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By Holder & Williamson
EXCHANGE NOTES
New* Items Of Interest Among Our
Neighbors. And Friends
Painting The Toe Nails, Too
(From Dahlonega Nugget)
It has been the custom for many
years for girls to paint their face
and their finger nails, but we saw
one the other day with her toe nails
painted, and she didn't have off her
shoes, either. She was walking
down the street with open sandals
on, and the toe of her stocking out
so her painted nails could be seen.
Soap and water is the best polish we
ever tried for feet and toes.
Should Keep Dogs On Own Premises
Some dogs have recently met
death by being on the wrong man’s
property. Now, this is very much
like an accident in which the person
getting killed, was on the wrong side
of the road. .There is nothing you
can do about it. People who keep
dogs should keep them on their own
property, as they do their hogs and
cows, or else abide by what happens
if they go pilfering on other people’s
property. We saw recently, where
a man was shot dead in another
man’s back yard at night. The ver
dict was, “We, the jury, find the de
fendant not guilty.”
Sam Minish Dies In Madison County
(From Commerce News)
Mr. Sam A. Minish, 69, died at
his home near Ila Friday morning at
one o’clock. He was a native of
Jackson county, and had lived in and
around Commerce all of his life. He
was the oldest of six brothers, and
the first that death has claimed.
Some time ago he underwent an op
eration in the hope of regaining his
health, but was never afterwards
well. The funeral was held from
Black’s Creek church Saturday
morning at 11 o’clock, with Rev. P.
M. Webb of Greenville, S. C., con
ducting the service. Interment was
in the Burgess cemetery. Mr. Minish
is survived by his wife, one son,
Doss Minish, who lives at the home
place; one.daughter, Mr3. Eula Min
ish of Winston-Salem, N. C., and
five brothers: John H. Minish, Elber
ton, J. I. Minish, Madison county, M
T. Minish, Commerce, Bud Minish,
Hartwell, and Henry Minish, Com
merce.
Informal Tea Honors Popular
Teachers
(From Albany Herald)
A delightful entertainment of Fri
day afternoon was the Informal tea
at which the executive board and a
few members of Monroe Street
School Parent-Teacher Association
honored Mrs. Lawson Davis-and Miss
Ruth Head, teachers in the school,
at the home of Mrs. J. W. Bush, in
coming president of the Association.
Mrs. Davis, who has been a popular
teacher in Albany for many years,
will give up her work at the end of
the present term, and Miss Head will
be married in June to Samuel
Hobson Gregory.
Miss Head was lovely in a floor
length frock of chartreuse lace,
worn with a large hat of natural
colored leghorn. Mrs. Davis wbre a
becoming gown of blue georgette,
trimmed with dyed lace.
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Miss Massey Is Party Honoree
(From Athens Banner-Herald)
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Allen
Wier and Miss Magdalene Glenn
entertained at their home on Uni
versity Drive in honor of Miss Fred
die Massey, a charming bride-elect,
whose marriage to Mr. Arthur Ha
gard will be solemnized in June.
Many loyely parties have been given
in honor of Miss Massey, and her
friends are-happy that her marriage
will not remove her from the social
life of Athens.
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Winder Visitors in Jefferson
(From Winder News)
Miss Annie Bob Johnson, with her
mother, Mrs. Gus Johnson of Jeffer
son, spent Saturday in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Milikin were
the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
I. W. Ethridge and son at their sum-*
mer home in Clayton.
Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose,, Bradley,
Mrs. D. S. Hill, Mrs. Ola Woodruff
and Miss Sara Barber visited rela
tives and friends in Jefferson Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Pool of
Banks county were in the city Sun
day, geusts of the latter’s brother,
Mr. J. H. Lord, and other relatives.
