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By Holder & Williamson
“Complete The Program”
The tax rate in Jackson for
county purposes this year is twenty
two mills, an increase of two mills
over last year. The State and coun
ty wide school rate are the same, five
mills each. The increase in county
taxes is due to household and home
stead exemptions. The fact is, the
increase is less than this writer at
one time anticipated. This smaller
increase is due to two reasons—first,
the State sent seven thousand five
hundred dollars to the county as its
part of the discount of the rental of
the W. & A. Railroad. This, of
course, is for this year only, as
there will be no discount rentals of
the State owned railroad to be had
next year. In the next place, the
affairs of the county have been
carefully and economically managed
The county debt has been diminish
ed, therefore less interest paid. It is
hoped that these current obligations
of the county can all be paid with
this year’s taxes, leaving only the
bonded debt, which will be met with
reimbursement certificates due the
county by the State. County affairs
have been handled in such manner
as to entail the least possible ex
pense on the county. If any criti
cism be made of the county manage
ment, it is that may be the County
Commissioners have been so econo
mical that the county has not re
ceived its full quota of federal
funds, WPA and PWA, in road and
other improvements. However, one
determination on the part of the
county to pay its current debt, has
almost been achieved. The county
authorities believe in the policy,
“Pay as you go,” which is the safe
and wise policy.
A part of the program of the pres
ent State administration that is be
fore it, is to provide funds to take
the place of money lost to the coun
ty treasuries because of exemptions
of household goods and homestead.
Another part of the unfilled pro
gram, is to provide more funds for
pensions of old people. Old age
pensions have been of incalculable
benefit to hundreds who are old,
have little means of support, and
are unable to work. Pensions have
been made to hundreds. However,
there are many worthy old people
not on the pension rolls, because of
insufficiency of funds. Also, some
are receiving such a small amount
each month that this should be in
creased. Just what plan the admin
istration has for raising these addi
tional funds has not been explained.
It is one of the big problems before
the next Legislature, which will con
vene in January. The above men
tioned is a portion of the uncomplet
ed program of the present State ad
ministration.
In the enactment of the program
of Governor Rivers at the last regu
lar and extra sessions of the Gen
eral Assembly, the law makers mani
fested a spirit of co-operation with
the efforts of the Chief Executive
unsurpassed in the history of Geor
gia. Just a little opposition to the
Governor’s program was shown a
few times, but it was negligible.
The sentiment of co-operation was
evident at all' times among the mem
bers. The officers of the Legislature
were also in hearty accord with the
program of legislation before them.
Fact is, that the Governor in his
campaign for election and in the
platform adopted after his election
by the State Convention promised so
many important things, that many
people had serious doubts about the
consummation of these mammoth
legislative understakings and
achievements, but the Legislature
gave free school books, long term
schools, health laws, road improve
ment laws, pensions, exemptions, tax
acts, classification of property, etc.
It never could have been done ex
cept that the Chief Executive and
the Legislature, together with the
officers of that body, were in com
plete accord, and all labored earn
estly and intelligently to accomplish
the task of converting promises and
platforms into laws. This was done.
Will the next Legislature be as
sympathetic with the efforts of the
Chief Executive as the last one?
There is little doubt about the Sen
ate’s attitude. John B. Spivey,
President of the last Senate, seems
to have no opposition for re-election
to preside over the Upper House. It
The Jackson Herald
was Truetlen county’s time to furn
ish the Senator from that district,
but that county yielded to Emanuel
to have the Senator again. Spivey
was a candidate for Senator, and
nominated after a hard fight. Now,
as above stated, the Senator seems
to have no semblance of opposition
for re-election to the presidency of
the Senate. The Senate seems to be
for Spivey and the administration.
Roy Harris, present Speaker of the
House, was nominated without op
position for Representative from
Richmond county, and is a candidate
.0 succeed himself as Speaker of
the House.
