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The Jackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
Jackson Superior
Court Aftermath
In all probability Judge Stark was
very much disappointed because the
Bailey-Turner case was not tried at
last term of court. If this case had
been disposed of, the Superior Court
docket would have been cleared of
all civil cases that require consider
able time to try. However, the Con
tinuance of this case was unavoid
able. The jury had been chosen and
sworn, after which attorneys for
Mr. Bailey amended their plea. This
they had a right to do; not only was
it their privilege, but their duty, to
amend if they thought it to be to
the best interest of their client. Af
ter the ammendment was admitted,
the attorneys for Mr. Turner plead
surprise. It was their legal right to
enter such a plea. Not only this, but
their duty to do so, if they thought
it subserved their client’s best inter
est. Then when surprise was plead,
the Judge had no alternative except
to continue the case, which will in
all probability be tried in February.
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Judge Stark no doubt was anxious
about the disposition of this case,
which has been on the docket for
seventeen years. It has been heard
twice in Superior Court by two dif
ferent Judges, each of whom direct
ed a verdict in favor of the defend
ant, Mr. Turner. It has been twice
before the Supreme Court of the
State, and the decision of the lower
court reversed, which was in favor
of Mr. Bailey. Judge Stark is dis
qualified in this case. When this
case is finally disposed of, there will
remain only seven divorce cases and
seven minor damage suits on the
civil calendar, all of which can be
tried in two days time, and thus have
no cases on the civil calendar for
trial. The criminal docket is kept
practically clear at all times. When
Judge Stark closes February term of
court, 1936, in all probability he will
have disposed of all cases of every
nature on the calendar, which will
be the first time in many years that
this has been accomplished.
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One very gratifying piece of in
formation was obtained by lookng
over the court calendar, and that
was that only one note was sued at
the last term of Jackson Superior
Court. There are some people who
will not meet their obligations when
they have the means with which to
do so, but most people are anxious
to liquidate their debts. This coun
try has passed through one of the
most trying periods in its history.
Men who had worked hard, lived
economically and had put aside some
of their earnings, saw them swept
away in a Very short while through
no fault of their own, and they
were transformed from prosperity to
depression and financial ruin. Such
men would pay their debts, but can
not do so. Fair minded men not
only do not wish to harrass them,
but rather to render them service
and aid. People who hold notes a
gainst such men are not asking
judgement by the courts, but are
making every effort to adjust matters
with those who owe them without
resort to the courts.
Information comes, not directly
from Judge Stark, but indirectly
from him, that he will not be a can
didate to succeed himself, but on
January Ist, 1937, will voluntarily
retire from the bench. Already
there are several men whose names
have been mentioned as candidates
to succeed him. They are Solicitor
General J. C. Pratt of Winder, Judge
J. S. Ayers of Jefferson, Colonel J.
B. G. Logan of Homer, and Colonel
M. D. Irwin of Lawrenceville. Many
of Colonel P. Cooley’s friends have
mentioned his name, but nothing has
come directly from him. The
other names mentioned above are
giving consideration to the question
of being candidates for Judge of the
Superior Court of the Piedment Cir
cuit. In case Colonel Pratt, the So
licitor General, becomes a candidate
for Judge, then Colonels George W.
Westmoreland of Jefferson, Joe
Quillian of Winder, and Nixon Rain
ey of Winder, are mentioned as pos
sible entries into the rate for Solici
tor General of this circuit.
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It was indeed gratifying to see
two attorneys at court who have been
seriously ill this year. Colonels P.
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Cooley of Lawrenceville, and Thom
as J. Shackelford of Athens. Both
seemed to have regained their wont
ed health, and both were alert and
active at superior court, with no in
dications of the serious illness suffer
ed during the first part of the year.
These are two of the ablest lawyers
who practice in Jackson Superior
Court.
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Before the days of automobiles
and improved highways, the hotel
and boarding" houses were crowded
at night with attorneys, jurors, wit
nesses and interested parties. The
office at the Hotel Harrison was even
converted into a bed room for the
presiding Judge. Now all this is
changed. The Judge has a paved
road from here to Commerce, and
can drive his car from Jeffefson to
his home, nine miles, in some six
teen or eighteen minutes. Nearly all
other people come in cars, and re
turn to their homes at night. The
result is that the hotel and boarding
houses see little difference in the
number of people entertained at
night during court or normal times.
