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PROHIBITION
By M. C, (Jack) Frost
The question as to whether or not
Georgia's prohibition statut hould
be repealed presents one of the most
momentous issues ever to confront
the people of this great state, and
upon which we wall be called to set
tle with our ballots May 15.
The right of ballot is a sacred
right, and is one that should not be
interfered with to any material ex
tent. It is, therefore, not the pur
pose of these few remarks to try to
tell the people how to vote, but in
stead to place before them certain
information and observations, and
leave the matter of voting to the
dictates of each individual mind and
conscience.
There are two view points from
which one should study the whiskey
question. One is from a business
view point, and the other is from
the moral and spiritual side of the
question.
It seems that the young men, and
there are young men, who are spon
soring the wet side of this campaign,
are pitching their battle only on the
business side of the question, and
passing the moral issue up by stating
that conditions now are as bad as
they were in the days before prohi
bition, all of which is wholly without
foundation and untrue.
Spencer Grayson is the young man
who is heading the wet forces. I
have known Spencer for a long
time. 1 was in school with him at
the University of Georgia a number
of years ago. Spencer is a good fel
low, but he has always enjoyed see
ing his picture in the paper, and 1
must be frank to state that 1 seri
pualy doubt his sincerity on this sub
ject. I believe he is in It purely for
the publicity that he can get out of
it, and coming from Savannah, as he
does, he feels that he is riding on
the popular side of the question.
At any rate, all statements issued
from the wet headquarters come out
under Spencer's pame. He likes
that. His latest statement was to
the effect that revenue from a liquor
tax would give to the%state approxi
mately $3,000,000 each year. This
is Spence’s whole argument, and he
has even gone so far as to state how
much each county would get out of
this amount, and herein is where he
failed. He took the counties where
in he believed ‘there was a possibili
ty of a majority of wet votes, or
could be made so by a little work,
and placed in their columns startling |
figures, hoping to mislead the voters I
thereof into voting wet. He has
given to a number of small counties \
huge amounts in comparison with
the amounts placed by the names of
some of the larger counties that will
be decidedly dry.
What if revenue could be derived
from this source, who would have to
pay it? There are some people in
Georgia who are able to buy whiskey
and pay a tax on it, but n majority
of those who would buy are not
able, and for them to do so, and to
pay a heavy tax thereon, would be
nothing more than taking just that
much from the wives and children
of a great number of those who
would participate in this indulgence.
Therefore, our question us to who
would pay the tax can be answered
indirectly by saying the women and
children. This is the form of tax
ation upon which Mr. Grayson is
basing the repeal campaign and to
which he so boastfully refers.
I would like to meet Spence in
open debate on this subject, and ask
him face to face if he is willing to
sacrifice the future happiness of a
large number of women and children,
who would have to suffer from a lack
of the actual necessities of life, just
for the sake of a little revenue. He
would probably reply to me by say
ing that no more whiskey would be
bought then than now, which argu
ment he is using all over the state.
I would in turn tell him that he was
telling an unqualified falsehood, be
cause any one knows that there is
not as much whiskey sold in Georgia
today as was the case in the days
before prohibition.
It is true that whiskey can be
bought today in any town or village,
but it is true, also, that we do not
have today the habitual drunkards
as we once had, and it is now safe
for women and children to go to
town on Saturday afternoons, where
as it was very dangerous to do so in
the old days.
There is another angle to this
question. Where will a majority of
the money go that is derived from
a sale of intoxicating liquors in
Georgia? It would go in the same
direction as goes the money with
which we pay for automobiles and
other manufactured articles up
north. In other words, if a pint of
MR. RALPH C. MOON CALLED
BY DEATH
Mr. Ralph C. Moon passed away
last week at the hospital in Ilosch
ton, following a serious illness of
For several months he had been in
ill health but was not forced to give
up his work until Wednesday of
last week when he was carried to his
former home at Hoschton. The
next day he was admitted to the hos
pital at that place for treatment but
his condition was such that he did
not respond and continued to grow
weaker until the end came Tuesday
morning.
For the pr.st thirteen years Mr.
Moon had been connected with the
■New Winder Lumber Company as
bookkeeper and office manager. Dur
ing all of these years he had made
friends with all with whom he came
in contact and at the time of his
death waa one of the most respect
ed citizens of the community of
which he had come to be a good
part.
Mr. Moon was a son of the late
G. M. D. Moon and Mrs. Moon of
Hoschton. He was born in 1889.
Funeral services were held at the
Winder Christian church, of which
he was a member. The service was
conducted by Rev. John H. Wood,
pastor of the First Christian church
of Rome. Interment was in the
Lyle burying ground.
