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The Jackson Herald
g v Holder & Williamson
■ “The South In The Saddle”
■ . the government of the
no section is so favor-
BLav < hp South - 11 is th °
B. the War Between the
t ha; the South has exercised
B** , M d influence in national
■* P a , now- The South is really
„f the government in
■ The President has a
in Georgia. No man who has
BTthi' -r e t office of Chief Exe-
B / the past three-fourths
B a ect tm y so well knows the
■ ht ., people and her problems
B prank'i' >'• Roosevelt. He loves
M nd has shown his senti-
B;. in many ways. J. N. Garner,
vj( . President, is from the
x;5S . W. B. Bankhead,
B.a\.-v • t lie House, is from Ala
a. j ~;,,!(■]■ of the Senate, Alben
8p.,,.- ■. v. is front Kentucky, and
B, .. . Fmory University in Geor
p:i; Rayburn, leader of the
BLe, Texan; a majority of the
W. mvr important committees
s ■ ate and House are from
■ s ijth. Three cabinet officers,
K, of Tennessee, Swanson of Vir-
Bnia. and 'toper of North Carolina,
from the South. When did the
,v, ■ before have three mem-
Btrs of the cabinet?
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■ the recent appointment of
I,. Black to the Supreme
: . .>thor appointments have
Been made in the South. For in
r,,. s nd Assistant Postmaster
Hurl lee Branch, is a Geor-
M -;jy important positions of
Be rßn ‘ ' :ue by . Jrien an(l
■ onU r; from this part of the coun-
Tin. South is almost complete-
H'jnth, saddle. It is the first time
Hr. - iii Dixie has had spent here
shan of public money. The
is getting her full quota of
works, public buildings, and
Legislation has been
mi ring this administration
the people of the land of the
Wessom and rose. The gov
nmenf s;.ved to owners their farms
mi tames by loaning money to
lira it a low rate of interest. Seed
loans have enabled thousands to
make crops who otherwise could not
lave done so. Price of cotton has
tranced from that which prevailed
1933, and millions of dollars in
Befits have been paid Southern
tton growers. Industries are now
iking money, banks are on a solid
sis, depositors’ money is safe,
i?es are good, and better times
Wail throughout the Sunny South;
*1 yet there are newspapers and
ple in the South who are not
itisfied with President Roosevelt,
it criticise him.
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Column after column in issue af
!r' issue of some papers calling
tomselves Democratic are devoted
0 criticising and lampooning the
President, discrediting his adminis
tration, and trying to block his great
Ncrtakings and reforms. Their
"tter opposition and vindictiveness
te by the most reaction
“T> rabid, blatant and irreconcilible
Publican organs. Absurd though
1 m av seem (/ these same unfriendly
M bitterly hostile quasi Democrat
* Publications to the President and
Policies, not only become vitu
ferativ'e and belittle him as a states
®au and a patriot, but would read
, out of the Democratic party.
er tain lawyers, card writers and
er severe critics have joined in
ewinp and mercilessly lambasting
e lecoi and of Franklin D. Roosevelt
5 0m ’ts incipiency until this time.
ne these concludes his arraign
*ent .vith this statement, “He is
a Democrat.” That writer is a
1? 1 man, but too well will it be
J'cmbered the political catastrophe
( 1 came to a high official when he
and the policies and administra
another Democratic Presi
*nt.
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Pees 1 ' assailants of the
J" 1 '' 1 ' have indulged in giving
|Tession to their opinions Cott
le s ability, sincerity, achieve-
L ar| d Democracy. Since opin
-311 >n order, let us make this
Ij. ! We believe that Frank
ly Doosevelt is the greatest
j c 'utic President of this repub
|j, ‘ nc f Andrew Jackson; the most
" ee 'ng and able statesman since
1 , Jefferson; and the greatest
lfj t humanity of any one, Demo-
Hjj . Publican, who has ever oc
lue White House. His calm,
SINGLE COPY 5c
but vibrant voice on that eventful
March 4th, 1933, echoed and re
echoed over storm swept hills and
down through gaping valleys, carry
ing hope, inspiration and courage to
millions of gloomy souls; dispelled
dispair and revitalized their lives.
He saved this country, and probably
the world, from chaos, and possibly
revolution.
