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By Holder & Williamson
CONTESTING PRIMARY
RESULTS
Eugene Talmadge, who was a
candidate for United States Senate
in the primary electin on September
14, was defeated by Walter F.
George, the present incumbent, but
he is contesting the result. One of
the grounds of contest is that in
some counties carried by George a
larger vote was polled for United
States Senator than for Governor.
This is true. Some counties carried
by Talmadge also showed a larger
vote cast for Senator than for Gov
ernor. This has no significance,
whatever. Take the vote in Jackson
county for example. The total vote
cast in this county was 2294. The
summary vote for United States
Senator was 2270, while that for
Governor was 2199, or 71 votes dif
ference. There was a variation in
the total vote cast for some candi
dates other than two named above.
John B. Wilson, Secretary of State,
was given 2259 votes, whilg Dr. M.
D. Collins, Superintendent of Schools
of Georgia, aggregate was 2214.
Judge R. C. Bell received 2211 for
the office of Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court, while Associate
Justice John B. Guerry’s vote total
ed 2218. This difference in vote for
Governor, or United States Senator,
in any county, is no evidence of
fraud, ballot box stuffing, miscount
ing of votes, or any other ground
for contest.
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The contest filed by Talmadge in
thi3 county is a reflection on the
county’s primary. While the charg
es made by Talmadge were of a
general nature, yet they carried al
legation of law violation. The writ
er knows the Executive Committee
men, and most of the J. P.’s and
N. P.’s from each militia district in
the county, and he sincerely believes
in the integrity and honesty of each.
Two of our correspondents, Nichol
son and Thyatira, each had some
thing to say last week about the
good order prevailing at their pre
cincts on election day—no money
spent, no liquor drinking, and little
vote solicitation in their districts.
There is no doubt about a clean,
orderly and honest primary in Jack
son county. This writer feels the
same kind of order and honesty
prevailed throughout the state as in
Jackson. Talmadge is disappointed,
because the early returns indicated
his nomination, and it is hard for
him to be reconciled to his defeat.
Again, probably he wishes to arouse
public sentiment in his behalf be
cause he may become a candidate
again in a future election, and pos
sibly he thinks this contest will give
him more political strength.
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Jackson was the first county in
Georgia to receive a subsidy check.
There was a reason for this. That
reason may be expressed in just one
name, the County Agent, J. W.
Jackson. He was persevering and
diligent, and got in his report early,
showing the amount due Jackson
county farmers on subsidy pay
ments. Fact is, presume his report
was the first to be sent in by any
County Agent in the State. Jack
son and adjacent counties have or
ganized the Jackson Electric Mem
bership Corporation, which is cover
ing one of the largest areas and
serving as many people in all proba
bility as any other similar project in
the United States. Only last week
the second unit of this corporation
was approved for $284,000 to serve
282 miles and 1441 customers. Oth
er units will be approved, and built.
There is a reason for this great en
terprise, and that reason is the
County Agent and able associates.
The Agent took the lead. There is
a canning plant in Jefferson, that
was built without cost to the local
people. There is a reason for it be
ing here, and that reason is J. W.
Jackson.
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Jackson and Barrow will have a
soil erosion project, which will be of
almost incalculable benefit to not
only farmers, but others. This pro
ject is needed, It is coming, and
no force has been so great in secur
ing it as the County Agent. Some
people may like others better per
sonally than the County Agent, but
all must admit that he does things.
""That is just the kind of County
Agent needed here now. Because of
The Jackson Herald
his splendid ability to achieve re
sults, is the reason this writer does
not hestitate to commend him. The
'work here is now so vital to the
welfare of Jackson county and her
future prosperity, that he should
plan not just for one year, but two
or three. Only recently a gentle
man was talking about farmers in
bis county receiving subsidy or bene
fit checks weeks after this county
had been paid. He made the state
ment that no one was to blame for
it except his County Agent. At
present there is no more important
official in counties than the County
Agent. This writer believes this
county has one of the best.
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In this connection, this writer
made a suggestion recently how to
solve the present cotton price situ
ation. The plan has been sanctioned
by thoughtful and patriotic men.
