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By Holder & Williamson
GO TO CHURCH
Below are the thoughts of anoth
er reproduced in this column be
cause of abiding truths expressed
so well by this student and philoso
pher: “To have a good time at the
expense of an uneasy conscience
does not pay. Nor does it pay to
loss our temper at the expense of
losing a friend; to cheat a corpora
tion at the expense of robbing our
own souls; to go to church in the
morning and to the devil in the even
ing; to have an enemy when we
might have had a friend; to sow
wild oats when we have to reap
their harvest; to spend the last half
of life in remorse and regret for
the follies of the first half; to be
discourteous, irreverent, cynical,
cruel, or vulgar; to give God the
husks instead of the heart; to live
at all unless we live for all.” It is
well for one to pause long enough
occassionally to make an intro
spection of himself and endeavor to
ascertain whether his heart be right
with his fellowman, his country,
himself and his God.
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The writer always enjoyed read
ing the column of O. 0. Mclntyre,
whose one subject was, “New York
Day by Day.” He resided in New
York, and wrote about the Great
Metropolis and the people with
whom he came in contact. Few writ
ers were such complete masters of
the English language as was this
man. Not only was he an enter
tainer, but a philosopher and patriot
with a heart full of sympathy and
love for the discouraged, the unfor
tunate, and those who had seeming
ly failed in life. Recently Mr. Mc-
Intyre passed away. Just a day or
two before his sudden death he
wrote about attending preaching
services in a little church in the
Great City. He told about the pews,
the congregation, the songs, the ser
mon, and the deep impression the
reading of the Word and the mes
sage of the preacher made on his
own heart. He concluded his column
story by saying those who do not
go to God’s Holy Sanctuary do not
realize just how much they are miss
ing in this life. This was probably
one of the last messages he ever
wrote.
Those who remain away from
church Sabbath by Sabbath cannot
know the blessings of which they
are depriving themselves. There is
real joy in the study of the Holy
Word. One may say he can learn
of the Bible in the home as well as
in the church, but going to God’s
house on the Sabbath, and there
unite with others in the Sabbath
School in learning and applying the
Scripture to life itself, brings a
thrill of happiness that no language
can express. Then when the Gospel
Messenger stands before one and
tells the story of salvation, it causes
one to ponder, to meditate, and
realize that it is not “all of life to
live, nor all of death to die.” There
is “an immortal part of man that
will survive the grave and never,
never die.” When these solemn and
impressive words echo and re-echo
in heart, “What shall it profit a
man to gain the whole word and lose
his own soul,” he cannot fail to
realize the tremendous responsibili
ty of life, for this life is but an op
portunity to prepare for the life be
yond the tomb.
If you have not been attending
church, will you not try it? The
writer knows from experience how
stregthening it is to one in “over
coming evil with good,” in subduing
passions, in control of appetities,
and in expanding the heart with
brotherly love. The writer knows
from personal experience how much
real genuine happiness and joy he
receives by going to Sabbath School.
Also, in listening to a good sermon
Sunday morning and evening. All
sermons are good that point to the
way of eternal life. If the message
of the minister is a heart message,
it will not fail to make an impres
sion on those who come within reach
of his exposition of the Word. It
is really a tragic thing for people
who 1 never go to church nor hear
the gospel. A few years ago in the
trial of Harry K. Thaw for the
murder of Stanford White, in New
York, the wife of Thaw, Evelyn
Nesbitt, a young woman more than
twenty years old, said she had never
attended church. It is a rare thing
for a member of the criminal class
to have attended Sunday School and
The Jackson Herald
church in his adolescence. Those
who are ignorunt of God’s precious
promises are the ones frequently in
custody of the law. They never go
to Sunday School nor church. Try
going to church for peace, comfort
and happiness.
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Here is a story about going to
church on one human life. The writ
er was mayor of Jefferson. A man
was brought before him charged
aith selling intoxicants. The evidence
proved his guilt beyond any ques
tion. Before passing sentence, how
ever, the writer saw in the court
room a woman and some little chil
’dren. The officer said the lady was
the wife of the man just tried, and
that he was the father of the little
children. The writer realized a
money fine would take bread from
his family. A prison sentence would
leave them without any one to pro
vide food or raiment for them. So
on the impulse of the moment, with
out suggestion or solicitation from
any one to be lenient with him, the
writer sentenced him to go to
church every Sunday for a period of
six months. The man selected the
Baptist church in which to carry out
the order of court. Rev. J. S. Harts
field was pastor. Every Monday the
wife would report for her husband
that he attended church. Finally
the time of his sentence expired.
