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The Jackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
GATHERED FROM THE
FOURTH ESTATE
Down at Swainsboro at the meet
ing of the Georgia Press Association
we had the pleasure of meeting the
author of that most popular and
famous book of fiction whose scene
was laid in Georgia in and about
Atlanta, “Gone With The Wind.”
She is Mrs. John R. Marsh, whose
husband is the efficient publicity di
rector of the Georgia Power Com
pany. The uuthor of this popular
publication named above is unassum
ing, unostentatious, and very popu
lar, and she possessess a brilliant in
tellectuality. While a multiplicity
of encomiums have been bestowed
on her ever since the reading public
proclaimed her book one of the best
that ever came from the press, and
while she was lauded and honored
by the Georgia editors at their an
nual gathering this year, never once
during the entire meeting of the
Press Association did she manifest
any haughtiness or gave evidence of
any egotism. At all times she seem
ed unaware of her brilliancy, mag
netism and the crown of honors
which she gracefully wears. It made
us real glad to know that Georgia
has such a successful and world
known author.
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Swainsboro is the home of the
President of the Senate, Hon. John
B. Spivey, who was exceedingly cor
dial to all the visitors. Truetlen
county waived her right to the State
Senator from that district this year,
so that Spivey might have the op
portunity of being returned to the
Senate and again be chosen the pre
siding officer of that body. How
ever, he has a contest on hand, for
Hon. J. L. Rountree is also a can
didate for the Senate. Several
times he has been elected to the
General Assembly from Emanuel, so
there seems to be a pretty hot con
test for this office in Emanuel.
Both men were reared in Emanuel,
and both- have loyal friends.
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Frank Mitchell is Mayor of
Swainsboro, and delivered the ad
dress of welcome. Those who heard
it say it was fine. We did not reach
Swainsboro in time to hear Frank
Mitchell’s, nor Governor Rivers’
speeches. Frank and the writer
were students at Georgia at the same
time, and also rendered service to
gether in the General Assmbly.
Frank is a successful lawyer, and a
business man of more than ordinary
sagacity. The new hotel, the John
C. Coleman, was built by Mr. Mitch
ell, and named in honor of his late
father-in-law, one of the wealthiest
citizens and one of the most in
fluential men of all South Georgia.
The hotel is modern and up-to-date
in every particular, and would be a
credit to any municipality with a
population much larger than the
city in which it is located. Mrs.
Bird, daughter of the late H. R.
Cannon, who, with his son, Cecil,
built and operated the Henry Grady
Hotel in Atlanta, is the manager of
the John C. Coleman. She was rear
ed in a hotel, and is operating this
one so as to give satisfaction to the
traveling public, and also to make a
dividend on the investment. The
Boy Scouts rendered faithful service
while the editors were in session.
These young Americans cannot fail
to impress one with their politeness,
suavity of manners and service.
One of them introduced himself to
the writer, saying, “This is George
Elliot. If I can serve you, I will be
glad to do so.”
Other citizens of Emanuel whom
we have known for a long while
gave us friendly greetings—Henry
Flanders, Felix Williams, A. S.
Bradley, Ivey Rountree, E. Flanders,
Robert Humphreys, Judge Harring
ton, Guy Alford, Shelly Elliot,
Colonel Price, Will McMillan, and
Editor Hobby of the Forest-Blade.
Reaching Wadley at 4.40 a. m., we
were met by Charles Elliot, who
drove us from there about twenty
miles to Swainsboro. Charles has
since married. That entire night
was devoted to preparation for the
wedding and meeting us at Wadley.
Will McMillan and entire family
made special efforts to entertain us
and please us. There are no more
loyal friends than Will McMillan and
his family. Editor Hobby is making
a leading weekly of the Forest-
Blade. , One of the editors met at
the first annyal convention of the
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press we ever attended was the fath
er of Editor Hobby, who at that
time was editor of the Sylvania
newspaper. The son is not only edi
tor and proprietor of the Swains
boro paper, but also owns and op
erates the newspaper at Sylvania,
of which his father was so long the
editor. Editor Hobby’s associate,
Guy Alford, was very active in his
efforts to entertain the members of
the Fourth Estate. There w’e were
made to feel at home by meeting
that good old Jackson county citizen,
Jewell S. Vandiver, who has lived
in Emanuel for several years. Also,
another former resident of North
Georgia, John Wallace.
