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The Jackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
A TERRIBLE PRICE TO PAY
In the past few days the world
has witnessed two important events
and one tragedy—The events are the
crowning of George VI King of
Engand, and the Kentucky Derby;
and the tragedy was the burning of
the Air Plane Hindenburg. Over
the radio the coronation services
were heard in Jefferson as clearly
and distinctly as if it were taking
place here. The beautiful music,
the inspiring songs, the earnest
speeches, including that of the King
himself, all were wafted on air
waves across the ocean, and brought
to the homes of the people. The
second sentence of the speech of
King George was, “Never before has
a newly crowned King been able to
talk to all people in their own homes
on the day of his coronation.” Not
only did he speak to the citizens of
the great British Empire, but he was
heard by people of every continent,
every clime, every country, every
language, and every religion. Radio,
which has seemingly put all tne
people of the world in one great
gathering, is the marvel of the age.
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In listening to the voice of the
one who was crowned King, some
how there was a feeling deep down
in the hearts of probably thousands
that the voice of another should
have been heard, and that was Ed
ward VIII, instead of George VI.
The former was born a King, and
trained all his life for regal duties
and performances. No more popu
lar man, not even Edward the VII,
was ever inducted into the Kingdom
of England, and made Emperor of
India, than was David, the Price of
Wales, when he took the oath of of
fice, just after the death of his fath
er, King George V. No one ever
sat on the throne 'of that great Em
pire who knew the people of that
realm better, nor loved them more,
than this young monarch. He was
a man of the people, democratic in
his life, and also a humanitarian of
the same caliber as Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
In face of all his training and
qualifications for wearing England’s
historic crown and his burning de
sire to serve faithfully and well his
people, he was forced to abdicate
—all because he loved another man’s
wife, would have her divorce her
husband, and insisted she become his
wife, and therefore the Queen of
England. She is an American wo
man, and does not belong to the
royalty of the world. In all proba
bility, she would have been accepted
by the people of England as Queen
if she had not already been divorced
from one husband, and would have
to divorce another to become the
consort of the King, and therefore
Queen. The government spokes
man of Engand, Stanley Baldwin,
demanded that the new King aban
don the idea of marrying a twice
divorced woman, but the recent
Prince of Wales and then monarch
of England, was obdurate in his de
termination to claim her as his own.
Then the polite, but very emphatic
mandate, was given him, either to
abandon the woman or abdicate the
throne. The new King chose the
latter, left the throne, and went
into exile in another country, and
he was succeeded on the throne by
his brother, George VI, who was
crowned King on March 12.
Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson, the
woman for the love of whom David
gave up his throne, is also in exile
in France. Soon it is said they will
be married. Only recently it was
published that they said they were
happy when together. How can the
one be happy who caused a King
to lose, his throne? Every time she
looks at him, surely the tragic
thought will come into her mind
that, “I pulled this man from the
most exalted honor in the British
Empire and one of the most honor
able and powerful positions in the
world.” How can she be happy
when she knows she is the one who
caused the man to pay the terrible
price of a Kingdom because of his
love for her? She was already a
man’s wife, and she could have
said to him, “I cannot marry you,
because I am a man’s wife, and
England would frown on my getting
a divorce.” It seems that her love
is not very stable, because she al
ready has two living husbands. No
3pubt the King loyed her, but was
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it love only for the King that in
spired her to discard her husband in
order to become his wife? Was it
not ambition, in part, at least, to be
come Queen that animated her in
her desire and her decisions? Just
see now what has happened; this
caused a man to lose the crown of
King, but she herself is deprived of
wearing the crown of Queen.
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See what she has been a party
to. Deprived England of a great
and noble King, took away from a
King his throne, and instead of be
coming a Queen, she will be merely
a Duchess. For one to be responsi
ble for someone being deprived of
an honor or a position, is a very
solemn and serious matter. If
causing a friend to lose a little job
brings pain, how much anguish
should be in the heart of one who
is responsible for another to lose a
Kingdom. Of course, the King has
his part of the blame in this pathetic
tragedy. He should have been
stronger, and resisted the smiles and
blandeshments of one who legally
belonged to another. If, however,
he could not control his passions
and affection, he could have suffered
alone for the tortures of love in his
heart. This he should have done,
for the sake of his country and the
millions who honored and adored
him. Putting aside every consider
ation, reason, right, wrong or cause,
there are thousands who think that
Edward VIII should have been al
lowed to select his own life com
panion without paying the price for
it that was demanded of him.
