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THE JACKSON HERALD
$1.50 A Year—ln Advance
Published Weekly
Entered at The Jefferson Postoffice
us Second-Class Mail Matter
Offirisl Organ of Jackson County
JOHN N. HOLDER ..Editor
W. H. WILLIAMSON.. Bua. M'g'r
JEFFERSON, GA., NOV. 28, 1935.
HELPFUL DECREE
There was a calm confidence in
the Thanksgiving l Proclamation of
the President, issued in Washington
last week, that was inspiring and
holpful. The President, declaring
Thursday, November 28, a holiday
throughout the nation, used these
terms:
“In traversing a period of na
tional stress our country has been
knit together in a closer fellowship
of mutual interest and common pur
pose. We can well be grateful that
mon and more of our people under
stand and seek the greater good for
the greater number. We can be
grateful that selfish purpose of per
sonal gain, at our neighbors’ loss,
less trongly asserts itself. We can
be grateful that peace at home is
strengthened by a growing willing
ness to common counsel. We can
be ■rateful that, our peace with oth
er nations 'continues through rec
ognition of our own peaceful pur
pose.”
Here is calm reasoning, backed by
confidence and a sureness of pur
po ■ that is inspirational. Writing
a Thanksgiving Day proclamation for
a nation, we take it, might be large
ly a matter of form. Put in that of
this year the President makes it
clear we really have something to be
thankful for.
At the same time it is a sort of
“stop - look -and - listen” pronounce
ment.—Walton Tribune.
Perfected plans for the reception
to President Roosevelt by what is ex
perted to be the largest gathering of
school children in the south Friday
immediately prior to the President’s
appearance in Grant field, have been
announced. The Piedmont park j
program is under the direction of;
the schools and colleges committee I
of the general Roosevelt Home-1
coming Celebration. The program
in the park will be featured by a
shori address by the President and
by the taking of the oath to the flag
by the : chool children under the di
rection of Major General George
Van Horn Moseley, the fourth army
corps area commander, and Dr. M.
D. Collins, state superintendent of
schools.
Judge Henry H. Revill, editor of
the Meriwether Vindicator, asks the
governor who is paying him for his
fight against the administration.
Judge Revill cited the governor’s
statement that he was so poor he
was unable to pay past due fertilizer
bills, and recalled Talmadge’s heavy
traveling expense account while
commissioner of agriculture. It is
a pertinent question; maybe the
governor can answer it. A lot of
Georgians would like to hear the
answer.—Tifton Gazette.
The First National Bank of Jef
ferson has been recognized by State
authorities as a financial institution
worthy of confidence. Only recently,
this bank was re-appointed as State
depository for Jackson county funds,
and was also named depository for
Franklin county funds. Through all
the years of the depression, the First
National Bank was regarded as one
of the strong financial institutions
of the State.
Governor Sholtz of Florida says
that 500 or more automobiles will
make up the Florida motorcade to
Atlanta next Friday for President
Roosevelt's ‘‘home-coming” address
in Grant Field. The main section of
the motorcade will move from Talla
hassee at 6 a. m., eastern standard
time, and Governor Sholtz will lead
it.
Editor Ernest Camp of the Wal
ton Tribune says Monroe has never
had a cake walk and suggests that
one be held at the school building
and that three well known citizens
compete for the prize. Mr. Camp
displays his ignorance of "walking
for the cake”—the greater the num
ber of “walkers,” the more money
received.
.
The first cold wave of the winter,
coming a little later than usual,
swept over Georgia Saturday and
Sunday. There was a drop in tem
perature in this section to 18 de
grees. There were heavy frosts re
ported as far south as Florida.
THE MAYSVILLE WOMAN’S CLUB
ENTERTAINS VETERANS
Maysville, Ga.— The November
meeting of the Woman’s Club
was held at the school audi
torium Friday afternoon, November
17. The president, Mrs. M. P. Dead
wyler, presiding. America was sung
as the opening number. The Collect
was read by Mrs. W. G. Sharpe.
Salute to the flag was led by Mrs.
J. P. Cooper.
The club had set aside the
month of November as a time in
which to honor the veterans of the
Henry Gillespie Post The club vot
ed that each member bring a dona
tion of money as a love to the T. F.
school at the December meeting, and
it is hoped that a nice sum will be
raised for the school in this manner.
The Woman’s Club Play, The Man
in the Green Shirt, was given Fri
day evening, November 22. The
program was in charge of Mrs. Ray
Miller, and wax as follows:
Star Spangled Banner.
Prayer, R. C. David.