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Other papers with wide circulation
and powerful political influence,
ostensibly friendly to the President,
but a disbeliever in some of the
most vital principles of the New
Deal, have been giving expression to
theii political opinions in long and
carefully prepared editorials, in
which they advocate abandoning the
liberal and progressive policy of the
President and return to “old time
Democracy” for the South’s sake.
Future candidates for President of
the type of former candidates, Al
ton B. Parker, James M. Cox, John
W. Davis, Alfred E. Smith, together
with platforms adopted when these
candidates were nominated, will meet
the same political fate that came to
the above named—overwheming de
feat. A candidate, such as Roosevelt,
who will take no step backward in
progressive and humanitarian legisla
tion, is the only future hope of De
mocracy, and on the success of
Democracy depends the future con
tentment and happiness of the peo
ple of this beloved land of the
South with its unlimited resources,
grand possibilities and unequalled
opportunities. Without the right
kind of President, Congress and
laws, it will become a land of unem
ployment, poor wages, poverty, dis
tress and multitudinous troubles and
vexing problems. The people want
no more old time conditions, with
five cents cotton, high price money
and starvation wages.
Probably a quiet campaign has
been started by these great news
papers 'and others to prevent the
nomination of Roosevelt for a third
term. Mr. Roosevelt may have no
ambition to be President again, and
so it may be an easy undei’taking to
circumvent a third term for him,
because, as above stated, he may
“not choose to run.” However, this
is evident, and that is that the Presi
dent is anxious for a successor who
will favor the principles of the New
Deal, and will carry on his policies.
No doubt he will work for the nomi
nation of such a candidate. Probably
to prevent the Democratic party
selecting such a standard bearer as
Mr. Roosevelt, is the purpose of
these well prepared editorials in
some of the newspapers that are
apparently not opposed to the Presi
dent, personally, but vehement
against New Deal legislation, and
proposed legislation. We do not be
lieve they will succeed nominat
ing a reactionary. If they do, the
Democratic party is domoed to de
feat. The people have enjoyed a
liberal and progressive government,
one in which they have had rights,
benefits and blessings never before
experienced, and they will not turn
this government back to a small and
selfish group of the people of
our country constituting not more
than five per cent of its population
Now, under Franklin D. Roosevelt,
the government is administered for
the benefit of the masses, and not
just a favored few. Now, really the
people rule. It is now a, government
of the people, by the people, and for
the people.
Recently the writer has contacted
men here locally, and the sentiment
among the business men, farmers,
laborers, and citizens generally, is
almost unanimous for the Presi
dent. Avery few may not agree
with him on one proposition or an
other, but they will conclude, “Roose
velt is our man. He is the best
friend the South ever had." Think
ing it might be this sentiment was
somewhat local, we have talked with
men from different sections of Geor
gia, and they say the people are as
strong for him as they were last
year at the November election. A.
P. Spence, raised in South Georgia,
and a traveling salesman; H. B.
Bloodworth, messenger of tha State
Senate, whose home is in Middle
Georgia; John H. Moore, Northeast
Georgian; and Senator M. L. John
son of Northwest Georgia, are unani
mous in declaring the peopl# ve for
Roosevelt. “This talk about the
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
COUNTY AGENT S
COLUMN
Under the new government loan
plan, it may be difficult for growers
to decide whether to sell cotton
which is eligible for price adjust
ment payments, or put it in the
loan.
The general rule will be about as
follows: Watch the average price
quotation for the 10 designated spot
markets. When this is above 8.50
cents cotton should be sold as soon
as ginned, unless you want to take
a chance on waiting for the market
to get above 12 cents, and enough
higher to cover carrying costs. It
is especially desirable to sell when
the spot average is above the 9 cent
level. You will then get the market
price for your cotton, plus the price
adjustment payment from the gov
ernment for the difference between
the 10 market average and 12 cents.
If you put cotton in the loan at that
level you would get 9 cents, and
would then have to wait until the
market rose 300 points, and enough
higher to cover carrying costs of
about 9 points a month, before you
could break even.
Cotton selling at substantial dis
counts below the loan price should
not be put in the loan while the 10
market average is above 8.50 cents,
unless the loan value is equal to the
market price of the cotton, plus the
adjustment payment, or unless you
want to hold for a possible rise to
above 12 cents.
