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THE JACKSON HERALD
$1.50 A Year —In Advance
Published Weekly
Entered nt The Jefferson Postoffice
as Second-Class Mafl Matter
Official Organ of Jackson County
JOHN N. HOLDER Editor
W. H. WILLIAMSON Bu. M’g’r.
JEFFERSON, GA., SEPT. 16, 1937.
PLAN TO SHIFT VETERANS’
PAY STIRS PROTEST
Vigorous protest against pay
ment of Georgia’s Confederate vet
erans and widows’ pensions through
the old-age pension set-up of the
State Welfare Department is being
considered by the United Daughters
of th<' Confederacy and the Sons of
Confederate Veterans.
Mrs. Forrest Kibler, president of
Atlanta Chapter of the Daughters,
said that she has been asked by
numerous members to call a meet
ing at which a protest could be
drawn, but has deferred action until
her board meets on September 21.
Mrs. Kibler said that many mem
bers of the Sons of Confederate Vet
erans have asked that a joint meet
ing of the Daughters and Sons be
called for that purpose.
She has discussed the matter with
Lamar Murdaugh, director of the
welfare department, she said.
Mrs. Kibler said those protesting
feci that for the veterans to be paid
through the welfare department
would amount to putting them on
record as being on relief. It would
lead to embarrassment of future
generations when children and grand
children attempt to trace the records
of their ancestors who were Con
federate Veterans, she said.
Mrs. Kibler said:
“The Daughters want to see the
state get all the help it can from
Washington, but we feel that it may
lead to embarrassment of the veter
ans and their children and grand
children.
“Some of those who have already
discussed it with me have been very
indignant.”
Under the state’s new set-up for
paying veterans through the old-age
pension division, the federal govern
bent bears half of the S3O a month
pension.
WINDER MODEL T GOING TO
LEGION CONVENTION
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The American Legion group from
Winder, which is journeying to New
York to the National Convention in
a 24-year-old Model T Ford, left
Winder Monday morning. The Mod
el T will lead Georgia’s parade down
Fifth Avenue during the conven
tion.
The automobile is believed to be
in perfect running condition al
though it has hit on all four since
1913 and was thought to be almost
worn out when the World War was
declared. Members of the party ex
pect to average between 25 and 30
miles per hour and travel 200 miles
each day.
On a recent trip the Ford aver
aged 30 miles per gallon of gaso
line and used only one quart of oil
during 500 miles. It has been equip
ped with new tires and anew top
as well as a few other parts that
were needed.
The ancient model is owned by
John W. Carrington. Allen Carring
ton, Guy Ouzts, C. C. Thomas and
Hinton Bradbury will occupy the car
on its trip to New York.
STATE INCOME TAXES
NET $2,805,089 FOR
FIRST HALF OF YEAR
Atlanta.—State income tax col
lections for the first six months of
1937 were $2,829,923.82, State Au
ditor Tom Wisdom reported to Gov
ernor E. D. Rivers Saturday.
The report gave no comparative
figures for a like period last year
because the 1937 legislature chang
ed the ending of the fiscal period
from December 31 to June 30.
During the six months period in
1937, the state refunded $24,834.02
to income tax payers, leaving a net
collection of $2,805,089.90.
The cost of operating the income
tax division of the state revenue
commission was $37,359, of which
$33,435.71 went for personal serv
ices and $957 for traveling expenses.
Wisdom recommended that ef
forts be made to' collect $949.30 in
advances to former officials and em
ployes of the division and that
amounts not collectible be charged
off.
The executive office of the reve
nue commission collected $287,469.-
20 in inheritance taxes during the
six months, Wisdom reported, at a
total expense of $3,916.06.
DR. CRAWFORD W. LONG’S
DISCOVERY IGNORED
IN TEXTBOOK
Governor Rivers Monday an
nounced the cancellation of a con
tract for public school texts award
ed Henry Holt & Company, of New
York, because the book says Massa
chusetts was the first state in which
ether was used as an anesthetic.
