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The Jackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
IMPRESSIVE CHARGE
It is a matter of keen regret that
every citizen of this county could
not have been present in the court
room in Jefferson on the first day
of August term of court to hear
Judge Clifford Pratt’s charge to the
grand jury. We have heard many
delivered by different jurists, but
never have we heard one expressed
with more earnestness, calmness, im
pressiveness and more valuable to
the public than that which came
from the lips and heart of the Judge
of the Superior Court of the Pied
mont Circuit. The usual charge,
’ calling attention to certain sections
of the code, and some specific duties
of grand jurors, was given to the
body, after which came the talk to
the people. Judges of the superior
courts in Georgia usually make a
part of their charge some sugges
tions of a general nature for the
public weal. Following this custom
and practice, Judge Pratt made no
appeal to the galleries, indulged in
no clap-trap or demagogy, made no
effort to win votes or to gain ap
plause; but said things helpful to the
individual citizen.
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His talk was on Individual Re
sponsibility. First things were put
first by him. He said that every
person has his duties to perform and
his responsibilities to bear, which
no one else can do for him. He
must preserve his own health, train
his own mind, observe the law.
build his own character, and meet
his own personal obligations. Also,
he must provide necessities and
comforts for his own family, and
bear the greater part of the re
sponsibility in rearing and educat
ing his own children. But his
duties go beyond his own life and
that of his own family, for he should
support schools and churches in his
community, render service to neigh
bors, uphold the law, preserve peace
and friendship, and make the com
munity a safe, healthy and an
agreeable place in which to live.
Such public service that devolves
upon him, such as jury, board of
education, church official or any
other position for the public good,
should be performed as efficiently
as possible, and at all times with
honesty and unselfishness. This in
dividual responsibility must be
borne by each person, and cannot be
transferred to others, the govern
ment, the church or elsewhere.
When the duties of life are proper
ly met by each one, it will go a long
ways toward having a good coun
try in which to live with manifold
blessings. Hearing this charge was
a rare treat.
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This is the second term of court
over which Judge Pratt has presided
in Jackson county, and he has made
a profound impression on the peo
ple, not only by his words of wis
dom, but the manner in which he
handles the business of the court.
Trials are not unnecessarily hurried,
but his idea seems to be to find the
truth and to mete out justice. In
so doing, no time is wasted. What
might be called lost motion is all
eliminated, but the great thought
and purpose is to keep the scales of
justice balanced at all times. In the
performance of these duties, he is
ably assisted by the Solicitor General
of the Piedmont Circuit, Colonel
Frank Simpson, of Gwinnett County.
Colonel Simpson’s earnest effort in
representing the State is also to find
the facts and the truth. The Good
Book says, “Ye shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make you free.”
And the Solicitor agrees with every
word of these divine declarations;
but he adds the truth will make the
innocent free, but will put the guil
ty in bonds.
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Some able and distinguished law
yers attended court, one of whom is
Hon. Hamilton Phinizy, of Augus
ta. The Phinizy family has always
been noted for their financial ability.
At one time Ferdinand Phinazy, of
Athens, was the wealthiest man in
Georgia. His church membership
was at Boggs Chapel, which house of
worship he helped* construct, pro
vided no kind of musical instrument
would ever go into the church. The
Phinazys’ have always owned con
siderable stock in the Georgia Rail
road, and the Georgia Railroad and
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Banking Company, which latter
named institution is in Augusta; and
at present time Charles H. Phinazy,
son of Ferdinand Phinazy, is presi
dent. Hamilton Phinazy is a cousin
of the Ferdinand Phinazy family,
and is a lawyer of recognized abili
ty, as well as a financier. It is said
he is the wealthiest man in Augusta.
This we do not know, but he showed
in the court room here his legal
knowledge and acumen. Mr. Phinazy
is devoid of pomp, ostenation or
show, for while here he was dressed
for comfort, and not dress parade,
wearing light cotton pants, without
a coat; he was dressed just about
like many of our citizens who were
in attendance upon court.
