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The Jackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
HEWING WOOD AND
DRAWING WATER
Hugh Howell is quoted saying:
that farmers were not present at the
Roosevelt speaking in Atlanta on
November 29th. How did he know
who attended the meeting, when he
himself was not present, but away
from Atlanta listening over the ra
dio to the speech of the President?
How could he tell over the radio the
applause of farmers from that given
by others? For his information,
thousands of farmers were in Atlan
ta and heard speak that day the best
friend they ever had in the “White
House." Without being boastful,
there are few men in Georgia who
can call more men by their names
and who knows their counties, their
towns and occupations than the
writer of these lines. On November
29th in the hotel, along the streets
and at Grant Field he saw plenty of
farmers from different sections of
Georgia. At the speaking in the
stadium at Grant Field professional
and business men, women and farm
ers were all about him. All joined
in the cheering with just the same
enthusiasm. Yes, thousands of farm
ers were in Atlanta that day.
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If Howell had been in Atlanta
himself, and had seen the men there
that day, he would not have made
such a statement if he knows the
farmers of Georgia. Howell, as a
private citizen, had a perfect right
to absent himself from Atlanta ori
this eventful occasion, but as chair
man of the Democratic party of this
grand old Empire State of the South
that always votes Democratic, he
should have been present and have
given greetings and welcome to the
great Democratic Chieftian, the lead
er of the Democratic party of the
United States, and the head of this
government. Whatever may be the
personal views of Howell, as the
head of the party in Georgia, he
should have, in his official capacity,
honored the Democratic President of
the United States with his presence.
But “the wicked fleeth when no
man pursueth, but the righteous are
as bold as a lion,” so says the Book.
It is a pity he was not there to
see the thousands on the streets and
at Grant Field. He no doubt heard
the people applause over the radio,
but he could not get it all like he
could have done had he heard the
multitude cheer. They applauded
the President when he told about
the financial condition of the treas
ury. While the indebtedness now is
29 billions; but a billion and a half is
in the treasury, and four and a half
billion of good assets with which to
pay back money borrowed to bring
relief to the people. They cheered
loudly when he told of going to the
rescue of banks and preventing their
financial ruin, and how depositors
are now protected. All classes of
people, as well as farmers, made
demonstration of approval when he
told about cotton bringing twelve
cents now, whereas its price was four
and one-half cents when he went in
to office. A wave of enthusiasm
swept the great throng when he told
of providing pensions for the old;
but when he spoke about spending
money to prevent starvation and
death, and that people shall not
starve in these United States as long
as he can prevent it, the people
roared. They thundered approval.
There was no question about that
great gathering of people from not
only Georgia, but other States, be
ing in thorough accord with the
powerful message of the man whose
heart beats are in sympathy with the
great masses of the people.
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Could anything have been more
inconsistent or absurd than for the
Chairman of the Democratic Party
of Georgia to have absented himself
from his home on the day the Presi
dent visited Atlanta, and yet went
all the way to New York to intro
duce Talmadge when the latter made
a speech over the national radio
“hook up” on December 7? In this
connection, the speech of Talmadge
over the radio was all “old stuff”.
It consisted of a great many as
sertions and glittering generalties.
He criticised the President’s pro
gram, but offered absolutely nothing
to take its place. Not one remedy
did he offer for the deplorable finan
cial malady with which the people
have been suffering. One part of
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his speech that made people laugh
until tears came to their eyes, and
that was the part of his speech in
which he said “Roosevelt is no
Democrat.” Nothing ever Will Rog
ers said was funnier or made people
laugh louder. If Roosevelt is not a
Democrat, there are no such beings
in the world.
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Much has been said and written
about President Roosevelt’s relief
program. One of the greatest hu
manitarian statements ever made by
a public official was when he de
clared in his speech that the people
of the United States shall not starve.
The Republicans and some selfish
Democrats have seen fit to criticise
and condemn him for putting “men
above money.” However, the Repub
licans gave him the precedent to find
employment and to feed and clothe
people. Just after the War Be
tween the States the Republicans
did for the freed people just what
the President is doing for all the
peoplei, providing for ithem either
employment, or giving them food.