The fact that Dr. Crawford W.
Long, Jefferson, was the first to dis
cover the value of ether as an an
aesthetic has long been considered
authenticated beyond discussion.
The book, “Descriptive Chemis
try and Physics,” was recommended
for adoption in Georgia public
schools by a committee appointed by
the State Board of Education. The
author is Sherman K. Wilson, head
of the exact science department of
Northwestern High school, Detroit,
Mien., who should have known bet
ter.
The book had been selected for an
elective course in the tenth and
eleventh grades. According to Ger
ald Carreker, Holt & Company rep
resentative in Atlanta, the order
would have run to approximately
5,000 books.
The offending paragraph was call
ed to the attention of the Governor
by Attorney General M. J. Yeomans
in a memorandum which quoted the
book as stating “in 1846, Morton
and Warren of Boston used ether
in performing an operation (figure
113) and since that date civilized
society has been freed from the hor
rors of the barber surgeons.”
The memorandum said the follow
ing description appeared under fig
ure 113 in the text book: “The first
public demonstration of the use of
ether as an anesthetic. This oper
ation was performed in 1846 at the
Massachusetts General hospital.”
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEETING
The Jefferson Chamber of Com
merce met at the Harrison Hotel
Thursday night at 7:30, Mr. H. W.
Davis, Dresident, in charge.
Opening prayer was offered by
Rev. A. B. Elizer.
Minutes of the meeting held in
July read by the secretary. Also,
various committees called, and re
ports from some were made.
The following committees are as
signed for 1937-38: Railroads, W.
H. Smith and R. S. Johnson; New
Enterprises, C. E. Robinson, O. L.
Singletary and C. E. Hardy; Good
Roads. J. C. Turner, H. L. Purcell
and C. E. Robinson; New Members,
Guy Strickland, J. F. Eckles and O.
L. Singletary; Program, Rev. R. M.
Rigdon, M. M. Bryan and Rev. A. B.
Elizer; Schools, T. T. Benton, H. J.
W. Kizer and J. E. Randolph; Pub
licity, J. F. Eckles, T. T. Benton and
H. J. W. Kizer; Agriculture, J. W.
Jackson, H. T. Mobley and J. L. Mc-
Mullan; Civics, Luther Elrod, A. S.
Johnson and J. F. Eckles; Aviation,
11. L. Purcell, W. H. Smith and C.
H. Legg; Public Relations, H. E.
Aderhold, T. T. Benton and M. M.
Brvan.
Mr. O. L. Singletary made report
on ne\v enterprises, Mi - . J. C. Turn
er on good roads, and H. J. W. Kiz
er on new members.
Mr. H. J. W. Kizer introduced Mr.
J. L. McMullan and Mr. Hayes, new
instructors at the schools here.
Mr. Laßocca from the Social Se
curity Board made an interesting
talk on the new Social Security Act,
and offered his assistance to the
business people of this section in
filing their returns.
The members were glad to have
Mr. J. E. Randolph present, after
being away for some time in the
hospital.
Closing prayer was offered by
Rev. R. M. Rigdon.
Those present were: Guy Strick
land, Rev. R. M. Rigdon, J. C. Turn
er, H. W. Davis, Laßocca, J. L. Mc-
Mullan. H. J. W. Kizer, Mr. Hayes,
J. F. Eckles, H. L. Purcell, L. J.
Lyle, J. E. Randolph, H. E. Ader
hold, O. L. Singletary, R. S. John
son, T. T. Benton, C. H. Legg, Rev.
A. B. Elizer.
MRS. HUBERT KINNEY
HONORED WITH PARTY
Mrs. W. H. Spratlin, Sr., and Mrs.
W. H. Spratlin, Jr., were at home
Saturday afternoon at the residence
of the latter on Borders street at
a beautiful party, honoring a recent
bride, Mrs. Hubert Kinney.
The house was adorned with bowls
and vases of beautiful vari-colored
summer flowers. Several contests
were enjoyed, prizes being won by
Miss Thelma Langford and Miss
Leona Griffeth.