In the House, there seems to be
an element not in harmony with the
plans and program of the Chief
Executive, and these members are
antagnoistic to Speaker Harris, look
ed upon as the Governor’s closest
political friend and frequent spokes
man. Representative J. V. Car
michael, of Cobb county, has been
urged by some to become a candi
date for presiding officer of the
House. Carmichael is a brilliant
young man, with quite positive views
on public matters, and though only
about twenty-five years old, is one
of the greatest debaters in the
House. He is an able parliamen
tarian, and would make a model
presiding officer. However, he and
Speaker Harris are considered close
friends, and Carmichael will hardly
oppose his friend. Randall Evans, a
consistent and outspoken opponent
at all times of the Chief Executive
and the present Speaker, is men
tioned as a candidate for Speaker of
the House. He may be a candidate,
but will not be able to muster a ma
jority of the members of the House
in his behalf. While there is some
stubborn and able opposition to the
Governor’s program in the Lower
Body, yet it is generally understood
that a large majority of the mem
bers of the House are with the pres
ent administration, and will support
its program. So it looks like Harris
will succeed himself to the Speak
ership.
There will probably be no contest
for Secretary of the Senate. John
W. Hammond is the present official.
He is a sweet spirited man, and loves
everybody. He is easily adjustible
in politics. When Talmadge was in
the ascendancy, Johnnie was a red
hot Talmadge man; but now that
Rivers is the grand political mogul,
he rides with the present Governor
with as much comfort and pleasure
as he did with Talmadge. Johnnie
always tries to ride the band wagon.
Just one thing about Johnnie that is
strongly in his favor, and that is he
is a hard working, careful and an
efficient official. In his office he
knows neither friend nor foe, but
strives earnestly to give every one
an absolutely square deal. Also, he
has selected popular assistants. So
Hammond will in all probability be
elected without opposition. There
is, however, a contest on for Clerk
of the House between Joe Boone,
the present incumbent, P. T. Mc-
Cutchen and John W. Greer. The
last named is one of the most active
and loyal friends the present Gov
ernor ever had. He took a promi
nent part in all the Governor’s cam
paigns, and in the last campaign
worked in the Governor’s head
quarters day by day. The Governor
may or may not take a hand in this
race. Whether he does or does not,
the Governor’s friends are well
aware of the activity of Mr. Greer
in his behalf.
The Thirty-Third Senatorial Dis
trict will be represented by J. E.
Palmour, Jr., of Hall county. Al
ready he has had legislative exper
ience in the House. His father serv
ed in the House from Hall, and
made a splendid Representative. The
young man is well worthy the con
fidence of the people. He will suc
ceed Hon. John B. Hardman of this
county, who made a fine record in
the Senate. The same two Repre
sentatives from this county, R. D.
Brooks and W. A. Wages, will be in
the next House. They were nomi
nated and will be elected without
opposition. Both are excellent young
men, who will continue to serve
Jackson county and the State of
Georgia faithfully and well in the
House. There will be in the Legis
lature again next year Hon. George
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JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
COUNTY AGENT’S
COLUMN
Sp-cial care should be taken in
the harvesting of lespedeza seed for
possible marketing, as well as for
home use. This crop is growing in
popularity in Georgia, because of
its variety of uses, namely: for
grazing, soil improvement, hay, and
seed production.
Areas containing dodder (a de
structive weed) should not be saved
for seed, but should be used for
hay, grazing, or soil-improvement.
Likewise, badly infested fields should
not be planted to lespedeza the fol
lowing year.
Among the important features of
lespedeza are its ability to produce
seed under almost any condition and
the comparative ease of harvesting
it. When farmers are more familiar
with methods of harvesting, a great
er supply of home-grown seed will
be produced and the result will be
greater acreage of this important
crop.
Seed of the Common and Tennes
see varieties are usually harvested
with a seed pan attached to the
cutter bar of the mower. For best
results with this method, the seed
should be ripe enough to shatter
well. They may also be harvested
by cutting the vines while the dew is
on and raking them in windrows.
The mowing machine-windrow
threshing method is the usual one
for harvesting the seed of the Kobe
Korean varieties. For small quan
tities, the seed may also be removed
from the vines by beating with pitch
forks or sticks. More seed will be
saved if the seed pan is also used in
cutting. This is especially true if
the seed are ripe and shattering.
The combine harvester may be
used for harvesting these seed, pro
vided they are mature and dry, and
the vines are dry enough to be
handled easily. With the combine,
the vines can be left on the land
for soil protection and improvement.
