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By Holder & Williamson
JEFFERSON LANDMARKS
Jefferson has some notable land
rk< chief of which is the spot
"here Dr. Crawford W. Long per
formed the first operation by the use
fa m shesia on his patient. This
°, B ee ’s near the Public Square. The
original building where the oper
•:. n was performed has been re
-1 tT( j by a brick structure, the brick
g tore room of the estate of Dr. J.
g Pendergrass. A marker has
been placed in this building showing
tm , place of this first operation with
the world renowned discovery made
by t he country doctor whose name is
listed with the world’s greatest
scientists and benefactors. Georgia
has honored him by placing a monu
ment to him in the “Hall of Fame”
in Washington, D. C. This State has
thus designated him as one of her
two most famous sons; the other be
ing Alexander H. Stephens, orator,
statesman, patriot, and the Vice-
President of the Confederacy.
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The home of Colonel and Mrs. J.
C Turner was the residence of Dr.
Long when he was a citizen ol this
little city. But this home is char
acterized as worthy of being called
an important place and landmark be
cause for many years it was the
abode of the first Georgia woman,
Mrs. Sarah A. Turner, to be presi
dent of a Georgia bank. When the
Jefferson Banking Company was or
ganized in 1891, Mrs. Turner became
its first president. Well worthy was
she of this distinction, because she
was a financier of ability and fore
sight. Her name is insperably link
ed with Jefferson and its financial
institutions and the Jefferson Pres
byterian church, which is seventy
five years old.
In just a step or so from the
marker on the Public Square to the
memory of Dr. Long is the store
house belonging to the Estate of N.
N. Pendergrass. It is a wooden
structure of two stories, and for al
most a century some member of the
Pendergrass family has conducted a
mercantile business within its walls.
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The first member of the family by
this name to sell goods here was N.
H. Pendergrass. The firm then be
came Pendergrass & Hancock, the
junior member, Mr. Jackson Han
cock, being his son-in-law and the
father of Mrs. Sam Kelly and Mrs.
Lucy Carr of Jefferson, and Mr. W.
L. Hancock of Athens. After the
death of these two men, the firm was
sons and daughters of N. H. Pender
grass, Pendergrass Bros. & Cos., the
brothers being N. N. and F. L. Pen
dergrass, and the other member be
ing their sister, Mrs. Saljie S. Han
cock, widow of Mr. Jackson Han
cock. Then later the firm became
N. N. Pendergrass & Cos., and finally
-V. N. Pendergrass. Since the death
of Mr. N. N. Pendergrass, the busi
ness has been carried on in the name
of N. N. Pendergrass Estate, with
Mr. Phil T. Pendergrass, his son, in
charge.
During all this nearly a century,
this family has been in business in
this building practically no changes
have been made in the structure,
either inside or outside of it. The
partitions and counters are just as
they have always been. Meat, flour
end some groceries are in the same
room in the west end, and the office
B a 'so there. Notions and other
m Piehahdise are kept on the same
shelves, and sold over the same
counters. Tobacco and sugar stay
Just where they have been sold for
nearly a hundred years. This does
not mean that the present manager
® not a progressive and up-to-date
ttleiv hant, for he knows what and
w hen to buy, and is a salesman of
n ° ordinary ability, and he is a fine
n 'erchant. However, some other
name may have to appear on the
uilding some time in the future, as
1 I’hil Pendergrass is making no
arrangements for a Pendergrass
successor;* He is not married, but
J s still a young man, and has time
0 provide a successor in which to
Ca! on. This building is one of
1 e -wo old wooden edifices on the
u hlie Square.
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The other one is the Harrison
ote *. No one has ever owned or
Possessed this biulding except some
Member of the Randolph family.
"as built a century or more ago
y Mr. Joshua H. Randolph, a pio
eer of this county, and who held
The Jackson Herald
positions of public trust from time
to time. At different times he was
sheriff of Jackson county. At his
death his son, Mr. James E. Ran
dolph, became the owner. During
the latter’s life he was the largest
property owner in Jefferson. For
many years he was mayor of Jeffer-1
| son, and held public positions of the
county. After his death the proper
ty was bought by his sister, Mrs.
Nancy A. Harrison, and for a num
ber of years she operated the hotel.