Also, it has received favorable com
ment from some newspapers. The
Walton Tribune, one of the ablest
edited of Georgia weeklies, has giv
en hearty approval of the plan. The
writer certainly appreciates Editor
Camp’s endorsement of the propo
sition, for he is one of the ablest
political economists on the Georgia
Press. There is no doubt about the
proposition guaranteeing to farmers
a fair price for their cotton. That
is the one thing desired by every
farmer in the South. The Tribune
says, “Asa solution to the cotton
problem Editor John N. Holder, of
The Jackson Herald, suggests an in
crease of the subsidy provided by
the last Congress. This amounts to
about 1.70 on the pound, and Edi
tor Holder advocates advancing it to
3c a pound under the emergency re
lief measure passed at the last ses
sion. We consider this a splendid
suggestion, and we hope that Secre
tary Wallace may be induced to em
brace it.”
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Another, the Butler Herald, whose
editor is known far and wide for his
good judgment, says, “Uncle John”
Holder has a solution for helping
cotton growers, and it seems work
able. Here it is: “Increase the sub
sidy which was provided by the last
Congress. That act will give about
1.70 cents to each farmer on each
pound produced by him. Now, here
is the suggestion. Make this amount
3 cents per pound instead of 1.70.
If this can be done under the emer
gency relief bill passed by the last
Congress, then this action should be
taken by the Secretary of Agricul
ture in providing this additional
amount of subsidy to the cotton
farmers. There is no doubt that the
President would aprove it. If the
Secretary cannot do it under exist
ing laws, then as soon as Congress
meets next year this law should be
amended so as to give cotton farm
ers this additional subsidy payment.”
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While many have approved the
suggestion that the subsidy be in
creased, which the writer believes
will meet the situation, yet some
successful business men think that
some other solution better. Our
good friends, Braselton Brothers,
whose sagacity we do not doubt,
and whose sincerity we do not ques
tion, have this to say, “Why not
jump on Wallace for an average of
minimum and maximum loan, price
8.30, 11.80, 10.05? He saw fit to
raise the loan on corn. With a 59
cents dollar, wheat is about the
lowest in 30 years, and cotton about
lowest of any time on record. Still
you New Deal fellows are trying to
make the farmers and business men
feel like we are in Hog Heaven, but
if the State and the United States
keep up this spending spree, there
won’t be enough left to tell the
tale.” Some good and thoughtful
people are against the New Deal,
while others are earnestly for it.
Most people are sincere and honest
in their political convictions, and the
great mass of people are seeking
that which is best for the country,
whether it be through the New
Deal, or something different. There
are two great schools of thought in
the New Deal—one for it, and the
other against it. Each one seeking
the best solution of not only our
country’s, but the world’s problems,
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Just as soon as the President ap
proved the road progrant in Jackson
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JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
GOOD PICTURES COMING TO
THE ROOSEVELT THEATRE
THIS WEEK
Thursday and Friday—Edward G.
Robinson, the little Caesar, stars in
another dramatic crime picture, “I
Am The Law.” He is given expert
support in this epic picture by those
able actors, Wendy Barrie and John
Beal. Also, selected RKO Comedy,
“Rhythmn In A Night Court.”
Saturday—George O’Brien and
Ruth Haywood bring you plenty of
action, shooting and riding in Rene
gade Ranger.” Also, Chapter No.
12 of “The Fighting Devil Dogs,”
and selected comedy.
Monday—You can’t miss this long
awaited picture, with the adorable
little star, Bobby Breen. “Rainbow
On The River” is a grand picture, in
which Bobby sings several songs in
that lovely voice that pleases mil
lions of his fans. That grand old
trooper, May Robson, gives an ex
cellent performance with him. Also,
Universal News Reel, and selected
short subject.
Tuesday and Wednesday—Smith
Ballew, Evelyn Daw, and Noah
Beary, in “Panamints Bad Man.”
This is a picture containing music,
action and drama rendered by three
good stars. Also, Chapter No. 9 of
“Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars,” and
selected short subject.
METHODIST LAYMEN MET IN
CLARKESVILLE
Officials of the new Methodist
church in Clarkesville were hosts at
6 p. m. September 20 to the pastors
and laymen of the Gainesville dis
trict. Among those attending from
Jefferson were Rev. A. B. Elizer,
Rev. W. B. Hughes, Messrs. George
W. Westmoreland, R. J. Kelly, H. J.
W. Kizer, C. H. Legg. Dr. T. J.
Lance of Young Harris College was
in charge of the program. The
principal speakers were Dr. Willis A.