The Jackson Herald
CLAY TO BECOME
COHEN SUCCESSOR
Atlanta, May 25.—'The formal se
lection of Ryburn Clay, Atlanta
banker, as Georgia representative of
the Democratic national committee
was predicted in political circles to
day as preparations went forward
for a meeting here Thursday of the
state Democratic executive commit
tee.
The call for the session was sent
out yesterday by the state Chairman
Hugh Howell, who announced the
complete membership of the new
group.
Reports were current also that an
effort would be made to declare va
cant the office of national commit
teewoman, now held by Mrs. Edgar
Alexander, of Atlanta, and elect
Mrs. C. Z. Harden of Ashburn.
The Georgia committeeman, Major
John S. Cohen, who also was vice
chairman of the national committee,
died recently and his death was in
terpreted in Washington as creat
ing a vacancy on the group.
Others being mentioned for Mrs.
Alexander’s place include former
fState Senator Susie T. Moore of
Tifton, Mrs. William T. Healey of
Atlanta, Mrs. Wheeler Tolbert of
Columbus, and Mrs. Helen Williams
Coxon of Ludowici.
SINGING CONVENTION NOTES
The Fifty-Seventh Annual Session
of the Jackson County Singing Con
vention will meet with Bethany
Methodist Church, July 27-28, 1935.
All churches, Sunday schools and
singing societies are urged to elect
delegates to this convention. Get
busy and do this—NOW.
Invitations are going out to the
various publishers and leaders
throughout this section. Many have
already promised to attend.
Entertainment: It is the duty of
every citiaen in Jackson county to
help Bethany in caring for the visit
ors. If you don’t, don’t go to eat.
According to custom, the Tri-
County Choir will meet in joint ses
sion with the convention on the af
ternoon of Sunday, July 28.
Too, we invite the Jackson County
Choir, Community Choir, East Side
Choir, Maysville Choir, and others
to join us on the occasion.
Bans will be placed on no pub
lisher’s book, so you are at liberty to
bring your books and enjoy the con
vention’s program.
PLEASE: Again your secretary
would appreciate any information
concerning records of the convention
dating from 1878 to 1902. By
some means they have been mis
placed.
Invitations for the 1936 session
should be presented at this session,
and the following members of the
executive committee will serve you:
D. C. Short, F. L. Crook and W. H.
Deavors.
According to all available records,
the following churches have* enter
tained the convention: Academy,
Cabin Creek, Center Grove, Crooked
•Creek, Dry Pond, Ebenezer, Har
mony, Holly Springs, Lebanon, Madi
son Street Baptist, Mountain Creek,
Mount Olive, Nicholson Baptist,
Oconee, Pleasant Hill, Pendergrass
Baptist, Thyatria, Walnut, Zion.
The Center Grove church leads all
others, having had six sessions of
the convention. Three sessions were
held at the court house in Jefferson,
1908, 1909, and 1932. On account
of the unrest among the people over
the world-war, the executive com
mittee called off the 1918 session.
Sam Lord, Pres.
Jewett Barnett, Sec.
LOVELORN TELL WOES TO
WEST, ASK HER HELP
Mae West isn’t worrying about
what she is going to do when, and if,
she ever leaves the acting profes
sion.
Miss West plans to set herself up
as ah “advice to the lovelorn” ex
pert and answer the hordes of let
ters she receives daily with romantic
queries.
“How can I get's man?”, “How
can I hold a man?”, “How can I
make him pop the question?” and
“Did I do wrong?” make up the bulk
of questions that are daily received
by Paramount’s blonde charmer,
currently starring in “Goin’ to
Town,” which comes Thursday and
Friday to the Roosevelt Theatre.
“Goin’ to Town”, presents Miss
West as a modern girl with ultra
modern ideas on how to crash socie
ty and get the man she has her eye
on Paul Cavanagh heads the mascu-
Ine cast, with Ivan Lebedeff, Tito
Coral, Monroe Owsley, Fred Kohler,
Sr and Grant Withers running him
close seconds for the star’s affection.