Alter her demise, two of her daugh
ters, Mrs. Docia Howard and Miss,
Genie Harrison, became the owners,
and proprietors. These ladies have
the reputation of always furnishing
their boarders a great variety, as
well as a plentious supply of the best
foods that can be secured. They are
clever and kind, and any one who
ever stops at their hotel cannot fail
to have words of praise for the food
served and the kindness shown by
these excellent ladies. There is a
store room in that portion of this
building facing the Public Square.
For several years it has been occu
pied by Kesler & Legg, than whom
there are no more excellent gentle
men and no more trustworthy mer
chants. This hotel is a Jefferson
landmark. Catlett & Anderson, bar
bers, occupy a front room in the
hotel building.
Only recently another wooden
structure has been moved from the
Public Square by its owner, Mr. Y.
D. Maddox, the Bell House. It still
stands on the same lot on which it
has been located for a century, but
no longer faces the Public Square.
Anew brick structure occupies the
space where stood the building that
was the Jefferson hostelry in the
days of the stage coach, and later
became the home of Mr. Jackson
Bell, in which he reared a large
family. Mr. Bell once repre
sented Jackson county in the legis
lature; and for twenty years his
son, H. W. Bell, was Ordinary of
Jackson county. He was also a pub
lic spirited citizen, and took an
active part in the affairs of the
county and city. He was very active
in business, educational and religi
ous efforts for the city in which he
was born and where he spent his
life. Following the Bell family in
this house, was that of W. H. Simp
kins, who was a popular man, and
served the county as Ordinary,
also. Then it became the home of
Mr. F. M. Bailey, who was one of
Jefferson’s leading citizens for many
years. Then Mr. Y. D. Maddox, an
energetic young man, became the
owner.
It was during the administration
of Judge H. W. Bell as Ordinary
that the court house was removed
from the Public Square. The old
court house stood in the space now
occupied by a park on which are the
monuments to the Confederate Sol
diers and to Dr. Crawford W. Long.
Anew court house was erected.
With some addition, it is the one at
present occupied by the officials of
this county. The old jail stood on
the ground now occupied by the
Roosevelt Theatre. The second jail
was constructed where the old cala
boose now stands; and in lieu of it,
the present prison house was built.
The first calaboose was located just
below the store of Joe Baxter. The
second one, the old county jail,
which was destroyed by fire; then a
new city prison was built; and now
the City Hall. The present court
house needs enlarging for records of
certain offices and to provide more
room for others, especially the tax
collector. The present jail needs
some changes, so as to make it more
convenient, more sanitary, as well as
a more secure place to hold prison
ers.
The Jefferson grist mill property
of the J. B. Pendergrass Estate is a
landmark, when considered with the
ipill pond and “Lovers Rock.” The
mill rocks in the old mill are silent,
because what was once a mill pond
has been dried, and there is not
sufficient power with the run of the
creek to make the mill grind. In
stead of a mill pond, some rich al
luvial soil, on which is grown corn
in great abundance, has taken the
place of water, or pond, where peo
ple fished, ran boats, or skated on
ice in winter. “Lovers Rock,” just
below the dam, still remains. This
is where in times past many cou-
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JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
RONNIE SIMPSON KILLED
AND SIX OTHERS INJUR
ED IN AUTO COLLISIONS
On Thursday night two automo
biles had a head-on collision on the
Talmo-Gainesville road, about five
miles this side of Gainesville, result
ing in the fatal injury of Ronnie
Simpson, and serious injury of sever
al others.
Mr. Simpson received a broken
leg, head and internal injuries, which
caused his death. He was 60 years
of age.
James M. Isbell, 27, principal of
the Talmo School, may lose his left
eye, and has deep cuts on the head
and body. Roy Seay, 21, suffered
severe head injuries and cuts. Hu
bert Jordan, 21, has a broken left
arm and cuts, while Lamar Murphy,
25, has a broken chin and nose and
several teeth missing. Fred Rucker
and Jake Moxley were treated and
dismissd from the hospital.
The wreck occurred, it was stated,
when dust from a passing truck ob
scured the road and the two cars,
one driven by Murphy, the other by
Jordan, crashed head-on at the peak
of an elevation in the road.
Jackson County Home
Demonstrations News
Dorothy Blackstock represented
Jackson county in the State Style
Review held in Macon October 20th
and 21st. Although she did not win,
she was classed in the red ribbon
group. Her record was outstanding,
and was a credit to the county.
Clara Nell Lavender made a good
record in the State Bread Contest,
receiving the second best score.