Sutton of Atlanta, Dr. Slaughter of
Athens, and Rev. John F. Yar
brough, -presiding elder of Gaines
ville District. This was Mr. Yar
brough’s last message as presiding
elder of this district, to the Lay
men’s Association, as he has served
four years, and is slated to be trans
ferred to another charge.
The laymen’s meetings are held
quarterly. The first 1938 meeting
was held in Jefferson, the second in
Young Harris, the third in Clarkes
ville. The next meeting, in Decem
ber, will be in Gainesville.
At Clarkesville the ladies of
the Methodist church served a picnic
supper to the 250 visitors attending
the meeting, the proceeds to be ap
plied on the church building fund.
ALVIN JAMES LOSES LIFE IN
OCONEE RIVER
Alvin (Bud) James, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie James, of Siloam,
was drowned Tuesday afternoon in
the Oconee River near the Mouth of
the Creek.
The body was found at 1 o’clock
Wednesday morning. Allen James,
a brother of the drowned youth, and
Jerry Fouche were with James at
the time he was drowned.
James was 26 years of age and
was born at Jefferson, Ga.—Greens
boro Herald-Journal.
Little Miss Barbara Johnson spent
the week-end with Miss Jane Adams
at her home near Galilee.
county, Congressman Whelchel was
notified. Ever since the adjourn
ment of Congress, he has been in
close touch with Wiashington, urg
ing the sanctioning of road programs
in the several counties of his dis
trict. Last week this paper receiv
ed a telegram from him, telling of
the action of President Roosevelt in
giving his O. K. to Jackson county’s
road allotment for both county and
state highways. He has also been
very active in Aehalf of the Jackson
Electric Membership Corporation,
and when a unit has been authoriz
ed he is immediately informed, and
he in turn notifies the authorities in
this county. He had no opposition
in the recent primary for re-nomi
nation, but he went over the dis
trict, greeted the people, and be
came familiar with their problems,
and he has been diligent in lending
his efforts toward solving them. No
representative in thA lower House
of Congress from Georgia keeps in
more intimate contact with his con
stituents and Washington than the
Congressman from the old Ninth.
COUNTY AGENTS
COLUMN
1939 AAA Program Keep* Emphaii*
On Balanced Farming
The 1939 AAA farm program for
Georgia and the rest of the country
will be similar in most respects to
the 1938 program, with continued
emphasis on a balanced, soil-conserv
ing type of farming and minor
changes intended to improve and
simplify administration, Homer S.
Durden, state administrative officer,
announced in Athens this week.
Durden recently attended a con
ference in Washington, at which
proposals for the new program were
discussed with AAA field represen
tatives and farmer-committeemen
from the 48 States. In the main,
the program tentatively approved
follows the recommendations of this
conference, he said.
The proposed new program, as it
applies to Georgia, calls for farm
acreage allotments for cotton, to
bacco, wheat, and, in designated
commercial counties, potatoes. Each
farm on which feed crops or live
stock products are grown for sale
also will have an allotment of gen
eral soil-depleting crops, which will
include the acreage devoted to coin,
but no farm will have a separate
corn allotment.
Payments will be based on com
pliance with allotments and the
carrying out of approved soil-build
ing practices as under the present
program.
No definite decision has been
made as to the treatment of peanuts
under the new program, Durden
said. Under this year’s program,
special acreage allotments are pro
vided for this crop: Proposals that
the peanut allotments be discon
tinued and that special provisions be
included for commercial vegetable
crops were taken under advisement
by AAA officials. Further confer
ences with producers will be held be
fore final action is taken on these
proposals.
Under the 1939 program, a maxi
mum payment will be calculated for
each praticipating farm. The farm
er can earn this amount by keeping
within his soil-depleting crop allot
ments and attaining the soil-building
goal established for the farm.
As under this year’s program, de
ductions are to be made for plant
ings in excess of allotments and for
failure to carry out the amount of
soil-biulding practices needed to
reach the soil-building goal. Crop
classifications and soil-building prac
tices will be similar to those ap
proved for this year’s program.
Anew feature will be the pro
vision that land used for home gard
ens m&y be excluded in calculating
soil-depleting crops for the farm.