On October 3, 1865, Circular No. 2
was issued by the government. It
said, “To prevent starvation and
death among the freed people dur
ing the rapidly approaching winter,
officers and agents of this bureau
will make immediate and vigorous
efforts to provide all freed people
who may be out of employment with
opportunities for labor.” Just what
President Roosevelt has been doing
ever since March 4th, 1933, namely,
to find employment for the millions
of unemployed.
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This, however, is not all of Circu
lar No. 2. There is another pro
vsion which reads as follows, “Ra
tions will not be issued or other aid
given to able bodied refugees or freed
people who are offered or can find
opportunities to labor for their own
support and who neglect or refuse to
do so.” Where persons have em
ployment and can make their own
living with their own efforts, Presi
dent Roosevelt has not extended to
them what is called the “dole.”
Only people who had no jobs and
could not get work has he given
food and clothing, and prevented
suffering and starvation. Nearly all
people have been given employment,
either by private industry, agricul
ture, and on useful projects of the
United States government; and the
number of unemployed has been
greatly reduced, and therefore per
sons on the relief roll have been
cut down in number almost to the
minimum. The point is, that Re
publicans had a relief program for
ex-slaves just after the War Be
tween the States; whereas, after the
World War, President Roosevelt, to
“prevent starvation and death,” has
a relief program which applies to all
races of people. Just so they are
human beings, the President has
cared for them, and continues to
look after their welfare.
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Again, the Republicans are now
crying out against centralization
and in favor of State’s rights. The
South claimed State’s rights in
handling her own matters, but these
rights, with the gun, sword and
bayonet in a bloody war of four
years duration, were taken away
from the South, and State’s rights
since then have never been advocat
ed by the Republicans until the ad
ministration of Mr. Roosevelt. They
oppose relief and benefits given to
the farmers of the South, failing to
mention or consider the benefits and
aid given to others by the protective
tariff. Some interests, some sections
of our country, and some people,
cannot tolerate the thought of a
President helping the South, and
especially the farmers of this long
neglected and long suffering part of
this republic. They want the peo
ple down here to continue to be hew
ers of wood and drawers of water;
but Franklin D. Roosevelt has re
stored the South to its rightful place
in this great and noble country of
ours.
Mr. Pem Cooley, Jr., left Wed
nesday for Miami, Fla., where he will
be associated in business with Mr.
Dick McGee. En route, he will stop
over in Sanford, Fla., to visit his
brother, Mr. Gladstone Coley.—Larw
renceville News-Herald.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
Woman’s Club Meets With
. Mrs. Wills
The Jefferson Woman’s Club held
its regular monthly meeting on Mon
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
J. A. Wills, with Misses Leila Bates,
Vera Key, Bess Young, Mary Blitch
and Esther Kinney, co-hostesses.
The meeting opened with the de
votional given by Mrs. T. D. John
ston. The business meeting follow
ed. presided over by Mrs. J. N. Hol
der, who received reports from vari
ous departments.
Mrs. M. M. Bryan reported that
the American Legion and the Cham
ber of Commerce would assist the
club in financing the lighting of a
Community Christmas Tree in the
park during the holidays.
Mrs. Bryan stated that the cake
walk which was to have been in De
cember is postponed till some time
in January.
Mrs. J. N. Holder presented the
details of the letter contest open tc
all club women in Georgia, which the
Atlanta Constitution is sponsoring.
The subjects of the letter are to be
on any happening, event or discus
sion which the writer thinks the
most interesting occurring that week,
and is not to exceed 100 words.
A letter was read from Mr. Don
ald Hastings, stating that he would
be with the club in January and
speak on Gardening. Mr. Hastings
is an authority on this subject, and
it is the desire of the club that a
large number be present at the next
meeting.
The club members brought con
tributions for the Tallulah Falls
Christmas Tree. This donation a
mounted to $7.00.
At the conclusion of the business
meeting, the following program was
given:
Georgia Song and Salute to the
Flag, by Club.
Holy Night, Silent Night, Mes
dames Carl Legg, Henry Merrill,
Guy Strickland, Miss Carol Stevens.
Reading, Miss Sara Wills.
Noel, Mesdames Carl Legg, Henry
Merrill, Guy Strickland, Miss Carol
Stevens.
Tallulah Falls School, Mrs. M. M.
Bryan.
O, Little Town of Bethlehem, by
Club.