In entering contests, we have to
learn to be good losers, as well as
good winners. Though we work
hard, and do our best, we must work
still harder, and try to win next
year. To become discouraged means
defeat in the future. After all, the
contestants receive much education
al value from contests, as well as
leadership training for the future.
MAYSVILLE DEFEATS
COMMERCE QUINTETS
Maysville, Ga.—ln the first games
played in the new auditorium, Mays
ville basketball teams scored two
victories over Commerce here Fri
day night. The local varsity defeat-,
ed the invaders 35-32 in the feature
attraction, while the Maysville Mid
gets trounced Commerce’s juniors,
25 to 9.
pies made love, and where matches
for life were made. There is much
sentiment about the mill pond and
“Lovers Rock,” by not only people
of this community, but by people
who have attended old Martin In
stitute throughout the years.
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Martin Institute old school house
occupied the ground on which the
home of Mr. E. E. Martin is now
located. The Masonic fraternity
had its lodge in the second story of
this structure. Fifty-two years ago
this building was destroyed by fire.
Anew Baptist church was erected on
the old Institute grounds. Now this
denomination has a beautiful brick
structure on Washington street. A
new brick school house crowned the
hill where Martin Institute stands to
day. Twice additions have been
made to the school building, and it
is one of the most commodious and
convenient school houses in any city
in Georgia. This institution is nam
ed for William D. Martin, who endow
ed it, and whose money provided the
first unit of the present plant. His
will provided that his body be in
terred in the northwest corner of
the church yard of the Jefferson
Methodist Church. His will was
complied with, and a monument
placed over his last resting place. He
was born on Stone Horse Creek, in
Hanover County, Virginia, on Jan
uary 8, 1771; and died at his home
in Harrisburg District, Jackson Coun
ty, two and a half miles from Jef
ferson, on March 21, 1854. Not
only Martin Institute and the Jef
ferson Methodist Church are land
marks because of their being en
dowed, but the monument of this
great benefactor to humanity is a
noted one, not only because of the
benefactor whose remains rest be
neath the sod at this place, but also
because of the superscription on
the marker of his grave—
“ Remember man as you pass by
As you are now so once was I
As I am now so you shall be
Prepare for death and follow me.”
COUNTY AGENT’S
COLUMN
Keep Poultry In Sumhino
Many poultrymen make the mis
take of keeping their laying hens
confined too much during the winter
months. Plenty of sunshine is need
ed to increase hatchability in eggs.
While it is necessary to protect the
flock from chill and extreme cold,
continuous confinement of will
reduce hatchability of eggs, and
thus cut into the profits of poultry
breeders.
Estimating that poultrymen of
the United States take an annual
loss of more than $14,000,000 from
eggs that fail to hatch, greater use
of green feed, as well as sunshine, is
recommended.
Our weather in this section is
comparatively mild during the win
ter, and hens can usually be kept in
the sun. In cases where it is abso
lutely necessary to confine the flock
because of extreme cold, it is a good
idea to give the hens cod-liver oil, as
an aid ih securing hatching eggs.
Poultrymen who cannot secure
succulent green feed in the winter,
should use good grade alfalfa hay
and milk products. A winter ration
for confined breeding flocks should
contain ahout 5 per cent of dried
milk products or its equivalent in
semi-solid or liquid form.
In this connection your attention
is called to results of experiments
conducted at the National Agricul
tural Research Center in Beltsville,
Md. These tests showed that where
the breding flock was allowed out
doors irt the winter sunshine, the
hatchability of their fertile eggs in
creased 14 percent. This increase
was shown despite the fact that the
hens had previously received a diet
containing 2 percent cod-liver oil.
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Tobacco Growers To Meet In Tifton
November 19
Tobacco growers from all over
south Georgia are expected to gather
fa. their annual meeting at Tifton
on Friday, November 19, at which
time they will discuss blue mold and
the newly-discovered control meth
od. t
By using the red copper oxide
spray developed by specialists at the
Coastal Plain Experiment Station,
tobacco farmers hope to prevent a
recurrence of the two-million-dollar
loss of last spring.
Blue mold, or downy mildew, at
tacks tobacco plants in the bed and
either kills them or makes them un
fit for re-planting in the field. The
attacks of blue mold in the 1937
season were among the worst in the
State’s history.
Dr. J. G. Gaines, plant pathologist
at the Experiment Station in Tifton,
and his co-workers announced suc
cess with the blue mold control
measure this summer, after an ex
perimentation period of three years
or more.
