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The Jackson herald
By Holder & Williamson
THE CONS AND PROS
The political battle is on again.
Last year’s political contest between
Rivers and Talmadge is renewed
this time over the amendments to be
voted on the Bth of June. To some
of these there is considerable op
position. In opposing the adoption
of the amendments, concede to Tal
madgc sincerity; but also it must be
admitted he is anxious to come back
politically. Last year he was over
whelmingly defeated at the polls by
R. B. Russell, Jr., for United States
Senator. River-, a candidate for
governor, was as aggressively
against Talmadge as was his oppon
ent. For this and other reasons he
has deep seated political animosity
against the present governor. Be
lieving he sees an opportunity to
win back some of his lost political
prestige and power by opposing the
Rivers program, and therefore the
amendments, which embody a part
of the pledges of the present state
administration, Talmadge has de
livered some broad-sides against
every one of the 26 amendments
submitted on June 8. Also, his
former lieutenants, George Goode,
of Franklin, and Lindley W. Camp,
of Cobb, tried to stop the election
by injunction, but failed in their
efforts. The election will be held.
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Following the denunciation by
Talmadge of the general election,
both its legality and the matters to
be passed on by the qualified voters,
come resolutions of opposition to
the amendments passed by the Re
publican organization of this state,
of which Clint W. Hager is the
chairman. Besides the name Re
publican being obnoxious to hun
dreds of Georgians, grounded in the
pure and unsullied faith of Demo
cracy and their patriotic sires who
fought in the gory conflict between
the States and who suffered agonies
and bore insults in the days of re
construction so vividly recalled and
portrayed recently by “Gone With
The Wind,” the chairman of the Re
publican party is anything but
popular with the political masses.
Migrating here from another state,
in the minds of some at least, he
came here for political loaves and
fishes. If he did not come here for
that purpose, soon after reaching
here he began feasting on Republi
can patronage. Besides being a pap
sucker, he is 'egotistic, dictatiorial,
arrogant and unfair. In vernacular
familiar to the athletic world, he
tries to get “all underhold,” and
“hits below the belt.” .It can be seen
why he is repugnant to true Demo
crats. When the Republicans talk of
prohibition, it is vividly in the minds
of all southern people that thousands
who favored prohibition voted
against A1 Smith and for Herbert
Hoover. But in his campaign for
re-election, Hoover deserted his pro
hibition friends in the south and all
over the country. His administra
tion never tried to enforce prohibi
tion laws.
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Now, the Rivers organization,
fully realize that the battle is on
in real earnest. They realize a
hard fight is on. They have been
getting busy, correlling their forces
and presenting their reasons to the
voters in behalf of the principles of
this state administration. The State
Executive Committee has met, and
the general assembly convened in
informal and unofficial session.
Both have broadcast through the
press and over the radio reasons for
approving the amendments and
the necessity for their adoption.
Now, also, comes Jere Moore, of
Milledgeville, who will be the next
president of the Georgia Press As
sociation, and says, “Personalities
are not involved in this election, but
issues
the future development of our state.
The amendments mentioned enable
our state to keep step with the na
tional recovery program, and to pro
vide certain benefits to our people.
It makes possible the enactment in
to law the pledges of our great
party.”
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Of all things said by any one on
either side, the words of Governor
Rivers are the hottest. He said in
a speech over the radio: “This reso
lution which was adopted behind
closed doors is so unmistakeably in
phraseology used by leaders of the
last administration, Liberty Leaguers,
and Grass Rooters, and so exactly
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similar in wording to the language
' used in a certain political publication
familiar in this state as the organ
of the last administration, there can
be no doubt that in drafting this
resolution the State Republican Com
mittee was consorting with their
cohorts who in the last campaign
claimed to be Democrats, but who
the people of Georgia knew were not
Democrats. Thus, we have finally
smoked the Republicans out into the
open, and the issue is clearly drawn
between the Democratic party in
this state and the Republican party
on the question of these amend
ments in carrying out the Democrat
ic platform of the state. The Re
publicans joined hands with these
renegade Democrats in bringing the
original Franklin county petition to
enjoin the election. We have known
all the time that they were in .col
lusion to defeat these amendments,
and the resolution of the Republi
can committtee removes every doubt
from any one’s mind.”
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Our position on these questions,
we hope, was made clear two weeks
ago. We will support all except
two amendments. One of these,
classification of property, we said
then, and now repeat, is a debatable
question. It has some things in its
favor. This amendment only auth
orizes future legislatures to classify.