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A glad surprise greeted us during
this term of court, in meeting with
Garland L. Lanier, of Poplarville,
Mississippi, whQ was in Jackson at
tending a reunion of the descend
ants of the late Terrell Wood of
Jackson, one of whose daughters is
the wife of Mr. Lanier. In Jackson
county Mr. Lanier and his wife were
both reared. Garland’s home was
not far from Academy, but on the
other side of the river from old
Academy school. He and his broth
ers, together with V. A. Niblack, J.
L. and Key Kinningham and others
had to cross the river each day on a
foot log that spanned the stream
from side to side. In those days
boys did not have their hair shingled
nor pull off their brown jeans and
exchange them for copperas breech
es, nor leave off their shoes and go
barefoot until about June Ist.
Luther and Love Lanier, brothers of
Garland, would bring their scissors
and combs to school and shingle all
the boys heads. It required several
days to complete the hair shingling,
as this work could be carried on at
“play time” each day. After this,
then all the boys went in swimming
day by day in Oconee river, near
by; and such a thing as a bathing
suit was unheard of.
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Garland Lanier, J. Nat Harrison
and the writer attended school at
Academy, and were members of the
same class. Miss Eula Gober, now
Mrs. W. H. Nunnally, of Monroe,
was the teacher this particular year.
Garland recalled those days of Auld
Lang Syne as being happy days,
with sweet and lasting memories
lingering in the mind concerning
them. He said, “I never have known
any teacher who had such power and
influence over her pupils as our
teacher at that time. She never
scolded, never whipped, was never
cross nor unpleasant. All she had
to do was to make known her wish
es, and every pupil would do his
best to comply with same. Nat,
you and myself were in the same
class. I would not say she was
partial towards us, but she always
took a deep and special interest in
us, and in our work. I shall never
forget the copies she would ‘set.’
Each one meant something. Each
contained profound philosophy, or
a glittering truth. We three especi
ally were so anxious to please her
that we could spell our entire lesson
by heart without her having to
‘give out’ a word. Such a thing as
one being ‘turned down’ in our class
was unheard of, for not a word was
ever missed. While she was a very
young lady, yet she was dignified,
pleasant, and knew how to play, and
be one of the school children. It
seemed to me then it was an im
possibility for one so young to know
so much and to have such power of
control over pupils. She was a
great inspiration. lam so glad she
still lives.” It is impossible to esti
mate the influence of a teacher over
her pupils.
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Attending' this term of court were
two attorneys with whom we were
in school in Martin Institute and
the University of Georgia, Colonels
Thomas J. and Frank C. Shackel
ford, of Athens. Mrs. Tom Shack
elford and their very bright and
pretty little daughter, Hilda, were
here, also, with husband and father.
Frank still remains a bachelor. In
school and college both these men
and the writer were classmates.
Tom is a born mathmatician, and
has an analytical and logical mind.
In school no problem was too diffi
cult for him to solve. Frank was an
orator without a peer. .Wljen in
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
COUNTY AGENT’S
COLUMN
The poultry specialist this week
offered poultry raisers and farmers
who have small flocks on the farm
some suggestions in proper feeding
of the birds.
Declaring that growing stock
needs both a mash and a grain, he
pointed out that the growing mash
can either be bought commercially
or mixed at home. He advised ex
treme care, however, when the latter
method is used, since a slight change
in an approved formula might bring
serious results. He declared it is
best to mix the mash at home, where
yellow corn or wheat is grown on the
farm and grinding facilities are
available. Meat scraps and other
necessary ingredients probably will
have to be bought.
The specialist suggested several
approved methods of feeding grow
ing chickens. One method is to
keep the mash before the birds at all
times, feeding grain twice a day.
Another method is to keep both
grain and growing mash in the hop
pers at all times. A third method,
he said, is to allow the hoppers to
become empty every morning, so
that the chickens become very hun
gry, then feed both grain and mash
in the afternoon. Where the chick
ens get plenty of range, the agent
said, this method is all right. Other
wise, this system might encourage
feather-picking and cannibalism.
He pointed out that many Geor
gia poultrymen keep grain before
the chickens at all times, and feed
mash only in the afternoons, supply
ing separate hoppers for the two
feeds. This method generally in
creases the consumption of grain and
cuts feed costs, since grain is cheap
er than mash. The increased grain
consumption also helps to build good
bodies among the chickens, he add
ed.