The deceased is survived by his
mother, two brothers, J. R. Moon and
L. B. Moon of Hoschton, and three
sisters, Miss Kate Moon of Hoschton,
Mrs. W. B. Jordan of Hoschton and
Mrs. W. E. Reynolds of Atlanta.
WILL C. DAMRON DIES
AT OGLETHORPE HOME
Will C. Damron, 56, well known
resident of Oglethorpe county, died
suddenly Monday morning at his
home on the Lexington road.
Mr. Damron was born in Jackson
county and moved to Oglethorpe
county twelve years ago. He was
well known throughout the county
and has many friends who will be
shocked to learn of his sudden death.
He was a member of Prospect
church.
Mr. Damron’s survivors include
his mother, Mrs. Matt Damron; four
sisters, Mrs. G. C. Barrett, Mrs. E.
C. Nash, Mrs. E. C. Paine, Mrs. R.
S. Witcher, and four brothers, Char
lie, Julius, Grady and Ernest Dam
ron, all of Oglethorpe county.
Some articles crowded out of this
issue will appear next week.
whiskey sold for one dollar, thirty
cents of that would go for state and
federal taxes, and ' half that mucli
to the vendor in the form of profit,
the remainder would go north, which
means to say that for every pint of
whiskey sold in Georgia fifty-five
cents would be*sent out of the state.
Is this good business, Mr. Grayson?
Should we druin our state of this
much cash just for the sake of a lit
tle revenue?
Then look at the moral issue.
For u number of years I have been
interested in law, and have spent
hundreds of hours studying reports
of the Georgia Supreme Court and
Court of Appeals, and in practically
every criminal case 1 have read it
was either admitted, or brought out
in the evidence, that the person com
mitting the crime involved was in
toxicated. Eighty-five per cent of
the crimes committed in Georgia are
caused by whiskey.
It costs the Statfe a great deal to
dispose of these cases, and it would
cost about ten times the amount it
now costs if prohibition is repealed,
because in a majority of the States
now having legal liquor there is ap
proximately ten times as many cases
growing out of whiskey as has been
the case heretofore.
There are many people who can
drink without any apparent evil ef
fects. We all know' good men who
can drink, and do drink, without any
outward appearance of harm to
themselves or others. But on the
other hand, we all know, also, of so
many men who can not take just one
drink and stop, the one always call
ing for another, and another. We
all know so many people who have
lost respect for themselves and oth
ers through the use of whiskey. We
all Ifnow of the suffering that has
been caused to women and children
because of excessive use of intoxi
cants.
Prohibition stands today a neces
sary institution in our social make
up, and it is to be hoped that after
the smoke of battle has died away it
will have retained its present status
and ihe principles for which our
forefathers fought upheld.
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
Oounly $
Column
A number of leading citizens and
cotton pi oducers of Jackson county
held a meeting in court house in Jef
ferson, Saturday evening, April 20th.
At this meeting several questions of
vital interest to cotton producers of
Jackson county were discussed. Fol
lowing is a brief report of the busi
ness transacted at the meeting.
“Cotton Processing Tax: The
question of advisability of continu
ing the cotton control program and
continuing the processing tax on cot
ton that supports the cotton control
program was discussed in detail by a
number of those present. After dis
cussion, a motion was made and
passed unanimously currying follow
ing information: “We, Jackson
County cotton producers represent
ing several sections of county as
sembled in a meeting in Jackson
county court house hereby endorse
the cotton control program and the
cotton processing tax. We further
recommend that” U. S. Secretary of
Agriculture continue to co-operate
with cotton producers in preparing
and carrying on cotton control pro
gram in future and the processnig
tax be continued. We further re
commend that this information be
sent to Hon. H. A. Wallace, U. S.
Secretary of Agriculture.”
Soil Erosion Control: After dis
cussion of this important . question,
a motion was presented and passed
unanimously carrying following in
formation. That a special commit
tee be named to meet with the Jack
son County Board of Commissioners
of Roads and Revenue for the pur
pose of asking them to co-operate
with the Soil Erosion Control Pro
gram in helping Jackson county
farmers have opportunity to get land
terraced with use of power equip
ment and by this program avail
themselves of the special labor be
ing sfurnished by F. E. R. A. to help
control soil erosion and, by building
terrace outlets to protect public
roads from water damage.
Rural Electrification Project
By a motion that was unanimous
ly passed, a committee of three lead
ing citizens representing different
section of Jackson county be ap
pointed to co-operate with County
Agricultural Agent in helping to
form plans to try and get a Rural
Electrification Project for Jackson
County and this project to be a part
of the relief program under the re
cent Federal bill that was passed by
Congress and lias already been ap
proved by the President.