J. W. Jackson, County Agt.
KILLS MAD DOG WITH
POCKET KNIFE
Flowery Branch, Ga.—Victor in a
hand-to-hand battle with a mad dog,
Guy Clarke, Hall County farmer,
began the rabies treatment along
with five other persons who were
bitten by the animal before Mr.
Clarke killed it with a pocket knife
Friday.
Mr. Clarke tackled the big bull
dog in midair as the animal leaped
for his throat, witnesses said. Man
and dog rolled into a ditch as the
man fought to keep the fangs from
his throat. Mr. Clarke finally got
one hand free long enough to reach
for his pocket knife, with which he
killed the dog.
Bitten on the hand, Mr. Clarke
was forced to undergo treatment
with the five others previously bit
ten, the dog’s head having been
found infected. Several cows which
were bitten by the dog will be kill
ed.
City Council assembled Friday
night and ordered that all dogs be
shot unless muzzled or inoculated.
A number were killed Satur4ay.
D. Bennett, of Clarke county. He
has had long legislative experience,
and is not only well qualified to
serve in the General Assembly be
cause of experience, but also on ac
count of his native ability, his inde
pendence and courage. There will
not be in the next House a more
valuable member than George D.
Bennett. Not only is he admired,
respected and honored by the people
of his adopted county, Clarke, but
the people of his own native coun
ty, Jackson, entertain for him senti
ments of warmest friendship,
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Two of the greatest pictures on
the screen today, in the writer’s
judgment, are “Little Miss Broad
way,” and “Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs.” The first is great
because of the superb and almost
unparalled talents of the little ac
tress, Shirley Temple, the most out
standing child movie star attraction
of the United States. The other is
a Walt Disney production, whose
characters are painted by the hand
of this imaginative artist, the au
thor. The picture is a combination
of science, art and imagination, and
is one of the marvels of the movie
world.
NEW BONDS FOR
JEFFERSON
Will Replace Those Due, An Amend
ment to Constitution to be Voted
On November 8
At the election in November the
people of Georgia will vote on an
amendment to the Constitution au
thorizing the City of Jefferson to is
sue thirty-five thousand dollars of
bonds to pay off the present bonded
debt now' due this year, and that
will become due up to and including
January Ist, 1945. Here is the act:
“Section 1. Be is enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by
authority of the same, that article
7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the
Constitution of Georgia which has
heretofore been amended, shall be
further amended by adding at the
end thereof anew paragraph in the
following words, to-wit:
“And except that the City of
Jefferson may issue refunding
serial bonds not in excess of the
aggregate sum of $36,000.00 for
the purpose of refunding and re
tiring any bonded indebtedness of
said city outstanding, past due and
unpaid on January 1, 1938, and any
bonded indebtedness of said city
outstanding and which becomes due
up to and including January 1, 1945,
and provided for the assessment
and collection of an annual tax suf
ficient in amount to pay the princi
pal and interest of said bonds as
they fall due; the proceeds of all
such refunding bonds so issued by
the City of Jefferson to be used ex
clusively for the purpose of paying
and retiring said bonded indebted
ness that is or may become due and
unpaid as of January 1, 1945. Said
refunding bonds shall be issued
when authorized by a vote of the
Mayor and Council of the City of
Jefferson, and shall be validated.”
Club Federation Entertained
by Braselton Club
The Jackson County Federation of
Women’s Clubs met Saturday after
noon with the Braselton Woman’s
Club at Braselton, with representa
tives from Braselton, Hoschton,
Jefferson and Maysville.
The clubs were entertained at
the beautiful new brick bungalow of
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Braselton. The
home, with its attractive furnish
ings, was decorated with vases of
gorgeous dahlias, colorful zinnias
and roses. Mrs. Braselton, the
charming chatelaine of the home,
was a most gracious hostess, ex
tending to the visitors a hearty wel
come. She was assisted by the
president of the Braselton club, Mrs.
Fred Baird, and other members of
the club.
Mrs. W. M. Braselton, president
of the County Federation, presided,
and Mrs. J. O. Braselton presented
the program, which was featured by
a splendid address by Judge J. C.
