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The Jackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
Two Great Projects
We believe there is no better
place place to farn| any where in
Georgia or in the South than in
Jackson county. From time to time
we have stressed this. We have
visited every county in Georgia
more than once, and have been in
every Southern State east of the
Mississippi river, and in some west
of the Father of Waters, and condi
tions in Jackson are as good as
those in any other Georgia county,
or any Southern State for farm op
eration and rural life. Here in Jack
son are pure waters, balmy and
healthy atmosphere, soil adapted to
the growth of many products, excel
lent school advantages, many churclt
es, and the highest and best class of
people. Diversity of products is
shown here in Jefferson. Each year
are gathered from our own lot right
here in Jefferson, peaches, pears, ap
ples, cherries, figs, grapes, pecans,
hickory nuts and crab apples. In
one of our neighbor’s garden have
been, now is, or will be growing
beans, pens, onions, lettuce, straw
berries, English peas, carrots, tur
nips, tomatoes, cabbage, Irish pota
toes, sweet potatoes, pepper, water
melons, cantaloupes, English peas
and other well known soil products.
Where can you find a soil that pro
duces more and better vegetables,
more abundant and luscious fruits?
All these constitute a part of farm
and home life. A living of whole
some food can be made in Jackson
county from Jackson county soil.
Not long since we told of the
grain crops, oats and wheat. This
year the county reaped a successful
harvest of these small grains. Then
we related about peaches grown in
Jackson for commercial purposes,
and showed their quality are “tops”
when put on the market. Jackson
grows grasses that will make pas
tures for cattle for nine or ten
months each year. Prof. J. L. Mc-
Mullen believes this is a county in
which cattle can be grown with a
profit. Only a few days ago he car
ried us to J. A. Johnson’s, one of
the greatest and best farmers in the
South, to see his cattle, Black Angus,
some of which are registered. He
has a splendid herd. Incidentally,
we saw the fine pastures luxuriant
in grasses where these cattle were
grazing. Mr. J. E. Randolph and
others are also growing cattle as a
part of their farm operations. Then
we recently told of seeing the tobac
co fields of Mr. 0. L. Singletary.
Also, the tobacco grown by him after
the same was cured and ready for
market. Expert tobacco growers
who saw this tobacco said it com
pares favorably with that grown in
South Georgia or North Carolina.
All these prove that this should not
be a one money crop county. Other
things can be produced here that
will bring revenue to the farmers
besides cotton.
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There is, however, no question
about Jackson county lands having
deteriorated in recent years by
erosion. Many hills are washed, and
erosion has left its mark on them
and depleted them of their fertility.
This soil has been carried to the
streams, filled them up, and made
many low lands, too wet for culti
vation. This depletion of the soil
has been brought about largely
through the one crop system. Cot
ton has been planted year by yea.-.
No soil building material was left on
the ground, and no vegetable matter
so that the soil could be held to
gether and made better, instead of
less fertile. The United States
Government, through Congress, saw
the necessity of doing something to
prevent the impoverishment of soil
and to stop the hills from washing
away, and the streams from filling
up. So the Soil Erosion Act was
passed by Congress, which is in op
eration today.
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A Soil Erosion District, composed
of the counties of Barrow and Jack
son, is named the Oconee River Soil
Erosion District. It will soon be ful
ly organized and work will begin
in it, we are reliably informed, at a
not far distant date. This Soil
Erosion District is one of the major
projects of this county. The other
major project is the Jackson Electric
Membership Corporation. Soil eros
ion project means a number of crops,
instead of cotton. It means largely
preventing the soil from being de-
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pleted by drainage and diversifica
tion. It means planting soil build
ing, instead of soil depleting, crops.
It means bigger crops on fewer
acres. It means the growing of grain,
hay, tobacco, cattle, sheep, vegeta
bles, fruit for money crops, as well
as cotton. Rural electrification
means carrying to the country elec
tricity, where the rural people may
have the comforts, conveniences and
blessings from electricity, as well as
people in town. These two great
projects, prevention of soil erosion
and rural electrification, mean a
revolution in rural life. They mean
people will want to live on the
farms, where they may have an
abundance, as well as conveniences,
of life.