Thousands and thousands, yea, mil
lions, think he should have been
crowned, instead of his brother.
The other important event, the
Kentucky Derby, which is a horse
race each year near Louisville, Ky.,
attracted thousands. So far as the
writer is concerned, he would not
go three miles to see an automobile
race. It has no thrill, but he de
lights to see any kind of a contest—
running, pacing or trotting be
tween speedy chargers. The greatest
of all horse races in the country is
the Kentucky Derby, and how glad
it would make us to witness this*
equine classic. The reason we have
never attended the Kentucky Derby,
is the expense that would have to be
incurred. Transportation, hotel bills,
ticket to the race and other expenses
attached has made us satisfied with
reading about the event until the
advent of radio. Now we can listen
over it and enjoy the race almost as
much as being an eye witness. As
we see it, there is no harm in wit
nessing a classic like the Kentucky
Derby. The questionable part is
spending money to witness it. The
wrong part is betting on the results,
whether at the Derby or at home or
elsewhere.
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Now, the tragedy. The German
Air Liner Hindenburg had made a
number of voyages' over the ocean,
bearing its cargo of passengers, all
with perfect safety. ' It had just
journeyed from Germany across the
briney deep, had reached the air port,
and was within a few feet of land
ing on the earth when it caught on
fire, was quickly consumed, causing
injury to some, and the loss of life
to several others It was a dire
disaster, and horrible to relate, or
think of. However, this will not
cause a discontinuation of this kind
of transportation. Science and the
skill of men will make improvements
and reduce the dangers of this kind
of travel to a minimum.
$29,800,000 PAID ON LIFE
INSURANCE
Georgia life insurance policy
holders and beneficiaries were paid
$29,800,000 in 1936, according to
figures compiled by the National
Underwriter, weekly insurance publi
cation.
Atlanta led Georgia cities in life
insurance payments with $11,421,-
000 compared to $10,576,000 in
1935, and ranked twenty-first among
the cities of the nation.
Savannah was second in Georgia
with payments of $1,230,000.
Georgia’s total life insurance pay
ments amounted to $81,643 per day,
and represented a per capita of $9.73
for the entire population (of the
state.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
“KIT” BRASELTON WILL BE
GRADUATED WEDNESDAY
DESPITE “BREAKS”
Braselton, Ga.—Herbert Brown
“Kit” Braselton may break his neck
to get through college—but he’s
that determined.
Good or bad, the breaks are all
the same to “Kit.” He will be
graduated from Braselton High
school Wednesday despite three of
them—all bad. None of the three,
however, caused him to break his
classes, which is a good break after
all.
“Kit” is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Green Braselton, his father being
one of the founders of the Braselton
high school.
Despite the fact he twice has
suffered fractures of one arm, and
also a broken leg, he is, completing
12 years of school without a day’s
absence. When it was merely a
broken arm, he walked to school,
and when his leg was fractured, he
asked to be carried. And despite
all this, he has maintained a high
average in his scholastic work, as
well as takpn an active part in
athletics.
And now, with college next in
prospect, one of “Kit’s” immediate
ambitions is to make the football
team, where he hopes (with proper
modesty) to break records
of bones. All Braselton, his friends
say, hopes he gets a break —a good
one.
COURT ATTACK ON BUS, TRUCK
TAX IS BEGUN
Another court attack has been
made on legislation enacted by the
1937 General Assembly, this time in
the form of a challenge to the
validity of the maintenee tax on
busses and trucks, revenue from
which goes to improve rural post
and farm-to-market roads.
If the act is nullified, it means the
loss of about $5,000,000 for road
purposes. The tax revenue has
been estimated at $2,500,000 which
would be matched by of
federal funds.
Judge Ben P. Gaillard, of the
Northeastern Circuit, Superior
Court, has granted a temporary in
junction holding up collection of the
tax and has set May 29 as the date
for a hearing on the question of
making the restraining order per
manent.