Welcome to Our Veterans, Mrs.
Ray Miller.
Response, A. W. Suddath.
Reading, In Flanders Field, Miss
Halford.
Without a Song, Mrs. Albert
Bradley.
Reading, Me and Jim, Mrs. M. P.
Deadwyler.
Vocal Solo, Song of Morning,
Mrs. Billie Pittman.
Introduction of Speaker, Hon.
B. Frank Whelchel of Gainesville,
by Mrs. Miller.
Col. Whelchel was enthusiastically
received by the club members, as
well as the veterans. In his remarks
he paid a high tribute to the veter
ans, and gave many highlights and
doings of the 74th congress. About
65 club members and guests had the
pleasure of hearing this address.
Refreshments were served.
1,000 FLORIDA CARS
TO FORM MOTORCADE
FOR ROOSEVELT DAY
Tallahassee, Fla.—More than one
thousand automobiles will be in the
motorcade that will leave here early
Friday morning for the Roosevelt
home-coming celebration in Atlanta,
according to B. I’. Mizell, secretary
of the Florida Roosevelt home-com
ing committee.
Unusual enthusiasm is being mani
fested all over Florida in connection
with the visit of President Rosevelt
to Atlanta, and smaller motorcades
will travel from other section of
Florida to welcome the President.
•Mr. Mizell said.
T. S. MELL NOMINATED
FOR MAYOR AT ATHENS
Athens, Ga.—Thomas S. Mell,
former Clarke county legislator and
well known lawyer, Tuesday defeat
ed Mayor A. G. Dudley for re-nomi
nation by 15 votes in the only con
tested mayoralty election in Athens
in the last 10 years. Mell’s vote
was 1,022, Dudley’s 1,007.
Councilman W. H. Paul was re
nominated in the primary over P. F.
Johnson, and Councilman R. W.
Phillips was defeated by T. L. Elder.
Councilmen renominated without op
position were D. D. Quillian, C. S.
Martin and George F. Armstrong.
Mayor Dudley is concluding his
fifth term as head of the city gov
ernment here, the longest tenure of
office for any mayor in the city’s
history.
The November issue of the Cen
tral of Georgia Magazine was print
ed from paper manufactured from
Georgia pine in the plant located in
Savannah. The officials of the Cen
tral of Georgia railroad are to be
congratulated on their cooperation
with the manufacturers of this new
ly developed enterprise as well as
for aiding an industry that promises
to be one of great importance to the
farmers and land owners in this
state.
Dr. A. C. Shuler, who, a few
months ago, was forced to give up
his pastorate at the Calvary Baptist
Church, Jacksonville, Fla., to recup
erate his health, is back in the har
ness again, conducting revival meet
ings and Bible conferences. Dr.
Shuler founded the Calvary Church
and was pastor thirteen years. Be
fore his pastorate in Jacksonville, he
was engaged extensively in evange
listic work with marked success.—
Christian Index.
For more than a year the process
of replacing slow equipment with
swift new transports has gone for
ward, and new speeds in airplanes
have brought the two Americas clos
er together. Henceforth, passengers
will fly over Latin-American lines
on 150-miles-an-hour schedules,' 30
to 50 miles an hour faster than
formerly
Some articles crowded out this
week, will appear in our next issue.
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON. GEORGIA
Superintendents Urge Gov.
To Call Legislature
Atlanta, Ga.—Concluding their an
nual convention here Saturday, edu
cators from all over the state attend
ing the meeting of the Georgia As
sociation of Superintendents unani
mously adopted resolutions calling
on Governor Talmadge to summon
the state legislature in extraordinary
session to pass a general appropri
ation bill for the years 1936 and
1937.
The general assembly adjourned
its biennial session last spring with
out enacting a general appropriation
measure and the governor has indi
cated that despite threatened legal
complications, he will attempt to op
erate the state government without
an appropriation bill for the next
two-year period.
Appropriations for the common
schools constitute the largest items
of the appropriation bill and many
educators have expressed fears as
to the welfare of the state educa
tional system if the governor car
ries out his announced program.
The resolutions urging an extra
legislative session also commended
the governor and the general as
sembly for diverting $1,500,000 of
highway funds to pay past due ap
propriations to the common schools.
Learning of the adoption of the
resolutions, Governor Talmadge
later in the day gave out a state
ment pointing out that the legisla
ture, having failed to pass a gener
al appropriation bill at the regular
session, might be expected to fail
again at a special session.
