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By Holder & Williamson
PERSONALITIES
The writer received a postal card
from Miss Estelle Patrick, which
read as follows: “Just want to ask
you to please write a piece about
dear Daddy, Mr. Thomas L.
Patrick. Thank you so much if you
will do this in remembrance of him,
for he thought so much of you and
enjoyed your pieces in the paper so
well.” Thomas L. Patrick died, and
was buried during our absence from
home. When we read the above
card, it caused deep sorrow in our
heart. Thomas L. Patrick was one
of the sweetest spirited, most sin
cere and conscientious men we ever
knew. Together we were reared in
the same community on adjacent
farms, and often we worked in fields
near each other, and we were as
sociated together in many ways.
Never did we hear him speak an un
kind word of any person. Such a
thing as hypocrasey was unknown to
him. He married one of our school
mates, Miss Hattie Roberts, with
whom we attended school at Aca
demy, and were in the same classes.
Her sister, Miss Winnie, now Mrs.
W. B. Shaw, of Greenville, South
Carolina, was another class mate.
Both were studious and earnest
pupils. In those days there was
what was called “turning down” in
classes. If Miss Winnie ever reach
ed the head of the class, she was
there for the remainder of the term,
for she never missed spelling a word
or answering a question. These two
young girls, Misses Hattie and Win
nie Roberts, were conscientious pu
pils, and were exemplary in their
lives. Thomas L. Patrick’s wife
preceded him to the grave. With
such noble parents as Mr. and Mrs.
T. L. Patrick, no wonder their chil
dren lead lives of industry and pro
berty, and are held in high esteem
by those who know them.
Op April 10th, Rev. and Mrs. W.
H. Venable celebrated at their home
in the country the fiftieth anniver
sary of their marriage. The writer
just would not have missed being
present in their home on this oecas
sion, although he had a pretty hard
time securing a way to get out there.
He could find no one in town for
awhile who had a drivers license,
that could carry the w r riter; but
he kept on his search for such a
person until at last a colored boy
said he had a license, and would
drive the car. In company with
Frank Holder, this fine couple was
paid a visit. Many friends and rela
tives were there, paying worthy
tribute to these noble Georgians.
Both of their countenances beamed
with unalloyed happiness as they
were greeted and cheered by so
many people who entertain for them
such manifest sentiments of good
will and love. It was indeed a
memorable and a happy occasion for
these two people, who have journey
ed life’s pathway together for a
half century. May Heaven’s bless
ings abide with them in the future,
as in the past.
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Among the many of their kin
folks and friends present, a lady
spoke to the writer and said, “This
is the daughter of Arch Venable,
deceased,” a brother of Rev. W. H.
Venable. Just in this connection,
writer will state he never had more
loyal friends than all the members
of the Venable family; and when
this lady introduced herself it re
called days of the past, when the
wrriter was a candidate for the State
Senate, but just a few days prior
to the primary was in a wreck on
the Gainesville Midland, in which he
almost lost his life. A wild car,
with no engine attached, and no
brakes, ran from Belmont towards
Braselton at the rate of some eighty
miles an hour; and just as it cross
ed a tressle about four miles from
Belmont, it jumped the track, turn
ed over, and the writer was badly
wounded. He was carried to Gain
esville, where he remained until af
ter the primary. His political for
tune? were left entirely in the hands
of hs friends, one of whom was
Arch, Venable.
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Soon after hearing of the railway
tragedy, Arch boarded the Gaines
ville Midland, went to Gainesville,
and when he saw the writer in bed
with closed eye, swolen nose, and
bandage over a half scalped head,
he cheerfully said, “Now, this is a
pretty time off to be here in bed.
The Jackson Herald
when you ought to be out campaign
ing. I guess, though, you just want
to find out your true friends, be
cause I see now they will have to
look after your interest in Jackson.
So I am here to tell you to not both
er about that primary. If you get
beat, you will have a good excuse.
If you are elected, it will be a vic
tory of which you may well feel
proud, because your friends will
win it for you. The only thing I ask
you to do is just get well, and do
not worry about the election.’’ He
left for home. It was a busy sea
son. It had been a rainy spring. It
was the first of May, and people
were never busier on the farm.
Arch Venable did not stop his farm
work, but others did this while he
canvassed Newtown District on foot.
Night and day he walked and work
ed. Another man on the opposite
side of the county, Rev. Sam P. Hig
gins, was going from house to house
in behalf of the writer’s candidacy.