The amendment does not do the
actual classifying. One can sup
port. it based on his confidence in
future legislatures, but it proposes a
bigger tax rate on real estate than
invisible property. The other amend
ment, exemption of realty to the
amount of two thousand dollars
homestead from taxation, is inex
pedient, as well as unwise, at this
time. When .so much more money
is needed to carry out the plans of
the present administration’ it is no
time to be exempting. Instead of
needing less property to raise reve
nue, the state needs more assets to
rax, because it needs so much more
money.
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One amendment in particular that
should commend itself to all farm
ers and all friends of agriculture,
and that is the proposition to al
low counties to levy taxes to pay
county agents their salaries. Now
they are paid out of the county’s
general fund, but to make absolute
ly sure the right of the county to
pay these servants of the people,
this amendment is provided. A
county has no better asset than afl
efficient county agent. The amend
ment creates no new jobs, no new
taxes, and no new powers other
than to make the existing law quite
clear. While carrying on their regu
lar farm and home demonstration
work, the county agents, during the
last few years,’ have administered
the agricultural adjustment and con
servation programs in the state.
Under those programs, Georgia
farmers have been paid nearly $47,-
000,000 from the federal govern
ment for adopting approved soil
conservation and balanced farming
practices. In addition to having the
largest number of 4-H club boys
and girls on record last year, the
county and home demonstration
agents are the foremost leaders in
Georgia’s present program of live
stock expansion, balanced farming,
soil conservation and improved liv
ing standards. Jackson county has
received $750,000.00 in benefits from
this program.
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On the question of l-epeal, our
position is opposition to this. It is
too great a price for the people of
Georgia to have to pay to drink
twenty millions of liquor to get two
millions of revenue. This writer
does not favor raising revenue by
this method of taxation at all. For
nearly a half a century the sale of
intoxicants has not bebn legalized
in this county. Conditions here may
not now be satisfactory, but they
are so much better than in the day
of open saloons. This county also
has a special concern for state pro
hibition, because this is the home
county of the author of the lav/.
It is stated on reliable information
that where prohibition has been re
pealed, the amount of liquor con
summed and lawlessness have in
creased.
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Walking down Peachtree straai in
Atlanta recently, we saw someone
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
PROMINENT JEFFERSON CITIZEN
SUMMONED BY DEATH
On Saturday morning, May 22,
Mrs. Woodie Harrison Moore, widow
of the late Richard Dudley Moore,
entered into her eternal rest. This
sad event gave to the old adage,
“Earth is poorer and heaven is rich
er,” a fresh and truer meaning.
Mrs. Moore was the daughter of
the last Frank and Elizabeth Bryant
Harrison. She was 78 years of age.
and was born and reared in the old
Harrison homestead, between Jeffer
son and Pendergrass. Her girlhood
home was noted for its culture and
hospitality, and she grew to woman
hood amid an environment that en
shrined her with the lovely graces of
person, spirit and character ‘thAt
make the cultured and gracious gen
tlewoman.
Early in young womanhood, she
pledged her betrothal to Richard
Dudley Moore, a scion of one of the
most prominent families ih Jackson
county. Together they made anew
home, which was also notable for its
refinement and Christian social
graces. A family of fine sons and
daughters came to bless the home.
These were reared in an atmosphere
of educational and religious train
ing. In later life Mr. and Mrs.
Moore left their country home and
made their residence in Jefferson,
and until the passing of Mr. Moore
and the impairment of the health of
Mrs. Moore, they were active in
church and civic activities.
Several years ago Mrs. Moore
suffered an acute heart attack.
Since that time she was a semi
invalid, but her health was as good
as usual until Tuesday night of last
week, when she was again stricken
with another attack and gradually
grew weaker until her spirit winged
its flight to the realms beyond.
Funeral services were held Sun
day morning in the home, conducted
by her pastor, Rev. A. B. Ijllizer,
and she was laid to rest in Wood
bine cemetery beneath a mound of
exquisite flowers, lending their
beauty and fragrance to atone the
sorrow and portraying the beautiful
lesson that evern in theft* perfect
beauty they too must return to the
earth from which they came in ac
cord with the sublime plan of the
Creator.