Soon thereafter the family moved
away. Some years later the writer
received a letter from the wife, ex
pressing gratitude for what he had
done for her husband and family.
Going to church and hearing the
gospel had given him anew vision
of life. He quit selling liquor, made
a good husband and father, and be
came a citizen worthy to live in any
community. It was the Good Mas
ter who made him anew creature.
Ralph Jones, writer of the Sil
houette Column of the Atlanta Con
stitution, has some interesting his
tory of Jackson county in a recent
issue of his paper. He says:
A backward glance over the
scrolls of history is always inter
esting, often amusing and frequent
ly instructive. So:
The following regulations for the
conduct of taverns in the Georgia
of nearly 150 years ago may edify.
They were passed at the August,
1797, term of the Jackson county
grand jury.
“Ordered, that the following
Rates be Lawful for any Tavern
keeper, or retailers of Spiritons Li
quors, to sell by and shall not ex
tort a larger sum for any single
article than what is here allowed:
For Breakfast of good hole
some diet $0.25
First table for Dinner of good
holesome diet, Warm .37%
Second table for Dinner of
good holesome diet, Cold .25
For Supper of good hole
some diet .25
For Lodging .10
For half pint of Jamaica or
Wisterior Rum .25
For half pint North East
Rum .18%
For half pint Brandy .18%
For half pint Whiskey .12%
For horse feed 4 cents for
each quart of Corn or
bundle fother.
Feeding & Stableing a horse
for twenty four hours
with a plenty of Corn and
fother .37%
He reveals that the county seat of
Jackson was once located in Clarks
boro. We quote from him again:
The specifications for Jackson
county’s first jail, as drawn up by
the grand jury, read as follows:
“Ordered that the Clerk advertise
the bidding of the Jail to be let to
the lowest bidder on the first Satur
day in May next at Clarksboro. The
plan of said house is as follows,
twenty two feet square on the out
side two stories high a shingle roof
the first story to begin two feet in
the ground built with a double wall
of timbers at least ten inches square
& filled with small round poles end
ways so as to make the walls three
feet thick to be eight feet clear in
the pitch of the floor to begin even
with the surface of the earth laid
with hewn timbers a foot thick close
together then with two Inch oak
plank nailed down with spikes with
in six inches of each other and sec
ond floor in the same manner and a
trap door in the middle three feet
square well Ironed the second story
SINGLE COPY 5c
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
ROY CROSS AND HIS BUSTA
DAWN BOYS AT ROOSEVELT
THEATRE NEXT MONDAY
Hailed as the most versatile foot
light attraction to invade this part of
Dixie in many moons, Roy Cross and
His Busta Dawn Boys, sensational
headline feature of the famous WSB
WAGA “Cross Roads Follies,” will
display their umazingly varied stage
entertainment at Roosevelt on Mon
day, May 2nd, at 7:30 and 9:80 p. m.
Whether it is modern swing music,
novel variations, old-fashioned heart
songs, songs of the range, back
woods breakdowns or mountain folk
songs, The Busta Dawn Boys can
and do deliver it in union, individu
ally, in trio combination, and many
other fashions, with trimmings of
fancy fiddling, trick dancing, dou
ble yodeling, and mystifying assort
ment of other ornamentations.
Roy Cross and His Busta Dawn
Boys were an instantaneous hit
when they were introduced to the
radio audience via WSB and WAGA,
and are recruiting an increasingly
huge army of friends and admirers
through their ..daily broadcasts.
Their stage show is said to be even
more enjoyable and original than
their radio divertisement, and pack
ed houses have greeted them every
where.
Included in the cast of stars is
Roy Cross, Dixie’s fashion-plate fid
dler; Connie Parsons, world’s fastest
banjo wizard; and Eddie Walker,
maestro of the bass violin. Mr. Par
sons’ impersonation of “Lady Con
stantine” is rated as one of the
funniest specialties on the boards.
Ben Mitchell Wins Spelling
Contest
Ben Mitchell, a member of the
seventh grade at Martin Institute,
Jefferson, was winner of the Jack
son County Spelling Contest held on
April 20, and sponsored by the At
lanta Constitution. Thirteen other
schools from the county were repre
sented by he following children from
the sixth, seventh, and eighth
grades:
Talmo, Joel Simmons.