After adjournment, the hostesses
served Russian tea and wafers.
Those present, were: Mesdames J.
E. Randolph, M. M. Bryan, W. T.
Bryan, Effie Flanigan, R. M. Rigdon,
C. D. Cox, J. D. Escoe, Stanley Kes
ler, H. E. Aderhold, J. N. Holder, J.
A. Wills, T. D. Johnston, Carl Legg,
J. C. Turner, J. A. Gray, T. T. Ben
ton, H. J. W. Kizer, George Appleby,
E. H. Crooks, H. D. Dadisman, Henry
Merrill, Guy Strickland, Harold
Wall, Fred Culberson, Misses Sara
Wills, Leila Bates, Esther Kinney,
Mildred Stuart, Bess Young, Mary
Blitch, Carol Stevens, Margaret Oz
borne, Miriam Bennett.
Father’* Ax Almost Destroy* Plane
Of Athens Woman Flier
(From Athens Banner-Herald)
Probably the most unusual forced
landing ever made by a woman pilot
was made a few weeks ago by Miss
Annette Gipson, the Athens girl who
is making her first appearance at the
local airport.
Miss Gipson’s father, who is a
farmer living near Commerce, is
very much opposed to his daughter
being a pilot. Miss Gipson came to
Georgia a few weeks ago and while
flying in the directon of Athens she
had to make a forced landing. It
was all caused when trouble develop
ed in a gasoline line on the plane and
quick landing was the last hope.
Miss Gipson sighted a cotton field
that seemed almost level. She
brought the plane down and created
much excitement when a loud noise
was caused, due to stalks of cotton
in the field being knocked down.
When she climbed out of the plane
she noticed with excitement that
she had landed on her father’s farm
and he was coming in the direction
of the plane armed with an ax. Mr.
Gipson intensely dislikes planes, but
he did not use the ax, the aviator
said. After repairs had been made
everything was safe and the flight
was resumed.
A business resume of Georgia
shows farms, banks and mercantile
establishments going pretty strong.
—Savannah Press.
Mr. Joe Baxter was a visitor in
Atlanta Tuesday.
BASKET BALL
Martin Institute Renews Old Rivalry
With Commerce on Local Court
Friday, Tech High and Abraham
Baldwin College Next Week.
Friday, Dec. 13, at the M. I. gym
nasium the local boys will encounter
their old rival in basket ball, Com
merce High School. The game will
be called at 8 o’clock.
During the past seven years Com
merce has won only one game from
the M. I. boys. Only one year have
they come any way near winning.
But this year their chances are bet
ter than ever before. They have re
turned some of their la3t year’s
veterans, while M. I. has not. Then,
too, of the teams, both schools have
played, Commerce has run up the
highest total number of points. It
may be said, though, that the locals
have done a little better on the de
fense than Commerce, by not allow
ing their opponents as high scores.
For a comparison, last Friday Com
merce defeated Riverside 38 to 26;
and on Saturday night M. I. defeat
ed Riverside 20 to 14, though M. I.
had previously beaten Riverside 32
to 2.
As an added attraction, Maysville
is expected to come over to play the
second and third team boys. This
should be a very interesting game.
This game will probably start about
7 o’clock.
M. I. Defeat* Flowery Branch Boy
And Girl*
The locals won a double header
against Flowery Branch last Friday
night. The girls won a much de
served victory. Their play was
splendid throughout most of the
game. The school is certainly proud
of the type of game these young
girls are playing. They have been
handicapped all the season in every
game on account of their size and
experience, as compared to their op
ponents, but this has only made them
play with more determination.
The boys won theirs very easily.
Twelve boys were used. The varsity
played only a few minutes in the
first quarter.
Girls
M. I. (23) Flowery Branch (14)
F—Berryman (8) Hudgins (2)
F—Murphy (9) Graddin (6)
C—Spratlin Hune (2)
G—Kell (1) Bagby (1)
G—Bryan (5) Lee (2)
G Cruce Benson (1)
F Carlyle
j-. Wayne
Boy*
M. I. (49) Flowery Branch (5)
F—Davidson (12) Roberts (4)
F—Bryan (5) Hudgins
C—Chastain (8) Bagby
G—Brooks (6) Lee
G—Bridges (5) Clark
F—Simmons (5) Wayne (1)
F—Ragan (2)
F—Whelchel (2)
C—Taylor (4)
G—Kinney orr
G—Kesler ickers
G—Bridges (8)
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M. I. Defeats Riverside Again
M. I. boys won another game from
Riverside in Gainesville last Satur
day night. M. I. took the lead early,
and made about a dozen points be
fore Riverside made much of a
threat.