In the petitions filed with Judge
Gaillard it is charged that the main
tenance tax act is discriminatory be
cause it exempts busses and trucks
operating over fixed routes within
incorporated municipalities. This
provision covers busses operated by
the Georgia Power Company in At
lanta, it is alleged, and gives such
vehicles an advantage over other
trucks and busses.
It is also contended that trucks
operating within municipalities are
exempted from the tax and that this
constitutes a discrimination against
those operating outside of such ter
ritory.
One of the suits, filed by seven
Atlanta transfer companies, claims
such enterprises are exempt, but
that the State Revenue Commission
has thi’eatened penalties unless the
tax is paid.
WILHiTE—WRIGHT ,
Mr. and Mi’s. J. Morgan Wilhite,
of Jefferson, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Clara Louise,
to Pryor Henley Wright, of Com
merce, the marriage to be solemniz
ed at an early date.
TATE—POTTER
Mi - , and Mrs. A. C. Tate of Jef
ferson announce the engagement of
their daughter, Lottie Belle, to John
Jewell Potter of Atlanta, the mar
riage to be solemnized at an early
date.
JOINER—RUSHTON
Rev. and Mrs. D. M. J'biner of
Watkinsville, announce the engage
ment of their youngest daughter,
Kafifiryn Ray, to Jack Nelson Rush
ton of Montgomery, Ala., the mar
riage to be solemnized in July.
Mrs. C. H. Legg, who is spending
several days with her parents in
Royston, was in the city for a short
time Monday. She was accompanied
by her sisters, Mrs. Carter and Mrs.
Bellingraph.
Jackson County Home
Demonstration News
(Eugenia Boone, H. D. A.)
Home-Grown Cereal* And Pantry
Peats
Whether the home-grown cereals
nre wheat flour, whole-wheat break
fast food, corn meal, or rice, they
must be given just as much care to
protect them from insect pests in
warm weather as any cereals bought
in packages at the store. In fact, it
may be even more difficult to store
these products under household con
ditions than when they have been
subjected to a thorough sterilizing
treatment in a mill or factory, and
then sealed in airtight packages.
Cereal beetles or weevils can live
for a long time on very small quanti
ties of dry cereal that they find in
cracks, corners, and crevices of flour
bins, pantries, and kitchen closets.
When the new cereals come in, the
eggs may already be in the old con
tainer, ready to hatch out into larvae
which soon become very trouble
some.
So it pays to clean out all cereal
receptacles thoroughly before new
material is put in them, and also to
go over the pantry shelves carefully
with a stiff brush and soap and hot
water to remove any old crumbs of
cereal, flour, or bread that may be
lodged out of sight, or any dust or
lint which might harbor insect eggs.
The Indian-meal moth is one of
the cereal pests that make a loose
webbing sometimes found in cereal
boxes. Cleanliness and heat are the
best methods of ridding the kitchen
and storeroom of meal bettles and
moths. All infested material should
be burned. All bags and containers
in which foods are to be stored
should be sterilized.
Put away promptly any home
grown cereals in clean containers
with tight lids and, if possible, do
not keep too much on hand during
the warm weather. The flavor will
be better and the chance of insect
infestation will be less if cracked
wheat and water-ground corn meal,
especially, are prepared in small
quantities that will 'be quickly used.
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Homes For Birds
There are economic as well as
aesthetic reasons for building homes
for birds. Birds exert a steady in
fluence on keeping down the, swell
ing tide of insect life.
Forty-eight different species of
birds in the United States are known
to have nested in homes built for
them. Birds frequently using nest
boxes are blue-birds, wrens, starl
ings, tree sw r allows, martin, and song
sparrows. Also included are chick
adees, titmice, nuthatches, flickers
and other woodpeckers, screech owls,
sparrow hawks, and wood ducks.
A well-built bird house is durable,
rain-proof, cool, and readily acces
sible for cleaning. Wood is the best
building material and paint greatly
increases the weathering qualities.
Modest tones, as brown, gray, or
dull green are generally preferred.
In general, houses should be fairly
low, should not be put up in dense
woods, and should be on poles rather
than on trees. If possible, they
should be placed with the opening
away from prevailing winds.
Suggestions for building nest
boxes are found in Farmers’ Bulle
tin No. 1456, “Homes for Birds”,
which is for sale by the Superin
tendent of Documents, Washington,
D. C., price 5 cents.
EDITORS ABANDON HAVANA
CRUISE
The contemplated Georgia Press
Association trip to Havana has been
abandoned it was announced Satur
day by Hal M. Stanley, executive
secretary.