Surviving the deceased are seven
children, A. H. Moore, R. D. Moore,
Misses Edna, Ethel and Mamie
Moore, all of Jefferson, Roy Moore
of Gainesville, and Mrs. Thurman
Sparks of Columbia, S. C.; one
grand-daughter, Miss Mary Hal
Moore; and a sister, Miss Mary
Harrison, who makes her home with
the Moore family, and who has
reached the eighty-ninth milepost
along life’s highway.
It was in the home that Mrs.
Moore’s life shone brightest. Her
long life was full of loving deeds,
and her spirit lives in lives made
sweeter and nobler by her gentle
touch and sympathy. For such as
she—
“ There is no death,
The stars go down to rise upon some
fairer shore.”
COMMERCE HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
Sunday, May 30, sermon by Dr.
McDowell Richards, of Columbia
Theological Seminary.
Class day exercises, Monday even
ing, May 31.
Graduating exercises, Tuesday
evening, June 1. Address by Rev.
A. Lee Hale of Atlanta.
in the distance whose figure seemed
familiar, and when we reached him
we were agreeably surprised—it was
Harllee Branch, second assistant
postmaster general, who was on a
brief visit to his Georgia home.
Harllee had just donned a brand
spank new sait and hat, and looked
healthy, young and handsome. He
seems to be enjoying his work in
Washington. Not a man who has
been honored by the Roosevelt ad
ministration with an appointment,
nor any member of the house or
senate, nor any man connected in
any way with the federal govern
ment, is more sincere, more trust
worthy, more faithful, more loyal or
more devoted to duty than Harllee
Branch. If Jim Farley should find
a job that suits him better than be
ing postmaster general, and should
resign, we know of no more capable
nor worthy successor to him than
this man who is now one of his as
sistants.
Jackson County Home
Demonstration News
(Eugenia Boone, 11. D. A.)
The county home demonstration
will have its regular monthly meet
ing Tuesday, June Ist, at the court
house at three o’clock. The guest
speakers will be Miss Lenora Ander
son and Miss Martha McAlphine.
All home demonstration club mem
bers are urged to be present.
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Walnut home demonstration club
had seventeen members present at
their meeting on Wednesday. This
club is showing much interest in the
work.
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The Jackson Trail 4-li club is
buying kitchen equipment for the
4-H club room. This club has ad
vanced this year, under the leader
ship of Ernestine Howard.
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School is out, but don’t forget to
keep up 4-H club work this summer.
Make a special effort to attend the
meetings.
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Household Hints
To wash suede gloves, use luke
warm soapy water, to which two
tablespoons olive oil have been add
ed. Put two tablespoons of olive
oil in rinse water, also. Your gloves
will be soft and clean.
Sprinkle grated cheese over the
top of an apple pie just as you re
move it from the oven. It will give
you a delicious flavor.
Before molding frozen desserts,
put two crossed strips of waxed
paper in mold, with their ends over
edges. A slight pull at the free
ends of paper, and they will unmold
without breaking.
A. C. HOSCH DIES FROM IN
JURIES RECEIVED IN
AUTO WRECK
A. C. Hosch, a son of the late Hon.
John R. Hosch of Hoschton, was
fatally injured Wednesday after
nooon, when the automobile he was
driving skidded on wet pavement,
overturned, and then crashed down
an embankment on the highway
three miles north of Rome.
Mr. Hosch, who lived at 623 East
Lake drive, Decatur, was taken to
Harbin hospital, Rome, where he
died about an hour after being ad
mitted. His chest was crushed and
he suffered head injuries.
Mr. Hosch was in his 56th year,
and was a salesman for Yancey
Brothers, Inc., road building'machin
ery firm. He was formerly with the
Almond Implement Company and
the old Dabney Machinery Company.
A member of a pioneer Georgia
family, Mr. Hosch was born at
Hoschton, a community named for
his father’s family.
He is survived by his wife; a
daughter, Miss Mildred Hosch; a
son, A. C. Hosch, Jr.; two sisters,
Mrs. Elma Fountain, of Lawrence
ville, and Mrs. D. L. Darby, of Vi
dalia, and five brothers, J. R. and E.
F. Hosch, of Atlanta; Clarence R.
Hosch, of Detroit; W. 11. Hosch, of
Braselton, C. M. Hosch, of Jackson
ville ; and his step-mother, Mr. J. R.
Hosch of Kinston, N. C.
Funeral sei'vices were held at the
Hoschton Methodist church, with
Rev. W. T. Hamby, Rev. J. W. O.