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COL. GEO. W. WESTMORELAND,
Attorney for Jackson Electric
Membership Corporation.
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The first section, or unit of this
electrification project, consists of
163 miles, to cost $167,000. The
second section, or unit, will be 200
miles, to cost in round numbers
$200,000. The third is 150 miles, to
cost about $150,000. On the first
unit, the money has been allotted,
and work authorized. On the other
units, the money has been allotted,
but surveys and plans not completed.
It is expected that plans will be
ready in a short while. These pro
jects will serve about three thou
sand people. They serve Banks,
Barrow, Jackson fend Madison, com
pletely, and portions of Clarke, Hall,
Gwinnett and Franklin. The 163
miles will begin at Jefferson, and
will serve Holly springs, Dry Pond,
Apple Valley, Nicholson and Center.
Brooks Crossing, in Clarke and
Madison counties, to Hull, and all
lower part of Banks, contracts sign
ed, and prospects number 1184.
The 200 miles unit lies west of Jef
ferson, and will serve from Jefferson
to Braselton, to O’Shields Bridge,
and Attica. Covers Barrow county
to Athens, Atlanta Highway and 30
miles each in Banks and Madison,
and 12 hi miles in Gwinnett county.
Jackson citizens should interest
themselves and get a line from Jef
ferson direct to Nicholson, through
Brockton. Let every part not yet
served get active. Those in charge
of Jackson Electric Membership Cor
poration are anxious that none be
left out.
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For the past two or more years
the man who has been tireless in his
efforts to obtain these two major
projects, besides his other many
duties, is County Agent J. W. Jack
son. At times he alone seemed to
be making any effort to secure these
inestimable benefits to Jackson
county. Not only is he tremendous
ly concerned with the welfare of
Jackson county and her farmers as
the County Agent, but this county is
his home. He has bought the A. S.
Shields farm, and expects to be a
permanent citizen and fanner of
this county. His own farm oper
ations in growing grain, producing
poultry, meat, vegetables, cattle,
etc., as well as cotton, prove him to
be a successful farmer. The picture
presented of him shows him out in
a clover field. On six acres of
wheat he made 210 bushels. His
whole heart is on the question of
bettering the condition of the farm
ers and making farm life more pro
fitable and pleasant.
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Mr. Jackson, however, could not
do all the work necessary to secure
rural electrification, so he asked for
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
Mr. T. A. Evans Dies
Suddenly
A large circle of friends and
relatives were grieved Wednesday
afternoon to learn of the sudden
death of Mr. T. A. Evans. This
shock came without warning, al
though Mr. Evans hud suffered from
a diseased heart for several years.
He had seemed much improved late
ly, and was driving his car until a
few minutes before his death.
Late Wednesday afternoon Mr.
Evans, together with his daughter,
Miss Maude, and grandson, Hoyt
Nunn, Jr., were returning from Jef
ferson, when near the residence of
Mr. W. L. Barnett, Mr. Evans stated
that he had a peculiar feeling, and
asked his grandson to drive for him.
They exchanged seats, and within a
few minutes he had passed out.
Mr. Evans was 79 years of age.
He was the husband of the late
Geneva Attaway Evans, who passed
on about a year and a half ago.
There were eight children born to
Mr. and Mrs. Evans. He is survived
by four daughters and two sons:
Mrs. W. H. Maley, A. E. Evans, Miss
Maude Evans, Mrs. Hoyt E. Nunn,
all of Jefferson; Fred W. Evans of
Atlanta, and Mrs. F. T. Richie of
Athens. Mr. Evans was preceded
to the grave by two daughters, the
late Mrs. T. C. Garrison and Mrs.
Hubert Martin.
Mr. Evans was a Deacon in the
Oconee Baptist Church, having join
ed the church at an early age. He
was one of the church’s staunchest
members, being loyal in every act
that pertained to the betterment of
his church, home and community.
Funeral services were held at the
Oconee Baptist Church, Thursday
afternoon, in the presence of a large
number of friends and relatives, by
Rev. R. M. Rigdon, assisted by Rev.
T. C. Hardman, both paying a beau
tiful tribute to the deceased.
The choir was composed of Mrs.