Since it is important that the ma
terials used in the spray be mixed
and applied according to specific rec
ommendations, if satisfactory re
sults are to be obtained, these spec
ialists expect to give a full expla
natidn of these points at the meeting
in Tifton.
Dr. Gaines will be one of the fea
tured speakers at the one-day pro
gram. In addition to discussing re
sults of the blue mold control ex
periments, he will give full details
of how to mix and apply the spray
on tobacco plants.
Others scheduled to appear on the
program are: E. C. Westbrook, to
bacco and cotton specialist for the
Georgia Agricultural Extension Ser
vice; J. M. Carr, tobacco specialist
at the Coastal Plain Experiment
Station; and J. M. Purdom, tobacco
specialist for the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad. Dr. S. H. Starr, Director
of the Tifton station, will preside
over the session. Those from this
section interested in this crop should
attend this meeting.
J. W. Jackson, County Agt.
AIR-CONDITIONED BEDS
Washington.—American inventors
finally have got around to the bed
—to air-condition it. A patent has
been issued to Michael Batick of
Cold Springs, N. Y., for a sort of
pipe full of tiny holes to go across
the bottom of the bed, on the same
level with the sleeper. Attached to
one end of the pipe is a tube leading
to a pump. The pump sends air in
to the tube, through the pipe, and
from the holes onto the sleeper.
Thursday, November 11,1937.
1937 COTTON CROP
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
All records for cotton production
in the. United States were shattered
Monday when the U. S. Crop Re
porting Board in Washington an
nounced an estimate production for
this year of 18,243,000.
The previous record was 17,977,-
000, established in 1926.
New records for yield and gin
nings were also established, the
board reporting a yield per acre of
258.8 pounds, while the Census Bu
reau announced 13,164,096 bales
(counting round as half bales) had
been ginned prior to November 1.
The crop report was greater than
expected in trade circles, and 670,-
000 bales above the October report
of 17,573,000 bales.
Despite the enormous crop report,
cotton markets held up surprisingly
well, dropping less than $1 a bale
and rallying later to trim losses to
approximately 25 cents a bale. Sta
bility of the market was attributed
chiefly to government loans on the
crop.
Join The Red Cross,
November 11th to 25th
The Red Cross membership goal
for the chapter here this year is
150. The call begins November 11,
and continues until November 25th.
Those who have not already joined
may contribute their membership
dues, SI.OO, to any of the following
committee:
Mesdames M. M. Bryan, H. I.
Mobley, H. E. Aderhold, W. T. Bry
an, C. H. Legg. T. T. Benton, H. J.
W. Kizer, G. D. Appleby, W. C.
Smith, Jack Hardy, Stanley Kesler,
J. D. Escoe, Paul Wison, R. J. Kelly,
H. D. Dadisman, Dudley Moore, Guy
Strickland, E. H. Crooks, J. E. Ran
dolph, Misses Nancy Daniel, Beth
Bailey, Catherine Mobley, Frances
Smith, Leona Griffeth, Cully Rob
erts, Mabeth Storey, Elizabeth Ech
ols, Sarah Wills.
FOUR KILLED, FOUR
INJURED AS TRUCK
AND TRAIN COLLIDE
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Lovejoy, Ga.—A train-truck col
lision killed four persons, injured
four and derailed the Southland
Limited of the Central of Georgia
railroad here Saturday.
James Allen, 29, his wife and two
year old son, all of Rex, Ga., were
instantly kiled when the train de
molished their light truck at a grade
crossing and veteran Engineer D. C.
Wall, 63, of Atlanta died in the
wreckage of his locomotive.
Fireman Jim Henry was pinned
under the cab and had to ( be cut
free by acetylene torches. His left
arm and leg were broken and he
was reported in grave condition in
an Atlanta hospital.
In addition to the engine, the
tender, mail car, baggage car, an
empty Pullman and one passenger
coach were derailed.
Superintendent M. B. Smith of
the Central of Georgia, said the pas
sengers injured were Mrs. J. M.
Williams, 60, of Chicago, head in
juries; Mrs. A. J. Lamar, 58, Mont
gomery, Ala., sprained back, and
Lacy Loving, 38, of Louisville, Ky.,
leg injuries.
TRAIN AND AUTO WRECK KILL
SIX
Adairsville, Ga. —Six members of
the Lear family, of Rome, were kill
ed and another was injured critical
ly here Sunday afternoon when a
southbound N., C. & St. L. passeng
er train plowed into a sedan, drag
ging it 40 feet before hurling it on
to a side track.
