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GEORGIA GOVERNORS
FOR FORTY YEARS
One often hears the query: “Who
was governor in 1906?” or “Who
succeeded Hoke Smith when he left
the governor’s office and went to
the senate in 1910?"
After spending some time search
ing through Walter Cooper’s new
history of Georgia, we found the
answer to the above, as well as
many others. It occurs to us that
such a list as the following, with the
years these Georgians served in the
governor’s office, should prove of
special interest and value, so here
goes:
1898—Allen D. Candler.
1900—Allen D. Candler.
1902—Joseph M Terrell.
1904—Joseph M. Terrell.
1906—Hoke Smith.
1908—Joe Brown.
1910—Hoke Smith
John M. Slaton
Joe Brown.
1912—John M. Slaton.
1914—Nat E. Harris.
1916—Hugh M. Dorsey.
1918—Hugh M. Dorsey.
1920—Thomas W. Hardwick.
1922—Clifford Walker.
1924—Clifford Walker.
1926—Dr. L. G. Hardman.
1928—Dr. L. G. Hardman.
1930—Richard B. Russell, Jr.
1932—Eugene Talmadge.
1934—Eugene Talmadge.
1936—E. D. Rivers.
1938—? ? ?
Did you know that Georgia once
had three different governors within
a twelve-month period? That was in
1911. Former Governor Joseph M.
Terrell, named as successor to the
late Senator Augustus O. Bacon,
himself died while holding the sena
torship, and Hoke Smith—although
having just assumed the governor’s
office for a second term —decided to
ask the legislature to name him and
hereby fulfill a life-long ambition.
His wish was gratified, and John M.
Slaton, then president of the state
senate, became governor. He serv
ed only a few weeks, until a special
election could be called, and Joe
Brown went in, unopposed, for an
unexpired term, and which had been
denied him by the Georgia voters
only a few months previously, the
record shows. Such is politics—up
today and down tomorrow!
John M. Slaton then served a full
term as governor, but he was unsuc
cessful in two later attempts to go
to the United States senate, and
thereby achieve a life-long ambition.
He is still living, is hale and hearty,
and is the toast of any party gather
ing in Atlanta today.
And by the way: Slaton, Dorsey,
Hardwick, Walker, Russell and Tal
madge are the six ex-governors of
Georgia still in the land of the liv
ing. Dorsey is a superior court
judge in Atlanta; Hardwick is prac
ticing law in Washington; Walker is
an assistant attorney-general of
Georgia; Russell is enjoying his sixth
year in Washington as a United
senator, with four more years of
plenty ahead of him, before oppo
sition can make him lose sleep; and
Eugene Talmadge is now firing
broadsides at Senator George in the
hope of dislodging that gentleman
from the perch he has hold since he
succeeded Mrs. Rebecca Latimer
Felton, back in November, 1922.
Senator Watson died September
26th of that year, and Mrs. Felton,
named by Governor Hardwick to
succeed the Sago of McDuffie, held
the job for the intervening weeks.
Clip the above—it will enable you
to settle many an argument which
mfty arise during the present cam
paign.—Cartersville Tribune-News.
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Last Week’s Locals.
Sunday school is just fine here,
but we want it to be better and
larger every Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Whitehead and
family of Nicholson were the Sun
day guests of the latter’s father, Mr.
Hugh Phillips. Also, E. B. Phillips
of Lexington.
Dave Brooks of Crawford was
Sunday guest of his father and moth
er, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brooks.
Mrs. Tommie Phillips spent a
wfiile one day last week with her
sister, Mrs. Clyde Doster, whose
baby was very low with the whoop
ing cough, but it is some better now.
Ernest Beard was in Winder Fri
day on business.
Hugh Phillips was in Hoschton one
day last week on business.
Miss Ruby Beard of Winder spent
the week-end with her father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Beard.
FACTS ABOUT PRESIDENTS
OF THE UNITED STATES
John Adams lived the longest.
Aged 90 at death.
James A. Garfield died the young
est. Killed at 49.
