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THE JACKSON HERALD
£1.50 A Year—Jn Advance
Published Weekly
,Eati?red at The Jefferson Postofflcc
us Second-Class Mail Matter
Official Organ of Jackson County
JOHN N. HOLDER Editor
•%*. H. WILLIAMSON .. Bus. M’g’r.
JEFFERSON, GA., DEC. 9, 1937.
E.XPGRTS OF FOOD
GAIN 56 PER CENT
OVER LAST YEAR
Food exports from the United
Stales during October were 45 per
s*!nt larger than in September and
55 per cent above such shipments
Coring October of 1936, according
tv figures released by W. H. Schroe
4rr, district manager of the Bureau
o S Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Among items which showed sharp
a*a>onal gains were canned sardines,
wheat, raisins, dried apples, prunes
wstd soybeans. These and other in
eTcv&ses brought the 10 month’s food
fsroducts export volume to $211,900,-
as compared with $174,831,000
fajing the first 10 months of 1936, a
gain of 21.2, the figures revealed.
Vegetable products and bever
aqres were largely responsible for the
jjrp, it was pointed out. Edible
animal products declined slightly
.storing the 10 months’ period.
FORECLOSURES BY HOLC
AT LOW RATE
Of the 15,000 Georgia homes put
top for security on loans from the
Borne Owners’ Loan Corporation,
i date 800 have been taken over by
ibe government, and total fore
closures are not expected to exceed
1,500, according to Frank A. Holden,
state HOLC manager.
These 15,000 homes, Mr. Holden
said, secure loans totaling 33 mil-
IsHi dollars, with the loan on each
borne averaging $2,200. >
The Georgia office is at present
foreclosing on 40 to 50 homes per
sir.nth, according to Mr. Holden,
who declared foreclosure comes as
•Absolutely the last resort”, with the
owners being given every opportuni
ty to pa>.
Many of the foreclosures, l\e said,
m*ult from death of the owner or
abandonment of the home. In oth
er ea> s, he said, families move to
gether, leaving one house unoccu
px'iL
Properties taken over by the
BOLC ore placed in repair and put
ap i'or sale on a lonfg-term basis.
About 100 of the 800 foreclosed
fumes already have been re-sold.
COD’S ACRES AND THE CHURCH
AT ARAGON
Aragon Baptist church, in North
west Georgia, reports a very sud-
venture this year in what is
Icißiwn as “God’s Acres.” The con
gregation was in debt several hun
ted dollars; they desired to add
thioe more rooms without increasing
Hfe-e debt, and obligated themselves
meet all current expenss and in
crease their gifts to denominational
causes. In 1936 they cultivated a
Uon patch, and made seven bales
•of cotton. In 1937 they cultivated
3i> acres in cotton. One of their
rwraber hired the labor and super
v ;s(?d the cultivation and made 22
fc.iiiof cotton. After paying ex
pem cs nr.d rent, they hud 15 bales
lift, for which they were paid 12%
•cents per pound. The pastor says:
" After paying all expenses, we
we -e able to pay all obligations, and
ktot some money in the church
treasury.”
10.00 Q FIRE DAMAGES
GAINESVILLE FIST
BAPTIST ANNEX
Tiro, which evidently started by
SJH- ntaneous combustion from oily
ra, s >! a forage closet, caused con
sadernMe damage to the Sunday
school 1 iil ’ing of the Baptist church
ir Gainesville.
damage to the building and the
wni'tnrium of the church which joins
Sunday school building is ex
pected to run between SB,OOO and
T5 r \ooo.
The entire second floor was gut
ted by the fi mes, the floor and ceil
ittg burned considerable and all
burned to the floor. The third
E or was ' idly damaged by heat
*nd the ground floor was consider
’am ged by water. The audi
torium of the church was damaged
Swi .e by smoke and will possibly
tve to be repainted.
■ übercuh- "’s is everybody’s pro
•m. Eve r body should buy and
~ ,£ e Christmas Seals.
NATIVE JACKSON COUNTY
CITIZEN CELEBRATES
89TH BIRTHDAY
Dr. Gustavus R. Glenn, who was
born in Newtown district, Jackson
county, celebrated his 89th birthday
last Sunday at a family dinner given
by his daughter, Mrs. George R.
Copeland, at her residence in Atlan
ta.