The dead:
Mrs. Robert Lear, 25, her son and
driver of the car.
Mrs. Walter Lear, 20.
Miss Elsie Lear, 18.
Sandra Lear, 8.
Patricia Lear, 10.
Six-year-old Joe Lear, found ly
ing between the main track and the
siding was taken to the Calhoun
(Ga.) hospital in a critical condition.
Doctors late last night held little
hope for his recovery.
Mrs. Lear, Sr., had taken her chil
dren to visit a sister here, Mrs. Jim
Hilburn, and they were returning
home. As they left, Hilburn cau
tioned the driver, Walter, about the
blind crossing, telling him a train
was due in about 10 minutes.
Vol. 62. No. 15.
BASKETBALL GAME
FRIDAY NIGHT
Martin Institute opens the basket
ball season here Friday evening:,
November 12th, at 6 o'clock, with a.
bon-fire behind the gymnasium. A
short program of school songs and
yells will be given by the student
body, then the first game starts at
7 o’clock, with the girls team playing;
Maysville, after which .the boys will
play the Maysville boy’s team.
The boys team will be chosen
from about 15 boys who are work
ing hard for positions on the team.
All the boys are inexperienced, but
they seem to be progre sing rapidly
toward a fast team.
Under the new ninth district
rules, the girls will play on a two
division court, using girls ru!es~
For the past few years the girls
have played boys rules. We believe
that this change will make the game
much more interesting. The girls
have worked hard in the practice*
from all appearances should be able
to hold their own with any team in
the district.
There will be no charges for the
games Friday night, but after the
games there will be a cake walk.
The proceeds will be used to pay for
basketball equipment. Every one is
invited and urged to coine.
Reporter.
HARDY, WHELCHEL, TO MAKE
SPEECHES AS SCHEDULED
Gainesville, Ga.—“ Neither snow*
nor rain, nor heat” nor an accident
in the night can stop Editor Albert.
S Hardy, of the Gainesville News*
and Congressman B. Frank Whel
chel from participating in the exer
cises here on November 25th, hon
oring the President. ,
Mr. Hardy and Congressman
Whelchel were seriously injured two
weeks ago when a car in which they
were riding was forced off of a
bridge near Baldwin, Georgia. They
were returning from a business trip,
to Columbia, S. C.,'and their car was
struck by one driven by a young
lady.
In spite of the fact that they will
still be in rolling chairs, they have
announced they will be there when
the band starts playing, and make
their addresses as scheduled. Con
gressman Whelchel will give air ad
dress of welcome at Roosevelt
Square, and Mr. Hardy will address
the visitors at Riverside.
BAPTIST CONVENTION IN
MACON , '
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Macon, Ga.—Thousands of Bap
tists will meet here Tuesday, Novem
ber 16, for the opening sessions of.
the 116th annual assembly of the-
Georgia Baptist Convention.
Dr. W. H. Knight, pastor of the
Tabernacle Baptist church of Atlan
ta, has been chosen to give the con
vention sermon.
Officers elected for the coming
year will be elected at the openingr
business meeting which will be pre
sided over by Dr. Aquila Chamlee„
head of Bessie Tift college at For
syth, and president of the conven
tion.
Other present officers of the con
vention, which includes more than
2,000 churches, are Dr. B. D. Rags
dale of Macon who has been secre
tary for mord than 40 years; the
Rev. Spencer B. King, of Blakely,
treasurer, and vice president, the
Rev. E. L. Baskin, Sylvester; Dr. M.
A. Cooper, Atlanta; the Rev. R. D.
Dodd, Waynesboro, and Dr. J. S.
Solomon, Fitzpatrick.
UNIVERSITY LISTS
FOUR CANDIDATES
FOR RHODES PRIZE:
Athens, Ga.—The University of
Georgia announced selection, of J3L
E. Lane Timmons 111, of Atlanta;.
Morris Abram, of Fitzgerald, and
Dyar Massey, of Greenville, .S. .C., as
candidates for Rhodes scholarships.
The four students will appear be
fore the state Rhodes scholarship
committee in December when two
candidates from Georgia schools will
be selected to compete in final elimi
nations before a district committee?
later in the month.
The district committee will select
four students from among twelvw
nominees, two from each of six;
southern states.
The scholarship carries with it:
two years’ study at Oxford Ufti*-
versity, England. > _