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One of the most beautiful wed
dings ever witnessed was that of
Charles Elliot and Miss Billie Roun
tree, at the home of the bride’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rountree,
at their country home near Summit,
in Emanuel. It was an out door af
fair. It was witnessed by many,
amounting to hundreds. At this
wedding we met many people with
whom we have been acquainted, but
will* mention only a few. Lewis
Brinson, twenty years ago in the
legislature, voted five times for the
writer for Speaker of the House in
one of the warmest contests for
that office ever witnessed in Geor
gia. His colleague, Hon. I. S.
Woods, gone to his reward, never
faltered in his support of the writ
er’s candidacy. Another man with
whom the writer served in the House
long prior to the time mentioned,
was B. L. Rountree, uncle of the
bride, one of the best business men
in South Georgia. Now it made glad
the hearts of writer and wife to
meet there Mrs. Loy D. Cowart,
formerly Miss Louise Ellington, one
of our own Jefferson young ladies.
No one in that section is more popu
lar than this splendid lady. She has
the friendship of all who know her.
She and her husband, who is a na
tive of South Georgia, have a beau
tiful country home, surrounded by
hundreds of acres of their own fer
tile land.
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While at this convention a visit
was made to Treutlen County to the
farm of James Fowler, who has
planted more than a million pines to
be used in a few years to make
news print. A nice luncheon was
served. Did not see Jim L. Gillis,
a citizen of that county, who is a
member of the State Highway Board
of Georgia. We passed the home
of the father of J. L. Gillis, the late
N. L. Gillis, who was responsible for
the creation of Treutlen county. He
was the first Ordinary of that coun
ty. Before Treutlen county was
formed, N. L. Gillis represented in
the Legislature Emanuel county.
Few men who ever served in the
General Assembly had as many
friends as this distinguished Geor
gian. No doubt very important and
urgent duties prevented J. L. Gillis
from meeting the editors on this
visit to his home county.
A. 0. Blalock and associate mem
bers of the newly created Prison
Board invited the editors to visit
the new penitentiary in Tatnall.
The invitation was accepted. Mem
bers of the Press were served a
barbecue at the penitentiary. All
the food served was grown on the
Tatnall Prison Farm. This new pri
son, costing about two millions, is a
thing of beauty, because construct
ed of granite and marble. Some
twelve hundred prisoners are main
tained there. It is well equipped,
and it seems to be well managed.
No more capable or worthy man
could have been chosen to head the
penal department of Georgia than
“Bud” Blalock. Wherever he has
served in a public position he has
performed his duties faithfully and
efficiently. For several terms he
represented Fayette county in the
House, and was later Collector of
Internal Revenue. It was our honor
to serve with him in the House,
where he was a leader, because of
his ability and integrity. At the head
of this department of the State, we
predict he will make an enviable
record. His associates are also
most excellent men.
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Just before the meeting of the
Georgia Press, Dudley Glass, the en
tertaining and brilliant writer of a
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
TAX COLLECTIONS
HIGHER FOR JUNE
Marion H. Allen, collector of in
ternal revenue for Georgia, reports
an increase of $118,139.36 in income
tax collections for June 1-16 over
the same period in 1937.
June collections, second install
ment of the 1938 taxes, totalled
$2,613,790.10.
Collections in March, the first in
stallment, totalled $4,847,446.37,
compared to $4,670,253.31 for the
same period of 1937.
So much is said about the de
pression and re-cession that these
figures prove that Georgia finances
are not at the lowest level.
column daily in the Atlanta Geor
gian, said he expected to attend the
convention, but that his wife insist
ed that he should have anew suit,
hat, shirt, tie and shoes. He did not
seem to be so sure about getting all
these new things at one time, but
down at Swainsboro he not only had
one new suit, but several. We know
that for two days he wore two suits
each day—one in the morning, and
one at night. Dudley had a real
good time. The editors all know
Dudley, and like him. No man who
attends these conventions has more
sure enough friends and admirers
than this newspaper man. His
good wife is equally as popular. Like
ourselves, Mr. and Mrs. Glass have
reared and educated their children,
and now they can go places, and as
John Phillips would say, “Laugh and
have a good time.”
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Some editors who did not attend
this convention we missed very much
—W. A. Shackelford of the Ogle
thorpe Echo, J. J. Thomasson of the
Carroll County Times, the Graves
boys of Toccoa and Clarkesville,
Edge boys of the Pickens County
Progress, Louie Morris of the Hart
well Sun, C. M. Moreock of the
Gwinnett Journal, Mrs. B. H. How
ard of Dawsonville Advertiser, C.
A. Meeks of Carroll Free Press, J.
P. Davidson of Cleveland Courier,
C. B. Allen of Moultrie Observer,
H. T. Mclntosh of Albany Herald, J.
L. Hall of Chatsworth Herald, Tom
Arnold of the Canton Tribune, and
Dyar of the Danielsville Monitor.