The Georgia watermelon crop is
expected to begin moving about
June 8. Fifty thousand acres are
said to have been planted in this
state.
SINGLE COPY sc.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
EIGHT DISTRICTS
Work Relief For Georgia To Have
Eight Districts; Wage Scale An
nounced.
Washington, May 23.—Appoint
ment of an advisory committee to
co-operate with the works progress
administration in the new works
program in Georgia and creation of
eight operating districts in the state
was announced by Harry L. Hop
kins, federal works progress admin
istrator.
Erie Cocke, general chairman of
all federal activities in the state,
will head the advisory committee
which will co-operate with Miss Gay
B. Shepperson, state administrator,
in directing activities of the pro
gram. Four additional members of
the committee will be selected from
a list of names suggested by Sena
tors Walter F. George and Richard
B. Russell, Jr.
The following cities were selected
as headquarters for the eight operat
ing districts: I—Athens; 2—Augus
ta; 3 —Savannah; 4 —Marietta; 5
Atlanta; 6—Columbus; 7—Macon; 8
—Albany. General headquarters
will be maintained in Atlanta with
Miss Shepperson in charge of the
works progress division in co-oper
ation with the advisory committee.
Wage Scale Announced
Miss Shepperson conferred here
with Hopkins and Cocke. The ex
tent and exact nature of the works
program in Georgia has not yet
been announced but it was expected
to include numerous small projects
ineligible for assistance from the
public works division.
This type includes sewage sys
tems, waterworks, swimming pools,
park improvements and school con
struction in the smaller cities. The
program contemplates an expendi
ture of upwards of $20,000,000.
Work relief will be substituted for
direct relief in the cash of all em
ployable persons June 1. The wage
scale will be as follows:
Cities over 100,000; unskilled
workers, S3O monthly; intermediate
workers, $49; skilled, S6B; profes
sional and technical, $75.
Cities from 50,000 to 100,000; un
skilled, $27; intermediate, $43; skill
ed, SSB; professional and technical,
$64.
From 25,000 to 50,000; unskilled,
$25; intermediate, S3B; skilled, SSO;
professional and technical, $55.
Cities of 25,000 and under; un
skilled, $10; intermediate, $27;
skilled, $35; professional and techni
cal, $39.
GEORGIA DELEGATION
CASTS TEN VOTES FOR
VETOED PATMAN BILL
Washington, D. C. Georgia’s
Congressional delegation was almost
unanimous in voting to override
President Roosevelt’s veto of the
Patman bonus bill.
Eight of the ten congressmen
voted with the successful majority
ni the house, while Senators George
and Russell also disagreed with the
President on this issue.
The roll call in the house showed
the following Georgia congressmen
voting to override the veto: Brown,
Castellow, Deen, Owen, Peterson,
Ramspeck, Vinson and Whelchel.
Congressmen Gox and Tarver voted
to sustain the veto.
Congressman Vinson of Georgia
has been one of the leaders in the
bonus light, and is the author of the
Vinson bill for immediate cash pay
ment of the bonus. . It differs from
the Patman bill, however, in the
method of payment.
GOSSETT AND SON BOUND OVER
TO SUPERIOR COURT
Commitment trial of Mr. Bill Gos
sett and son, Lannis, charged with
the murder of Mr. Charlie H. Bry
ant, w'as heard in the court house
in Jefferson on Thursday before Jus
tices J. W. Sailors of Commerce,
Guy Srtickland of Jefferson, and L.
W T . Mauldin of Harrisburg district;
and both of the accused were bound
over to the superior court.
According to the testimony, the
Gossett and Bryant families lived in
the same residence; Young Gossett
and Bryant engaged in a row, and
the former struck the latter over the
head with a piece of iron. The elder
Gossett appeared on the scene with ;
a gin, which he fired at Bryant,!
causing his death. t j
BEER LICENSING
MACHINE SET UP
IN STATE CAPITOL
Machinery was set up at the State
Capitol Saturday for handling the
rush applicants for beer licenses.