McKibben and Rev. W. G. Henry,
Jr., officiating. The pall bearers
were John W. Fountain, W. Hill
Hosch, Henry Hosch, Royce Brasel
ton, Lewis Braselton and W. M.
Braselton.
PROHIBITION RALLY
AT BRASELTON FRIDAY
NIGHT, MAY 28TH
A rally against repeal of the dry
law will be held at Braselton Friday
night, May 28th, at eight o’clock.
Rev. Elizer, pastor of the Methodist
church, of Jefferson, Col. H. A.
Stephens, Rev. R. M. Rigdon, chair
man of Jackson County Temper
ance League, and others, will take
part on the program.
Much interest is being taken in
various sections of the county.
Several rallies have been held, and
people generally throughout the
county are being aroused to the
dangers of the repeal of the dry
law. A large crowd is expected at
Braselton Friday night. Every one
is invited.
There are approximately 500 can
didates for graduation June 15 from
the University of Georgia, accord
ing to Registrar T. W. Reed. *,
Thursday, May 27, 1937.
COMMENCEMENT
PROGRAM
Attractive Program Feature* Closing
Exercises, Fifty-Three to Receive
Diplomas, Sermon by Rev. Bruce
Nay, Address by Governor E. D.
Rivers.
Thursday evening, May 27, re
ception to seniors and faculty by
Jefferson Chamber of Commerce.
Friday evening, May 28, 8:3(1
o’clock, senior play, “Bashful Bob
by.”
Sunday morning, 11:30, May 30,
commencement sermon by Rev.
Bruce Nay of Atlanta.
Monday afternoon, May 31, 6
o’clock, class day exercises.
Tuesday morning, June 1, seventh
grade graduating exercises.
Tuesday evening, June 1, 8:30
o’clock, graduation of senior class.
Address by Governor E. D. Rivers.
The members of the graduating
class are:
Messrs. Smith Bridges, Hayes Dav
is, Jack Dodd, Billy Duke, Brittain
Elrod, Chas. Foster, Paul Freeman,
Stuart Lord, Nolan Mahaffey, Bill
Massey, Lloyd McEver, Edward
Ragan, Allen Segars, Eugene Tay
lor, Ralph Vandiver, John Whelchel,
Ralph White, Charles Kesler; Misses
Sara Frances Archer, Mary Cath
erine Archer, Mildred Blackstock,
Rachael Braselton, Thelma Brea
zeale, Kathleen Brooks, Sallie Bry
an, Cruce, Mary Daniel,
Reba Griffith, Margaret Hardy,
Frances Holliday, Eloise Hood, Elsie
Langford, Thelma Langford, Louise
Lavender, Martha Beth Lavender,
Alice Logan, Doris Maley, Edith
McDonald, Mary Lois Mize, Louise
Murphy, Louise Palmer, Elizabeth
Potts, Agnes Sell, Lanelle Shirley,
Frances Smith, Mildred Smith, Dot
Storey, Louise Tate, Lottie Belle
Tate, Mary Lizzie Walton, Lucy
Whitehead, Louise Wilhite, Lottie
Mae Wilson.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER DIES AT
FLORIDA HOME
Ormond Beach, Fla.—John D.
Rockefeller, Sr., founder of one of
the world’s most colossal private
fortunes and benefactor of humani
ty, died in his 98th year Sunday at
his winter home, “The Casements.”
Mr. Rockefeller was at one time
rated as the United States wealthiest
citizen, and was considered the
greatest benefactor of his times. He
once wrote:
“I believe it is every man’s re
ligious duty to get all he can hon
estly, and to give all he can.”
True to that credo, he bestowed
more than a half billion dollars on
carefully chosen philanthropies,
transferred much of his holdings to
the present head of the clan, John
D. Rockefeller, Jr., and died leaving
what a family spokesman described
as a “relatively small, very liquid”
estate.
Mr. Rockefeller’s giving was plan
ned giving. Practically all of his
philanthropies were made through
five great channels, each set up to
play a definite part in contributing
to a planned investigation for an
improved civilization.
At the age of 16 he had nothing.
At the age of 57 he began to
withdraw from active business life
and started giving money away.
In 35 years he gave away consider
ably more than half a billion dollars.
J. I. WAGES CALLED BY DEATH
J. I. Wages, aged 79, a promippnt
Jackson county citizens, passed away
Friday at his home in the southern
part of the county, following a brief
illness.