MOTHER’S LETTER *
Dear Son: Last year, Thanksgiving
time, and also the year before
You wrote you were too busy to
come homeward as of yore;
You said your work demanded that
you stay in town that day,
But hoped that maybe later on you’d
get to slip away.
I bore it patiently enough, you
didn’t know I cried
Each time almost as hard as when
you father died;
But this year, as the day draws
near, it seems I can’t forgo
The joy of having you at home. You
mustn’t tell me “NO.”
I’m not so strong, somehow, my boy,
I’m hapnted with a dream
Of days when you were with me. I
can see the firelight gleam
Upon your rugged, tired form when
you came home each night
And warmed yourself and rested by
the fireplace, brave and bright.
I see our kitchen table as we ate
our evening meal,
No single towhead missing; then the
homely feelings steal
Right back into my heart. They’ll
all be here but you, and so
That’s why I write to tell you that
you mustn’t tell me “NO.”
Your mother’s not a weakling or a
baby, but, my boy,
I thought you’d like to have me tell
you how you could bring me
joy;
You used to, in the golden days
when you were at my knee,
Say, “Mother, Sister’s helping. Don’t
you have a job for me?”
So, here’s your task, my grown-up
child, it seems a little task,
But, oh, if you could only know how
dear to me is this I ask,
The man who’s still “My BABY”
would let his business go
And eat Thanksgiving Dinner with
his Mother. Don’t say “NO.”
—Author Unknown.
Mr. And Mrs. J. M. Nix Observe
Fiftieth Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Nix, two of
the city’s most esteemed and sub
stantial citizens, quietly observed
the fiftieth anniversary of their mar
riage on last Friday, November 15.
Telegrams, telephone calls and let
ters from every member of the
family and friends made the day
memorable. Mr. and Mrs. Nix have
many friends who wish for them
many added years of happiness.—
Commerce News.
MR. J. C. POSS PASSES
Mr. J. Cleveland Poss, who once
made his home in Jefferson, died Fri
day in Elberton, where he was en
gaged in the drug business. He was
47 years of age.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. J.
C. Poss; two daughters, Miss Hazel
Poss, and Miss Bill Poss; his mother,
Mrs. Hugh Poss, and three brothers,
R. E. and S. J. Poss, of Athens, and
Allan G. Poss, of Rome.
Funeral services were held in
Athens Sunday afternoon.
Jefferson Methodist Pastors
Returned by North Georgia
Conference
In the pastoral assignment* for
Methodist ministers in the North
! Georgia territory, as announced by
Bishop William N. Ainsworth at the
concluding session of the current
year’s annual conference Sunday
afternoon, Rev. J. A. Gray was re
turned to Jefferson, Rev. Harry Lee
Smith to Jefferson Circuit, Rev. J.
P. Erwin to Commerce, Rev. G. T.
Shell to Hoschton, Rev. D. L. Hay
good to the Athens Circuit. Rev. C.
P. Gray was assigned to Maysville,
succeeding Rev. W. L. Brackman,
who was sent to Bremen. Rev. John
F. Yarbrough was reappointed pre
siding elder of the Gainesville Dis
trict.
Other pastors who were not
changed are Nat G. Long to Glenn
Memorial, W. T. Watkins to Emory
University and Editor Wesleyan
Christian Advocate, B. W. Hancock
to Danielsville, W. H. Venable to
Flowery Branch, T. H. Shackelford
to Winder, Frank Moorhead to Sear
cy Memorial, J. S. Hill to Griffin Cir
cuit, L. B. Linn to Dixie and Dun
son, H. C. Holland to Manchester,
J. W. King to Wa'tesca, E. G. Thom
ason to Bowden and Shiloh, G. W.
Barrett to Dallas, A Lee Hale to
Peachtree Road, G. T. Pittman to
Trinity.
While the above were returned,
many changes were made, there be
ing 159 preachers who were given
marching orders. Among this num
ber are: L ; W. Collins goes from
Rome, where he has been for five
years, to Newnan; Rev. J. T. Eakes
from Monticello to Powder Springs,
R. C. Singleton Gray to Eatonton, A.
P. Watkins from Thomson Circuit
to Austell, A. G. Shankle Acworth
to Palmetto, Z. V. Hawks Shady
Dale, to Kensington, G. T. Sorrells
to Sugar Valley.
Rev. Lester Rumble, for seven
years pastor of the Athens First
Church, was named presiding elder
of the Atlanta District, to succeed
Dr. R. L. Russell, who was sent to
First Church, Gainesville. Rev. G.
M. Acree, who has been at Gaines
ville the past four years, was sent
to First Church, Athens. Dr. W.- P.