The primary resulted in a great
victory. The writer was nominated
Senator from the 33rd senatorial
district, and subsequently elected.
From the hour of Arch Venable’s
visit to the writer in Gainesville un
til his demise years later, he always
gladly rendered to the writer every
service of which he was capable.
It brought a thrill of genuine pleas
ure to meet last Sunday at the gold
en anniversary of Rev. and Mrs. W.
H. Venable the daughter of Arch
Venable, than whom no man ever
had a more steadfast friend, and a
man for whom the writer always
entertained sentiments of deepest
gratitude.
One morning last week when the
writer and wife went to breakfast at
the Harrison Hotel, where they have
been taking their meals for several
years—ever since children all left
home—they werei pleasantly sur
prised to meet at the breakfast table
Captain B. A. Hill, now of Alamo,
Wheeler County, not far distant
from Dublin. Captain Hill’s home
was in this county, in Pendergrass,
for a number of years. He was a
successful railroad man, business
man and farmer. Several years ago.
however, he disposed of his hold
ings in Jackson, bought a large farm
in South Georgia, where he has since
lived. Captain Hill has many warm
friends in this county, who always
give him glad greetings when he
pays a visit to his old home. He
had been somewhat indisposed for
some months, but he has about re
gained his health. In 'South Georgia
he has a large acreage, and engages
in diversified farming. Cotton, corn,
oats, wheat, cattle, hogs, peanuts and
other crops are produced by him.
Concerning South Georgia, he said,
“It is a fine farming country. There
is no better place in which to live
than Jackson County, but South
Georgia has so much better diversi
fied agriculture that it is a better
country in which to farm than North
Georgia.” Upon being congratulat
ed on his success in South Georgia,
he said, “What I have done in farm
ing has been through hard work, and
not going in debt. If one never
makes a note, nor endorses one, he
will not have to pay one. There is
no greater barrier to successful
farming than to go in debt. Paying
interest will ruin a farmer. ‘Pay as
you go’ is the right motto for State
and individuals.” Captain Hill has
many fine friends in his new home
in South Georgia. Matters not
where he may live, he will always
have many true friends.
“Some forty years ago a double
execution of two white men, Bud
Brooks and Grady Reynolds, took
place in this county,’’ said Mr. C.
M. Reynolds of Newtown District.
They killed and robbed a man by
the name of Hunt. Tremendous ef
forts were made to save the life of
Bud Brooks, but it was of no avail.
“A few days ago,” he continued,
“this tragedy was brought to my
memory by finding a copy of The
Jackson Herald among my papers,
telling all about their arrest and
trial. The paper had a picture of
these two men, together with the
Sheriff, who, at that time was my
good old friend, Poss Braselton.”
Then all executions in Georgia took
place in the county in which the
person committed the crime. It has
been taking place for several years
by electrocution, instead of hanging,
in Milledgeville at the State Prison
Farm. Now, however, the death
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JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
Mrs. W. H. Smith
Summoned by Death
Early Saturday morning at her
home on Sycamore street the Death
Angel claimed the soul of Mrs. Myra
Thompson Smith, wife of one of
Jefferson’s leading citizens, W. H.
Smith.
Mrs Smith suffered a long illness,
during which time she slipped and
fell breaking an arm, and later was
thrown from an automobile, in
which accident the bones of both
legs were broken. She was confined
to her bed for many months, but
bore her sufferings with patience
and courage, and greeted her friends
at all times with a bright smile and
with a happy welcome. During the
past month, these friends and loved
ones noted that the frail body was
was rapidly growing weaker, and
were not surprised when the an
nouncement came that her tired eyes
were closed, confused noises were
hushed and she had entered into
her last long sleep. After a long
brave fight, her sweet pure spirit
had taken its flight to realms above,
leaving with friends and loved ones
the afterglow of a life beautiful.
Silently, peacefully, Angels had
borne her into the Beautiful Man
sion Above.
Mrs. Smith was 67 years of age.
She was the daughter of the late
Elisha M. and Sarah Elizer Johnson
Thompson. Her forbears were well
known representative citizens of
Jackson and Oglethorpe counties.
She was a graduate of Martin Insti
tute, and in early young womanhood
became the wife of W. H. Smith.
She was a devoted wife, mother and
grandmother. As her health failed,
she did not lose sight of the fact
that others too had their troubles,
and though many times distressed
in health, she had a word of cour
age and cheerfulness for each one.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Presbyterian church Sunday
afternoon by Rev. Dendy of Gaines
ville. A large crowd of sorrowing
friends filled the church. The choir,
composed of Dr. C. B. Lord, J. Z.