The mule and horse have given J
place to the automobile; whereas, a
years ago hundreds were at
tracted to court to swap horses, that
is no longer evident at the sessions
of court. In other days on vacant
lots or on the streets hundreds were
found on their animals, or driving
them to buggies, and there echoed
and re-echoed all about, “How will
you swap?” “Give me five dollars
and your horse and it is a trade,’
“No, you must boot me instead of
my giving you any difference.”
Horses and mules were made to ap
pear very peppy because of spurs on
the heels of the riders. Hundreds
of animals were made to look young
er than they really were by being
made afraid of the riding whip or
spur, or being doped, or their teeth
filed. Hundreds of trades were
made, and many animals changed
owners several times during court.
Some succeeded fairly well at horse
swapping, but one swapper said one
day, “There is no money in it. I
spent one hundred dollars trading,
and wound up with a horse of less
value than the one I started with.”
But the automobile has put the
horse swapper out of business, and
few, if any horse traders, attended
court.
Another absentee from superior
court is the medicine vender. Occas
ionally one may get on a box and
call people about him and offer some
article for sale, but the day of the
sare enough vender is passed. Back
in other years, when Wizzard Oil
was sold, a veritable show was put
on right on the public square. The
medicine wagon, which was very
handsome, was drawn by beautiful
horses, with the most attractive and
dazzling silver mounted harness that
money could buy. The chief vender
was dressed in black Prince Albert
coat, striped pants, white vest, and
his head was adorned with the very
latest style silk hat. His asistants
were all well groomed. The latest
and most catchy songs were sung by
the venders. The chief vender had
a wonderful bass voice. The music
and songs by this band was suberb,
and could hardly be surpassed. The
chief vender’s jokes and witticisms
made the hundreds of spectators
roar with laughter. The entertain
ment was carried on for sometimes
an hour before a bottle of Wizzard
Oil was ever offered for sale, but
when the chief vender would say,
“Now folks, I have come to this
county not to entertain you, but to
relieve the sick and the suffering. I
now offer you the one medicine that
will cure indigestion, neuralgia, rheu
matism, nerviousness, etc,” and he
would enumerate about a dozen other
maladies, and then say, “It costs
only one dollar a bottle. Wizzard
Oil, the greatest medicine in the
world.” Then the sale began, and
hundreds of bottles of medicine sold.
It was a great show, but it has pass
ed People have learned if they are
sick to go to a doctor. A medicine
that cures every thing is apt to cure
nothing.
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In speaking of Jackson Superior
Court, a gentleman said, “For fifty
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
Plans Big Reunion Fcft
Veterans Who Wore Gray
At Amarillo, Texas.
Amarillo, Texas, Aug. 13.—“ It’s a
pretty poor country if they can’t take
care of a handful of old soldiers,”
mourned Ad.i. Gen. Harry Rene Lee
of the United Confederate Veterans,
when last January the survivors of
that fast dwindling army which fol
lowed the Stars and Bars back in
the 60’s were without an invitation
of any southern city for their 1935
reunion.
It cost Chattanooga, Tenn., $25,-
000 to entertain the 700 oldsters
who attended the 1934 reunion. In
January the United Confederate
Veterans’ 1935 reunion city, St.
Petersburg, Fla., decided that the
cost was too great, withdrew its in
vitation. Only three other southern
cities wanted the veterans; none
could raise the necessary funds.
Then, Carl Hinton, past national
commander, Sons of Confederate
Veterans, representing Amarillo,
Texas, wired Confederate Veteran
Lee: “Anvarillo, cherishing the heroic
deeds of the men who fought and
died for their home-land, and eager
to keep alive those traditions of the
Old South, invites the last legions of
the Gray to meet here in 1935.”
Amarillo’s invitation was accepted
immediately. September 3to 6 was
the date set for the 45th annual, and
perhaps last, reunion.
Lee estimates approximately 1,000
veterans will attend this year’s re
union. All veterans and their at
tendants will receive free lodging
and meals in the barracks, made
possible by the United States army.
Chief among entertainment fea
tures will be the United States “ma
rine band, several state bands from
down in the deep South, and a genu
ine old-time western rodeo, staged
by cowboys from many ranches in
Texas and southwestern ranges.