M. I. (20) Riverside (14)
F—Davidson Winn (6)
F—Bryan (6) Fieklin
C—Chastain (2) Lightbrown (3)
G—Brooks (7) Leon
G—Bridges (2) Burns
G—Simmons (3) Roseborough (1)
F Taylor Stephenson
q Boyer (4)
q Alvery
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M. I. Prepare* For Game* With Tech
High School, and Abraham
Baldwin College
The local fans and the people in
the surrounding counties will be
treated to two of the best basket
ball games of the year when Abra
ham Baldwin College and Tech High
School play Martin Institute on Dec.
18th and Dec. 20th, respectively.
The plans for the game with Abra
ham Baldwin College are not defi
nitely worked out, but they have been
trying to arrange a game with the
local high school. Last year this
Junior College was the champion of
South Georgia among the Junior
Colleges. They lost to the North
Georgia College, Dahlonega, by a
close score at the University of
Thursday, December 12, 1935.
Jackson County Home
Demonstration News
(Leila Bates, H. D. A.)
Nineteen women attended the club
meeting at Attica on Thursday af
ternoon. The club house was pretty,
with the Christmas decorations, and
new curtains the club has just bought.
The following officers were elected
for the new year: President, Mrs. G.
O. Shackelford; Vice-President, Mrs.
R. M. Lavender; Secretary and
Treasurer, Miss Louise Hale. The
club planned a Chritmas tree and
program for Friday night, December
20th.
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Eighteen women were present at
Mt. View on Friday afternoon. The
following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. A. D. Wilson; Vice-
President, Mrs. Hoke Yarbrough;
Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. T. O.
Williams.
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Long View Club women elected
Mrs. J. S. Weatherly, President;
Mrs. H. H. Hogan, Vice-President;
and Mrs. L. F. Sell, Secretary and
Treasurer, on Wednesday afternoon
when the club met.
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Brockton club women elected the
following officers for the new year:
President, Mrs. Frank Webb; Vice-
President, Mrs. Boyd Kesler; Secre
tary and Treasurer, Miss Lula Mc-
Ree.
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There has been several requests for
the Bakeless Fruit Cake, which was
given in a demonstration at the last
council meeting. For the benefit of
others who might like to try this re
ceipe, it is given below:
Bakeles* Fruit Cake
% lb graham crackers.
lb marshmallows, cut fine.
% tb dates, cut fine.
% cup chopped Ga. pecans.
cup thin cream.
10 marashino cherries, chopped.
Method of Mixing: Mix thorough
ly and press firmly into a tube pan
with heavy wax paper which has
been buttered or oiled. Let stand
over night or longer in refrigerator.
This makes a tempting dessert. This
cake may be iced with whipped
cream and garnished with colored
candles.
In plannng your menus for the
holdays, Baked Ham and Sweet Po
tato Surprise is a fine combination,
and makes a noble looking platter:
“Sweet Potato Surprise”
1 qt. sweet potatoes.
% teaspoon pepper.
ti cup melted butter.
8 marshmallows.
1 teaspoon salt.
1 table brown sugar.
2 eggs separated.
1 No. 2% can sliced pineapple.
Rice sweet potatoes and mix with
seasoning and butter. Add beaten
egg yolks and fold in stiffly beaten
whites. In a baking dish place 2
tablespoons butter and 4 tablespoons
brown sugar. Add drained pineap
pie slices. (Use pineapple syrup fo:
basting ham). In each pineapph
slice arrange a mound of' sweet po
tato mixture. Top with a marsh
mallow. Bake at 375 degree F. foi
25 minutes, basting from time t<
time with sugar and butter mixture
Serve around baked ham with pars
ley for garnish. Serve 8.
Mrs. J. E. Randolph and Mrs. F.f
fie Flanigan spent Tuesday in Ath
ens.
Georgia gymnasium for the Stat<
championship.