Pendergrass, Walter Harvey.
Hoschton, James Coffee.
Braselton, Grace Cruce.
Long View, Lizzie Ruth Fambro.
Arcade, Hazel Grizzle.
Attica, Geneva Kesler.
Harris, Dorothy Webb.
White Hill, Louise Barnett.
Bold Springs, Winnie McDuff.
Maysville, Mary Reynolds.
Jackson Trail, Dorothy Phillips.
Benton, Buford Holder.
The winner of second place was
Dorothy Webb of Harris; and the
third place went to Mary Reynolds
of Maysville.
Ben Mitchell will attend the State
Contest to be held in Atlanta, May
7. The State winner will receive a
free trip to Washington.
to be ten feet pitch in the clear &
only the out wall carried up the up
per floor of squared timbers six
inches think a door to the upper
story well Ironed & 4 eight light
glass windows, well grated the lower
story to have two windows, eight
inchese square grated inside and
out—”
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It gives pleasure to print the be
low words from the Commerce News
about Judge B. Frank Whelchel,
who has performed his official duties
under great difficulties:
“The Ninth District has been rep
resented in a fine way during the
term of Congressman B. Frank
Whelchel. He has made an enviable
record and has won the esteem of
his fellow workers at the Capitol.
Keeping the needs and interests of
the people of his District in mind
Congressman Whelchel has fought,
when able, for the measures that he
thought would be of most benefit to
the people he represents. His work
in behalf of the farming section has
been commendable. His supreme
endeavor to keep at his post of duty
in the face of terrific odds—his al
most complete physical shake-up, his
inability to walk, the strain of high
nervous tension, have won the ad
miration of even his enemies. That
he gives all that he has no one will
deny. In the face of these things
and because of his fine record of
service The News feels that he de
serves renomination and re-election
without opposition and sincerely
hopes that he will not have oppo
sition in the coming primary.
SCHOOLMEET
Nelson and Canton Win 9th
District School Honors
V
Gainesville, Ga., April 24.—Nel
son and Canton carried off honors in
the Ninth District literary and athle
tic meet, concluded Friday night at
the high school gymnasium. Canton
won first place in both literary and
athletic events in the B group, and
Nelson did the same in the C group.
Superintendent F. L. Ivey, of
Winder, presented the trophies to
winners in each group, and medals
to winners of first places.
Superintendent H. J. W. Turner,
of Dacula, was elected president of
the executive committee, other mem
bers chosen being F. L. Ivey, Win
der; D. F. Osborne, Maysville; C. J.
Cheves, Gainesville; J. P. Cash, Can
ton; P. M. Landrum, Nelson.
Results of the meet are as fol
lows :
Music—First place, Virginia Sher
rill, Cumming; second, Jane Foster,
Winder; third, Gwendolyn Hood,
Commerce.
Literary Events B Group
Declamation, Horace Whitoner,
Buford; reading, Joan Arnold, Can
ton; boys’ essay, Carter Chandler,
Toccoa; girls’ essay, Berthine Wil
liams, Toccoa; home economics,
Gwendolyn Hood, Commerce; debate,
Mary Jane Appleby, Dorothy Jane
Eley, Winder; one-act play, Canton;
spelling, Canton.
Literary Events C Group
Declamation, J. L. Ingram, Nel
son; reading, Christa Wayne, Flow
ery Branch; boys’ essay, William
Dunagan, Dacula; girls’ essay, Del
ores Edwards, Nelson; home econom
ics, Mary Reynolds, Maysville; de
bate, Willie Nolle Coburn, Charles
Drake, Jr., Braselton; one-act play,
Braselton; spelling, Maysville.
Athletic Events B Group
100-Yard dash, M. Westmoreland,
Toccoa; 440-yard, M. Westmoreland,
Toccoa; 440-yard dash, E. Westmore
land, Toccoa; high jump, Benson,
Buford; broad jump, Hilton, Canton;
pole vault, Williams, Ellijay; shot
put, Bennett, Cumming; hurdles,
Hilton, Canton; discus, Fincher,
Cumming; relay, Hilton, Beavers,
Brooks, Perkins, Canton.