R. E. Matheson, in charge of the
cigar and cigarette tax division, with
offices on the main floor adjacent to
the state treasury, announced that he
would use largely the same set-up
that has been handling cigar and
cigarette taxes to handle the beer
licenses.
Commissioner Matheson pointed
out that all applicants for brewery
and wholesale licenses must be ready
to post the required bond of $5,000
in cash or bonds of the United States,
the- state of Georgia, some subdivis
ion of the state, or a surety com
pany licensed to do business in this
state, subject to the approval of the
commission.
Brewers must pay a license fee of
SI,OOO to the state, wholesalers
must pay SSOO, and retailers $lO
Brewers selling to retailers direct
must also pay a wholesalers’ license
upon each place of business.
The bonds are required to guaran
tee the payment of the excise tax of
$1.25 per barrel upon beer, and any
retailer who buys from a brewer or a
wholesaler who has not made tho
$5,000 bond must put it up himself.
The State Department of Law has
not ruled on two questions that have
been presented to it in connection
with the beer act. One is as to the
constitutional authority of the State
School Department 'to buy school
books for free distribution to pupils
out of tha proceeds of the beer tax.
The act allocated 97 per cent of the
total revenue to the purchase of
school books, and gave 3 per cent to
the State Revenue Commission for
administration.
The other question raised is as to
the authority of county and city gov
ernments to refuse to license the
sale of beer in their jurisdictions.
The act provides that “no business
provided in this act shall be conduct
ed in any county or incorporated
municipality of this state without a
permit from the governing authority
of such county or municipality, which
said authority is hereby given dis
cretionary powers as to the granting
or refusal of such permits.”
Some state officials construe this
section of the act as a provision for
local option and hbld that the au
thorities can refuse to periqit the
sale of beer in the 96 counties
which voted against legalizing beer
in the recent referendum.
PAVE ROUTE 15
A movement to obtain part of
Georgia's $20,000,000 federal high
way fund for the purpose of pav
ing U. S. Route 15, which extends
from the mountains of north Geor
gia to Florida was set on foot recent
ly by the Clarke County Board of
Commissioners.
At the meeting of the board, Joel
A. Wier, secretary of the chamber
of commerce asked that the board
assist in* urging members of con
gress from the districts served by
Route 15, to use their influence to
ward using some of Georgia’s share
_of the highway fund to pave the
route.
The board authorized Commission
er J. H. Griffcth, who is president of
Route Fifteen Association and Tate
Wright, clerk of the board and sec
retary of the association to write
Congressmen Paul Brown of the
I Tenth and Frank Whelchel of the
Ninth distrirt asking their aid and
the matter wil lalso be taken up with
citiens all along the highway with
the aim of obtaining the support of
members of the Georgia delegation.
Secretary Wier said that Route
Fifteen is one of five north-south
highways in Georgia, two of which
are paved. Atlanta is served by the
two routes that are paved. He
pointed out that Athens and other
towns along the route will be bene
fitted to a large extent if the high
way is paved throughout. The route
from Knoxville to Jacksonville is
sixty miles shorter than other north
south routes, he declared.
BONNELL H. STONE,
GEORGIA FORESTRY
LEADER, IS DEAD
Oxford, Ga.—After an extended
illness, Mr. Bonnell 11. Stone, for
many years one of the foremost fi
gures in the development of forestry
in Georgia and the sojith, died at his
home here Saturday afternoon. He
was 48 years old.
Thursday, May 30, 1935.
COMMENCEMENT
Martin Institute Closes School Term
With Interesting Programs, Thir
ty-Seven In Graduating Class.