Carter, C. E. and Clifton Barnett,
Mesdames J. C. Smith, A. B. Elizer,
J. C. Turner, Miss Florence Lassiter,
with Miss Callie Watson at the pia
no, sang “No Night There,’’ “Saved
by Grace,” and “Abide With Me.”
The pallbearers were H. L. Singer
and Dan Cannon of Atlanta, Thomas
Comer of Athens, J. C. Turner, J.
N. Holder and R. B. Maxwell. In
terment was in Woodbine cemetery.
Beneath a mound of exquisite and
fragrant flowers, the body sleeps,
gone from sight, yet her quiet, beau
tiful influence will still live, and
many will cherish the thought that
it was their privilege to call her
friend.
Surviving Mrs. Smith are her hus
band; son, W. Harold Smith of New
Holland; two grandsons, Billy and
Jimmie Smith; and a sister, Mrs.
Mamie Foster. Also, the following
nieces and nephews, Mrs. George M.
Slappey, Mrs. Clarence *Whelchel,
Misses Gladys, Martha Pierce and
Dorothy Aiken, Mrs. O. Q. Ledford,
Mrs. Julius Elrod, Sherwood Johnson
and James Tribble. To the bereav
ed family, there is little that can be
said at this time to help ease the
pangs of grief unless it be the real
ization which will come to them that
the passing of their loved one is not
alone their sorrow, but that scores
of friends and acquaintances share
deeply in their loss.
1,000 SCHOOI. YOUTHS WILL
ATTEND NINTH DISTRICT
1,000 contestants and supporters
from all High schools in 19 counties,
comprising the Ninth Congressional
district, will attend the annual Dis
trict meet which will be held in
Gainesville this week.
Tentative program adopted is as
follows: debates, 8 o’clock Thursday
night High school auditorium, Fri
day morning 10 o’clock, declamation,
recitation, Home Economics contests
in the High school gymnasium, track
meet and field events 2:30 p. m. at
Riverside, 8 p. m. music contest and
naming of winners in each contest.
Mrs. George Dyson of Crawford
is the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. G. Johnson.
penalty will be paid in the new
prison in Tattnall County. For many
years all hangings were in public.
Next they were in private; but now
all executions are private, and the
victims meet death through an
electric current.
COUNTY AGENT’S
COLUMN
A community refrigerator large
enough to accommodate from 12 to
25 families may prove profitable in
some communities, when we get the
rural electric lines for our people.
The cost of one of these refriger
ators is not prohibitive. A group of
farm families can club together and
install one of these at some central
point at much less cost than each
farmer could install a refrigerator
to serve his own needs.
It is a good idea to build one of
these units large enough for a man
to be able to walk in and hang sever
al carcasses of meat, or to store
other farm products where cold
storage facilities are not within con
venient distance. When this stor
age space is available, a hog or beef
may be butchered at any season of
the year, and farmers may have a
year-around supply of fresh meat.
There are three of these com
munity refrigerators in North Geor
gia at present, and they are proving
practical and economical to the
farmers, according to reports. One
of these at Clarkesville last year
stored over 15,000 pounds of pro
ducts, at a total cost of leas than
$50.00.
Sixty-one families used the Clark
esville refrigerator at an estimated
total saving of SSOO. On this basis,
the refrigerator will pay for itself
and the cost of operation in less than
three years. The farmers used this
unit mainly for storing produces for
home consumption.
Research has proven that it is
possible to build termite-proof
houses. Termites may be kept out
of the wood by filling up cracks, by
mechanical blocking, und by cutting
off wood from the ground by metal
shields or solid cement. If these in
sects are already in the house, it
is often possible to make simple in
expensive repairs that will cut them
off from the ground and cause them
to die.
If the repairing job is too expen
sive, the pests may be controlled
by temporarily poisoning the ground
under the house where they have
their nests. Either orthodichloro
benzene, or a mixture of kerosene
and coal-tar creoste is a good poi
son, and will remain effective for
four or five years.
Proper construction of the house
in the first place is a cheap and
certain insurance against termites,
but many builders still do not realize
that this is the only sure way to
keep them out. It is explained that
termite damage often shows up
when the house is from 5 to 20
years old. Information on “build
ing out” termites may be obtained
by writing the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, Washington, D. C., for
Leaflet No. 101, “Injury to Build
ing* by Termites,’’ and for Bureau
of Entomology and Plant Quaran
tine Brief No. 338.