MRS. DAVIS DIES AT HER
HOME IN MARIETTA
Mrs. Sarah Emma Hawks Davis,
76, passed away at the home of her
son, Fortson Davis, in Marietta, on
Friday, August 9.
The body was brought to the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Sam
Harmon at Nicholson, and interred
in the Hawks cemetery, near Berea
church, Rev. P. B. Cash conducting
the services.
Mrs. Davis had formerly made
her home in Nicholson, and had rear
ed her family there. She was a mem
ber of Nicholson Baptist church. She
is survived by the following chil
dren: Mrs. W. E. Wilbanks, Mrs.
Sam Harmon, Nicholson, Mrs. Oscar
Nabors, Brockton, Fortson Davis,
Marietta, and Dewey Davis of New
York; one sister, Mrs. W. M. Thur
mond, Commerce; and two brothers,
Willie Hawks, Crawford, and George
Hawks, Colbert.
years I have attended this court. I
was in and about the court house for
the past two weeks of court, and I
never saw a man I thought to be un
der the influence of liquor. The
time was in the days of the open sa
loon, yes, and in days when intoxi
cants were ordered and shipped here,
that I have seen dozens of men under
its influence. Some were noisy and
boisterous, and either were sent out
of town or locked up in the cala
boose. In those days there were
constant quarrels and fights on the
streets. Ido not say that no liquor
was drank at this term of court,
but I saw no drunk men, nor heard
of quarrels and fights.” Prohibition
and law enforcement have had their
influences in this matter.
In going into the hall of the court
house from the east entrance, one
passes on the right the office of the
Home Demonstration Agent for
Jackson County. When Miss Sarah
Whitaker resigned as the agent, it
was thought that no one could be
found who could fill the position so
acceptably. She was succeeded by
Miss Leila Bates, whose office is al
ways open to the public, and is a
scene of activity. She is dedicating
her time, her talents, her energies
and her whole heart to the position
she holds, and is achieving splendid
success. She is rendering a service
to the people of Jackson county in
having more comfortable homes and
real good home made food for those
homes, the value of which it is im
possible to estimate. Her office and
her administration of if is one of
the best assets of this county.
EXCHANGE NOTES
News Items Of Interest Among Our
Neighbors And Friends
Annual Dinner For Grandmothers
(From North Georgia Tribune)
Canton Grandmothers will be hon
ored at a dinner on Friday, August
30, at the Woman's Club House. This
dinner is an annual event in the pro
gram of the Women’s Club.
For a number of years, the Wo
man’s Club has entertained the
grandmothers at an enjoyable
spend-the-day party. The Canton
Club was the first to feature this uni
que event and it has been so suc
cessfully carried out that a number
of clubs throughout the state have
installed it in their program.
Mobley Reunion Was A Delightful
Event
(From Walton Tribune)
A delightful event of last Sunday
and one which the editors of The
Tribune regretted to miss was the
annual reunion of the Mobley fami
ly, held at the beautiful home of
Mrs. Josiah Blasingame, Sr., at Jer
sey.
The guests began arriving during
the early morning hours and by noon
a crowd of approximately 200 had
assembled. The exquisite dinner,
consisting of every imaginable good
thing, was most heartily enjoyed by
all.
In the afternoon, with Mr. J. B.
Mobley, of Social Circle, acting as
master of ceremonies, brief, helpful
and inspiring talks were made by
Messrs. J. L. McGarity and E. A.
•Cgldwell, jof Monroe, Dr. Walker
Combs, of Covington, Miss Maude
Mobley, of Social Circle, Mrs. Edna
Mobley Nix, of Lawrenceville, Miss
Odessa Mobley, of Atlanta, and Mr.
Charley Mobley.
Mr. J. B. Mobley was elected pres
ident of the organization, succeed
ing Mr. H. I. Mobley, of Jefferson,
who declined re-election. Mr. Josiah
Blasingame, of Jersey, was named
first vice president and Mrs. Edna
Mobley Nix, of Lawrenceville, sec
ond vice president, while Mrs. John
Gerdine was selected to succeed her
self as treasurer.
It was voted to hold future reun
ions on the first Sunday in August,
instead of the second Sunday, as
heretofore, and Lake Lillion, Mon
roe, was chosen as the next place of
the meeting.
The event as a whole was one of
the happiest of the year and brought
together members of one of the
county’s best and most highly es
teemed families which has long been
prominent in every good cause.