Would like for Jack Hilton of the
Banks County Journal, and Jody
Townsend of the Dahlonega Nugget,
to attend some of these conventions.
They would create a sensation with
their wise cracks and good humor.
Claud Methvin, of Eastman Times-
Journal, was present this year, the
first time in several years, on ac
count of the long illness of Mrs.
Methvin. It is gratifying that Mrs.
Methvin has entirely regained her
health. It is always good to see
Hugh Rowe at these meetings. Just
how he finds time to get away from
his newspaper is somewhat a puz
zle. Each day he not only writes
editorials for the Athens Banner-
Herald, but has a most interesting
personal column. Few men on the
Georgia Press who think so quickly
and accurately and write so rapidly
entertainingly as Hugh Rowe.
Wish every person in Georgia
could have heard the speech of Lon
E. Sullivan, Director of Publicity
and Education of the Department of
Public Safety. It w r as one of the
greatest speeches to which we have
listened. The picture he painted of
the accidents and deaths on the high
ways showed the hazard of motor
vehicle transporation. These death
dealing accidents are due largely, he
said, to four causes—excessive
speed, driving on the wrong side of
highway or too near the center line,
passing a car on a hill without be
ing able to see over the hill, and
drivers under the influence of
strong drink. He earnestly urged
the editors to give publicity to the
dangers of travel on the highway,
the causes of the same, and give
every possible aid to his department
in its terriffic task to oblilerate the
causes.
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Considerable political discussions
were quietly indulged in at this
press convention. So far as we
know, only three candidates were
present—Governor E. D. Rivers,
candidate for re-election to the gov
ernorship; and John S. Wood and
M. J. Yeomans, both seeking to be
Attorney General. ft was the con
census of opinion that Georgia would
have a pretty warm political cam
paign before the September primary.
CLUB CHAIRMEN
Mrs. Wingate Names Chairmen, Ex
ecutive Board and Committees For
Ninth District Federation.
Mrs. W. G. Wingate, of Ellijay,
president of Ninth District Federa
tion of Clubs, has appointed her
chairmen who, with the district of
ficers, constitute the executive
board.
The officers are: First vice presi
dent, Mrs. J. B. Bond, Toccoa; sec
ond vice president, Mrs. H. J. Rey
onlds, Norcross; recording secre
tary, Miss Lonie Reece Couch, Win
der; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
T. H. Tabor, Ellijay; treasurer, Mrs.
George Holcomb, Buford; parlia
mentarian, Dr. Katherine Dozier,
Gainesville.
Foundations and endowments:
Tallulah Falls school, Mrs. Price
Charters, Gainesville; Student Aid
Fountain, Mrs. H. V. Jones, Nor
cross; Ella F. White endowment,
Mrs. W. J. Burch, Winder. Depart
ments of work: American citizen
ship, Mrs. John D. Carter, Buford.
American home, Mrs. Henry W.
Moore, Dahlonega; family finance
and insurance, Mrs. Clifton Mitchell,
Martin; family relationship, Mrs.
John Miller, Maysville; religious
training in the homes, Mrs. W. W.
Stark, Commerce; consumer prob
lems, Mrs. Carlton Baird, Hoschton;
fine arts, Mrs. Ruth Atkinson, Demo
rest; art, Miss Louise House, Win
der; music, Mrs. Leonard Fuller,
Gainesville; literature, Miss Lois
Edge, Canton; drama, Mrs. Colquitt
Hardman, Commerce; education,
Mrs. S. C. Gunnels, Ellijay; adult
education, Mrs. Bailey M. Wade,
Demorest; library service, Mrs. H. L.
Sudderth, Norcross; conservation of
youth, Mrs. Ruth T. Broach, Rabun
Gap; character education, Mrs.
Prince Royal, Buford.
International relation, Mrs. C. W.
White, Helen; junior clubwomen,
Mrs. J. P. Cooper, Maysville; legis
lation, Mrs. Richard Addison, Toc
coa; press and publicity, Mrs. J. B.
Parham, Canton; club journalism
and publications, Mrs. Frank Hen
drickson, Demorest; public welfare,
Mrs. W. W. Puett, Norcross; com
munity service, Mrs. R. B. Miller,
Nacoochee; correction, Clyde
W. Holden, Clayton; Indian welfare,
Mrs. R. F. Poole, Canton; industry,
Mrs. R. C. Macomson, Cornelia;
public health, Mrs. Ed Averett, Dah
lonega.
Standing committees: Budget,
Mrs. W. G. Wingate, Mrs. George
Holcomb, Mrs. M. M. Bryan.
Advisory: Mrs. John Holder, Mrs.