Abraham Baldwin has anothei
strong team. They are playing th'
Atlanta Y. M. C. A. and other stroni
teams in this part of the State. M
I. considers it a compliment to hav<
this request, since it gives them e
rating with the best teams of thi
State.
Tech High School will be here to
play M. I. another game on Dec.
20th. Last year the State Prepara
tory School champions only defeated
M. I. by a very slim margin. They
have sent word they have another
team in the making as strong as last
year’s team. The Tech High team
is playing in this neighborhood
throughout the week. They will
stay at the Harrison Hotel.
Probably the largest crowds in
history of the local school will see
these two games. Fans in the
neighboring towns have already in
dicated they are coming for these
games. : .
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Vol. 61. No. 12.
EXCHANGE NOTES
New* Item* Of Interest Among Our
Neighbor* And Friend*
(From Gainesville News)
U. S. District Court Adjourn*
Tuesday Afternoon
The November term of the United
States district court for the northern
division of Georgia, Gainesville di
vison, adjourned Tuesday afternoon,
after spending the first two days of
its second week in the trial of civil
cases. The first week was devoted
to hearing the criminal docket, and
more than 123 criminal cases were
disposed of before court recessed
Wednesday afternoon for Thanks
giving and the remainder of the
week. Judge E. Marvin Underwood
presided, and Jon Dean Steward, dis
trict clerk, was here for the term.
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(From Athens Banner-Herald)
John Bond Chosen As Most Valuable
By His Teammate*
John Bond, hard-running and
long-punting halfback, Thursday had
been chosen by his teammates as
“most valuable” player on the 1935
varsity football team at the Univer
sity of Georgia. Bond, who was co
captain of the team, is a senior and
outstanding in other campus groups,
including the Y. M. C. A., Sacboard
and Blade, Sphinx, O. D. K., Grid
iron club and “G” club.
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(From Commerce News)
Georgia Power Cos. Extending Power
Line To May*.ville
The Georgia Power Company be
gan work on the extension line from
Commerce to Maysville on Monday.
A crew of fifteen or more men is
now busily engaged in laying this
line. It is not definitely certain when
the work will be completed, but it
is hoped the work will be finished
by January 1, 1936. Fifty-eight
families along the route from Com
merce to Maysville have contracted
for electricity in their homes. This
leaves only a very few who did not
sign up. A small power station will
be built at Maysville. The exten
sion will be adequate to take care
of additional territory from Mays
ville to Gillsville, and also to Hom
er. It will possibly not be long be
fore all the country area will have
the conveniences of their city neigh
bors.
(From Lawrenceville News-Herald)
Mail Robbery At Seaboard Depot
Mail robbers Sunday night or
early Monday morning broke into
the baggage room at the Seaboard
depot and rifled the mail which had
been stored there from the trains
passing during the night. All the
first class mail was stolen, together
with one mail bag, the others being
cut open and the mail taken out.
This robbery will cause a great in
convenience and disappointment to
many who had their mail stolen,
especially to the banks and all oth
ers who had checks in the mail. It
is said that a very similar robbery
took place at Covington recently.
It has long been considered that the
United States mail is the hardest
thing at all to steal and get away
with it, and it is expected that some
body will soon be behind the bars in
connection with this case, as the
proper authorities are already on
the job.
(From Oglethorpe Echo)
Rev. R. F. Elrod Move* To Ila
Rev. R. F. E'rod, who had served
the Lexington Methodist charge for
the past year, and interesting family
moved Saturday to their farm home
at Ila., near Danielsville, in Madison
county, he having been superannuat
ed at the recent session of confer
ence.
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Mr. Appleby Aids Young Harris
(From Wesleyan Advocate)
Friends of Young Harris College
are greatly gratified at the news
from the Trustee meeting held in
Atlanta recently that an enlarged,
farm program is to be started soon.
Mr. Scott B. Appleby, of Washing
ton, D. C., made it possible to begin
this work. Mr. Appleby was present
at the Board meeting and discussed
the plans with the Trustees. He al
so gave five hundred dollars to the
Committee in charge of the fiftieth
anniversary celebration to meet the
incidental expenses.
Messrs. Claud Daniel and D< T.
Wilhite are majting additions to their
residences.. V .. * .