Dr. Glenn is the oldest living gra
duate of the University of Georgia
and the same applies to his mem
bership in St. Mark Methodist
church, Atlanta. He is the former
state school commissioner and an
educator of note. Flowers, tele
grams and birthday cards felicitated
Dr. Glenn and hosts of friends call
ed to personally offer their congratu
lations.
. ML
$497,600 ROAD BIDS ASKED
Bids on nearly a half million dol
lars’ worth of highway projects were
asked Wednesday by the State High
woy Board. They will be opened
December 17. Estimates on the six
projects total $497,600.
The projects include:
Towns County—2.42l miles of
surfacing on Hiawasse-Clayton road,
$27,290.
Warren and Hancock Counties—
-10,995 miles of surfacing on War
renton-Sparta road, $129,340.
Haralson County—Bridge over
Tallapoosa River on Carrollton-Ced
artown road, $50,820.
Randolph County—s.2o7 miles of
surfacing on Cuthbert-Blakely road,
$87,000.
Bibb County—Underpass and con
crete approaches on Clisby Street in
Macon, $73,870.
Chatham County Overhead
bridge and surface-treated approch
es at Seaboard Air Line Railroad
crossing on Savannah-Brunswick
road, $129,340.
LAND AND BANK STOCK SOLD
AT PUBLIC SALE
The R. C. Roberts estate, J. S.
Ayers, administrator, was sold at
public sale here Tuesday, and at
tracted quite a large crowd of in
terested spectators. The property
had been divided into six lots, and
each was sold separately, and then
offered again in group lots. Messrs.
Hamp Martin and Y. D. Maddox
were the successful bidders, the
former getting two lots for $675,
and the latter four lots for $2315.
Mr. Hannah of the Hannah Auction
Company was the auctioneer-.
Nine shares of First National Bank
stock of the A. S. Shields estate
was sold to W. W. Stark for $36 per
share, and seven shares brought
$33.50 per share. This also was
bought by Judge Stark.
FIRE DESTROYS WALTON
COUNTY SCHOOL BUILDING
The five-room brick school build
ing at Walnutgrove, in Walton coun
ty, was destroyed by fire at noon
Thursday. Approximately one half
of the fixtures and books were de
stroyed, and the loss has been esti
mated at $7,500. The fire was be
lieved to have originated near the
furnace. Only one-half day of
-chool work was lost, and classes
have been resumed in another build
ing.
This school building was located
in one of Walton county’s most pros
perous sections.
NEW HOME OF BUCK
JONES FESTIVE SCENE
WHEN CAMERAS HALT
Many screen stars follow an old
Hollywood custom of celebrating
the finish of filming of each of their
pictures with a party or some sort
of al fresco little feast on the studio
lot for all the members of their
supporting cast.
Buck Jones, Columbia Western
star, had been filmed for “Holly
wood Roundup”, his newest film,
showing at the Roosevelt Theatre
on Saturday, when he held a house
warming attended by all his east,
production crew and many other
cinema notables.
For the finish of the picture, co
incidentally, came on the same day
that the ace Western star’s new
eleven loom home was ready for oc
cupancy. An outdoor barbecue,
hours of dancing and slathers of
food and drink were the features of
the “house heating,” as little Dickie
Jones, boy actor who appears with
Buck in his latest picture, termed it.
Geraniums grown in the house
should be pruned back with a sharp
knife when they get “leggy” or pre
vent the plants becoming spindly by
pinching back the terminal bud.
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
LONG VIEW CLUB NOTES
The Long View Home Demonstra
tion Club met on Wednesday, Decem
ber 1, at 3 p. m.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. Hogan. The
roll was called, and minutes of last
meeting read and approved.
The following officers were elect
ed for the coming year:
President, Mrs. H. H. Hogan.
Vice-Pros., Mrs. Charlie Stancil.
Sec. and Treas., Mrs. L. F. Sell.
The following project chairmen
were appointed:
Gardening nnd Orcharding, Mrs.
Sell.
Poultry, Mrs. June Peebles.
Dairying, Mrs. Bunyon Taylor.
Nutrition, Mrs. Edna Jordan.
Food Preservation, Mrs. C. Stan
cil.
Home Improvement, Mrs. Hogan.
Home Industries, Mrs. Jordan.
Sewing, Mrs. Robert Gittens.
Marketing, Mrs. H. H. Hogan.
Rural Social Life, Mrs. Guy Rob
erts and Miss Lula Meadows.
Reporter, Mrs. Charlie Stancil.
The quilt was disposed of; bring
ing two dollars and five cents.