This means that even on low
grade cotton which would'sell for 6
cents, for example, it will pay to
sell at that price and get your ad
justment payment of 3 cents, mak
ing 9 cents in all, than to put it in
the loan and get 9 cents. This may
seem queer, but a little figuring will
show why it is so.
Suppose you put it in the loan,
and in 5 months cotton price rose 3
cents a pound. Your cotton ‘goes
from 6 cents to 9 cents, and the 10
market average goes from 9 cents
to 12 cents. At that level no ad
justment payment will be made, so
you will get nothing from the gov
ernment if you should sell your cot
ton at 9 cents. For carrying the
cotton in the loan 5 months you will
be charged about 45 points, leaving
you only 8.55 cents net; whereas,
if you had sold at 5 months earlier
you would have received a total of
9 cents. Of course, if prices should
have a considerable rise, more than
350 points in 5 months, you would
gain by putting your cotton in the
loan.
From this analysis you can see
that the farmer has very little, if
anything, to gain in placing his cot
ton in the loan when the average of
the 10 spot markets is 8.50 or above,
as the cost of carrying cotton will
probably offset any benefit he might
get from the rise in the market.
However, it should be remembered
that this analysis applies only to
whatever per cent of the individual
grower’s cotton on which the price
adjustment can be obtained. This
may be a greater percent if the fund
appropriated for the payments will
permit.
J. W. Jackson, County Agt.
BABY KILLED IN AUTO
COLLISION
A head-on collision on the Atlanta-
Athens road, about three miles the
other side of Winder, brought death
to a 13 months old baby, serious in
jury to its mother, a broken leg to
Miss Rosalie Brooks, and undeterm
ined injuries to three others.
The baby was the daughter of
Mrs. Ralph King, who was serious
ly in juried. Miss Brooks was en
route to Athens to enter the Uni
versity of Georgia.
South being against Roosevelt is
nonsense,” said Senator Johnson,
“the people know he is our real
friend, and they are for him. I be
come indignant at such stuff as
Dorothy Thompson’s articles, and
editorials in certain great Democrat
is newspapers. Roosevelt administers
this government for the people, and
not just a few.” The smashing New
Deal victory in New York last week
ought to convince the most skeptical
that Mr. Roosevelt is all powerful at
the ballot box. Just remember this:
As long as Roosevelt is President,
the people of the South have the
best friend at the head of this na
tion who has ever occupied the home
of Chief Executive.
Georgia Motorists Must
Obtain Drivers Licenses
Eight hundred thousand Georgians
who drive automobiles must bestir
themselves and get drivers’ licenses.
Here is how to do it:
1. Blank applications will be put
in service stations and in the hands
of highway patrolmen in the state
as rapidly as possible.
2. Fill out the application, have
it attested by a notary public.
3. Pin a postoffice money order
or a cashier’s check to the applica
tion.
4. Mail it to the Department of
Public Safety, P. O. Box 1741, At
lanta.
And here are a few of the don’ts:
Don’t write the Department of
Public Safety to send you an appli
cation blank —they won’t do it.
Don’t send a personal check, it
will be returned to you.
Don’t send a dollar bill, it might
get lost.
As quickly as the detailed work
can be handled the application forms
will be distributed to sheriffs’ of
fices, clerks of court, filling stations,
motor clubs, drug stores and other
public places. It will be made easy
for every automobile driver to get
an application blank.
The dollar fee will pay for the
license for approximately two years.
It expires June 30, 1939.
Applications will not be received
in Atlanta except by mail.
For purposes of the records of the
department each application will be
photostated and this requires that
they be filled out with black or dark
ink. Do not fill it out in pencil.
The greatest number of licenses
will be issued to the “operators”
class. Other classes include the
public chauffeurs’ class, which in
cludes all persons over 18 years old,
engaged in operating a motor ve
hicle in* transporting school children
or in transporting persons or prop
erty for hire; and the learners’
class, which includes persons over 16
years old learning to operate a motor
vehicle.
The operator will pay the $1 fee,
the chauffeur a $2 fee and the
learner a 50-cent fee.
Those operators who apply for
their license within thirty days will
not be required to stand an examin
ation. Those who fail to apply with
in the time limit will be required to
stand examination, Department of
Public Safety officials say.
Every person operating an auto
mobile must have a driver’s license
except those operating a car for the
Army, Navy or Marine Corps, or a
person operating a tractor or truck
solely on his own land.