Mr. Wages had lived a long and
useful life, and had reared a family
of splendid sons and daughters, who
are among Jackson county’s most
outstanding citizens.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday, and interment was in the
family cemetery.
Surviving the deceased are two
daughters, Mrs. C. C. Nicholson,
Bogart and Mrs. O. R. Grizzle. Stat
ham; four sons, J. J. Wages, W. A.
W'ages, J. F. Wages and E. B.
Wages, all of Jackson county; and
two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Damron,
Winterville, and Mrs. R. H. Nichol
son, Attica.
John I. Smith, president of the
rural mail carriers of the ninth dis
trict, announces the annual meeting
for May 31 in the high school audi
torium in Clarkesville. He says
there will be a good program and a
good diner, and he wants all rural
carriers and their families to at
tend.
Vol. 61. No. 44-
Four White Men Accused
Assaulting Lee Moore,
Colored
On his way to work last Saturduy
morning about five o’clock, Lee-
Moore, colored, was assaulted on
Athens-Jofferson highway. His heal
was bruised and battered, and he was
rendered unable to travel.
His alleged assailants were Dave*
Jackson, Wes Mote, Theo Currofl
and Roy Carroll, all white men.
Moore lives in Jefferson, but
works for J. W. Jackson, county
agent, on his farm not far distant
from here.
According to the negro’s state
ment, he was on his way to his work
when he passed . a car containing
four men at what is known as the
Dick Bailey place, where Roy Glos
son lives. They had stopped to get
gas, and one of the men said some
thing to the negro, and when he
made answer, the man in the car
said, “Don’t you sass me.” He and
the others alighted from the car and
gave the negro a beating over the
head with some kind of bludgeon,
and he was knocked unconscious.
His lunch, which he was carrying
with him, was scattered over the
ground.
Being left by the side of the road,
he soon re-gained consciousness, was
picked up by someone, placed in a
car and brought to Jefferson, where
medical treatment was given him.
Warrants were sworn out against
those who are accused of making
the assault before Judge Guy Strick
land, and the four men were placed!
in Jackson county jail.
Efforts are being made to have
the amount of the bond fixed, so
that they may be released on bond.
MRS. G. L. FLEMING PASSES AT
ATTICA
Mrs. G. L. Fleming, 74, died at
her home in Attica, Friday morning
at 2:30 o’clock after an illness of.
two weeks.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at Attica Baptist
church, conducted by Rev. A. E.
Logan, assisted by Rev. W. M. Code.
Pallbearers were Ernest Brock,
Worth Brock, Jewell Parham, Tay
lor Butler, Reid Alexander and An
drew Nash.
Surviving Mrs. Fleming are three*
daughters, Mrs. Oscar Logan, Bar
berton, Ohio; Mrs. D. L. Latty,
Athens, and Mis. Carl Carruth, Jef
ferson ; seven sons, Frank Fleming,
Jefferson; Edgar Fleming, Bogart;
Luther and Homer Fleming, Miami,
Fla.; Adcus and Virgil Fleming,
Athens, and Wilburn Fleming, Bar
berton, Ohio; sister, Mrs. Ehdia
Teague, Blairsville; brother, TL
Dellinger, Blairsville; and 23 grand
children.
Mrs. Fleming was born in Uniora
county and had lived in Attica for
35 years. Before her marriage she
was Miss Sara Dellinger. Her hus
band preceded her in death on
March 25 this year. She had a.
large circle of friends throughout,
this section who will be saddened
her passing.
COURT UPHOLDS OLD-AGE
PENSIONS
Washington.-—The supreme court
Monday upheld constitutionality of
federal old-age annuities and of un
employment insurance, the two chief
phases of the New Deal’s vast social
security program affecting 30,000,-
000 American employers and wagjQ
earners.
The court held that the social se
curity legislation promoted the gen
eral welfare an hence was constitu
tional. .
The opinions were:
Federal old-age pensions, 7 to 2,
Federal unemployment
5 to 4.
State unemployment insurance
laws, 5 to 4.
ODD FELLOWS IN ATHENS
Seven hundred and fifty delegated
are in Athens this week, attending
the Grand Encampment of Georgia
IOOF. The session opened Monday,
and will continue through Thursday-.
The Independent Order of Odd
Fellows is the oldest fraternal or
ganization in America, it is said,,
and has 20,000 members in Georgia,
It supports an orphans home at
Griffin which accommodates 44 chil
dren and is constantly filled to cat
pacity- , u* jd