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The Jackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
The Great Question 1940
In reading papers unfriendly to
the President or luke warm towards
the New Deal, one would think that
the Republicans had won a sweeping
victory in the last election and that
the Democrats would, in the near
future, relinquish to them the con
trol of the National Government.
It is true that Republicans made
gains in the November contest. It
was generally conceded that the
Republican party would this year
show increased strength. In the
election in 1936 that party was al
most annihilated, and it was gener
ally believed that it would recover
some in the election this year, but
the results of the election were a
surprise to some Democrats. These
Democrats anticipated some losses
to Democracy, but they were great
er than expected.
These Republican gains are due to
the fact in part that several States
and Congressional Districts that had
been voting Republican for three
fourths of century until Roosevelt
became a candidate for President,
when they broke away from quan
dom party affiliations and voted for
him, just returned to their old
party. Many were never Demo
crats who voted the Democratic
ticket, but left the Republican party
for the time because it was so re
actionary. Another reason, some,
especially in the wheat growing belt,
such as Kansas, lowa, Indiana, Ohio,
and some other Western States, did
not go with the New Deal, because
of the heavy decline in the price of
wheat, which sold two years ago for
$1.35 per bushel; whereas, now it
brings on the open market only
about 75 cents. They voted as a
protest against the farm program.
Still another reason some regis
tered their dissatisfaction with the
administration of certain laws.
These voters would say in talking of
the situation that they are for
Roosevelt, but against the admini
stration of the law by State regional
or by local authorities. These vot
ers feel that too much is spent on
what is called overhead, and that
certain local people in control of ad
ministering the law are not efficient
nor impartial. Then some people
are not satisfied with nice checks
received by them from the govern
ment, but want them to be larger
and larger. When they received
their first checks they were elated,
and happy to get them, but now
some complain about the amount,
and voted as a protest against the
Democratic party because their sub
sidy and rental benefit checks were
no bigger.
Another class of people who voted
the Republican ticket claim to be
good Democrats, but are against the
President and much of the New
Deal. To illustrate: In Oregon, in
the Democratic primary a reaction
ary was defeated, and a New Dealer
nominated. In the election, the re
actionary candidate supported the
Republican nominee. On the other
hand, in Indiana, lowa, Maryland
Idaho, conservatives were nominated
for the United States Senate, and in
the general election the defeated
New Deal candidates, their friends
and supporters rallied to the support
of the successful Democratic nomi
nees in the primary, and these can
didates were victorious in the gener
al election in November. Roosevelt’s
friends elected them, just as many
of his friends supported Senator
George in this State.
John J. O’Conner was the Chair
man of the Committee on Rules in
the House, and as such exercised a
powerful influence in passing or re
jecting bills. He used his office to
obstruct legislation. In the primary
in New York he was defeated by
a Democrat, after which O’Conner
was nominated by the Republicans,
and was a candidate for Congress on
the Republican ticket. As long as
he could use the Democratic party
for his own selfish ends, he was a
Democrat, but when he could no
longer use the. party he deserted it
and went over to the enemy. How
ever, he was defeated in the election
by the Democratic nominee. The
point is, that as a rule, New Deal
voters are loyal to the President and
the Democratic party; whereas,
some conservatives, or reactionaries,
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So there were in the November
election deflections from the Demo
cratic party greater than many an
ticipated; yet the party won an
overwhelming victory at the polls.
While some States elected Republi
can Governors, yet an overwhelming
majority of States have Democrats
as their Chief Executives. Two
great States, New York and Cali
fornia, had battle royal over the
Governorship, and both elected
Democrats. It was the first time in
many, many years that a Democrat
has been chosen Governor of that
great State in the far West. It is
true that the Republicans will have
twenty-three members of the United
States Senate, eight more than they
now have, but the Democrats still
have sixty-nine, and Progressives
four. So the Democrats will have
forty-six majority of members of
the United States Senate over all
other parties. It may be said, and
it is true, that two-thirds of the
members of the Senate are hold
overs, but take the National House
of Representatives, where there are
no hold overs, but each one of the
435 members was elected this year
by the people at the ballot box, now
what is the situation in the House?
The Republicans have 166 members,
Progressives 4, and the Democrats
265, or a majority of 99 over all
other parties. This Democratic ma
jority is big enough. In the past
two years the Democrats had such
an overwhelming majority that the
party had divided into blocs and
factions. Now that the Republicans
have developed more strength by
having a greater number in the
House, the line-up will be, no doubt,
between Democrats and Republicans,
and not Conservatives and Liberals,
or blocs and factions.