L. H. Isbell, pianist; Mrs. J. C. Turn
er, Mrs. Guy Strickland, Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Thompson, Mr. Clifton
Barnett, Dr. and Mrs. C. B. Lord
and Mr. L. H. Isbell.
The pall bearers were Messrs.
Hose Barnett, Arthur Vandiver, T.
C. Mathis, A. M. Head, C. C. Vandi
ver, Sr., and R. H. Griffeth.
The remains were tenderly laid to
rest in the cemetery at Oconee, be
neath a mound of fragrant flowers,
typical of his life.
He will be greatly missed by his
friends and relatives.
help, and at his request the United
States Government appointed Geo.
W. Westmoreland attorney for the
Jackson Electric Membership Cor
poration, and he is devoting his time,
efforts and energy to the task of
building these lines. He has had the
preparation and the presentation to
Washington, D. C., of all necessary
papers, and his work has been ap
proved, and his efficient service has
been manifest. In addition to be
ing the attorney, the directors,
George Stovall, L. C. Seagraves,
Mrs. W. M. Thomas, J. C. Head, W.
H. Booth, R. T. Farmer and W. C.
Alexander, have elected him acting
superintendent the project, in
wnich capacity he is kept out in the
field much of his time. He is a
busy man, and the service he is giv
ing is efficient and faithful. With
such men as J. W. Jackson and
George W. Westmoreland in charge
of this rural electrification project,
it is freely predicted that it will be
one of the most successful projects
of its kind in the United States.
J. W. JACKSON,
County Agent Jackson County.
COUNTY AGENT’S
COLUMN
It seems that many people have a
mistaken idea with regard to the ap
propriation made by Congress for
the refund of taxes paid under the
Bankhead Cotton Act of 1932, the
Kerr-Smith Tobacco Act, as amend
ed, and the Potato Act of 1935.
This appropriation provides only
for a refund of those taxes which
were actually paid into the United
States Treasury through the Intern
al Revenue Department. There is
no provision for a refund of money
paid for tax exemption certificates
which were purchased through the
county office from local producers or
from the National Pool.
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Some farm families neglect their
fall gardens because it is a common
belief that they have nothing to
plant. On the contrary, just as
many vegetables can be grown in
the fall as in the summer, and al
most as many as in the spring.
Fall gardens in this county are
usually planted in the month of Au
gust, and we should start in right
now preparing the land and seeing
that it is in a good condition for the
planting of seed.
Vegetables that can be planted
during the months of September,
through November, include beets,
cabbage, collard, mustard, onion,
spinach, lettuce, carrot, endive, kale,
radish, parsley, turnip and others.
Every family will want to plant
enough of these crops to keep the
family table filled with green vege
tables most of the fall and winter.
It will prove healthy for the family,
and economical at the same time,
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In an effort to encourage reforesta
tion in this state, the Georgia Agri
cultural Extension Service and the
State Division of Forestry will co
operate this year in making forest
tree seedlings available to Georgia
farmers.
The Division of Forestry .will have
about 25 million forest tree seed
lings for sale to landowners by next
fall. Most of this number are slash,
loblolly, longleaf, and shortleaf pine
seedlings, which farmers may buy
for two dollars per thousand, deliv
ered to any point in the state reach
ed by truck line or express.
The forestry division also will of
fer 750,000 black locust seedlings at
$3 per thousand, and 50,000 black
walnut at $3.50. These prices, how
ever, are F. O. B. nursery.
A recent survey conducted among
County Agents by DuPree Barrett,
Extension Forester, indicated that a
large percentage of farmers and
timber owners in Georgia would
have planted more trees last season,
if seedlings had been available.
4-H Club Members, through their
forestry projects, have made con
siderable progress in reforestation.
To encourage this work still further,
the Division of Forestry will offer
two prizes of 10,000 pine seedlings
each, one to the county placing the
most orders and the other to that
county buying the largest number of
trees. The seedlings offered as
prizes will be distributed among 4-H
Club members interested in forestry
in the two counties.