One Variety Cotton County
Question of increasing the income
of cotton producers by improving
the varieties of cotton planted and
working toward getting Jackson
county farmers on a project of pro
ducing one variety in the county was
discussed and approved by those
present.
Question of using lespedeza as a
soil erosion control crop, soil im
provement crop, summer hay crop,
and seed crop w r as discussed and ap
proved as a crop that is not now
planted by all farmers in county, but
think will be advisable to plant on
most all farms.
Yours for service,
W. Hill Hosch, CountyAgt.
TEMPERANCE PROGRAM AT
APPLE VALLEY
Next Sunday afternoon, 3.30
o’clock, at Apple Valley, the pastor,
Rev. T. C. Hardman, will preach a
special temperance sermon. All
members are urged to be. present.
The public has a cordial invitation to
attend this service.
A WORD OF THANKS
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the people and friends in
our community for administering
help in time of need during the sick--
ness and death of our dear wife and
mother, which occurred April 10th.
We feel that it was done through
love to her and the family, and I
hope and pray that every one that
visited our home will be blessed for
it. Again, we thank you all. The
family—Robert W. Adams, husband,
father; Annie R. Davis, Maude Sla
ton, Rachel Adams, Claudell Adams,
Windom Adams, J. V. Adams.
NOTICE
The Dry Pond Epworth League
presents, ‘‘He’s My Pal,” a comedy
drama by Lillian Montimer, at the
Dry Pond School auditorium Satur
day, April 27th, 8 o’clock. Admis
sion 5 and 10c.
Remember Mother, and tend her
a Card and Box of Candy. Moore
& Ellington have just what you
want in thi* line.
! A JEFFERSON WOMAN PASSES
On April the 10th God sent the
[ Death Angel into the home of Mr.
| Robe rt Adams, and carried the soul
!to the Great Beyond. Mrs. Adams
j had been a faithful member of the
Baptist church for 37 years. She
had reached the age of 51 years. She
was a woman who was loved and
respected by everybody that knew
her. She had as many friends as
she had acquaintances. She was
born in White County, but moved to
Hall county when quite young, where
she spent most of her life. She at
tended school at Clermont, in the
Chattahoochee High School, for three
years, and taught in the public
schools of Hall and Fannin counties.
She had bpen in declining health for
five years, but she bore her afflictions
without a murmer. Her going has
caused a sad vacancy in the home,
but she had lived a consecrated life
to God, and to her family; we can bi
assured that her sweet soul was
wafted into the presence of Jesus
Christ, where she will sit on his
right hand and await the coming of
her husband and children. She is
survived by her husband, to whom
she was joined in marriage twenty
four years ago, and six children,
four girls, Mrs. Annie R. Davis, Mrs.
Maud Slaton, Miss Rachel Adams,
Miss Claudell Adams; and two boys,
Windom Adams and J. V. Adams.
The funeral service was conducted
by Rev. W. T. Chadwick, of Law
renceville, and Rev. Richard Justice,
at Springway church, and interment
was in the Springway cemetery.
A Friend.
MAYSVILLE 1935-36 SCHOOL
FACULTY CHOSEN
The entire faculty of the Mays
ville high school has been re-elect
ed as follows: Supt., Roy C. David;
Prin., Richard A. Montgomery; High
School, Miss Ruth Maynard, Misses
Higgins and Savage; grade teachers,
Mrs. Roy C. David, Miss Bessie
Cfnith, Miss Clelar Halford.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends for
the beautiful floral offerings and
kindnesses extended us during the
illnass and death of our father and
grandfather.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnson
and Family.
Send Mother a Card and a Box of
Candy. Get them at Moore & El
lington’s.
RALLY AT OCONEE CHURCH
There will be a temperance rally
at Oconee church first Sunday in
May, 3p. m. Rev. E. Bunyon Col
lins, of Lawrenceatlle, a former pas
tor of this church, will be there, as
well as others. The public is cor
dially invited.
NOTICE
We are requested to announce a
benefit party at the home of Mr.
Jewell Williamson, Saturday night,
April 27. There will be weiners,
ice cream and candy for sale. Pro
ceeds to go for benefit of church.