A few conservative Democrats may
vote with the Republicans, but it will
be only on a minimum number of
questions, but there will be no coali
tion between conservative Democrats
and Republicans. The fact is, that a
number of Republicans in the House
and Senate may vote with the New
Dealers, because some of these Re
publicans elected were candidates
on a progressive, or a liberal plat
form. They defeated reactionary
Democratic opponents in some in
stances. They out promised the
Democrats. The Democratic party
is not a stand pat, or reactionary
party. If it becomes such, and
should nominate candidates for
President and Vice-President who
entertain such views, and the Demo
cratic platform should be anything
but progressive, liberal and humani
tarian, the party will meet such a
fate as it did when its candidates for
President were Alton B. Parker,
John W. Davis, or James M. Cox.
Franklin D. Roosevelt is the
strong man of the Democratic party.
He is really stronger than the party,
and is doing all within his power to
prevent the Democratic party from
making such a mistake as having re
actionary candidates for the high
est offices in the gift of the people
on a reactionary platform. He
knows that when the party ceases
to advocate these exalted, just and
humanitarian principles for which
he has so earnestly fought, princi
ples for the benefit, betterment and
blessings of mankind, that some
other party will carry the flag of
the New Deal principles, and the
Democratic party will meet a politi
cal Waterloo, and be relegated to
oblivion, probably for all time to
come.
The great question is 1940. Peo
ple now look to the Democratic
party for leadership for laws for
the benefit of all the people, and
not the special interests, or preda
tory wealth. It is all right for peo
ple to gain wealth, make
etc., but it should not be done
through special privileges, nor by
oppressive laws. The man who has
had the wisdom to frame, just laws
so as to prevent this, and the cour
age to advocate them in the face of
the bitterest opposition any man
ever encountered since the days of
Andrew Jackson, is Franklin D.
Roosevelt. What man is worthy of
his mantle? This worthy man is the
one the masses are looking for to
be their leader. It is hoped and ex-
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
Jackson County Home
Demonstration News
(By Elsie Bowman)
Stuffing The Bird
The Thanksgiving bird can’t be
stuffed but once. The bird may be
a turkey or chicken, guinea hen,
duck, goose, capon; crown roast or
lamb. But stuffing is a part of the
unwritten Thanksgiving tradition.
Although no two birds may be
stuffed by exactly the same recipe,
all poultry and meat stuffings are
built on the same general pattern.
First, there is a starchy base. Usu
ally it is bread crumbs of various
Kinds—white, brown, or corn bread.
Flaky, boiled rice, and well-seasoned
mashed potatoes, are also popular
with many.
Second, melted butter, or some
other good-flavored fat, is added for
richness.
For the perfect bread stuffing,
first look to the quality of the bread
crumbs. Use bread two or three
days old. Cut each loaf in two and
“fork” out the inside, leaving the
crusts. Crusts may be handy for
other dishes later, but their hard,
brown lumps ruin the texture of
stuffing.
“After “forking” out the pieces
of bread, continue to pick the larger
ones apart with the tips of the fing
ers, until all crumbs are fine and
even in size. Fineness is less im
portant for a moist than for a dry
stuffing, but it always makes for a
complete blend of flavors.
Specialists of the Bureau of
Home Economics offer this rule on
how many crumbs to allow for birds
of difference size:
“For every pound of a bird that
weighs less than 10 pounds, use a
cup of bread crumbs, minus one.
For a bird weighing 10 pounds or
more, use a cup of crumbs, per
pound of bird, minus two.”
Count the weight of the bird as
you buy it in the market, “dressed,”
that is plucked, but not drawn, and
with the head and feet attached.
Thus, for a 4-pound bird, whether
chicken, duck, or guinea hen, you
will need 3 cups of crumbs. For a
5-pound bird, allow 4 cups. And
for a 12-pound turkey or goose, 10
cups of bread crumbs should be
enough. Usually a one-pound loaf
of bread makes about one quart of
medium-dry bread crumbs.
Seasoning vegetables celery,
parsley, and onion—have a better
flavor if chopped fine and fried in
fat for a few moments.
And if possible, fry the seasoning
vegetables in a skillet or pan large
enough to hold bread crumbs and
all. Putting the stuffing hot into
the bird, speeds up the roasting and
improves flavor.
Nuts, in large or small quantity,
also do much to improve a plain
bread stuffing. For a true Nut Stuf
fing, a good proportion is about one
third as many chopped nuts as bread
crumbs.
Blanched filberts, or blanched,
sliced almonds or Brazil nuts give a
pleasing bit of crispness. Pecans
are very rich, and are best broken in
pieces. Peanuts, pine nuts, and wal
nuts are also good. Stir the nuts
into the crumb mixture, just before
stuffing the bird.