Fifty cents was given reporter for
expenses. The treasurer reported
four dollars and fifty-five cents in
treasury at this time.
Miss Boone gave a very interest
ing demonstration on making date
roll candy.
Those present were served with
the delicious candy.
ONCE MORE IN THE ROSE BOWL
As the football season draws to a
close we find that the Crimson Tide
once more goes to the Rose Bowl.
It will be Alabama’s fifth partici
pation in the Pasadena classic. With
no defeats and no ties in nine games,
the colorful eleven scored 224 points
against 20 for its opponents. Cali
fornia played 10 games, winning
nine and tieing the University of
Washington 0 to 0. The score was
201 points against 33 for its oppon
ents. In the four trips to the Rose
Bowl the Crimson Tide has won
three times and tied once.
One of the fattest, finest beeves
ever slaughtered was canned
day in the Jackson County Cannery, i
It was the property of Mr. A. Paul
Deadwyler, of Wilson’s District. It
weighed two hundred pounds to the
quarter. It will be marketed at
once. Before completing the can
ning, Mr. Deadwyler invited County
Agent Jackson to have a few people
to help enjoy luscious sirloin steak
taken from the beef. Several peo
ple experienced this privilege, and
had this pleasure Tuesday. The
steak was served in the canning
plant. This canning plant, built un
der the supervision of County Agent
Jackson, is one of the best assets in
this county for the farmers. It is
hard to estimate its worth to them.
The merchants in Jefferson great
ly appreciate the splendid patronage
given them this fall. People have
responded well to their solicitation
for a share of the business of this
county. Some of the best bargains
in merchandise offered any where
have been bought here in this trad
ing center. All the people who
come to Jefferson to trade on Sat
urday afternoon are urged to be
here not later than three o’clock.
The days are short, and it is abso
lutely necessary to begin the trade
campaign earlier Saturday, in order
to take care of the business that
comes here.
The Rural Electrification Admin
istration at Washington announces
an additional • allotment of $50,000
to the Walton Electrical Association
for the construction of light and
power lines in Walton, Morgan, Bar
row and Gwinnett counties. This
will make a total of $140,000 allot
ted by the federal government to the
enterprise. The first allottment con
sisted of $90,000 and was made in
August of last year. With this
amount 91 miles of wires were set
up in Walton and Morgan counties
to accommodate 440 customers. The
additional lines to be constructed
will accommodate approximately 173
more.
From reports eminating from sec
tions in the cotton belt states, the
use of mechanical cotton-pickei’s
have not proved satisfactory. For
many reasons the machine does not
do as satisfactory work as the hand
cotton-picker, but gathers up trash
which is practically impossible to
separate. With, such objections, it
is not believed that these machines
will be brought into general use un
til they have been perfected.
SEVERAL GEORGIANS
INCLUDED IN DEATH
LIST OF ACCIDENTS
At least 149 persons were killed
over the week-end in the nation in
automobile accidents.
Ice and rain were contributing
causes in the toll, which included
several Georgians.
Accidents in the state caused
these fatalities.
Esther Jackson, 20, of near
lanta, killed in an over-turned car
overturned near his home.
E. T. Dorsey, 40, Hall county car
penter, fatally injured in a collision
on the Lula-Gainesville highway.
Mrs. M. C. Williams, 47, of At
lanta, killed in a over-turned car
near Hawkinsville.
Warren Pearson Atkins, 20, of La-
Grange, died of injuries received
when his car skidded and overturned
on the Columbus highway.
Six negroes who were drowned
late Saturday when the car in which
they were riding to Molena plunged
through a bridge rail in a creek.
MRS. L. F. BROOKS DIES AT HER
HOME IN COMMERCE
Mrs. L. F. Brooks, aged 65, passed
away at her home in Commerce last
week. She had been in declining
health for several months. Mrs.
Brooks was a member of the Bap
tist church, and during her life was
a useful and sincerely appreciated
woman. Much of her long life was
spent in administering to the com
fort of others.
She leaves one soil, J. Whelchel
Brooks, of Athens; two grandchil
dren, Mary Alice and Jane Brooks,
of Athens; three sisters, Mrs. J. E.
Fowler, Danielsville, Mrs. S. R.
Hardman and Mrs. W. B. Morris of
Colbert; and a brother, J. Dow
Sims, of Cornell, 111.
PARKS BABY DIES
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. E. 11.