This is the season for chicken pox,
commonly called “sore head,” ac
cording to the poultry specialist,
who this week offered poultry rais
ers some suggestions for curing the
disease. Declaring that “sore head”
is one of the most common chicken
diseases to occur during the sum
mer months, the specialist said the
symptoms are the appearance of
small pimples on the comb and head,
and sometimes on the legs. Some
times, only a few pimples appear
and cause slight discomfort to the
pullets, while in other flocks the
epidemic will be rather severe, with
the sores spreading over the head,
comb and wattles, closing one or
both eyes.
Asa remedy for chicken pox, the
specialist suggested carbolated vase
line and tincture of iodine, with the
use of one or both. Painting the
sores with iodine seems to help dry
them up, he added, while the vase
line, applied several days later,
softens the scabs and allows them
to come off easily. He warned
against getting the iodine or vase
line in the chicken’s eyes, however,
as this often causes blindness. If
the eyes become affected, he advised
the use of a solution of boric acid.
Asa preventive measure when
ever symptoms of chicken pox ap
pear in the flock, he suggested giv
ing the entire flock a dose of Epsom
salts in a wet mash, at the rate of
% of a pound of salts to each 100
grown pullets, with smaller doses
for younger chickens.
For the poultryman with a large
flock, he advised vaccinating the
young stock between the ages of 8
and 16 weeks. He said this would
make the chicks immune to chicken
pox, usually for the remainder of
their lives.
J. W. JACKSON,
County Agricultural Agent.
Martin Institute, Tom declaimed the
speech of Robert Y. Hayne of South
Carolina, a great senator from that
State, whose logic seemed impossi
ble to overcome; and Frank deliver
ed Daniel Webster’s oration in re
ply to Hayne. These school boys
exhibited powers of public speech
making and oratory like unto that
shown by the two above great states
men, and f!he debate seemed almost
as real as was the one in the United
States Senate, where the speeches
wei*e first delivered by Hayne and
Webster. Both the Shackelford
boys are successful lawyers, and
very extensive farmers.
Hearing Upon Proposed
Soil Conservation District
Notice of hearing upon organiz
ation of proposed Broad River Soil
Conservation District, embracing
land lying in the counties of Steph
ens, Banks, Habersham, Franklin,
Hart, Madison, Elbert, Wilkes, Lin
coln, Oglethorpe, and Jackson Coun
ties.
Whereas, on the 21st day of July,
1937, there was duly filed in the of
fice of the State Soil Conservation
Committee, a petition signed by at
least 25 land-owners pursuant to
the provisions of the Soil Conserva
tion Districts Law, Act approved
March 26, 1937, Georgia Laws, page
377, requesting the establishment of
the Broad River Soil Conservation
District, and,
Whereas, the lands sought to be
included in the said district by said
petition comprise lands lying in
Stephens, Banks, Habersham, Frank
lin, Hart, Madison, Elbert, Wilkes,
Lincoln, Oglethorpe, and Jackson
Counties, described substantially as
follows:
All that land which is drained by
the Tugaloo River, Broad River,
Beaverdam Creek, Coldwater Creek,
Savannah River, and tributaries
thereof.
Now, Therefore, notice is hereby
given that a public hearing will be
held pursuant to the said petition,
on the question of the desirability
and necessity in the interest of the
public health, safety and welfare of
the creation of such district; on the
question of the appropriate bound
aries to be assigned to such district;
upon the propriety of the petition,
and of all other proceedings taken
under the said Act; and upon all
questions relevant to such inquiries.
The said public hearing will be held
by the State Soil Conservation
Committee on the ‘23rd day of Au
gust, 1937, beginning at 10 o’clock
a. m., at the court house in the
County of Wilkes, Washington,
Georgia; on the 24th day of August,
beginning at 10 a. m., at the Court
House of Franklin County, in Carn
esville, Georgia.