New Variety of Syrup
(From Oglethorpe Echo)
Mr. Sydney Stevens presented us
Wednesday with anew product that
it would seem should be adopted by
our farmers. It was watermelon
syrup made by Mr. Woodson Mc-
Cannon, of the Clouds Creek com
munity. We tried it on our batter
cakes this morning and found it of
a peculiarly fine flavor and fully as
sweet as cane syrup. Wtermelons is
something that can be grown in a
bundance here with very little effort
or expense and we are told the pro
cess of making syrup from them is
simple and easy. Maybe Mr. Mc-
Cannon has started an industry that
will prove of great value to the
farmers of the section.
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School Bond Election Called Off
(From Commerce News)
The mayor and council of the city
of Commerce have found it neces
sary to call off the bond election set
for the 20th, due to an unusual con
dition over which the Mayor and
Council have no control.
The reason for calling off the elec
tion is simply this: not enough peo
ple in Commerce have paid their poll
tax to authorize an election for
bonds provided that every person
qualified to vote votes for the issue
of bonds.
Under the present law all the
taxes required to be paid, is the poll
tax which is only one dollar per year
which is a franchise tax or common
ly known as a voters tax, but out of
a total of 850 registered voters only
396 have paid their poll taxes within
the time required under the law to
permit them to participate in a bond
election which makes it impossible
for the election to be in favor of
bonds even if every person voting
votdd in favor of bonds.
Miss Lucile Nix Receives Promotion
Thursday, August 22, 1935.
MARTIN INSTITUTE
Fall Term of School To Begin On
Monday, September 2. Pupils Re
quested To Be At School Building
Thursday and Friday, August 29-
30.
Martin Institute will open for Fall
Term Monday, September 2, 1935.
Everything will be ready for the
opening of school on above date.
All pupils are requested to come to
the school buildingfon Thursday and
Friday, August 29 and 30, for regis
tration. If you are an .old pupil or
anew pupil, please visit the school
on the above dates, so that you can
register, get list of books and all
needed information necessary for
the opening of school.
All pupils living in Jefferson, Dis
trict Number 1, Thyatira and Aca
demy School Districts enrolling in
the Elementary School will pay SI.OO
incidental fee on the opening of
school. If you live in any other
school district,. and wish to attend
the Elementary School, the pupil will
be-expected to pay the incidental
fee and a tuition of $2.00 per month.
All High School pupils will pay only
the entrance fee of SI.OO. There is
no tuition fees for High School pu
pils, since Martin Institute is the
County High School for Jackson
County. Please pay your fees to Mr.
Guy Strickland, City Clerk, at the
City Hall. He will give you a card
to bring to the school showing that
your fees have been paid.
The text books for the first seven
grades will be the State Adopted
books. The High School books will
be the same that was adopted five
years ago, and have been in use for
that time.* Pupils that were promot
ed can secure books from the grade
above. In case you wish new books,
you will find a supply on hand at
school building for sale for cash.
There were a few failures at the
end of last school term. Some have
worked during the year to make up
their failures, and have made up the
failures, and will be ready for the
next grade. Probably some have not
gone to school during the summer,
but the school wants to give you a
chance to make up those failures. If
you wish another opportunity to pass
of your work, please be ready for
re-examination on Monday and
Tuesday, September 2 and 3. A
schedule of the examination will be
given you on date of registration.
These examinations must be taken
on the above dates. Regular class
work will begin Monday morning,
hence it is very important that all
examinations and everything else be
out of the way before classes get
started. The examinations will be
given by the instructor who taught
that subject.
There have been some changes in
the faculty during the summer. All
the vacancies have not been filled,
but all vacancies will be filled by the
opening of school, then the complete
faculty will be announced.
I sincerely hope that every pupil
will be ready to begin school on the
opening day of school. Every day is
important, and to miss one day you
have missed something that goes with
the school, and the subjects that you
are studying. Vacation should be
over by the opening date of school.
It is now time for a good year oi
school work. Please come to schoo
on the opening date.
H. J. W. KIZER, Supt.
Miss Lucile Nix, younger daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Nix, has re
cently accepted a position as Super
visor of school libraries at the Law
son McGee Public Library in Knox
ville, Tenn.