J. W. Jackson, County Agt.
Ten Victims of Cloudburst
Are Buried in 33-Foot Grave
Jasper, Ga.—Ten of the 13 vic
tims of a mountain torrent which
washed away a store building at
Whitestone April 7 were buried in
a single grave today at rural Phila
delphia church.
The bodies lay in state in the au
ditorium of Pickens High school here
until 1 o’clock this afternoon and
hundreds filed by. Traffic was so
dense the State Highway Patrol sent
troopers to handle the jam.
The American Legion Post of
Ellijay, which had charge of ar
rangements at the high school, esti
mated some 10.000 persons were
present.
The Rev. A. W. Bussey and the
Rev. G. F. Compton held simple
services over the bodies. Then they
were placed in a 33-foot grave.
Buried were J. C. Conner, Mrs.
Conner, their children, Forest,
Mildred, Harold, Claude, Oleta,
Flora Sue and Eugene, and Mrs.
Conner’s brother, Carl Lindsey.
Another son of the Conner’s,
James, 16, is still missing.
The other two victims of the
cloud-burst-born flood were Thelma
Ponder, 8, and Bonnie Ponder, 4,
visitors at the Conner home when
the storm struck. They were being
buried at Mt. Pisgah church in Gil
mer county.
Thursday, April 21, 1938.
Norcross Club Will
Be Hostess To Ninth
District Convention
The twenty-seventh annual meet
ing of the clubs of the ninth district
of Georgia Federation of Women’s
Clubs will be held in Norcross, at
the Presbyterian church on April 22,
with Mrs. H. J. Reynolds, president
jy{ the Norcross Woman’s Club, pre
siding. The exercises will begin at
10:30, eastern standard time. After
assembly singing. Mrs. J. B. Bond
will lead in the salute to the flag.
Mrs. W. J. Wingate, first vice presi
dent of the district, will read the
collect and Rev. H. C. Stratton will
give the invocation. Welcome will
be extended by Mayor W. M. Dodd;
Mrs. 11. C. Stratton, of Norcross Wo
man's Club, und Mrs. W. H. Kent,
of Civic Improvement Club, and Mrs.
T. C. Hardman, of Commerce, will
respond.
Mrs. Reynolds will present the
district president, Mrs. C. E. Pitt
man. of Commerce, who will deliver
her message after minutes read by
the secretary, Miss Lena Reese
Couch. Pages and guests will be
recognized, and district officers will
make their reports. Highlights from
the chairman of departments, divis
ions, and foundations will be given,
Mrs. H. C. Carrithers bringing the
Ella F. White “silver jubilee” notes,
and Mrs. W. R. Garner reporting
for Tallulah Falls school. Mrs. J.
O. Braselton will talk on “Fruits of
Cancer Control Campaign.” Me
morial service will be in charge of
Mrs. John N. Holder.
The Woman’s Chorus will open
the afternoon session and Mrs. H. B.
Ritchie, of Athens, will be presented
as candidate for the office of record
ing secretary in the General Feder
ation of Women’s Clubs. Each club
president will speak for two minutes
and new clubs will be introduced.
“The Nightingale’s Song” will be
sung by the chorus and there will be
a violin duet, “The Dream of the
Shepherdess,” played by James
Verner and Geneva Norris. Com
mittee reports will include creden
inls, resolutions, records, time and
place, courtesy nominations and the
election of officers. Music will be
in charge of Mrs. B. F. Summerour,
and the pages will be Florence War
rington, Sue Summerour, Helen
Adams and Doris Webb.
East Side Choir Met At
Pleasant Grove
On last Sunday afternoon, April
17, the East Side Choir held its
regular afternoon session with the
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, in
Madison County, with a good at
tendance present, representing ad
joining counties. The following pro
gram was enjoyed by all the at
tendants:
Opening song: Claud Cleghorn.
Prayer: C. F. Burroughs.
Arranging Committee: Alvin Gor
don and C. F. Burroughs.
Leaders: Jewett Barnett, Mrs.
DorSely Suggs, Preston Whitworth,
C. F. Burroughs, G. L. Sailors, Miss
Louise Benton, Alvin Gordon, Miss
Winnie Sue Carithers, Rev. F. J.
Hendricks, W. T. Whitley, Mrs. A.
H. Carithers.
Duets: “My Dream Boat,” and
“I’m Getting Ready,” Mrs. Dorsey
Suggs and Miss Louise Benton.
Leaders: Jack Wilbanks, Miss
Elizabeth Nelms, C. F. Burroughs,
Jewett Barnett.