King continues as editor of the
Christian Advocate, R V. L. Bray
continues as chaplain at the federal
prison, and Rev. B. H. Smith con
tinues as Bible Society agent. Rev.
R. A. Edmondson continues as agent
for superannuates’ homes, and Rev.
Ralph Hawkins remains as superin
tendent of the Methodist Children’s
Home, at Decatur.
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Some Conference Notes
The North Georgia Methodist con
ference ranks high in southern Meth
odism in its care for the preachers
who spend their lives in the ministry
of the church and then retire to a
wait the final passing. In the con
ference membership are 58 men who
have been honorably retired, and
who receive each year from the
church a pension. In addition to
the pension, 42 of them have homes
provided for them by the church.
Rev. R. A. Edmondson, of Atlanta,
is agent for the homes for super
annuates.
The full list of superannuated men
is as follows: Revs. A. C. Cantrell,
E. H. Wood, J. B. Allen, O. M.
Hawkins, W. S. Gaines, T. R. Ken
dall, Sr., J. A. Quillian, S. A. Har
ris, Z. Speer, C. M. Verdel, H. B.
Mays, A. B. Sanders, W. W. Car
roll, J. R. Lewis, J. H. Mashburn, J.
D. Turner, F. G. Spearman, M. L.
Underwood, C. N. Hayes, W. B.
Dillard, J. M. Tqmlin, F. Walton, J.
E. Russell, J. T. Pendley, C. A. Nor
ton, V. A. Roark, H. M. Strozier, J.
R. Jordan, S. P. Wiggins, A. J. Sears,
P. A. Kellett, N. C. Mcßreyer, J. H.
Little, A. W. Quillian, A. M. Smith,
E. A. Ware, L. G. Johnson, J. R.
Jones, W. W. Benson, W. T. Hamby,
C. V. Weathers, W. A. Simmons, F.
S. Hudson, J. S. Askew, A. A. Tilly,
J. M. Radford, J. F. Davis, W. J.
Culpepper, E. D. Hale, I. J. Lovern,
C. B. McDaniel, M. M. Walraven, A.
D. Echols, V. E. Lanford, C. 0.
Jones and the following three who
were retired at this conference: R-
F. Elrod, F. E. Jenkins and A. S.
Hutchinson.
Forty-six homes were provided
this year for the superannuates in
the following places: Grantville,
Rome, Smyrna, Jones, Oxford, Ea
tonton, Thomson, Woodstock, Lvjth
ersville, Carrollton, Villa Rica, Mc-
Donough, Walleska, Hapeville, West
Point, Euharlee, Marietta, Washing
ton, Toccoa, Point Peter, Griffin,
Decatur, College Park, Atlanta, Ath
ens. A valuation of $125,000 is
placed upon the homes.
The conference this year pension
ed the superannuates and widows
and children of deceased preachers*
ROOSEVELT THEATRE
PHONE 192. * JEFFERSON, GA.
7:00 TO 11:00 O’CLOCK EACH NIGHT
MATINEE WEDNESDAY, 1:00 AND 3:30; SATURDAY, 1:30
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
GINGER ROGERS, FRED ASTAIRE, in
“TOP HAT”
CrantUnd Rice Sport Light, “Jumping Champions”
ADMISSION 1* and 2* Cents
(Mrs. D. S. Berryman, Sr.)
SATURDAY
BILL CODY, CATHERINE COTTER, in
“THE TEXAS RAMBLER”
Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly, in “Treasure Blues.”
Admission Matinee EVERYBODY 10 CENTS.
Admission Night, 10 and 15 cents
(Frank Voyles)
MONDAY
LEE RACY, ROSCOE KARNS, GAIL PATRICK, in
“TWO FISTED”
Universal News Reel, The Latest in World’s Happenings
Fox Short Subject, “Radio Rascals”
Admission 10 and 25 Cents
(Miss Mildred Wilhite)
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
WILLIAM BOYD, PAULA STONE, in
“HOP ALONG CASSIDY”
CHAPTER NO. 1 OF “TAIL SPIN TOMMY”
Pop-Eye Comedy, “Better Or Worser”
Matinee Wednesday 1:00 p. m.
Admission, Matinee and Night, Everybody 10 cents
(Miss Minnie Dell Kell)
If your name appears in this clip and present
it at the door for a complimentary seat.
in the sum of $26,656. To this sum
was added $6,752 by the general
superannuate endowment fund, and
SSOO from the Lewis H. Beck fund.