The annual meeting at Adel,
which had been set for an eai - ly
date in order that the Cuban trip
might be made, will be postponed
until later in the summer, Mr.
Stanley also announced.
“All who have paid for the Cuban
trip will have their money refunded
by the executive secretary,” Mr.
Stanley said. “It was decided not to
take the trip. This was regretfully
determined, but there were not
enough registrations to warrant run
ning a special train and it was im
practicable to use local trains be
tween Adel and Miami.”
Mrs. A. O. Hood and Mr. and Mrs.
L. A. Langford were in Athens Sun
day to visit Miss Elizabeth Hood, a
senior at the State University.
Thursday, May 20, 1937.
Pendergrass High School
Closing Program
Superintendent J. H. Getzen of
the Pendergrass High School an
nounces the following program for
the annual commencement exercises.
Friday, May 21, 8:30 p. m.
Welcome Song, Happy Four.
Piano Solo, Willene Fricks.
Operetta, “The Wedding of The
Flowers,” by pupils of grammar
grades.
Reading, Sara Nelle Marlowe.
Piano Solo, Virginia Gilbert.
“The Darkins Jamboree,” by
pupils of the sixth and seventh
grades.
Song, Happy Four.
Caught in the Act, Willene Fricks
and Clarence Harbin.
Saturday, May 22, 8:30 p. m.
Play, “When a Woman Decides,”
directed by Miss Lillian Towns. Cast:
Silas Sawyer, Leon Leacbman.
Billy Defoe, James Brooks.
Hilda Burl, Virginia Gilbert.
Rastus Toll, Bud Gregory.
Mandy De Haven, Nell Brooks.
Bessie Hayden, Geraldine Elrod.
Matilda Petten, Frances Reynolds.
Maybelle Toney, Annie Evans.
Specialties between acts by Va
lera McDonald, Saranelle Marlowe,
and Niblack Sisters.
Admission 10 and 15 cts.
EAST SIDE CHOIR AT
THYATIRA LAST SUNDAY
Last Sunday afternoon, May 16,
a record-breaking session of the
East Side Choir was held with the
Thyatira Presbyterian Church. A
number of leaders from Jackson,
Banks, Franklin, Clark and other
counties were present, together with
an immense throng of music lovers,
who enjoyed the following program:
Opening song: L. E. Patton, Pres.
Prayer: Rev. P. B. Cash.
Arranging Committee: W. C. Wil
hite, W. H. Deavors, G. R. Griffith.
Leaders: S. W. Lord, Jewett
Barnett, W. E. Burt, D. C. Short,
Harvey Greenway.
Lecture: Col. H. W. Davis.
Leaders: Lester Howington, C.
E. Shuler, Claud Venable, Miss
Louise McEver, A. L. Hulsey, W. B.
Wilson.
Junior Order Quartette sang: “My
Redeemer Lives,” and “We’ll Soon
Be Done With Troubles and Trials.”
Leader: Miss Lucille McEver.
Solo: “The Gainesville Cyclone,”
by Master Donald Barnett, age 6.
Leader: P. B. Cash.
Duet: “Standing Outside,” by W.
E. and Miss Marion Burt.
Leaders: L. R. Sheridan, Paul
Power, Ben Wallace, Aubry Benton,
Miss Mae Hendrix, Mrs. J. W. Cleg
horn.
Welcome: W. L. Barnett.
Collection: $2.28.
Invitations received from Jeffer
son Presbyterian Church and Black’s
Creek. By majority vote, the next
session will be held at the Jefferson
Presbyterian Church, the afternoon
of Sunday, June 20.
Junior Order Quartette sang:
“We’ll Sing Over Yonder.”
Leaders: A. S. Johnson, Mrs. Imo
gene Suggs.
Quartette: “Redeemed,” by L. E.
Patton, D. C. Short, Lester Howing
ton, C. E. Shuler.
Leader: Mrs. Olin Minish.
Announcements.
Pianists: L. E. Patton, Mrs. L. H.
Isbell, Mrs. Olin Minish, Miss Mae
Hendrix, Mrs. Hoyt Smith, Miss
Francine Minish.
Closing song;. J. T. Nunn.