GROUP OF FRIENDS ARE ENTER
TAINED BY MISSES COOPER
Friday evening, April 19, Misses
Esther and Stella Cooper were the
death leaves only one surviving mem
congenial group of friends with a
prom party at their lovely home at
Red Stone. Many games were play
ed, and proms were carried out. The
guests includes, Misses Polly Ham
mond, Virginia Segars, Jennette
Hale, Mabel Hardy, Naomi Archer,
Gussie Yarbrough, Hilda Hardy,
Elizabeth Williamson, Marie Pinson,
Grace Williamson, Emma Hardy,
Margaret Hardy; Messrs. J. C. Per
ry, Charles Redmond, Harold Scott
Butler, Clarence Hale, Edward Har
dy, Shorty Shoemake, Sam Hardy,
Shorty Carathers, Edward Ray.
MR. T. H. HARDY PASSES AT HIS
HOME IN TEXAS
Mr. T. H. Hardy passed away at
his home in Rising Star, Tex., on last
•Friday. r flhis 'announcement will
bring sorrow to many of the older
citizens of the county who were boy
hood friends of the deceased.
Mr. Hardy was 87 years of age,
and was the last surviving member
of a large and prominent pioneer
family of Jackson county. His
death leaves only on surviving mem
ber, Mr. C. T. Storey, Sr., of the
Company in the Confederate Army
in which they enlisted, and fought
during the Civil War.
The deceased leaves a large fami
ly of children and grand children in
Texas. He was the step-father of
Mrs. W. D. Holliday, a brother of
the late Mr. John N. Hardy, and a
great uncle of Mrs. R. J. Kelly and
Mrs. Fred Culberson.
Farm Relief Cotton Seed For Sale.
Sea W. H. Smith.
QUARTERLY CONFEPF X'-' HELD
BY RLV. JOHN F. QUGH
Presiding Elder John F.*l urbrough
occupied the pulpit at the Methodist
church on Sunday at m., and
conference, urt which reports of
church work were made by the
church officials.
Mr. Yarbrough was accompanied
by Mcs. Yarbrough and they left
early Monday morning for Lin.oln
ton on a business trip. They will
return here Thursday, and hold con
ference at Lebanon church on that
day.
During their stay in the city they
were guests at the Harrison Hotel,
and were entertained at dinner Sun
day evening by Itev. and Mrs. J. A.
Gray.
MISS HANCOCK’S GUESTS
GIVEN DINING
Miss Doris Hancock, a student at
Brertau College, spent the week-end
at her home in Jefferson, and had a*
her house guests the following
charming young ladies, her suite
Viates at Brenau: Misses Virginia
Chandler of Montgomery, Ala., Vi
vian Allen of Allendale, S. C., Jane
Jernigan of Troy, Ala., Beverly
Brant of White Plains, N. Y., and
Eliabeth Harwell of West Plam
Beach, Fla. <
Mrs. Hancock was hostess Sunday
at a dining, honoring the members
of the house party. The other guests
were Henry Mobley and Addison
Ayers and their house guests, and
Mr. and Mrs. Nat Hancock of Dah
lonega.
THE TRI-COUNTY CHOIR TO
MEET AT MAYSVILLE
Next fourth Sunday, April 28th,
the Tri-County Choir will meet with
the Maysville Baptist church at 1.30
p. m. The choir has a most cordial
welcome by the church, and all the
good people of Maysville. This lit
tle city has one of the best local
choirs in Northeast Georgia. All
leaders and singers are invited; and
if you get there late, don’t fail to
come into the choir if you sing, as
there is always room for one more.
And the singers are especially re
quested to come in to the choir.
D. C. Short, Pres.
H. H. Fleming, Sec’y.
RALLY AT THYATIRA
A prohibition rally will be held at
Thyatira Sunday morning at 11
o’clock. Some good speakers will be
on hand to discuss the issue. Will
have some good music, and we
would like to have a full house.
Col. J, C. Pratt of Winder will be
the principal speaker for the occas
ion.
Committee.
Mother’s Day Cards and Candy, at
Moore & Ellington’s.
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The Easter services at this place
was enjoyqd, with a large crowd
present.
Our Sunday school is doing just
fine, with the average near 150 each |
Sunday.
Our Mens Bible Class, with a
large number present each Sunday,
and we offer you a special invitation
to visit our class. The children en
joyed an Easter egg hunt. About <
50 children to hunt the eggs. About
300 eggs were hid, sponsored by Mr.
R. E. Bird.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Turner of
Gainesville spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Campbell.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Duncan of
Commerce spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Nix.
Mrs. Henry Taylor and Mrs.
Ernest Crow of New Holland spent
the week-end with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Duncan.
Mr. Ed Nix spent Sunday after
noon with his sister, Mrs. Joe Bar
rett, of Hoschton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Clifton and
son, Ed, spent the week-end with
relatives in Atlanta.
