau’s
figures, retaining 1,463 farms thro
ughout this period.
DON’T PARK ON PUBLIC ROAD
Anew law went on the statute?
books in Georgia Friday designed to
decearse the number of automobile*
accidents.
It sets up a penalty for any per
son to park a car, or other motor
vehicle within eight feet of the cen
ter line on a public highway.
No matter what conditions prevail,
it is a misdemeanor to violate the
act.