Collection: $2.98.
Invitations received from Union,
Meadow, New Harmony, Hull. By
majority vote the next session will
be held at the New Harmony Bap
tist Church, three miles east of
Nicholson, Sundajy afternoon, May
H 5.
Tenor Solo: “When I Rest on the
Bosom of my King,” with full chorus
by C. F. Burroughs.
Leader: G. L. Sailors.
Pianists: Mrs. Dorsey Suggs, Miss
Louise Benton, Jewett Barnett, Mrs.
G. L. Sailors.
Closing songs: C. F. Burroughs.
Benediction: Rev. F. J. Hendricks.
Claud Cleghorn, Pres.
Jewett Barnett, Se’y.
LAMAR COUNTY VOTES
AGAINST LIQUOR
Barnesville, Ga.—Lamar county
became the first Georgia county to
turn down legal liquor Saturday,
when it voted 399 to 265, against
the local option law.
Vol. 62. No. 38.
Federal Old-Age Insurance
Lump-Sum Claims Paid
Average $26.20 in Georgia
Payment of claims for lump-sums
under the Federal Old-Age Insur
ance plan of the Social Security Act
in Georgia increased to an average
of $26.20 in March, wh*le the na
tional average rose to $38.29, G. T.
Banks, Acting Manager of the Ath
ens Field Office, Bureau of Old-Age
Insurance, announced.
“Payments amounting to $3,425,-
234.44 to pay 114,927 claims
throughout the country have been
certified since the plan became ef
fective,” Mr. Banks said. “March
payments totaled $836,867.87.
“A total of 21,858 claims were
paid during March. Of this number
364 were from Georgia, amounting
to $9,537.82. Of the total number
certified, more than 58 per cent,
12,700, were filed by close relatives
or representatives of the estates of
wage earners who had died. The
payments made to such claimants,
as well as to those who had filed
claims because they had reached the
age of 65, represented 3Vi per cent
of the total wages received from
covered employment as defined in
the Social Security Act.
“The highest claim certified for
payment in March, for $549.50, was
filed in New York by a man who had
reached age 65, and who had work
ed simultaneously for several em
ployers.
“It is not necessary for workers
who have reached the age of 65 to
retire in order to receive a lump-sum
payment under the Federal Old-Age
Insurance program. Under the
present terms of the Social Security
Act, a worker retires from covered
employment in order to receive the
monthly retirement benefits which
will be paid beginning in 1942. How
ever, the lump-sum cash payments
are paid now to workers who reach
age 65, and who have worked, since
1936, in an employment covered by
the Act,” Mr. Banks said.
Every assistance is being given
claimants, without charge, by the
Social Security Board Office which
is located at 214 Hinton Securities
Building, Athens, Georgia.
State Committee Meeting
For Saturday Called
Chairman Charles S. Reid Satur
day called the state democratic ex
ecutive committee to meet in Atlan
ta Saturday night to formulate rules
and fix fees for Georgia’s September
14 primary.
The 120 regular committeemen
and six ex-officio members were re
quested to meet at 8 p. m. at the
Ansley Hotel.
Reid, Atlanta lawyer, declined to
forecast the closing date for qualify
ing which the committee will set.
Political observers has said June 1
appears likely.
In the September primary Geor
gians will nominate these offiers:
Governor, one United States sen
ator, ten congressmen, secretary of
state, treasurer, comptroller general,
state school superintendent, attorney
general, three members of the su
preme court and two of the court of
appeals, one member of the public
service commission, the commission
er of labor, state legislators, and
judges and solicitors-general of vari
ous superior court circuits where
terms are expiring.
Georgia’s executive committee is
composed of twelve members from
each congressional district. Six of
these are selected in district caucuses
at the state convention, the other
six selected from the state-at-large
by Governor E D. Rivers and Reid.
Prior to the general meeting the
rules committee will meet and draft
tentative regulations to' submit to
the state committee as a whole.
SOUTHERN SEEKS BID ON 5,000
FREIGHT CARS
Atlanta, Ga.—The Southern Rail
way company has asked for bids to
be submitted April 30, 1938, on five
thousand freight cars, according to
announcement made by R. B. Pe
gram, vice-president. The company
stated that this construction program
is under consideration and is subject
to financial arrangements being per
fected and to the approval of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Mrs. Clifford Storey, Misses Joyce
and Mabeth Storey of Jefferson were
guests at the Holsenbeck home Tues
day evening.—Winder News. ; -