Athletic Events C Group
100-yard dash, Striplin, Dacula;
220-yard dash, McDaniel, Nelson;
440-yard dash, Hamilton, Tate; high
jump, Holbrook, Nelson; broad
jump, Nunn, Maysville; pole vault,
Johnson, Grayson; shot put, Striplin,
Dacula; hurdles, Ingram, Nelson;
discuss, Hitt, Nelson; relay, Ander
son, McDaniel, Ingram, Hitt, Nelson.
Summary of points: Athletics, B
group, Canton, 29; Toccoa, 19; Cum
ming, 10; C Group, Nelson, 33; Da
cula, 23; Tate, 18. Literary, B
Group, Canton, 27; Commerce, 19;
Toccoa, 18; C Group, Nelson, 24;
Braslton, 23; Dacula, 18.
BOYS GET $21,977
IN CATTLE AUCTION
A group of Georgia’s future farm
ers were richer by $21,977 at the
conclusion of an auction sale ending
Atlanta’s third annual Fat Cattle
allow, sponsored by the livestock
committee of the Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce.
Top price went to young Gene
Marks, of Newton county, whose
grand champion steer was sold to
the Arcade restaurant for 30 cents
a pound or a total of $258.
The reserve champion owned by
Jack Weatherly, of Bleckley county,
was sold to The Colonnade for 17
cents a pound and brought a total of
$114.75.
More than 180 pure-bred steers,
said to represent one of the finest
collections ever assembled in the
state, went under the hammer.
Total returns were a little below last
year’s figures, but cattle experts
said the average price was higher
than a year ago in relation to to
day’s market.
Satisfaction was expressed by
the sponsors and participants alike.
Buyers had an opportunity to get
some of the finest beef in the state
and the sellers were amply repaid
for months of patient “raising.”
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Carr of Atlanta
were guests for breakfast Sunday
morning at the home of the former’s
aunt, Mrs. Sam Kelly. Afterwards,
accompanied by Mrs. Lucy Carr,
they visited Mr. Charlie Carr at
Maysville.
ThurscUy, April 28, 1938.
Hopkins to Give
Jobs to 2,800,000
With New Funds
Washington.
velt’s proposal for a 1,250-million
dollar relief fund will see 2,800,000
jobless through the next nine
months, Works Progress Administra
tor Harry L. Hopkins told the House
appropriations committee as it op
ened hearing on the omnibus recov
ery bill.
Testifying behind closed doors,
Hopkins indorsed Mr. Roosevelt’s de
mands for renewed spending and
urged the committee to approve the
request for augmented relief funds.
The appropriation would permit a
200,000 increase in the relief rolls,
he said.
Two million six hundred thousand
persons are now on the rolls.
Hopkins’ testimony came us Presi
dent Roosevelt scheduled confer
ences for the next two weeks with
cabinet members and department
heads charged with dispensing the
recovery funds.
Mr. Roosevelt declared he wishes
to set the stage for quick action
when Congress approves the neces
sary legislation.
Hopkins estimated there will be
approximately 16 million dollars’
unexpended bulance remaining from
this year’s WPA appropriation when
the new proposed allocation becomes
available July 1 for expenditure by
February.
Governor Rivers Does
Not Make Known Plans
Atlanta.—Governor Rivers read
off an inventory of the achievements
of his administration to the State
Democratic Executive Committee
Saurday night but failed to give an
inkling of his political plans.
In an address before a meeting
called to formulate regulations for
the September 14 primary, the gov
ernor gave a detailed account of
his stewardship since January, 1937.
Explaining his silence on his po
litical plans, Rivers near the end of
his address said “we carried out the
party platform and are now busily
engaged in adequately expanding
the program of progress made possi
ble thereby.”
He said he believed the interests
of the state “will be best served by
me retaining at this time my status
as governor rather than immediate
ly changing to a candidate for pub
lic office.
“For this reason I am postponing,
for the present, becoming a candi
date for any office.”
Despite advance reports he would
tell what office he wanted in the
coming election, Rivers made no re
mark on which political observers
could pin a forecast.
He did say, however, at the outset
of his broadcast address that “finally
the justification for a political party
staying in power lies in the program
of government it gives the people.”
Then the governor proceeded to
review his administration.
The prediction pendulum has been
swinging between governor and U.