With the delivery on Tuesday
evening of diplomas to thirty-seven
high school boys and girls, many of
whom had spent the past eleven
years within the school room, Mar
tin Institute brought to a dost! an
interesting series of commencement
programs and a year of successful
achievements. The diplomas were
delivered by Mr. M. M. Bryan, Chair
man of the City Board of Education,
to the following: | Misses Irene
Brooks, Marjorie Daniel, Lucile
Doss, Neta Elder, Louise Hale, Sarah
Hanson, Billie Hardy, Kathryn Hop
kjni, Martha "Howard, Myrtle How
ard, Hazel Johnson. Carrinu Kirk,
Hazel Langford, Myrl Logan, Nancy
Moore, Emma Nell Nunn, June
Potts, Norene Potts, Edith Rankin,
Regina Sims, Melba White; Messrs.
Durwood Bennett, Sam Dean Ben
nett, Amos Caldwell, J. T. Cato,
Claud Culberson, Edd Doss, Z. J. Ful
ler, Cecil Hancock, Herbert Hudgins,
Lyndon Hilift, Jesse Murphy, Harold
Purcell, Raymond Rigdon, James
Roberts, Clarence Sheridan, Garnett
Spratlin. |
First honor was awarded to Gar
nett Spratlin, and second honor to
Miss Emma Nell Nun, who deliver
ed the valedictory and salutatory ad
dresses.
Preceding the awarding of the
diplomas, Hon. John S. Wood of
Canton, former ninth district repre
sentative in congress, delivered the
baccalaureate address to the gradu
ating class and an assemblage of
citizens that filled the large auditor
ium. His address was a literary
gem, and was heard with much in
terest and appreciation by the audi
ence. Mr. Wood has scores of
friends in Jackson county, many of
whom were present to enjoy his
address.
Sunday Morning Service
The sermon in the auditorium.
Sunday morning by Rev. George
Acree*, pastor of First Methodist
Church, Gainesville, attracted a"
large congregation. The speaker
chose for his theme, “How to Suc
ceed in Life,” and based his di%
course on St. Paul’s words to the
church at Phillipi: “Forgettng those
things which are behind and reach
ing forth unto those things which
are before, I press forward toward
the mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
Mr. Acree delivered one of the
most helpful, interesting and splen
didly prepared discourses ever heard
in Jefferson. His thoughts were di
rected mainly to the graduating
class, who sat before him, but the
sermon was heard with great appre
ciation by the large audience. Suc
cess in life, he said, should be the
lofty ambition of every person, and
comes only to those who conform
rigidly to the laws of achievement.
These laws he listed as Personality,
Purpose, Preparation, Perseverance
and Purity, which, in its broadest
sense, is synonymous with Piety. .
Success must bo builded on a
strong foundation, with self confi
dence as its chief stone. To bring
success there must be a purpose, a
definite ideal to reach. Aimless
cutting produces nothing but chips.
To reach a high ideal, one must keep
his mind on the fine things he would
like to accomplish. The great am
bition of high school graduates
should be further preparation, and
because one does not go to college is
no reason to cease preparing for life.
Whether in school or out of school,
the greater preparation, the greater
success.
Perseverance means keep on keep
ing on. Through perseverance, per
sistence and indefatigable diligence,
Columbus discovered anew world;
Washington freed the colonies from
British rule.
Impurity impairs the mind and
body, destroys the function of the
brain that controls the will power.
Standing at the parting of the way,
at present time, and hesitating in
the valley of decision is the whole
world. A pure life and a life of
piety is the only successful life.
The world’s greatest poet, greatest
law-giver, greatest merchant, great
est manufacturer, were Christians,
and the life that counts is the life
of a Christian.
The speaker said, “We send you
out into the broad field of life, and
Paul's words should be your guide.”
Music for the Sunday morning
Vol. 60. No. 38.
J. R. GRAY ELECTED -
EDITOR OF THE
ATLANTA JOURNAL
Atlanta.—lnman Gray was named
president, and James R. Gruy, vice
president and editor of The Atlanta
Journal today by the board of di
rectors, following the annual meet
ing of stockholders.