Theodore Roosevelt was the
youngest to be inaugurated. Aged
42.
Five were married twice: Tyler,
Fillmore, B. Harrison, T. Roosevelt
and Wilson.
One was a bachelor: Buchanan.
Nine have served two terms by re
election.
None have been born in the
months of May or June.
Two died on the same day. John
Adams and Thomas Jefferson both
died July 4, 1826.
William Henry Harrison had the
most children. Ten.
Only one was born west of the
Mississippi river—Herbert Hoover,
in lowa.
One was a tailor—Johnson; one
was a carpenter—Hayes; one was a
wool carder—Fillmore; and one was
a hardware clerk—Grant.
Six have had no children.
Only two are living—Hoover and
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Nine served as vice president be
fore becoming chief executives.
Three have been shot and killed
while holding office.
—Selected.
ATTICA WOMAN'S CLUB
The regular meeting of the club
was held Thursdaiy, June 9, with 20
present. “Home on The Range”
and “The More We Get Together”
was sung, followed by prayer.
Mrs. Shackelford, the President,
presided over the meeting. Roll call,
and minutes of previous meeting
was given by Mrs. Spencer.
After the discussion of business,
Miss Boone gave an interesting
demonstration and talk on the colors
best suited to the three different
types of personalities. Also, on
vegetable cookery.
The social hour was enjoyed with
games conducted by Miss Boone,
and delicious iced cold coca cola,
fruit salad and cookies was served
by Mrs. t P. L. Duncan, Mrs. Estes
Holliday and Mrs. Sam Holliday.
The club was saddened to realize
the resignation of Miss Eugenia
Boone from the county. Words can
not express the deep regrets of her
going away, in the hearts of those
who knew and loved her here. Since
she is leaving Jackson county, we do
heartily extend to her the best
wishes of much success in her new
field of endeavor.
Reporter.
EXPLORERS TO BRAVE
TREACHERSOUS WATERS
Three frail, home-made boats con
taining six adventurous men and wo
men shoved off last week from a
lonely southeastern Utah village in
a daring trip down the restless Col
orado river’s mile-deep gorge in
quest of botanical freaks and archae
ological quirks.
Ahead of the party are: Cataract
canyon, 41 miles of treacherous “bad
water,” with 32 major and many
minor, rapids, where the muddy
water boils around jagged rocks and
pounds against towering, precipitous
canyon walls.
But the party is undaunted.
One of the two women making the
trip said: “Just because the only
other woman who ever attempted
this trip was drowned is no reason
women have any more fear than
men.”
Those in the adventuring group
are: Dr. Elzada Clover, University
of Michigan’s expert on botany,
Norman D. Neville, of Mexican Hat,
Utah, a veteran riverman and guide;
Miss Lois Jotter, assistant to Dr.
Clover, Don Harris, United States
geological survey scientist and en
gineer, W. C. Gibson, artist-photo
grapher of San Francisco, and Eu
gene Atkinson, Michigan zoologist.
It's Easy To B Mistaken About
STOMACH TROUBLE
Stomach sufferers should learn the
truth about ULCERS, GAS, ACID,
INDIGESTION, belching, heartburn,
constipation, etc., due to excess acid.
FREE UDGA Booklet contains facts
of interest. The9th edition, justoff the
press, may prove your first step to hap
py stomacncomfortl Clip this to remind
yon to ask for the UDGA Booklet at
R. O. HARRISON. Jefferson, Ga.
GET DRIVERS LICENSE
We are requested to say that the
State Patrol will be in Jefferson on
July 26, and at Commerce on July
28, for the purpose of issuing drivers
license.
THE JACKSON HERALD. JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
HOME AND CHILDREN
J. Edgar Hoover, director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, has
a plan to solve the juvenile crime
problem in America. It is very
simple. He merely suggests there be
some semblance of return to home
influence for youth. The General
Federation of Women’s Clubs, in
session at Kansas City, asked Mr.