Parks, who live on the Monticello
highway a few miles from Madison,
sympathize with them in the sudden
death of their two months old baby,
Billy Royce.
The body was brought to Jackson
county and buried at Dry Pond
church yard, near the old home of
the parents. Quite a number of
Morgan county relatives and friends
attended the burial.
According to estimates recently
released by the Department of
Commerce, Bureau of Census, Geor
gia had a population July 1, of 3,-
085,000 persons, an increase of 25,-
000 since July 1, 1936. Twelve of
the 48 states in the United States
have a greater population than Geor
gia. They are in the order named
New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois,
Ohio, Texas, California, Michigan,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Missouri,
North Carolina, Indiana.
Our neighboring city of Jefferson
is going after what business there is.
The merchants have formed an as
sociation to attract business, and
each week finds a large attractive
advertisement in the local paper, as
suring people that it will pay them
to ride many miles to that city to
trade. It is proving a drawing card,
too.—Commerce News.
J. J. Thomasson, editor of the
Carroll County Times at Carrollton,
the past week began his thirty-ninth
year as owner and editor of his
weekly newspaper. The oldest edi
tor in Georgia, Mr. Thomasson at 86
can look back upon more than fifty
years of newspaper work. His edi
torial career began in Arkansas.
Friends of W. M. Thurmond will
regret to know that he has been
quite ill at his home in Commerce,
suffering from an infection on his
leg that resulted from a blister.
Mr. Thurmond is one of Jackson
county’s oldest and most respected
citizens.
Cigarette ta?c collections last
month amounted to $189,108 com
pared with $63,000 collected during
November last year, the state reve
nue commission has announced
Beer fax collections for November
totaled $37,685 and delinquent tax
es $19,849.
Georgia’s Poll Tax Law Is Ruled
Valid By Supreme Court
Washington.—The supreme court
held constitutional Monday a Geor
gia law requiring male voters to pay
all accumulated poll taxes due be
fore they can vote.
— :
WANTED, Good Milch Cow. See
L. B. Isbell.
ROOSEVELT THEATRE
PHONE 192. j-j JEFFERSON, GA.
7:00 TO 11:00 O’CLOCK EACH NIGHT
Matinee Wednesday, 1:00 p. m; Friday, 1:00-
Matinee Saturday at 1:00 p. m.—3 shows
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Warner Baxter, Loretta Young in
“WIFE, DOCTOR AND NURSE”
Warner Short Subject, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
ADMISSION 10 AND 20 CENTS
(Mrs. A. C. Park)
SATURDAY
Buck Jones, Si Jenks, in
“HOLLYWOOD ROUND UP”
Selected Short Subject, “New News”
Admission Matinee EVERYBODY 10 CENTS
Admission Night, 10 and 15 Cents
(Miss Ella Weir)
MONDAY
Dolores Del Rio, George Sanders, in
“LANCER SPY”
Universal News Reel, The Latest In World’s Events
Also, Selected Short Subject
Admission 10 and 25 Cents
(Miss Vinnie Watkins)
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
Smith Ballew, Cecelia Parker, in
“ROLL ALONG COWBOY”
Chapter 3, of “Secret Agent X-9”
Also, Selected Short Subject
Matinee Wednesday 1:00 p. m.
Admission, Matinee and Night, Everybody 10 Cents
(L. C. Standridge)
If your name appears in this advertisement, clip and present
it at the door for a complimentary seat.
THE CHRISTMAS TREE
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See our complete selection of
the newest models today
• For 72 years, Christmas time has
been Elgin time in leading American
families. You’ll understand why when
you first see our offerings of the ex
citing new models. So handsome...
so rugged looking... the new Elgins
for men! And the women’s models
are perfect dreams—the most exqui
sitely fashioned timepieces we have
ever seen. Let us show you all of
these new Elgins today! Prices are
$18.50 to $750.00.
Elgin Streamline. Curved model.
15 jewels. $37.50
See cur line of Chains and Crosses and other
Jewelry.
W. P. THOMPSON
JEWELER
Will be sold at the J. W. Chandler
home place, on Friday, December 10,
at 10 o’clock a. m., the Household and
Kitchen Furniture of the said estate.
Will sell at public auction. This Nov.
27, 1937.
PAUL ELDER,
Executor.
THURSDAY, DECEMBPP ,
Sm * rt °f"|
Lovely Elfin Qauic model.
Gold filled case. $27.50
Slurd, F.T,in Cav.li.r.
modestly priced. $20.00