J. W. Jackson, County Agt.
REV. ELIZER PREACHES AT
RUSH CHAPEL, ROME, AT
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
Rush Chapel, Methodist Church in
Rome, with Rev. B. W. Hancock
pastor, observed its one hundredth
anniversary on last Sunday, and
Rev. A. B. Elizer, pastor of the Jef
ferson Methodist Church, was invit
ed to deliver the anniversary sermon.
Rev. Elizer has the distinction of
having served as pastor of Rush
Chapel for five and one-half years, a
longer period of time than any other
minister, and was held in such high
esteem by the members of the
church that he could not refuse the
invitation to return and assist in the
centennial celebration.
In Rev. Elizer’s absence Sunday,
Rev. J. H. Cameron of Carthage,
Miss., filled the pulpit at the Jeffer
son church, and delivered two ex
cellent sermons. Rev. Cameron has
a six week’s leave of absence from
his congregations in Mississippi, and
is attending summer school at Emory
University. He is a young man, and
is one of the rising young ministers
in the Mississippi Conference..
Mrs. D. I. Garrison visited rela
tives in Atlanta the past week-end.
Thursday, August 4, 1938.
COURT
Jackson Superior Court In
Session For August Term
It is deeply regretted that Judge
Clifford Pratt has not sufficiently re
covered from his recent automobile
accident to preside over Jackson
Superior Court. His condition is
very satisfactory, but he has not re
gained entirely his strength, and it
was deemed advisable for him not to
undertake the very strenuous task
of holding August Term of Jackson
Superior Court. His many friends
in Jackson extend to him their best
wishes and assurance of their inter
est in his well being. However, a
Judge is holding court for him who
is a familiar figure on the bench in
this county, Judge B. E. Fortson, of
the Western Circuit. Before the
creation of the Piedmont Circuit,
when Jackson was one of the seven
counties in that circuit, Judge Fort
son was the presiding Judge. He is
a man of splendid native ability,
possessing a fine judicial mind,
which, added to his dignified bearing
and absolute fairness, makes him a
model Judge.
Since Judge Pratt, who is so high
ly respected, and is so much loved
by Jackson county citizens, was un
avoidably prevented from occupying
his official position at this term of
court, they were indeed pleased to
have Judge Fortson come here and
preside for him.
The Grand Jury was organized by
the election of J. C. Head, fore
man; Claude H. Fowler, clerk; and
R. T. Jones, bailiff. This Grand
Jury is composed of some of Jack
son county’s leading citizens, and
Mr. Head was a worthy choice of the
body to direct its deliberations.
Following is a list of those serv
ing on the Grand Jury:
J. C. Head, Foreman.
Claud H. Fowler, Clerk.
T. W. Moore.
H. D. Dadisman.
I. W. Ethridge.
H. F. Braselton.
Ben Martin.
Luther Brock.
Thos. H. Turner.
Wm. A. Wills.
R. B. Smith.
Jno. R. Hix.
Oscar L. Reynolds.
Coy Short.
M. C. Buffington.
F. D. Vandiver.
W. D. Hopkins.
J. O. Wallace.
W. J. Colquitt.
Leslie L. Williamson, Sr.
R. P. Hosch.
O. T. Butler.
C. N. Pinson.
The following were sworn as
Traverse Jurors, and are serving in
that capacity:
D. C. Short.
J. W. Arnold.
W. M. Craft.
R. O. Williamson.
C. F, Hooper.
J. P. Pirkle.
A. C. Hill.
J. T. Titshaw.
Jas. H. Maddox.
Chas. W. Crisler.
W. T. Cole.
Ellis Lord.
W. A. Tucker.
Paschal Morrison.
W. S. Barnes.
John L. Gregory.
Harlan L. Sell.
Robert T. Griffith.
Gajnes A. Pruitt.
A. J. Flanigan.
C. O. Hunt.
Otis C. Lacy.
J. P. Hanley.
Hoke Arthur.
J. L. Fortner.
N. E. Dailey.
J. L. Watkins.
J. J. Segars.
W. T. Cody.
L. P. Doster.
Joe A. Davis.
F. C. Bell.
J. F. Hale.
O. Ralph Hale.
Jesse C. Crawford.
J. H. Lord.
All the * officers of court were
ready for the term when it conven
ed, namely: Frank Simpson, Solici
tor General; Clifford T. Storey, Jr.,
Clerk; and R. M. Culberson, Sheriff.