Hoover for advice and got it. Sum
med up, it was concisely: More
wholesome home training. Law en
forcement operators look to mothers
as a strong ally, says Mr. Hoover,
and recently this ally has been fall
ing down on the job. We are in
formed in the last year 18 per cent
of the persons arrested were under
twenty-one years old. These youths
are the living examples of neglected
home training, and the failure of
society properly to meet its obliga
tions to the younger generation.
It is just as important today as it
was yesterday or last year or in
more distant days of the past to
train up a youth in the way he
should go. This done, he will not
depart from the channel in which he
should travel as a man. Modern
children are left too much to their
own devices. Home sentiment, home
training, home influence and home
character building have deteriorated.
We live in an age of too many di
versions for parents. There is more
concern over whether there is
enough gas in the car for mother
and father to go riding at night than
there is as to what Johnnie and little
sister are to be doing while their
parents are away. Mother gives
too much thought to a bridge lesson
or a friendly poker game, and too
little to the home training and home
studies of the school youngsters. A
fine reform in many homes would be
to pay less attention to frivolous
diversion on the part of parents and
more attention to seeing the young
sters of the home get the right
training during the transition period.
BULL SEES IMAGE IN NEW
AUTO, CAVES IN DOORS
Bulls and shiny new automobiles
ordinarily don’t mix, but when they
do, something happens.
It happened Tuesday afternoon,
when Charles Brawner, dairyman
and livestock dealer, drove his new
car down into the pasture to show
a friend a herd of cows at his farm
near Smyrna.
They forgot about the gentleman
cow that also inhabited the pasture
and strolled up to investigate as they
admired the fine points of the dairy
stock.
The bull saw his image in the
shining surface of the automobile,
backed off and charged. A door
caved in under the impact. Mr.
Brawner and his friend hurried up
and tried to run the beast away, but
it maneuvered around to the other
side of the car and charged again.
Another door went blooey.—Atlanta
Journal.
B. T. U. CONVENTION AT
ELBERTON, TUESDAY, JULY 12
Elberton, Ga.—The B. T. U. Con
vention of Serepta Association will
meet with Elberton First Baptist
Church, Tuesday, July 12th, 1938. A
good program has been arranged,
and we are looking forward to hav
ing a good representation from each
young peoples or canization. Talk
and boost until convention date,
then load the family car or farm
truck and roll up in the church yard
at Elberton, and enjoy a full day of
spiritual inspiration. Miss Frances
Whitworth, State worker will be on
the program.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
IS A CHAMPION VETOER
President Roosevelt is the cham
pion vetoer of White House history.
During the session just closed, he
vetoed thirteen measures. Only one
veto was overridden.
In the first session of this con
gress the president vetoed seventeen
measures and “disapproved” twenty
three others by not signing them
ten days after adjournment. Mr.
Roosevelt also vetoed one of the
half-dozen pieces of legislation to
pass the special session last fall.
Since 1933 the president has ve
toed 285 measures, and congress has
overruled him five times.
President Cleveland turned down
163 legislative proposals and was
overridden four times. Of President
Wilson’s forty-four vetoes, six were
overridden. Presidents Harding,
Coolidge and Hoover .vetoed 6, 49
and 35 measures, respectively.
ITEMS FROM GAINESVILLE
NEWS
Mor* Gold Panned On Stream Here
A number of small quartz con
taining streaks of gold were brought
by The News office Monday by Cliff
Payne who panned them on a small
stream running behind Grape street.
Mr. Payne stated he had panned
some $70.00 from the branch within
the past two or three weeks and that
he can get some “color" with each
dip of the pan.
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Congressman Frank Whelche! Is
Home
Congressman B. Frank Whelchel
arrived in Gainesville last Wednes
day night to remain here until the
opening of Congress in January.
He states he had a pleasant trip
down with the exception of the
minor accident which befell him in
Alexandria, Va., when his car was
struck from behind by a taxi. Con
gressman Whelchel plans to remain
in Gainesville for sometime until he
has regained strength in his leg
which was broken in an automobile
accident near Baldwin last October.