Benediction: Rev. G. H. Collins.
L. E. Patton, Pres.
Jewett Barnett, Sec’y.
WIND, RAIN, DAMAGE STATHAM
BUILDING
Statham Considerable damage
caused at the Statham Manufactur
ing company plant here Thursday
night, when high winds accompanied
by heavy rains ripped part of the
roof from the building.
Several machines and some cloth
were damaged by the water. It was
partially covered by insurance it
was stated. Repairs began imme
diately.
Rev. L. E. Roberts of Fairburp
was in the city Monday night, visit
ing his mother, Mrs. W. C. Roberts.
Rev. and Mrs. Roberts will accom
pany their daughter, Mrs. Claud
Hendon, to her home in Bridgeport,
Conn., this week for a visit.
Vol. 61. No. 43.
Roosevelt Theatre Under
goes Great Improvement
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“Frank Buck Brings Them Back
Alive,” is the motto of that gTeat
African hunter, Frank Buck. He
has furnished to circuses and zoos
many wild animals caught in the
dark continent. Paraphraising the
above motto, it can be said of S. C.
Ware, proprietor of Jefferson’s
motion picture show, that ‘he
brings live and the best pictures” to
this city. No town with a greater
population than this one is furnished
more entertaining and thrilling
pictures.
This week he has been repairing,
repainting and renovating his show
house. To make it as comfortable
as the Paramount or Fox in Atlanta,
he has put in new seats of the latest
design. His great desire is not only
to give the best shows and entertain
ments; but now he has made changes
and improvements, so that one may
be perfectly comfortable during the
two hours of entertainment given
at one of the performances at the
Roosevelt Theatre.
The people in Jefferson manifest
their appreciation of the efforts of
Mr. Ware by the liberal patronage
given his show house. Since the
new seats have been added and oth
er improvements made, no doubt the
size of the crowds at the perform
ances will be even greater.
PLAY AT TALMO
“For Pete’* Sake,” a Play, Will B
Given at Talmo
This rollicking comedy of college
days at dear old Elwood will be pre
sented at Talmo school auditorium
Saturday night, May,22, at 8 o’clock.
Come to enjoy the antics of Peter,
the Ghasting of Bill, and the Em
barrassment of Muggsy. Admission
will be 20c for adults, and 10c for
children. Time of playing, about
2 % hours.
An operetta. “The Land of
Dreams Come True,” will be pre
sented Friday night, May 21, at 8
o’clock.
Also, the seventh grade graduat
ing exercises will be given at the
same time.
MARBLES KINGS WILL BATTLE
IN ATLANTA
In a list of marble champions from
points throughout Georgia who will
gather in Atlanta Friday and Satur
day for the state championship of
The Atlanta Journal Marbles Tour
nament, we notice with regret that
Jackson county has no representa
tive.
More than 75,000 school children
under the age of 15 years have
played marbles in Georgia this year
as a result of The Journal tourna
ment, which has been under way
since last week in February. Re
ports on file at present show 76,-
658 boys and girls have “knuckled
down” during that time and 127 of
these have been “dubbed” champion
“mibsters” and will go to Atlanta
to enter the final state contest.
Although several thousand girls
participated in this year’s play, not
one was successful in gaining a
place in the state finals. However,
the girls are taking more interest in
the game each year, and in the near
future there may be a “Mibs Queen,”
who can tell?
The tournament will be held on
the level, smooth cement floor of the
concrete pavillion at Grant Park,
and all champions are busy now
polishing up their favorite shots on
smooth surfaces. If they have no
cement, they use mother’s linoleum,
the hardwood floor, or even the
dining room table.
The winner will be given a free
trip by the Journal to Wildwood-by
the-Sea for the National Marbles
Tournament which will select the
Marbles King of America.
Emory Graduation Plans Announced
Emory University, Ga. - With
addresses by Dr. John William Fraz
er and Bishop Charles Wesley Flint,
Emory University will observe its
ninety-seventh annual commence
ment June 4-7.
Dr. Frazer will deliver the com
mencement sermon at 11 o’clock
Sunday morning, June 6, and Bishop
Flint wtll speak to approximately
300 seniors at the graduation ex
ercises at 10:30 o’clock Monday
morning, June 7, irj Glenn Memorial
church.