Miss Gained Crow of New Hol
land spent the week-end with her
sister, Mrs. E. B. Johns.
Mr. and Mrs. Sim Worley'made a
business trip to Winder Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Doster had for
dinner guests Sunday, Rev. and Mrs.
R. W. Justice of New Holland.
Mr. D. C. Deaton spent the week
end with home folks in Winder.
Mr. Ernest Carroll of Murrayville
was visiting his brother, Mr. Roy
Carroll, Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Deatoft of
Gainesville were in town Friday on
business.
Miss Lorene Duncan spent the
week-end with relatives in New Hol
land.
PLANTING TIME
.Cooks and Stoneville Cotton Seed,
SI.OO bushel, for planting, and also
Seed Corn. Can get Corn at Kesler
& Legg’s and J. C. Alexander’s, Jef
ferson.—L. P. Legg.
To prevent rusting of the pan used
under the refrigerator, coat the bot
tom and sides with paraffine.
THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1935.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS
Boy, 10, Nabbed En Route To Court
Shirley Temp!a
Ctycago.—Having fallen in love
with Shirley Temple’s dimples the
first time he saw the young actress
in a motion picture, Warren Dawes,
10, decided to call on her. He. left
his South Side home with $1.20
for expenses, but paused in the
loop to telephone Shirley that he was
coming.
It was in a telephone booth, vain
ly trying to get Hollywood, Cal.,
that police found the lad at 4 o’clock
a. m.
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Fourth Pair of Twins Left by The
Stork at Georgia Farmer's Home
Woodland, Ga.—The fourth set of
twins born to Mr. and Mrs. Cleve
land Holloway are doing nicely,
thank you!
The twins, a boy and a girl, were
born this week. Five of the six
other twin children are living. The
Holloways, a farm couple living near
here, have two children who are not
twins. * i
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Vaughn Memorial Singing Scheduled
Elberton, Ga.—The John B. Vau
ghn Memorial Singing Society will
meet April 28 at the Courthouse at
Lexington, with the Oglethorpe
County Singing Convention, for its
1935 session.
W, H. Fleming, president of the
Memorial Society and the Oglethorpe
Convention, will have charge of the
program and singers and song lead
ers from Cjeorgia and nearby states
are invited.
Since Mr. Vaughn’s death, eigh
teen years ago, a group of Geor
gians have met yearly to commem
orate his memory with a public sing
ing.
500 Cars of Cabbage To Move From
Moultrie
Moultrie, Ga.—Movement of a
bout 500 carloads of cabbages from
this section is expected within the
next three or four weeks if present
prices continue to prevail.
First cars sold on the track at
$75 per ton, compared to a low of
$8 per ton last year, when the mar
ket was glutted due to high produc
tion in Texas and other areas. This
year the Texas crop suffered from in
tense cold during February.
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Fine Tobacco Crop Is Seen For
Georgia
Athens, Ga.—Prospects are bright
for a good tobacco crop in Georgia
this year said E. C. Westbrook, to
bacco specialist, on his return here
from a meeting of the directors of
the tobacco association in Valdosta.
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382,000 Eligible For Repeal Vote
Atlanta. —Figures compiled by the
Associated Press show approximate
ly 382,G30 voters are entitled to par
ticipate in the statewide referenda
May 15 to decide whether to repeal
the Georgia prohibition law and le
galize the manufacture and sale of
beer and wine.
In the state primary last Septem
ber 270,257 votes were cast for gov
ernor. The act calling for the May
15 vote says that only those entitled
under the law’s to vote last Novem
ber in the general election can par
ticipate.
Some new venture is constantly
being sponsored that adds interest
to what would otherwise be a prosaic
existence. One of the most unusual
of contests, a contest for musicians
in Clarke and Oconee counties who
play entirely by ear, will be staged
soon by the Bishop Improvement
club. Proceeds raised by the con
test will go to buy uniforms and
equipments for the Bishop baseball
team in the Georgia Piedmont lea
gue which opened April 20.
Professor R. L. Keener, associate
teacher in the horticultural depart
ment of the State University, at-*
tacks the fallacious theory that it
does not pay to plant a garden. He
contends that there should be at
least four kinds of vegetables grow
ing in the garden every day in the
year.
Easter Monday was a date of
much interest and importance to the
colored citizens of this section. In
the afternoon a ball game between
Jefferson and Gainesville was played
on the local diamond, resulting in a
score of 4 to 2 for the Jefferson
team. At night there was a dance.
Large crowds attended both the
game and the dance.
Every housekeeper should know
where the water in the house can be
shut off. Ceilings may be ruined
while you are waiting for a plumber
to mend a leaking pipe.