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The entire conference was deep
ly moved Friday, as Dr. C. O. Jones
gave a brief recital of his career.
As the names of superannuated min
isters were called, each man was
permitted to speak a moment. Dr.
Jones said he was just 86 years of
age, for 76 years had been a mem
ber of the Methodist church, a gra
duate of Emory University 66 years,
married to the same wife 63 years
and had been a member of this con
ferepce for 32 years. The doctor
said two years ago he realized that
Father Time had put lead in his
shoes and had slowed him down.
But, said the doctor, my golden
bowl of thought is not broken, or
even cracked. He asserted his abili
ty yet to analyze a text of scripture,
which practice he recommended to
all presiding elders.
There is a probability that the
Wesley Memorial church properties
may be sold within the near future
was given out at the conference
session Saturday, and the body vot
ed to put the matter completely into
the hands of the trustees with pow
er to act.
According to statements made by
Miller S. Bell, trustee, only $5,000
had been paid this year towards li
quidating the indebtedness resting
against the property, which ’ now
stand at some $39,835, with a pay
ment on interest due the first of De
cember.
The Martha Berry Schools Founda
tion holds a mortgage against the
property, and proposes to renew the
notes, provided the North Georgia
conference will assume responsibili
ty for the indebtedness, and agree to
pay off the balance in 10 years.
It was stated that a purchase for
the property is in view. To enable
the trustees to make a satisfactory
disposal of the matter, they were
granted full power to act according
to their best judgment. It was not
revealed who the possible purchaser
is.
XXX
Among the 200 lay delegates at
tending the conference were 52 wo
men, chosen by their distriec confer
ences as lay representatives. Many
of the ladies thus chosen are emi
nent in Georgia church activities,
and also have connections with the
denominational work throughout the
south. Nine of the ladies serving as
lay delegates are wives of preachers
and are as follows: Mrs. Edward
Creager, of Atlanta; Mrs. L. B.
Jones, of Athens; Mrs. Carl Stanley,
of Watkinsville; Mrs. C. C. Jarrell,
of Oxford; Mrs. W. T. Irvine, of
Eatonton; Mrs. H. B. Mays, of Nor-
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1935.
cross; Mrs. B. C. Mateson, of Beth
lehem, and Mrs. W. M. Jones, of
M arietta.
J. D. Fooshe, of the Augusta dis
trict, is the oldest lay delegate at
tending the conference session. Mr.
Fooshe, now 90 years of age, has
been attending conference sessions
60 years. Following Lee’s surrend
er, he settled in South Carolina,
where he lived for 20 years before
coming to Georgia and locating at
tJracevvood, establishing himself as
a peach grower. His plantation now
has 2,000 trees. Wounded during
the battle of the wilderness, he was
assigned duty at headquarters close
ly associated with General Lee’s
staff. At the time of the surrender
Mr. Fooshe was a messenger carry
ing the last orders of General Lee
to one of the corps commanders rela
tive to the surrender.
XXX
Five young minister were admit
ted to the conference on trial. They
are Rev. Love R. Harrell and Rev.
Richard F. Crawley, Atlanta; Rev.
John B. Godfrey, Decatur-Oxford;
Rev. Charles A. Hope, Gainesville,
and Rev. Wallace Z. Wiggins, Rome.
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Five preachers died during the
year: R. I. Johnson, J. W. G. Wat
kins, W. H. Speer, J. W. Bailey and
W. W. Gaines.
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Presiding elders of the various
districts in the conference territory
made reports Saturday morning,
showing that 4,211 new members
had been added to the church mem
bership on profession of faith, and
that pastors’ salaries had been paid
97.7 per cent. Pledges made for
paying the benevolences were said to
be $117,600, on which pledges the
sum of $121,780 has been paid. In
addition to the pledges paid, an ad
ditional sum of $6,000 had been paid
on a special benevolent effort.
XXX
The Saturday evening session was
devoted to a pageant play, “As They
Wait,” written by Mrs. Alva G.
Maxwell, of Atlanta. The pageant
was one of the high lights of the
conference and received great ap
plause from the large attendance.
COTTON GINNED PRIOR TO
NOVEMBER 14, 8,437,084
VS. 8,634,632 LAST YEAR
Washington, Nov. 21.—Cotton of
this year’s growth ginned prior to
November 14, was reported Thurs
day by the Census Bureau to have
totaled 8,437,084.
Ginnings a year ago to November
14 totaled 8,634,632 bales.
Of the above, Georgia ginned 1,-
002,742 bales, as compared with
905,589 in 1934.