Pratt, presiding officer of the courts
of the Piedmont Circuit; a talk by
Mr. Miriam from the State Board
of Health; a violin solo by Miss
Lucy Allen, and a piano solo by
Mrs. H. F. Braselton.
During the social hour, the mem
bers of the hostess club served
punch, sandwiches and cookies.
Martin Institute F. F. A.’s to
Feed Cattle
Through the efforts of Professor
J. L. McMullan, the White Provision
Company of Atlanta has furnished
the F. F. A. boys of Martin Institute,
steers to be cared for and fed by
these students for a period of six
months. At the end of this period,
each one will be paid for the weight
gained by the animal. If a steer
weighed six hundred pounds when
received, and eight hundred pounds
at the end of six months, the F. F.
A. student will receive pay for two
hundred pounds. Before being re
turned to the White Provision Com
pany, they will be put on exhibit in
Jefferson.
The boys receiving these steers
are: Lewis Nix, Walter Martin,
Jimmy Johnson, Curtis Mize, Doug
Barnett, Mays Potts, W. A. Jones,
Louis McDonald, Milton Harbin, Mil
lard Dockery, and Prof. J L. Mc-
Mullan, vocational teacher at Mar
tin Institute.
The F. F. A. boys of Commerce,
also received steers from the White
Provision Company.
Thursday, October 6, 1938.
Jackson County Home
Demonstration News
(By Elsie Bowman)
White Potatoes May Change Color
During Cooking
White potatoes are not always
white when they come from the ket
tle. During cooking the white flesh
may take on a grey, green, yellow,
or brown shade.
Iron in the cooking water may
tint potatoes yellow or brown. The
iron may come from water contain
ing iron salts, so-called “rusty
water,” or from an iron cooking ket
tle or an en&melware kettle which
has been chipped so that the iron
underneath is exposed.
Hard water containing consider
able alkali may give potatoes a
greenish tint, as it does rice. To
avoid this greenish tint, cook pota
toes in soft water or in water con
taining a little acid.
Another color change that often
occurs in potatoes after cooking is
blackening or greying, due to sub
stances in the potato which turn
dark on contact with alkaline water
and heat. This blackening usually
appears as the potatoes stand in the
air after cooking. Boiled or steam
ed potatoes show it much more than
baked potatoes.
Milk added immediately as the
potatoes come from the stove helps
to prevent this unpleasant color
change, especially in mashed pota
toes. Various cookery studies have
shown that potatoes mashed with
milk as soon as they are cooked do
not darken so fast or so much as
those with no milk added. Acid,
such as vinegar or cream of tarter,
in the cooking water also helps to
prevent this darkening, but unfor
tunately interferes with the soften
ing of the potato.
The darkening that occurs when a
raw potato is cut and exposed to air
is an oxidation process, and can be
prevented by keeping the pared or
cut potato in water until it goes on
the stove.
V
Lighting For Home Study
As fall days grow shorter, there
are in many homes school lessons to
be done by artificial light. Many
parents are showing keen appreci
ation of the importance to the chil
dren of the right kind of light to
study by, and of a quiet place to
work.
With either oil or electric light,
the lamp should stand so that the
burner or bulb is above the level of
the eyes, but its glare concealed by
a shade. If an electric light, the
bulb should be frosted on the inside
to avoid eyestrain.
Light should be reflected down in
a wide circle falling on the books or
papers of the student. The size of
the shade, its depth from top to bot
tom, and its width at the bottom,
all affect its light reflection efficien
cy.
The inside of the shade should be
white, or very light-colored, for bet
ter reflection. It may be decorated
on the outside to harmonize with the
other furnishings of the room, but
-if the decorations or pattern on the
outside can be seen from the inside,
the lighting will not be good.
The Illuminating Engineers So
ciety has designed a number of
sturdy, efficient lamps, labeled “I.
E.S.”, that are considered very satis
factory by lighting specialists. Semi
indirect lighting is accomplished in
I.E.S. lamps by means of a diffus
ing bowl, which throws a portion of
the light upward and softens the
part falling downward.
Judges For Plant-to-Prosper
Campaign
More than a third of Georgia’s
159 counties have entered the At
lanta Constitution’s “Plant-to-Pros
per” program.