A surprise feature of the party
occurred when little 'liss Mary Ann
Spratlin arrived with a wagon from
which she “showered” the young
bride with many lovely gifts, which
she opened, and for which she ex
pressed sincere thanks. Delightful
refreshments were served.
The guest list included, Mrs.
Ezrie Fulcher, Mrs. Elmer Spratlin
and Mrs. Boyd Jordan of Athens,
Misses Leona Griffeth, Eloise Hood,
Thelma Langford, Elizabeth Hood,
Frances Nunn, Emma Nell Nunn,
Hazel Johnson, Elizabeth Echols,
Ethel Roberts, Nora Spratlin, Nell
Roberts, Elinor and Roselyn John
son, Frances Staton, Vera Culber
son, Audrey Gause, Lucile and Ver
gie Wheeler, Minnie Head, Net# El
der, Naomi Rothell, Louise Palmer,
Corina Kirk, Nan Stuart, Mesdames
Harry Storey, Myrtie Moore, J. E.
Tolbert, Stiles Dadisman, E. H.
Crooks, Ed Carter, Fred Truluck, H.
E. Purcell, Earl Stuart, Clara Kirk,
T. W. Carter, Tipton and Kirk.
Douglas Aopleby of the Winder
High school faculty spent the week
end at his home, and had as his
guest Lawrence Hartsfield of East
man.
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
NOTES FROM THE NATIONAL
CAPITOL
(By E. B. Betts)
Mr. Western Whitefield, of Blue
Ridge, Fannin County, Georgia, the
Empire State of the South, has a nice
position at the General Accounting
Office at Fifth St., N. W. He had
letters from Hon. B. Frank Whel
chel, of the Ninth District of Geor
gia, and Senators Walter F. George
and R. B. Russell, Jr. Hon. S. D.
Mcßeynolds, of the Third District of
Tennessee, got the position. He
carried this young man in his au
tomobile to the General Accounting
Office and put him to work. He is
a nice young man. Hon. Sam D.
Mcßeynolds is Chairman of the
Foreign Committee of the House, on
the third floor of the Capitol. He
has been a member of the house for
15 years. He is a fine man. His
home is at Chattanooga, Tenn.
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In my notes in last week’s issue
of The Jackson Herald there was
one little error in regard to Hon.
Paul Brown of Elberton, Elbert
County, Georgia, the Congressman
from the New Tenth District of
Georgia, the Empire State of the
South. He had only 46 votes cast
against him in Elbert county, where
he lives, on July 5, 1933. He car
ried 16 out of 17 counties in the
district. Hon. W. P. Congdon car
ried Richmond county. The other
5 candidates did not carry a single
county.
Hon. W. A. Rodenberg, of Illinois,
former member of Congress for 25
years, from March 4th, 1899, to
March 4, 1924, died at Alpena,
Michigan, September 10, 1937. He
was 71 years of age. He was a Re
publican, and had practiced law here
in the District of Columbia since re
tiring from public life.
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Senator Morris Sheppard, of Tex
as, is much better, and his condition
is O. K. since an operation at Wai
te” Reed Hospital, in the District of
Columbia.
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Hon. Lester Hill, of the Second
District of Alabama, has announced
for the Senate in the special Demo
cratic primary on April 26, 1938, to
succeed Hon. Hugo L. Black. He
has been a member of the House
since August 14th, 1923; first elect
ed to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of the late John R. Tyson, and
re-elected to the 69th, 70th, 71st,
72nd, 73rd, 74th and 75th Congress.
He is a Jeffersonian Democrat, and a
fine man, and very popular.
MRS. KATIE B. CLIFTON
Mrs. Katie B. Clifton died unex
pectedly in her apratment in the Mc-
Donald Building, Friday, September
10. She was the daughter of W. F.
and Ophelia Wilbanks Nix, of Can
ton. She had been in declining
health since the death of her hus
band, who also died unexpectedly
about a year ago. She was 42 years
of age.