A. D. McCurry, Mrs. T. C. Hardman,
Mrs. H. P. DeLaPerriere, Mrs. John
Braselton, Mrs. C. E. Pittman.
Courtesy, Mrs. John Braselton;
memorial, Mrs. S. L. Smith; scap
book, Mrs. Prince Royal, Buford;
time and place, Mrs. J. D. Carter,
Mrs. W. G. Wingate, Mrs. L. M.
Young, Miss Martha Galt.
Club institutes, Mrs. C. H. Fow
ler, Mrs. J. H. Bagwell, Mrs. Harold
Brewer; convention program, Mrs.
H. J. Reynolds, Mrs. L. M. Young,
Mrs. D. S. Ivey, Mrs. W. G. Win
gate; credentials, Mrs. George Hol
comb, Mrs. H. W. Meaders, Mrs.
John White; federation extension,
Mrs. J. B. Bond, Toccoa; federation
pin, Mrs. A. S. Hardy; historical con
tinuation, Mrs. J. B. Parham, Can
ton; membership, Mrs. Howard
Brown, Mr3. L. H. Isbell, Mrs. A.
Paul Deadwyler; resolutions, Mrs. T.
C. Hardman, Commerce; Mrs. W. R.
Garner, Gainesville; revisions, Mrs.
John Holder, Dr. Katherine Dozier.
• Special committee: Conservation,
Mrs. C. R. Hendrix, Clayton; gard
en; Mrs. M. M. Bryan, Jefferson;
motion pictures, Mrs. Jesse Meek,
Gainesville; public safety, Mrs. C.
H. Sparks, Ellijay; radio, Mrs. Miller
Williams, Cornelia; The Clubwoman
G. F. W. C., Mrs. Marvin Tabor,
Toccoa; urban-rural co-operation,
Mrs. Vestal Dover, Ellijay; scholar
ship, Mrs. William Bailey, Toccoa;
war veterans, Mrs. M. C. Rhodes,
Jr., Norcross.
Seaboard Railroad To Buy 9 Dieiel
Engines
Norfolk.—Judge L. B. Way in the
Federal District Court has signed an
order authorizing the receivers of
the Seaboard Air Line Railroad to
purchase nine Diesel locomotives at
a total cost of $1,675,875 to be paid
for by equipment trust certificates.
The road also was authorized to
spend $662,327 on property im
provements.
Thursday, June 23, 1938.
COUNTY AGENT’S
COLUMN
Canning Plant Now Opn Wednes
day* And Friday*
The Canning Plant will be open at
Jefferson on Wednesdays and Fri
days of each week for the time be
ing. If our people have sufficient
produce to keep the plant open, we
will be glad to run it five days out
of the week. We can only get this
information by those who have pro
duce to can contacting our office
and letting us know. If you have
beans, squash, and any other pro
duce, together with peaches and ap
ples and other fruits, you will find
the Canning Plant an excellent
place to preserve these things.
We have the very latest equip
ment and a person to stay and in
tstruct and assist with the canning
at all times. We would like to see
every farmer in Jackson county can
enough produce to take care of
their needs during the winter
months.
The prices for canning are very
economical. We furnish the cans
and equipment and supervision for
4c for a two-pound can, and 5c for
a three-pound can. Those having
canning done should bring plenty of
help to the plant to assist in prepar
ation of the produce to be canned.
I would suggest that in the case of
beans, peas, butterbeans—that these
products be prepared for canning
before bringing them to the plant.
In the case of corn, tomatoes, okra,
etc., these products should be
brought as gathered from the field
and prepared in the plant. Those
having peaches to can should peel
them before bringing them to the
plant. If it is desired to have the
peaches sweetened, sugar should be
brought with the peaches.
We are prepared to make all
kinds of preserves and jellies. If
you wish to have these things made,
bring in sugar with the different
fruits to be used. It might be of in
terest to you to know that we find
that preserves and jellies put up in
tin cans are lots better than where
these things are put up in glass jars.
Be sure to keep in touch with us at
all times, in order that we may keep
plenty of cans on hand and have the
plant open when you bring in your
produce.
We are beginning to check per
formance on all farms in Jackson
county for 1938. We have super
visors in every district in the coun
ty at work. We are anxious to com
plete checking performance at just
as early a date as possible. Per
formance must be checked before we
can take application for payment of
the 3c Cotton Subsidy. Therefore,
it is to the advantage of all pro
ducers to keep in touch with the
supervisor in his district and assist
this supervisor in checking his farm,
in order that we may be in a position
to take his application for pay
ment of this 3c subsidy as soon as
possible.