The Constitution will give 33 cash
awards, totaling $4,000; eight silv
er trophies and 577 other recogni
tions to the state’s outstanding
farmers. In addition, planters in
19 of the counties will vie for cash
and other awards amounting to an
other $4,000.
County judging committees will
select the best planters in their coun
ties to compete in the congressional
and state contests.
The following have been appoint
ed as a judging committee from
Jackson county: J. W. Jackson, Miss
Elsie Bowman, John N. Holder, T.
T. Benton, J. B. Hardman, Mrs. L.
H. Isbell and Mrs. Mamie Foster.
Vol. 63. No. 17.
Democratic Hosts in Macon
Wednesday for Convention
The Democratic State Conven
tion is in session today, Wednesday,
in Macon.
The chief business of the conven
tion will be the formal nomination
of candidates for the United States
Senate, governor, secretary of state,
comptroller general, attorney gener
al, state treasurer, state school su
perintendent, two justices of the
Supreme Court, two judges of the
Court of Appeals, one public service
commissioner and a commissioner of
labor.
The State Committee met in At
lanta Saturday and made plans for
the convention. Announcement was
made of the appointment of 410
delegates and an equal number of
alternates. These were named by
Governor Rivers, Hugh Howell and
J. J. Mangham. The Governor, who
carried 101 counties, approved the
names of 282 delegates and alter
nates; Howell approved the names
of 126 delegates and alternates
from the 57 counties he carried, and
Mangham selected two delegates
and two alternates from the one
county he carried.
The delegates and alternates from
Jackson county are L. J. Lyle, J. N.
Holder, L. L. Davis, Loyd Lott, W.
W. Stark, A. J. Murphy, T. T. Ben
ton, H. W. Davis.
The only row anticipated in the
convention will be over the nomi
nation to the United States Sen
ate.
Former Governor Eugene Tal
madge announced Friday, through
his law offices in Atlanta, that he
positively would carry his contest
against United States Senator Wal
ter F. George to the floor of the
convention. The fight is expected
to take the form of challenges of
the credentials of delegates in the
34 counties where Talmadge filed
election contests.
The executive committees of 32
counties turned down the contests
filed by Talmadge and in one coun
ty the contest was withdrawn. In
a single county, Evans, a recount
was granted, but the unit vote was
still given Senator George.
The Talmadge fight may also be
brought to the floor of the conven
tion by placing his name in nomi
nation for the senate post.
200 WPA Projects
Approved
Public Works Administration an
nounced Saturday that to date 200
Georgia projects have been approv
ed by Administrator Harold L.
Ickes and President Roosevelt.
Scattered throughout the state, the
projects will be built at an estimated:
cost of $11,855,942.
To meet PWA requirements, work
on the jobs must begin by January
1, and be finished within 18 months.
A tally, made after the deadline
for receiving applications, midnight
Friday, showed that 415 Georgia
communities have applied for feder
al aid from the PWA since the be
ginning of the 1938 program. The
latest applications are now being
checked and filed, Cole said, and
will be forwarded to Washington
for approval or disapproval as soon
as possible. The state as a, whole
has asked for federal grants of
$27,086,515 and loans of $14,589,-
002 to finance a construction pro
gram of $60,213,278.
Already under construction in
the region are 205 projects to be
completed at a cost of $31,669,314.
PWA engineers estimate that more
than 9,000 men have been employed
by private industry on these jobs,,
and that approximately 25,000 work
ers in related trades have been help
ed.
SHIRLEY TEMPLE IN
“LITTLE MISS BROADWAY”
AT ROOSEVELT THEATRE
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY"
Thursday and Friday—Shirley
Temple, George Murphy, Jimmy Dur
ante and Edna Mae Oliver in “Lit
tle Miss Broadway.”
Saturday—The Three Musque
teers, in “Trigger Trio.” Also,
Chapter 1 of “Flaming Frontiers,”
starring Johnny Mack Brown, and
our “Gang Comedy.”
Monday and Tuesday Johnny
Weismuller and Maureen O’Sullivan,
in “Tarzon Escapes.” Also, New*
Reel, and Chapter 10 of “Flash Gor
don’s Trip t# Mars.”
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
—“Snow White and Seven Dwarfs**