This provision was suggested as a
means of encouraging better living
standards for many farm families.
The national acreage allotment
for cotton in 1939 will be about 27,-
500,000 acres, or approximately the
same as for 1938. This will be di
vided among the states, counties,
and individual farms according to
the formula provided in the farm
act. The national wheat allotment
of 55,000,000 acres has already
been established.
The allotments for tobacco and
potatoes will be determined upon the
basis of the situation affecting these
commodities. These allotments can
not be determined accurately until
the 1938 production is known more
definitely. .
It is expected that cotton acreage
allotments for individual farms will
be determined and announced be
fore producers vote in the cotton
marketing quota referendum to be
held late this fall.
The tentative rate of payment on
cotton under the 1939 program is
1.8 to 2 cents per pound plus a price
adjustment payment of 1.8 to 2
cents per pound—a total of 3.6 to
4 cents per pound on the normal
yield of each acre in the farm’s cot
ton allotment.
The wheat payment is tentatively
fixed at 16 to 18 cents per bushel,
plus a price-adjustment payment of
10 to 12 cents per bushel—a total
of 26 to 30 cents per bushel on the
normal yield of each acre in the
farm’s wheat allotment. The ten
tative payment on potatoes is about
3 cents per bushel for the normal
yield of each acre grown not in ac
cess of the potato allotment.
The rate of payment on tobacco
will be about the same as this year
Thursday, September 29, 1938.
JACKSON REA PROJECT
PLANS ALMOST
COMPLETED
Actual rural electric line con
struction will begin in Jackson
county within the next two months,
predicted R. J. Kelly, superintend
ent of the Jackson Electric Member
ship Corporation, in a letter to pro
spective customers announcing the
execution of a loan contract be
tween the co-operative and the
federal government.
The complete text of the letter
follows:
“To the Members and Prospective
Customers of the Jackson Electric
Membership Corporation:
“We knew what we wanted, and
we stuck together until we got it.
We are going to have electricity.
We are proud to announce that the
loan contract has been executed
whereby the federal government,
through the Rural Electrification
Administration, will lend us $284,-
000.00 to construct our project.
“Now, we are ready to start work.
The new electric lines that will soon
be built will serve our community
for many, many years to come. With
our long sought goal so close at
hand, however, we cannot afford to
make many mistakes. From now on
it will pay us to proceed slowly and
build carefully.
“The next few weeks will be busy
weeks. There will be legal problems
to clear up, plans and blue prints
must be made. We have to select a
contractor to build the lines. This
work must be done, and since it will
probably be done quietly, without
fan fare, there may be times when
progress seems very slow. Im
patient as we are for electricity,
these next few weeks may be hard
est of all.
“REA assures us that * the con
struction crew will be here in about
two months. Shortly afterwards the
first of us will begin using current
from the new lines. ~ **
“We are definitely going to have
electricity. Now is the time to plan
our wiring, decide on what appli
ances we want first, make provisions
for hooking up to the line as soon
~s it comes. In this way we will get
the full benefits of electricity at
the beginning.”
PROCEEDINGS OF JACKSON
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jefferson, Ga., September 24,
1938.—The Jackson County Demo
cratic Executive committee met in a
called session for the purpose of
hearing a contest filed by the Honor
able Eugene Talmadge against Sena
tor Walter F. George. The follow
ing members were present:
J. E. Randolph, Chairman, E. D.
Whelchel, J. Morgan Wilhite, M. A.
Griffeth, C. T. McDonald, R. T.
Farmer, J. T. Hale, 11. F. Bray, L.
B. McEver, Paul Cruce, J. L. Bar
nett, R. D. Brooks.
The petition brought by the Hon
orable Eugene Talmadge was read
to the committee. No attorney ap
pearing for Mr. Talmadge, the at
torneys for Senator George were
called upon to present their side of
the case. They offered a motion to
dismiss the contest, and legal au
thorities were cited for this purpose.
The committee went into executive
session to consider the motion to
dismiss.
A motion was made and carried
sustaining the contention of the at
torneys for Senator George, and the
contest was t dismissed. J. L. Bar
nett and J. T. Hale requested to be
recorded as voting against the dis
missal of the contest.
A motion was made and carried
authorizing the chairman and the
secretary to put the dismissal in
proper form and send the proceed
ings to the State Committee.