Later he plans to tour the district
and talk personally with his constitu
ents.
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Two Desperados Captured In Hall
County Tuesday
Two youthful desperados, who
Saturday ryght bound, gagged, and
beat Uncle Bill Garrett, his wife of
Hiawtassee, in an attempt to find
and steal some several thousands of
dollars which he generally kept hid
den about his home, were captured
in the upper end of Hall county
Tuesday night by Deputy Sheriff
Mell Clarke of this county and Sher
iff Harry England, of Union county.
The suspects were listed as Verlin
Coleman, a former Towns man now
working in Ohio, and Glenn Kim
brell, of Pennsylvania. Two pistols,
a large size dollar bill and a knife
that belonged to Garrett and a piece
of rope similar to that used to bind
the old gentleman, were recovered.
Also sl6 of the $33 stolen was re
covered.
SAREPTA ASSOCIATION
BOY CAMPERS HEAR
TALK BY MAYS BROCK
In a talk delivered at the closing
of the vacation outing of boys of the
Sarepta Association at Jennie Arnold
Edwards Camp, operated by the Y.
W. C. A., Mays Brock urged boys at
tending to “build a good foundation
for life.”
Mr. Brock told the boys that the
first thing they need to do in order
to build a good foundation is to put
their trust in God, always be truth
ful, honest, and live a clean life. He
reminded the boys that America was
not built in a day, and that good ma
terial must be put in a dam, else
the dam will give way; and unless we
strengthen our characters daily there
will be weak places that cause us to
yield to temptation as we grow old
er.—Athens Banner-Herald.
FARM WORKER HELD
IN BARROW SLAYING
Winder, Ga.—Sheriff Jim Williams
says he is holding George Greeson,
of County Line community of this
county, on murder charges in con
nection with the death of Charlie
Stewart, also of County Line.
Williams said Greeson and Stew
art were engaged in an altercation
several days ago, when Stewart was
struck on the head with a shotgun.
He died Wednesday.
Greeson was employed by Stewart
as a general farm worker, and the
fight took place in Greeson’s room in
the Stewart home, the sheriff said.
Greeson contended he was resting
in his room when Charlie Stewart
and his brother, Tom, attacked him,
Williams said.
WARNING
The lovely blonde sat behind the
wheel of a speeding roadster. She
was doing a nifty seventy. Her hus
band, fast asleep, was sitting be
side her.
Suddenly, a state trooper’s car
pulled alongside. The officer waved
her to the side of the road. Then
he got out of his car and walked
over to the roadster.
“What’s the trouble?” asked the
blonde innocently.
The troper pushed his hat back on
his head.
“You certainly gave me a merry
chase,” he growled. “Do you know
I’ve been following you for sixteen
miles?”
The blonde placed a finger to her
lips.
“Not so loud,” she warned. “My
husband is a very jealous man!”
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
Neither the Central nor the South
ern railroads have paid their 1937
taxes to this county. Nor has the
Central paid its city taxes here. Mr.
H. D. Pollard, the receiver, in a re
cent letter to the mayor of Buchan
an, stated that it would be impossi
ble for his road to pay its taxes be
fore fall, if then. Poor business
was ascribed as the reason. Unless
something is done to improve the
business on the railroads in this
section soon, counties and munici
palities will lose this source of reve
nue entirely. It is a serious affair,
but we cannot solve it, as it looks
like we won’t be able to pay our own
taxes unless things take a turn.—
Haralson County Tribune.
THURSDAY. JULY 7, 1938.
Union County Lists One Negro Pupil
Blairsville, Ga.-—White children
outnumber negro children of school
age in Union county 2,237 to 1, a
school census just completed reveals.
Only one negro between the age of
6 and 18 was recorded, County
School Superintendent Frank Shuler
said.
The 1933 census listed 2,280
white children and nine negro chil
dren in the same age range, showing
decrease of 43 and 8 in the respec
tive classifications.
Though the 1933 census did not
list children under the age of 6, the
one just completed showed 1,174
white and 1 negro child in that
classification.