And here are some last minute
warnings. Taste the stuffing again
to check the salt and pepper. And
whatever else you do, Don’t Pack
the stuffing into the bird. Stuffing
swells as it cooks, so give it plenty
of room.
CITY ELECTION TO BE HELD
SECOND MONDAY IN
DECEMBER
An election for city officials will
be held on the second Monday in
December, at which time a mayor
and two councilmen will be elected.
H. E. Aderhold will have completed
his term of two years, and under the
city charter, cannot offer for re
election.
Election will be held for council
men from the second and fourth
wards, which are now represented
by C. E. Barnett and D. D. Carith
ers.
On the first Monday night in De
cember, the council will elect police
men, city clerk and other officials
for the coming year.
pected the Democrats will find such
a man and nominate him for Presi
dent. The great masses will elect
him.
METHODIST^PASTORS
Conference Appointments Read Sun
day Night, Rev. A. B. Eliaer and
Rev. W. B. Hughes Returned to
Jefferson.
After being in session since Wed
nesday morning, the North Georgia
Methodist Conference concluded its
seventy-second session at 10 o’clock
Sunday night with the announce
ment of pastors' assignments for the
new conference year. The confer
ence was held at Wesley Memorial
Church, Atlanta, and was presided
over by Bishop J. L. Decell.
Jefferson and Jackson county
were fortunate in having the minist
ers returned, with only two except
ions, Hoschton Circuit and Center.
Rev. A. B. Elizer was returned to
Jefferson, W. B. Hughes to Jefferson
Circuit, J. O. Brand to Commerce, J.
L. Hall to Maysville Circuit. W. C.
Henry was transferred to Clayton,
and Rev. O. L. Vickery was sent to
Hoschton Circuit; Rev. Y. A. Bail
ey was transferred from the Comer
Circuit to Villa Rica, and Rev. A.
D. Whittemore was sent to the Com
er Circuit, in which Center is locat
ed. Rev. Claud Hendrick was made
presiding elder of the Gainesville
district, to succeed Rev. J. F. Yar
brough, who was sent to Thomaston.
C. L. Middlebrooks was appointed
presiding elder of the Athens-Elber
ton district, to succeed M. M. Max
well, who was assigned to First
Church, LaGrange.
Other appointments in which many
of our readers are interested are:
Nat G. Long returned to Glenn Me
morial, Max Whittemore to Athens
Circuit, R. W. Green to Elbert Cir
cuit, A. P. Watkins to Lavonia, A.
Lee Hale to Peachtree Road, R. C.
Singleton to Eatonton, George L.
King to Monroe, J. W. King to
Stockbridge, G. T. Pittman to La-
Grange, Frank Moorehead to Alpha
retta, B. W. Hancock to North
Rome.
Harry Lee Smith was moved from
Tucker to The Rock, T. H. Shackel
ford from Stone Mountain to Young
Harris, Athens, J. A. Gray from
Nellie Dodd Memorial to Mt. Gi
lead and Owl Rock, Barrett Barton
from Temple to Hampton, L. B.
Linn from Augusta to Tate, L. W.
Collins from Newnan to Dalton, J.
S. Hill from Bowman to Thomson
Circuit, Z. V. Hawks from Kensing
ton to Toccoa Circuit. Rev. H. C.
Holland was returned to the Rome
district as presiding elder. One
hundred and thirteen changes were
made among the pastoral appoint
ments, and four changes made in
presiding elders.
Conference Tramfer*
Transferred in: E. Nash Broyles,
an elder, from the North Mississippi
Conference; E. C. Few, an elder,
from the North Carolina Confer
ence; W. G. Henry, an elder, from
the North Alabama Conference; J.
H. House, an elder, from the South
Georgia Conference; R. B. Hayes,
an elder, from the Kentucky Confer
ence.
Transferred out: W. A. Tyson, an
elder, to the North Mississippi Con
ference; J. B. Peters, an elder, to
the St. Louis Conference; G. P. Can
trell, an elder, to the Alabama Con
ference; W. E. Chappie, an elder, to
the South Georgia Conference; J. B.
Smith, an elder, to the South Geor
gia Conference; Herbert Gills Wal
lace, on trial in the class of the first
year to the North Mississippi Confer
ence; Earl Pressley, on trial in the
class of the first year to the Missis
sippi Conference.
The conference voiced a “positive
and militant protest” against treat
ment of Jews in Germany, and urg
ed the federal government “to take
such further diplomatic steps as may
be necessary to succor these oppress
ed people.”
The conference also endorsed a
campaign to raise approximately
$600,000 to repurchase Wesleyan
College at Macon from bondholders
who bought it at foreclosure. Ap
proval of the campaign was neces
sary by the conference as a matter
of church procedure.