For the past two years Miss Nix
has acted as librarian at Emory Uni
versity. Before that she was asso
ciated with the school of Winston-
Salem, N. C., in a like capacity.
Miss Nix is a young woman of
splendid native ability and of broad
culture and is widely traveled. She
is well capacitated for a position
like the one she has just accepted
where larger responsibilities and*
weighty decisions will have to be
made and met. She left Tuesday to
take up her new work in Knoxville.
Jack Hardy of Jefferson, son of
Ed Hardy, Texaco dealer for this
district, has assumed management of
the Texaco station near the depot.
J. T. Cheatham and family return
ed to their home here Monday after
residing in Buford for several
months.—Maysville Cfor.
Vol. 60. No. 48.
FATAL CRASH
Airplane Crash Fatal to Will Rogers
And Wiley Po*t While on Tour of
Alaska.
Will Rogers, noted humorist, and
Wiley Post, famed aviator, were kill
ed Friday when their plane crashed
15 miles south of Point Barrow,
northernmost tip of Alaska.
The plane was en route from Fair
banks to Barrow- at the tme of the
accident.
The plane, equipped with pon
toons for alighting on water, left
Fairbanks, in the interior of Alaska,
Thursday night for the 500-milo
flight to Barrow.
The tundra land south of Barrow
is generally devoid of bodies of
water large enough for a plane of
this type to make a safe landinjc
and the plane came down on the
frozen ground.
The accident occurred at the
height of the brief arctic summer,
when it is daylight almost around
the clock.
Post and Rogers had been en
tertained in Fairbanks for several
days while their plane was bcinfc
serviced.
Rogers, whose real name was Wil
liam Pen Adair Rogers, was known
to most people as a “movie” actor,
but he was also a cow-boy, humorist,
writer, lecturer, philosopher, polo
player, world traveler and flier. Ho
was a native of Oklahoma and was
56 years of age.
Rogers mother wanted him to be
come a Methodist minister, but Will
had learned to ride a horse and throw
a rope on his father’s ranch, so ho
went back to the range. Then start
ing with medicine shows and carni
vals, he went on along the road that
finally brought him to the very top
of his profession as an actor.
His wealth was estimated by his
friends at several million dollars and
he carried life insurance of approxi
mately $1,000,000. He never talked
about his money but he was a high
salaried actor for years. His salary
was $20,000 a week when he work
ed. He was paid $2,500 a week for
stage appearances and he was under
stood to have received $15,000 for
eight radio broadcasts.
His employers in the motion pic
ture industry never bothered to
write dialogue for his films. He
couldn’t or wouldn’t remember. He
said just what seemed about the right
thing to say at the time.
MRS. JULIA LOGGINS
BURIED LAST FRIDAY;
WED OVER FIFTY YEARS
Mrs. Julia Hope Loggins, 73, died
last Thursday at her home near Hol
ly Springs church, Jackson county,,
just three days after she and her
husband, Mr. E. C. Loggins, had cele
brated the fifty-fourth anniversary of
the marriage.
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon at 3 o’clock at Center
Grove Baptist church, Jackson coun
ty, being in charge Rev. George
Wallace. Interment was in the
cemetery there.
Mrs. Loggins had lived in Jackson
county forty years, but was reared
in Forsyth. She was a member of
the Baptist church, and beloved by
a wide circle of friends. She waa
united in marriage on August 5,
1881. In addition to her husband,
she is survived by five sons, J. B.
Loggins, of Lawrenceville, W. R.
Loggins, of Dahlonega; C. J. Log—
gins, of Maysville; George M. Log
gins, of Gainesville; and H. E. Log
gins, of Jefferson; one daughter,
Mrs. J. D. Reed, of Adel; and one
brother, Mr. Brackman Hope, of
Forsyth county.
The Loggins family lived in Jef
ferson for many years, where they
had many friends, and all are griev
ed at the passing of Mrs. Loggins.
GOV. LaFOLLETTE
SEES VICTORY FOR
ROOSEVELT IN ’3S
'Madison, Wis.—Governor Philip
F. LaFollette predicted the re-elec
tion of President Roosevelt in a
statement made public Friday.
The Wisconsin Progressive party
leader, upon his return from a vis
it to Washington, said he believed
that Mr. Roosevelt would have no
opposition from a third party can
didate, and that the Progressives in
Wisconsin and Liberals in other
states would< support him.