Each producer will be expected to
assist in measuring the farm, and
go with the supervisor to every field
to be checked. He will further be
required to sign a statement show
ing that this has been done.
We are checking to find out who
has filed Cotton Sales Certificates
with our office in connection with
the Cotton Subsidy payments. We
find quite a number of our people
have not filed any Sales Tickets at
all. In this case those who have not
filed certificates are requested to do
so at once, in order that we may
have this information available.
Those who have borrowed on
their cotton are also requested to
file a copy of their loan agreement
with our office, in order that we may
have this information. It is our
understanding that the subsidy pay
ment will be made on the loan cot
ton, as well as on cotton that has
been sold. In other words, it is not
necessary to sell the cotton in order
to secure the subsidy payment on
this cotton.
We would like to ask all our
people to watch our column, as we
are busy with the farm program, and
to keep informed as to the informa
tion we may give relative to these
subjects in order that they may co
operate with us.
J. W. Jackson, County Agt.
Mrs. A. J. Gillen of Maxeys is re
cuperating from an illness at the
home of her son, Mr. Billy Gillen,
and wife, on Crawford avenue.—
Oglethorpe Echo.
Vol. 62. No. 47.
TEACHERS TOUR .
Georgia Teacher
Group Touring U.
S. And Canada
Demorest, Ga.—Riding the hard
seats of a school bus, a roving band
of Georgia school teachers left here
Wednesday for lands to the north,
where they expect to investigate
things they’ve been teaching their
geography classes these many years.
The party of 27 expects to be
away at least five weeks, traveling
some 5,000 miles through a dozen
states in the North and East and
into Canada.
The trip resembles a pilgrimage
rather than a luxury tour. The
travelers figure on $1.60 per day
taking care of all expenses of each
person. To do this the teachers
will prepare their own meals, do
their own laundry and live in tourist
camps.
The group which left Wednesday
was in charge of W. J. Andrews, of
Toccoa, president of the Georgia
Education Association, and superin
tendent of schools of Stephens Coun
ty. It is one of the five groups
which will make the Summer Study
Tour, given by Piedmont College, of
Demorest.
One group left several days ago,
a third leaves Thursday, a fourth
Friday and the fifth on Saturday.
This is the second year Piedmont
College has offered the summer
study tour. Last year 22 made the
trip. This year the five groups will
take a total of 130 teachers into
far-flung parts of the United States.
Each teacher making the trip pays
SBO, of which S2O goes for tuition
to Piedmont College and the remain
der to expenses of the trip.
The group which left Wednesday
spent Wednesday night in Chapel
Hill, N. C., and expected to visit
Virginia, Washington, Maryland,
New Jersey, New York, Now Eng
land, Quebec, Detroit, Cincinnati
and other places. In New York they
expect to attend the national edu
cation convention, which opens June
26.
Mr. Andrews pointed out that the
majority of teachers in the groups,
are from rural sections, and many
of them have never been outside
Georgia.
MILLIONS WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED BY
GEORGIA CONCERNS
Atlanta.—Dividends totalling $5,-
172,286.67 have been or are to be
distributed by 27 Georgia business
firms by July 1, a compilation re
leased by Courts and Company,
brokers, disclosed Saturday.
The report said $4,964,420.42
would be payable on or before July
1, while dividends aggregating $207,-
866.25 had been paid during the last
two months.
The Cocoa-Cola company is to pay
the largest dividend, distributing
$2,895,950. This includes 3,991,900
shares of common stock at a quart
erly premium of 50 cents a share,
and a semi-annual dividend of $1.50
per share on 600,000 Coca-Cola “A ”
The Georgia Power Company was
second with $737,587.50 for a
quarterly dividend of $1.50 per
share on 441,725 shares of $6 pre
ferred stock and a similar dividend
of $1.25 per share on 60,000 of $5
preferred. The Power company
said one-half of the total amount
disttributed went to 8,500 Georgia
stockholders.
Other large concerns declaring
dividends included the First Nation
al Bank of Atlanta, $243,000, f:>r
quarterly dividend of 25 cent3 per
share and an extra 20-cent dividend;
Nehi, $21,666.25 on 16,500 shares
514 per cent first preferred (quart
erly), and Bibb Manufacturing
Company, $200,000 on 200,000
shares (quarterly).
PRESBYTERIANS ASK REDRESS
FOR BOMBED MISSION
Russellville, Ark.—The General
Assembly of the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church Friday joined its
women’s missionary convention in a
demand that the United States Gov
ernment seek redress from Japan
for damage done its mission in Can
ton, China.
The missionary group reported the
mission was partially destroyed by
bombs May 30. Damage to the
building was estimated at $20,000,