All persons, firms and corpor
ations who shall hold title to, or
shall be in possession of, any lands
lying within the limits of the above
described territory, whether as own
ers, lessees, renters, tenants, or oth
erwise, and all other interested par
ties are invited to attend and will
be given opportunity to be heard
at the time(s) and place (s) herein
before specified.
State Soil Consei’vation
Committee
By T. L. Asbury,
Executive Secretary.
Dated: 4th day of August, 1937.
Jackson Couny 4-H Club
Boys At Camp Wilkins
Jackson county was well repre
sented at the annual 4-H Club en
campment for boys at Camp Wilkins
last week. Twenty-five farm boys
from this county were there. They
were Albert Murphy, Jr., Ted Dyar
and Clyde Cronic from Hoscftton;
Broughton Cruce from Pendergrass;
John Irvin and Rhuel Patterson from
Plain View; Joe Griffeth, Cecil Van
diver, Hoyt Nunn, Sam Kelly, Wal
ter Martin and Britt Elrod from
Jefferson; Ted Crook, Howell Beatty
and Clyde Martin from Talmo; Ed
die F. Sims, Max Wilson and Donald
Sailors from Apple Valley; Dupree
Sailors from Commerce; Perino Bos
well, Charles Crisler and Sidney Tel
ford from Maysville; Claud Tolbert
and Doyle Reed from Wilson’s; and
Hutchins Coleman from Nicholson.
While in camp the boys received
instructions from a number of
specialists in the various phases of
farming. They also had the privil
ege of studying actual operations on
the college farm. For recreation
the boys enjoyed swimming, boxing,
horse shoes, baseball, and other out
door sports.
The number of boys attending
camp was greatly increased by the
Commerce Kiwanis Club offering
scholarships to the camp.
We think that all who attended
had a world of fun and learned a
number of valuable ideas to use at
home.
Wm. E. Booth,
Asst, to County Agent.
Thursday, August 12, 1937.
STATES PAY ROLL
LISTED IN BOOK
The thousands of state employes
who draw $7,464,580 in annual sal
aries and fees have been listed by
State Auditor Tom Wisdom in a
printed book containing more than
200 pages, for distribution to mem
bers of the Legislature and the vari
ous department* of the state govern
ment.
The issue is based on the annual
audits of the various state depart
ments and institutions, and is
necessarily compiled after the audits
are completed. It includes the sal
aries and traveling expense allow
ances to each employe of state de
partments, eleemosynary institutions
and educational institutions for the
past fiscal year, ending in most in
stances on December 31, 1936.
The State Highway Department,
the largest unit of the state govern
ment, had the largest pay roll,
spending $1,726,000 for salaries and
$163,000 for travel expenses during
the year. The board of regents of
the University System was second,
but the expenditures for this branch
of the government were borne large
ly by tuition and fees paid by the
students.
Salaries of the State Department
of Education reached $59,000.
The report revealed that the su
perior courts cost the state $195,-
000. To this was added salary ad
ditions voted judges and solicitors
by the various counties.
The book, compiled by the audit
ing department, for use of the gen
eral assembly and state departments,
contains fhe name, salary and ex
pense total of every official and em
ploye, including doorkeepers and
pages in the assembly.
Georgia Sportsmen
To Release 1,000
Quail During Week
Georgia sportsmen in seventeen
counties will release a thousand
Bob White during the week.
The state quail farm near Deca
tur will produce over 10,000 birds
this year and Mr. Mitchell plans to
release about a thousand birds every
other week until the supply is ex
austed. The birds are sent to coun
ties where there is an active game
and fish club who receive them and
place them on protected lands. “The
birds released now will mate and
raise a covey of young birds before
the hunting season,” Mr. Mitchell
said, “and I am confident that Geor
gia sportsmen can look forward to
one of the finest hunting seasons
they have had in many years. I ap
preciate the wonderful co-operation
given us by the sportsmen’s clubs in
releasing the quail, the finest game
bird in the world.”
Game and fish clubs are being
organized in practically every coun
ty in the state. The club member
ship is composed of sportsmen,
farmers and land owners and a co
operation is developed between the
hunter and the land owner in pro
tecting the birds out of season and
observing all game laws in season.