John Morton Smith was added to
The Journal’s board of directors to
fill Major Cohen’s place on that
body.
Mrs. James R. Gray, Sr., was re
elected chairman of the board of di
rectors.
John A. Brice, general manager
of The Journal, was named vice
president and general manager.
Officers of The Journal, in addi
tion to those already listed, are John
Paschal, managing editor; J. L. Wil
liford, secretary and treasurer, and
George C. Biggers, business mana
ger.
Both Inman Gray and James R.
Gray have held executive posts and
been associated actively in the man
agement and publishing of The
Journal for many years. Inman
Gray has been president of The
Journal Engraving company and
vice president of The Journal. He
was re-elected president of the en
graving company and elevated to
the presidency of the paper.
James R. Gray has been vice presi
dent. and assistant general manager
of The Journal, retaining the former
title and becoming editor also. He
end his brother therefore share the
'two titles, president and editor, which
were held by their late father for
years prior to his death in 1917.
service was rendered by a choir com
posed of singers from all the church
choirs, with Miss Nixon Mobley at
the piano.
Clata Day Exerciaes
Monday at 5 p. m., the Senior
Class, their parents and friends re
assembled in the auditorium to en
joy the Class Day exercises. “Mod
ern American Society vs. the Senior
Class of 1935,” was the accusation
brought before the court in a trial.
The officers of the court were Claud
Culberson, Judge; Cecil Hancock,
Clerk; Raymond Rigdon, District At
torney; Durwood Bennett, Class At
torney, and Myrtle Howard, Fore
man of Jury. The witnesses who
testified were as follows: Heredity,.
Edith Rankin; Health, Sam Dean
Bennett; Social Living, Edward
Doss; Personality, Nancy Moore; Vo
cations, Melba White; Thrift, Lyn
-don Hunt; Truth, Carrina Kirk;
Equality, Myrl Logan; Fair Play,
Billie Hardy.
The Class History was read by
Melba White, Prophecy by Carrina
Kirk, Last Will and Testament by
Nancy Moore, Class Poem by Sarah
Hanson. Closing the program was
the Alma Mater Spng by the entire
class.
Seventh Grade Graduates
Those pupils being promoted to
the Freshman Class of 1935-36 stag
ed the program Tuesday morning, and
presented “Alice’s House Warming
in the Home of Friendship,” a pro
duction that was splendidly perform
ed. At the close of the program,
Professor Kizer delivered certificates
to the following Seventh Grade grad
uates: Douglas Brock, Robert Hop
kins, Okie Venable, Edwin Boyles,
Ralph Boyles, Robert Bowles, James
White, Fredna Brock, Doi,othy"El
der, Virginia Hanson, Loui < Segars,
Enoch Brown, Edward Clifton, Ed
mond Garrison, Bobbie Hardy, John
rtie Lynn, Bill Purcell, Roselyn
Johnson, Lynda Lord, Mary Evelyn t
Lyle, Gean Roberts, Evelyn Silman.
Senior C!a* Play
“Crashing Society,” a comedy in
three aets, was presented by mem
bers of the graduating class on Fri
day evening, and was voted one of
the most entertaining performances
ever staged by the school. The cast
of characters was well chosen, and
each pupil gave an excellent iriter
pretation of the parts. Those who
had parts in the play were Garnett
Spratlin, Sarah Hanson, Hazel
Langford, Durwood Bennett, Mar
jorie Daniel, Raymond Rigdon, Em
ma Nell Nunn, Z. J. Fuller, Lucile
Doss, Herbert Hudgins, Carrina
Kirk and Ed Doss.
Professor Kizer and his corps of
excellent teachers have labored well
during the school year, and in sep
arating for the summer vacation
and going to their respective homes
and duties elsewhere, they carry
with them the best wishes for a
happy holiday and a season of pleas
ant recreation. J