Chauffeurs of private cars and
truck drivers not hauling for the
general public on a regular route
will be classified as operators.
New Deal Victory In New
York Primary
New York.—The New Deal won a
smashing double victory over Tam
many in New York City’s mayoral
ty primaries.
Tammany’s candidate, United
States Senator Royal S. Copeland,
New Deal foe, was defeated in both
the Democratic and Republican pri
maries, Friday’s count of Thursday’s
election showed.
Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia,
head of an anti-Tammany Fusion
movement and also a friend of the
New Deal, wrested the Republican
nomination from Tammany’s candi
date by more than 30,000 votes.
Jeremiah T. Mahoney, choice of
James A. Farley as candidate of an
anti-Tammany, New Deal coalition,
defeated Copeland for the Demo
cratic nomination by more than 160,-
000 votes.
NICHOLSON—CASH
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Nicholson, of
Jefferson, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Lonette, to Ralph
Milton Cash, of Hoschton, the mar
riage to take place in October.
Under an Act passed by the last
Congress, it was provided for tak
ing a census of the unemployed of
this country. The census will not
be taken by a house to house can
vas, but those w r ho are without jobs
will be expected to register with the
postmasters at the various postof
fices in the country.
Thursday, September 23, 1937.
LARGE CROWD ATTEND
SINGING CONVENTION
The quarterly session of the North
Georgia Singing Convention, meet
ing at Martin Institute Auditorium
on last Sunday, brought to Jeffer
son one of the largest crowds as
sembled here in many months.
A hundred or more chairs were
added to the 650 regular seats in
the auditorium, and even then
crowds had to stand on the sides and
at the rear of the building, and the
overflow crowd assembled in the
down-stairs halls and on Ihe campus.
Charles Kesler of Cornelia, presi
dent of the convention, presided, and
kept the program running smoothly
and the crowd entertained. Solos,
duets, quartettes and chorus singing
led by noted vocalists from several
sections of the State were rendered.
Trained and untrained voices joined
together in executing selections of
beautiful, melodious musical compo
sitions. The large audience listened
attentively, and seemed to be well
entertained.
We could not get names of promi
nent musicians in attendance, nor
names of the leaders and pianists,
but each performed his part on the
program well.
All old officers were re-elected,
and an invitation was accepted to
hold the June session in Maysville.
The East Side Choir, a Jackson
county organization, joined with the
other singers on the program. They
voted to hold their next session at
Cave Springs.
Jefferson enjoyed having the sing
ers meet here, and hope they will
again select this little city to hold
their sessions.
Moore And McGinty
Elected Officer*
Adel,. Ga.—Jere Moore, editor of
The Milledgevile Union-Recorder,
was elected president of the Georgia
Press Association Saturday.
He succeeds Kirk Sutlive of
Blackshear.
Roy McGinty, Sr., editor of The
Calhoun Times, was elected vice
president; and the convention re
elected Hal Stanley, chairman of the
State Industrial Board, executive
secretary; C. E. Binns, editor of The
Butler Herald, recording secretary;
and B. H. Hardy, editor of The
Barnesville News-Gazette, treasurer.
Moore was elevated from the vice
presidency of the association. The
vice-president succeeds to the presi
dency in two years under the tradi
tion of the organization.
HIS FAVORITE FIGHTING
WORD, “NOW,” APPEARS
IN PRESIDENT’S TALK
Washington. President Roose
velt’s favorite fighting word—
“now!” appeared again in his Con
stitution Day speech.
He spoke of Americans’ faith in
the constitution’s ability to solve the
problems of democracy, and then
said:
“I ask that they justify that faith
now, rather than twenty years from
now.”
It recalled to listeners his speech
on March 4, when Democrats at
their victory dinner heard him de
clare :
“Here is one-third of a nation ill
nourished, ill-clad, ill-housed—now.
... If we would keep faith with
those who had faith in us, we would
make democracy succeed, I say we
must* act—now!”
COUNTIES ORDERED TO USE
OWN FUNDS TO CHECK ON
80,000 PENSION PLEAS
With over 80,000 applications for
assistance as yet “untouched,”
Georgia counties Friday were au
thorized to use their own social se
curity appropriations to speed up
investigation of old age pension,
blind and dependent children ap
peals.