S. senator in dealing with Rivers'
ambitions. Senior Senator Walter
F. George must run again this year.
Although his address was about
state activities for the most part
Rivers said at one point he wished
President Roosevelt had the Georgia
Democratic assembly to work with
and asserted:
“In the present national congress
it seems to me that some, elected
there as Democrats, like the com
panions of Christopher Columbus,
are failing in their vision and cour
age, and would even throw the Presi
dent overboard and retrace their
steps, instead of courageously and
faithfully following through to the
final goal of the national party.”
MRS. GORDON THOMPSON
HONORED BY YOUNG
HARRIS MISSIONARIES
At the monthly meeting of the
Missionary Society of Young Har
ris church, Athens, which was held
in the assembly room of the church,
Mrs. G. H. Bell presented Mrs. Gor
don Thompson with a life member
ship for her little grand-daughter,
Norma Benita Kirk, as a token of
love and appreciation for the won
derful work she has done for the
society and church.—Athens Banner-
Herald.
Vol. 62. No. 39.
AIR MAIL WEEK :
National Air Mail Week
Begins May Fifteenth
On May 15, the Post Office De
partment will celebrate the twen
tieth anniversary of the inaugura
tion of scheduled airmail services,
and in commemoration thereof will
observe National Air Mail Week—.
May 15 to 21, inclusive.
Twenty yenrs ago there was not'
a single uir mail or air passenger
route being operated in this country,
while now we are operating
routes in all parts of the United
States, its territories and possessions
and to numerous foreign countries.
When the air mail service was in
augurated on May 15, 1918, the
schedules called for a total flying
mileage of but 436 miles daily. Now
the air lines of this country regular
ly fly upwards of one quarter of a
million miles every 24 hours, and
they transport in the most modern
planes yet devised, not ony mail, but
also passengers and express.
The President of the United
States, who has taken an active in
terest in the aviation development of
this country, and who, when he must
be uway from Washington, regular
ly employs the Air Mail Service to
keep him in touch with the affairs of
the Government, has! recognized
National Air Mail Week.
Let us for a moment consider the
development of air transportation in
this country during the past 20
years. In the first year of oper
ation of the air-mail service 713,000'
pieces of mail were transported..
During the last fiscal year, which'
ended on the 30th of last June, be
tween 150,000,000 and 200,000,000
pieces of mail were transported. In
addition to this tremendous volume
of mail more than a million passeng
ers flew approximately 529,000,000
passenger-miles, and more than 9,-
000,000 pounds of express were
handled by the air lines.
It is fitting that the people gen
erally join with the Post Office De-*
parmen in celebrating the twentieth
anniversary of scheduled air-mail
service and in availing themselves of
the many benefits and advantages
afforded by this service.
Cooperation in the celebration of
National Air Mail Week is being en
thusiastically given the Post Office
Department by all postal officials and
employees, by the Governors of the
several States, by civic and fraternaf
organizations, by veterans’ organiz
ations, by the air lines and the
aviation industry generally, and oth
ers too numerous to mention. \
PRIMARY ENTRIES
TO CLOSE JUNE I
June 1 was selected as the date
for closing entries in the state pri
mary, September 14, by the rules
committee of the State Democratic
Executive committee which met in
Atlanta Saturday night.
The rules committee also decided
to recommend an assessment of $360
for each candidate for governor oar
the U. S. Senate, and $250 for all
other state office candidates.
The fall primary will be held to
nominate candidates for the Novem
ber general election, for the offices
of United States Senator, Governor,
Congressmen, Comptroller General,
Treasurer, Secretary of State, PukJ
lie Service Commissioner, Superin
tendent of Education, Commissioner
of Labor, judges of the Supreme
Court, Court of Appeals and Super
ior Courts and Solicitors General.
At the same time county and dis
trict primaries will be held to nomi
nate Representatives and Senator#
in the General Assembly.
44 ROTARY CLUBS PLAN
DISTRICT PARLEY
Atlanta, Ga.—With 44 Georgi#
Rotary Clubs in attendance, the Ro
tary District Conference will be held
in Atlanta on May 8, 9 and 10, with
600 to 700 delegates expected.
The meeting will mark the twenty
fifth anniversary of the organization
of the Atlanta Rotary Club, first
Rotary body of Georgia. It also
marks the tenth anniversary of the
Georgia Rotary District.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Moseley and
daughter, Miss Virginia, and Mrs.
Howard Gordon and daughter,
Christine, from Danielsville, visited
Mrs. C. B, Whelchel Sunday.