The body was carried to La-
Grange, and interred in the ceme
tery in that city.
Rev. E. G. Thomason, a former
pastor of Jefferson Methodist church,
but now located at Bowden, has re
turned home from a visit with his
sister in North Benton, Ohio. After
leaving the home of his sister, Mr.
Thomason attended the Ocean Grove
Camp Meeting at Ocean Grove, N.
J., and spent a few days seeing the
sights of New York. He returned
home by boat from New York to
Savannah.
Georgians will be honor guests
next Sunday when the 74th anni
versary of the battle of Chickamau
ga, a deciding engagement in the
War Between the States will be cele
brated at Chattanooga under au
spices of the National Park Service.
A motorcade will make the trip
from Atlanta to Chattanooga. Gov
ernor Rivers will be the orator of
the occasion.
The following young men from
Commerce or vicinity have recently
been enlisted in the Regular Army
and assigned to stations as indicat
ed: Charles W. Gillespie, Commerce,
Coast Artillery, Panama; Ben C.
Hicks, Commerce, Air Corps, Hawaii;
Robert Prickett, Commerce, Infan
try, Hawaii.
Georgia ranked fifth fropi the top
in building contract awards during
the first eight months of this year
says the Manufacurers Record.
Total for all southern states reach
ed $578,468,000 with Georgia con
tributing $31,216,000.
BISHOP FOUNTAIN
PREACHED
At Great Rally at the Court House
Sunday Afternoon of Colored
Church Worker.; The Singing wa
Very Good, The Program Pre
sented i Given.
“Ye shall know the truth and the
truth shall make you free,” was the
text last Sunday afternoon of Bishop
W. A. Fountain, of the A. M. E.
Church, who preached in the court
house to a large congregation. Many
,vhite citizens attended the services,
as well as a great gathering of col
ored.
It was a church rally to obtain
funds to liquidate the debt of Para
dise A. M. E. Church of Jefferson.
Rev. W. N. Jonas, pastor, presid
ed over the meeting. The Presiding
Elder sat with him in the Judge’s
stand in Jackson court house, where
the services were conducted. The
members of the choir, composed of
colored people in Jefferson and com
munity, wore white robes with black
collars, and made the welkin ring
with the songs on the program.
Margaret Crawford was the leader,
and she has a rare voice, clear and
strong, but not harsh. It had a
note of melody and magetism. In
fact, all the members of the choir
sang with earnestness and with the
spirit. Martha Cash, wife of the
principal of Jefferson colored
schools, was the pianist, and she is
an artistic performer on this musical
instrument.
Following is the program render
ed:
W. N. Jonas, Pastor A. M. E.
Church, presiding.
Hymn, “Faith of Our Fathers”.
Prayer, Rev. R. M. Rigdon, Pastor
Baptist Church.
Song, by Choir, “King Jesus Is
Listening.”
Scripture, Rev. A. B. Elizer, Pas
tor M. E. Church, South.
Song, “You Gotta Walk,” Jeffer
son Harmonizers.
Introduction of Speaker, Mr. John
N. Holder.
Sermon, Rt. Rev. W. A. Fountain,
Bishop of Georgia.
Lord’s Prayer.
Seng, by Choir, “How About
You?”
Offering, Mr. P. T. Pendergrass in
Charge.
Announcements and Benediction.
It is not known to the public the
total amount of collection, as the
campaign to raise five hundred dol
lars with which to pay the debt has
not been concluded. In the Sunday
gathering the result of efforts to
raise money seemed fairly good.
Announcement of total collections
will be made at the end of the drive.
Bishop Fountain did not disap
point those who went to hear him.
People of Jefferson are very proud
of his great success in the ministry.
In young manhood he lived in Jef
ferson, taught school here, and
preached his first sermon to a Jeffer
son congregation.