The latter has assisting him in the
performance of his official duties,
Deputy Claud Culberson, and Bailiffs
J. B. Alexander, A. D. Bullock and
G. N. Breazeale. Also, Court Steno
grapher T. J. Syfan was ready with
Vol. 63. No. 8.
Mrs. J. H. Maley Passed
Aw*\y Last Thursday
The Death Angel has again re
moved from our midst one of the
county’s most prominent women,
Mrs. Beulah Venable Maley, who
passed away at her home near
Brockton on last Thursday, July 28.
She was 62 years of age.
Funeral services were
by Rev. W. B. Hughes, at Bethany
Methodist church, on Friday, and in
terment was in the cemetery at Ap
ple Valley. She had been ill for
several months.
Mrs. Maley was a descendant of
two pioneer families of the county
whose lives were closely linked with
every activity of good citizenship
and progress. Until her health fail
ed, she was a leader in her com
munity in all civic, religious and
educational activities, and her fami
ly, neighbors and friends are bereft
of one who was always ready and
anxious to lend a helping hand in
times of need and sorrow.
Surviving the deceased are her
husband, J. H. Maley; a brother,
Walter L. Venable; and two sisters,
Mrs. Elliott Durham of Dublin, and
Mrs. W. H. Mahaffey of Atlanta.
REV. W. E. BRASELTON ORDAIN
ED INTO THE MINISTRY
Jeffersonians had the pleasure
and privilege Sunday afternoon of
witnessing the ordination into the
ministry of Rev. W. Emmett Brasel—
ton. The impressive ceremony was-,
conducted at the Baptist church,,
with Rev. R. M. Rigdon presiding.
Prior to the public service, the Pres
bytery of the church met. Those
present were Rev. J. C. Wilkinson
and W. R. Bedgood of Athens, Rev.
C. C. Tooke and Rev. T. C. Hardman,
of Commerce, Rev. R. M. Rigdon,
Deacons W. W. Dickson, M. M. Bry
an, E. E. Martin and L. F. Elrod.
According to custom, Rev. Braselton
read a paper to these examiners,
showing his training, experience and
belief, and *he Presbytery voted
unanimously for his ordination.
At the public service Rev. Tooker
gave fhe charge to the church, Rev.
Wilkinson preached the ordination
sermon, Rev. Hardman presented
the Word. Others taking part in
the service were Messrs. W. R. Bed
good, W. W. Dickson, M. M. Bryan,
George W. Bailey, E. E. Martin, C_
E. Hardy and L. F. Elrod. Rev.
Rigdon led the ordination prayer.
Rev. Braselton is a graduate of
Pendergrass High School and Mercer
University and Andover Theological'
Seminary, Newton Center, Mass. He
will leave the last of the month for-
Sarasota, Fla., where he will assume
the assistant pastorate of the First
Baptist Church. He was reared at:
Pendergrass, the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Braselton, and is
the nephew of Mrs. W. T. Long, with
whom he is spending his vacation.
His numerous Jackson county friends
wish for him abundant success in hia
chosen field of labor.
FORD TAKES DAY
OFF TO ATTEND 75TH
ANNIVERSARY HONORS
Detroit.—Henry Ford took a day
off from work Saturday to join with
his fellow citizens of Detroit in cele
brating his 75th birthday anniver
sary, but made it clear that it was
after all, “just another birthday and
that he had no intention of slowing
down.
In the morning he participated
in a “party” staged by some 8,000
chidren who sang “Happy Birthdajr
to You” at the Michigan State fair
grounds. The afternoon, in a pri
vate office of his engineering labora
tory, he was presented with the
grand cross of the German eagle by
a representative of Adolf Hitler's
government. At night he was guest
of honor at a banquet attended by
1,500 persons in Detroit’s Masonic
temple.
Mrs. D. W. Hanson will leave on-
August Bth to visit Mr. and Mrs.
Elder B. Hanson, at Long Beach,,
California.
pencil and note book to take down
the evidence.
Civil docket was tried this week.
The criminal docket will not be call
ed Monday, but on first Monday in
October, as court has adjourned un
til that date. _ :l .