No further business appearing,
the committee adjourned.
J. E. Randolph, Chairman.
T. T. Benton, Secretary.
for most types. Payment on vegeta
ble; orchard, and pasture land will
be about the same as in 1938, and
the payment on the acreage devoted
to general soil-depleting crops and
non-depleting acre will be calculated
at the rate of 70 cents per acre.
The administration of the pro
gram, as in 1938, will be through
the State Agricultural Conservation
committee, the county and communi
ty farmer committees, and county
agents.
J. W. Jackson, County Agt.
Vol. 63. No. 16.
TALMADGE CONTEST
PLEA REJECTED
IN JACKSON
The Jackson County Democratic
Executive Committee in session, Sat
urday, rejected Eugene Talmadge’s
petition for a recount of the ballots
in the September 14 primary in
which he was defeated by Senator
Walter F. George for nomination ns
United States Senator.
J. E. Randolph, chairman, presid
ed. T. T. Benton, secretary, readT
the Talmadge contest charge that
“persons were allowed to and diet
illegally vote,” that the ballot box
es were “stuffed with illegal ballots/*
that votes “were miscounted,” an<f
errors made and that votes from
precincts were “improperly consolid
ated in that there were votes con
solidated which were illegal.”
Judge W. W. Stark and Davis &
Stephens represented Senator
George, and presented the laws or*
contests. Mr. Talmadge was not
represented at the meeting. The
following members of the Jackson
county committee were present: J.
E. Randolph, E. D. Whelchel, J. Mor
gan Wilhite, M. A. Griffeth, C. T.
McDonald, R. T. Farmer, J. T. Hale,.
H. F. Bray, L. B. McEver, Paul
Cruce, J. L. Barnett, R. D. Brooks.
After deliberating for several
minutes, they rejected the petition
by a vote of 10 to 2, Messrs. Barnett
and Hale requesting to be recorded
as voting against the dismissal of the
contest.
COMMISSIONER TO SELL
GAINESVILLE MIDLAND
ON OCTOBER 4TH
Pursuant to a decree of the Unit
ed States District Court for the
Southern District of Georgia, J. D.
Bradwell, Commissioner, will offer
for sale at public outcry at the depot
of the Gainesville Midland railway
in the City of Gainesville on Octo
ber 4, all the properties, estates, ef
fects and franchises of the Gaines
ville Midland Railway, a railroad
that extends from Gainesville to
Jefferson, from Jefferson to Athens,,
and from Belmont to Monroe. AH
of the property to be sold includes;
every asset of the railroad, and the
buyer must continue to operate the
road as a going concern.
ADJOURNED TERM OF SUPERIOR
COURT CONVENES MONDAY
An adjourned term of superior
court will be called at the court
house Monday morning, October 3.
Judge Clifford Pratt will preside,,
and Col. Frank Simpson will be
present as prosecuting attorney..
This term of court is an extension',
of the August term, and the same?
grand jurors that served then will
be on duty again. The pane) of
traverse jurors drawn for the second
week of August court will serve
next week.
JACKSON COUNTY FEDERATION!
AT HOSCHTON NEXT SATUR
DAY AFTERNOON
On Saturday at 2 p. m. in Hosch
ton, the Jackson County Federation
of Women’s Clubs will rheet with
the Hoschton Woman’s Club. The
Federation is composed of clubs in
Maysville, Commerce, Jefferson,,
Brase'lton and Hoschton, and a rep
resentative delegation from each of
these clubs will attend the meeting.
REVIVAL SERVICES AT
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Beginning Monday, October 3,
Rev. E. A. Miller of East Point will
conduct a series of revival services
at the Jefferson Christian Chtfrch,
preaching each evening. Mr. Mill
er is an excellent pulpit speaker and
student of the Bible, and his ser
mons will merit the attendance of
large congregations.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE NINTH’
DISTRICT
I am very grateful to my friends
throughout the district for not hav
ing opposition in the recent primary
election. I appreciate the confi
dence reposed in me as your repre
sentative in Congress, and shall con
tinue to give my best efforts for
our district and for our State.
I hope to be able to complete mjr
visits over the district before re
turning to Washington, and to see
as many of the people personally aft
possible.
B. Frank WhelcheV