Mr. Mitchell said that the de
partment would have several hun
dred Chuckers to release later and
that he planned to place these birds
in each section of the state after
banding them. A close check will
be kept on these birds to determine
which section of the state they are
most adapted to. The chucker has
all the habits of the Bob White but
is larger and is to be introduced in
to the state through the division of
wild life this fall. The number of
chuckers for release will be limited
this year and they will be placed in
carefully selected areas where they
can be checked.
Counties to receive birds this
week-end are Gordon, Carroll, Hen
ry, Fulton, DeKalb, Gilmer, Banks,
Fannin, Walker, Jasper, Elbert, Mor
gan, Jefferson, Hart, Glascock,
Emanuel and Baldwin.
HUTCHESON—ROPER
Mr. and Mrs. Leon A. Hutcheson,
of Ashland, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Marian, to
Allen Roper, of Atlanta, the mar
riage to be solemnized in September.
The bride-elect is a niece of Mrs. C.
B. Lord.
Vol. 62. No. 2.
FARM CONTROL
LEGISLATION
Washington.—House leaders havo
pledged swift action on new crop
control legislation at the next ses
sion of congress in January in an
effort to win President Roosevelt’s
approval of federal crop loans and
avoid a special legislative session
this fall.
Before they made their promises
to a caucus of farm state represen
tatives, Mr. Roosevelt declared at a
press conferenc ethat he had not
yet received sufficient assurances
about enactment of a crop control
law to warrant loans on this year’s
cotton crop.
The question whether he will now
approve the loans on the basis of the
leaders’ pledges remained unanswer
ed.
Some observers expressed belief
he will delay action in the hope that
congress will pass a resolution,
pledging both houses to make crop
control their first business at the
next regular session in January.
Southern congressmen who urged
the President to authorize crop loans
to check price declines on cotton and
other major farm products reported
he is willing to approve the loans
under any of these three conditions.
1. That crop control legislation be
enacted this session to prevent the
piling up of price-depressing sur
pluses.
2. That the membership of both
houses make a “binding commit
ment” now to consider farm relief,
including production control, early
in January, when the next regular
session of congress begins.
3. That the farm legislation be
passed at a special session this fall.
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Colored Man Killed At
Maxey’s Hill
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On last Sunday about 2 p. m. at
Maxey’s Hill, a church for colored
people located on old Winder and
Jefferson road, about four miles
from here, Ossie Shields, colored,
killed Emory Butler, also colored, by
stabbing him in the breast near the
heart with a long keen knife.
During the morning it is said they
had some colloquies and disputes in
which it is claimed that Butler made
some threats against Shields. The
morning services were concluded and
the large crowd of people gathered
there that day had just partaken of
their Sunday dinner on the ground,
when Shields is alleged to have ap
proached Butler with a knife, while
Butler was standing in front of the
church in conversation with others.
Our information is that Butler back
ed away, with Shields following,
making threats and brandishing the
knife. Butler then turned and began
running, Shields following him. But
ler looked back, and just as he did
so stepped in a ditch and fell to the
ground. Shields rushed toward
him, and just as he was arising from
the ground, Shields stabbed him in
the breast over the heart. Butler
arose, and ran for some distance,
when he slumped to the ground.
Shields followed until the wounded
man lay prostrate on the gound,
bleeding very profusely. It was
only a few minutes before he ex
pired. His body was taken in hand
by his relatives and friends. Shields
left the church, went to his brother’s
■home, where he himself lived,
changed clothes, and was leaving
Jefferson when he was arrested by
Chief Curtis H. Collier.
Shields has been indicted by the
grand jury for murder, and will be
tried in superior court here this
week on this charge.
DR. T. J. SIKES, 66, STATHAM,
ENDS LIFE
Statham, Ga.—Dr. T. J. Sikes, 66,
a prominent physician and farmer
of Statham, died instantly from a
gunshot wound which investigators
said was self-inflicted, Saturday
morning.
He had been in declining health
for some time. His family, hearing
a shot, went to his room and found
him dead.
He is survived by his widow, five
children by a former marriage, and
two children by the second mar
riage.