Invitation was extended to; him
by the white pastors and others to
preach here Sunday night, but his
engagements carried him back to
Atlanta. He was accompanied here
by his wife, his son, W. A. Fountain,
,Tr., President of Morris Brown Col
lege, and some others. The Bishop
referred tenderly and sweetly to the
days spent in Jefferson, and made
personal mention of some citizens of
this place who were very kind and
considerate of him during his resi
dence in Jefferson. Now he is the
Senior Bishop of his church, anS
takes rank with such churchmen as
Bishops Turner, Flipper, and other
noted members of the ministry.
EPISODE 3—THE DEATH LEAP
Kit Carson comes to the rescue
and Macklim’s treachery is shown
up. But Macklim escapes before he
can be brought to justice. Kit and
Clark trace him to Escobedo’s hide
out in Sante Fe. Clark discovers
that they have the Rider ambushed
and he goes to the rescue. Face to
face with the Rider for the first
time, he finds she is a beautiful wo
man. The villians approach and
Clark is wounded. The Rider leaps
on her Stallion, hooks her arm in
Clark’s and they both disappear over
the edge of the cliff, plunging down
to apparent death hundreds of feet
below. The heavies are confident
that they have met their destruction
in this abyss.
The hunting season on doves open
ed Wednesday, September 15, to
last through October 15, with the
bag limit set at 15 doves per day,
according to news from the game
and fish department. Quail season
will not open until November 20.
ROOSEVELT THEATRE 1
PHONE 192. JEFFERSON, q a
7:30 TO 11:00 O’CLOCK EACH NIGHT "—"
Matinee Wednesday, 1:00 p. m; Friday, l oq.
Matinee Saturday at 1:00 p. m.— 3 t how
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Clarke Gable, Marion Davie? in
“CAIN AND MABEL” ’
Also, Selected Short Subject
ADMISSION 10 AND 20 CENTS
(Mrs. J. L. McMullan)
SATURDAY
Johnny Mack Brown, Syd Saylor Claire
Rochelle, in
“GUNS IN THE DARK”
Also, Selected Short Subject
Admission Matinee EVERYBODY 10 CENTS
Admission Night, 10 and 15 Cents
(Miss Johnnie Massey)
MONDAY
Michael Whalen, Gloria Stuart, in
“THE LADY ESCAPES”
Universal News Reel, The Latest In World’s Events
Also, Selected Short Subject
Admission 10 and 25 Cents
(Mrs. Ida Mae Lane)
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
Josephine Hutchinson, George Brent, in
“MOUNTAIN JUSTICE”
Chapter 3 of “The Painted Stallion”
Also, Selected Short Subject
Matinee Wednesday 1:00 p. m.
Admission, Matinee and Night, Everybody 10 Cents
(Miss Annie Lou Davis)
If your name appears in this advertisement, clip and present
it at the door for a complimentary seat.
SOIL
Improvement I
with
WINTER LEGUMES
28 Bu. 1 4 Bu.
Corn following Austrian peas with
Basic Slag, 28 bu.; following Austrian
peas without Basic Slag, 14 bu.
and
TENNESSEE OPEN HEARTH ]
BASIC SLAG
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THE 6-in-1 SOIL BUILDER
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Sold by Farmers Warehouse
Jefferson, Georgia.
EAST SIDE CHOIR MEETS AT
JEFFERSON
The next session of the East Side
Choir meets in joint session with
the North Georgia Singing Conven
tion at Jefferson on the afternoon of
Sunday, September 19. All song
leaders and those who enjoy good
singing are urged to attend.
L. E. Patton, Pres.
Jewett Barnett, Sec’y.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMac. ,
PAGEANT TO BE REPEA : F° ■
The Baptist Training Un '°” M
the Pendergrass Baptist ,
cently put on a Pageant, Tin "■
lenge of The Cross,” at their ch ■
and it proved to be such a ■ IH .
Rev. Grizele, who is pastoi at ■
the Hoschton and Pendergra." ■
tist churches, has asked t aa.
put this pageant on at the at I
church in Hoschton the ln J*
night in this month at 7:-' j