Lamar Murdaugh, director of the
State Department of Public Wel
fare, announced that the counties
will not be required to pay their 10
per cent of the pensions if they use
an equivalent amount to employ in
vestigators on pending pension ap
plications.
The order is an attempt to speed
up investigation during the final
quarter of the year after a checkup
revealed over 80,000 applications for
old age pensions, aid for the blind
and aid for dependent children had
not yet been investigated.
Vol. 62. No. 8.
$1737 Paid In Jackson
County By Public
Welfare Department
Mrs. W. B. Gunter, director of
the county department of public wel
fare, announces this week that the
Septembc'r payments of old age pen
sions and dependent children totaled
$1737.00. Of this amount, $1664
represented payments to 193 old age
pensioners, and $73 to 6 dependent,
children.
Mrs. Gunter also announced that
25 persons have been recommended
for October enrollment in the CCC
Camps.
In the entire State, Lamar Mur*
daugb, director, has announced
$126,037 September old age pen*
sions; $33,373 for dependent chil
dren, and $4,637 for needy blind.
Mr. Murdaugh coupled the an
nouncement with the statement that
the state welfare department was
swamped by applications, 82,382 be
ing on hand and 10,746 being in the
process of investigation.
More than 71,600 applications had
not been investigated, he said.
“Investigations are being con
ducted as rapidly as possible, but
detailed information the department,
must have makes this a rather slow
process,” the director saitT.
“We are doing all we can to in
vestigate these applications as fast
as they come before us.”
Trophies Awarded At Pres*
Meeting
Georgia newspapers receiving:
awards at the meeting of the Press.
Association in Adbl were: The Sam.
W. Wilkes Trophy for the most at
tractively displayed advertising,.
North Georgia Tribune, Canton; At
lanta War Cry Trophy for the best ‘
editorial on religion, Twiggs County*
New Era, Jeffersonville; Georgian—
American Trophy for the best speci
al column, D. B. Turner, Bullo<jh
Times; J. C. Williams Trophy for
the best editorial page, The Dalton.
Citizen; W. Tiqx Bankston Trophy
for the. paper printing the largest
percentage of news, The Walton Tri
bune, Monroe; Hal M. Stanley Tro
phy for the paper presenting: the
best typographical appearance, The
Nashville Herald, Nashville.
The Athens ‘Daily Banner-Herald
was awarded the W. G. Sutlive TYo
phy for the newspaper doing, the/
most constructive work in its com
munity. The H. H. Dean Trophy for
the newspaper printing the best edi
torial was awarded the Atlanta
Journal. The Atlanta Constitution
received the Theron S. Shope Tio
phy for the most fearless editorial.
Boys And Girls Off to.
College
Colleges in this and other States
will have on their rolls during the
1937-38 school session many of Jef
ferson’s fine young boys and girls,,
all of whom are graduates of Martin
Institute. Among those matriculat
ing at the following schools, are:
State University: Brit Elrodi,
Ralph Head, Charles Foster.
Georgia Tech: Stanley Kesler*
Ralph Smith, Morris Bryan.
Mercer University: Raymond Rig
don, Royce White.
Georgia State Teachers College:
Misses Billy Hardy, Virginia Ann
Holder, Vera Culberson, Frances
Nunn, Hazel Johnson, Mildred Black
stock, Louise Murphy.
North Georgia College: Jlmmin
McElhannon, Tapley Wilhite, Stuart
Lord, Curt Collier, Misses Mary
Daniel, Eloise Hood, Martha Beth
Lavender, Doris Maley.
Athens Business College: Misses
Mary Catherine Archer, Elsie Lang
ford, Thelma Langford, Laaelle
Shirley.
Atlanta Business College: Misses
Edith McDonald and Louise Palmer*.
Cecil Hancock.
Piedmont College: Albert Frost*
Miss Hilda Blackstock, Miss Emmai
Nell Nunn.
Abraham Baldwin College: Hayes
Davis, James Roberts.
South Georgia Teachers College:
Jack Dodd.
Georgia Military Academy: John:
Whelchel.
Bryn Mawr: Miss Sallie Bryan:
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee: Miss Alien
Logan.
Rienhart Normal College: Miss
Mildred Kell.
Berry School: James Wills.
Harvard University: Addisop Ay
ers' _