Delegates elected to the confer
ence to meet in Kansas City, Mo.,
April 26, at which the three branch
es of Methodism will unite, are:
Clerical delegates: Dr. W. P. King
of Nashville, Tenn., editor of the
Christian Advocate; the Rev. H. H.
Jones, presiding elder of the Augus
ta district; the Rev. W. H. LaPrade
of Atlanta; the Rev. C. C. Jarrell,
presiding elder of the Atlanta dis-
Thursday, November 24, 1938.
George E. Storey Succeeds
the Late John W. Welch
(From Athens Times)
George E. Storey was unanimous
ly chosen to fill the vacancy created
by the death of John W. Welch, as
chuirman of Athens Civil Service
Commission at the regular monthly
meeting of city council held Wednes
day night at 8 o’clock.
A graduate of old Martin Insti
tute in Jefferson, Ga., Mr. Storey
has resided in Athens for the past
26 years. He is a native of Jack
son county.
Mr. Storey first came to Athens as
a cotton weigher for J. M. Rogers
Company, and later was employed
by the late Mr. Welch, whom he is
succeeding. He is now connected
with the Southeastern Compress and
Warehouse Cos. Mr. Storey is a
member of the Central Presbyterian
Church, and has served as a deacon
in that church for* a number of
years.
His wife is the former Miss Craw
ford C. Daniel of Jackson County,
and his two children are Mrs. Tal
madge Bray and John D. Storey,
both of Athens.
Georgia Obtains National
Guard Camp Site
The Federal Government has ap
proved establishment of a permanent
National Guard camp site in north
Georgia, between Toccoa and Cor
nelia.
The camp site will be located on
17,000 acres of government land
which have been leased to the state
without cost.
Adjutant General John E. Stod
dard, who was in Washington when
the lease was signed, said that the
location of the camp in Georgia
would keep a pay roll of SIOO,OOO in
this state and also give to Georgia
merchants the $30,000 spent an
nually for food and supplies.
In the past Georgia guardsmen
have been compelled to go to Ala
bama or South Carolina for their
annual encampments.
President Roosevelt’s
Thanksgiving Proclamation
Washington.—President RooseveH
Saturday called upon Americans to
pray for “unfortunate people in
other lands who are in dire distress”
at the Thanksgiving season.
Mr. Roosevelt, in his annual
Thanksgiving Day proclamation,
took cognizance of troubled develop
ments in other sections of the world,
emphasizing that in the United
States “we have cherished and pre
served our democracy.”
Seven People Die in
Airplane Crash
LaGrange, Ga.—Tossed by a bat
tering rainstorm, a big Army bomber
smashed up in a west Georgia forest
Friday night, killing seven fliers in
one of the worst tragedies in the
history of military aviation. An
eighth was gravely injured.
Major W. 0. Maxwell, field oper
ations manager, who hurried here
from Maxwell Field to investigate
the accident, said from what he was
able to piece together from a crew
member who was conscious until his
death in a LaGrange hospital, “bad
weather was the only apparent ex
planation.”
trict; the Rev. A. M. Pierce, presid
ing elder of the Dalton district; the
Rev. Lester Rumble of Atlanta; the
Rev. W. A. Shelton of Atlanta; the
Rev. Wallace Rogers of Griffin; and
the Rev. R. L. Russell of Gainesville.
Lay delegates: S. L. Johnson of
Woodstock, conference Jay leader;
Dr. Harvey Cox, Emory University
president; Mrs. L. M. Awtry of Ac
worth; Jack Lance, president of
Young Harris College; I. S. Ingram,
president of West Georgia College;
Dr. N. G. Slaughter of Athens; Mrs.
M. E. Tilly of Atlanta; Dr. Hubert
Quillian, president of LaGrange Col
lege for Women; and J. C. Wardlaw,
Atlanta.
A temperance committee resolu
tion urging a continued fight against
liquor was adopted. Adoption fol
lowed reading of a message from Dr.
Aquila Chamlee, president of the
Georgia Baptist convention, asking
the Methodist group to join Baptists
in their campaign against intoxi
cants.
The conference adopted a budget
of $223,953 for next year.
V 01.63. No. 24-
STATE SENATOR
John B. Hardman of Commerce Dim*
Suddenly, wae Prominently la
Civic And Bueineee Affaire of
The County.
Commerce, Ga. State Senator
John B. Hardman, brother of th
lute Governor L. G. Hardman, and
one of this section’s most widely
known business men and civic lead
ers, died in his automobile Friday
afternoon about 4:30 o’clock while
en route from Jefferson to his homo
here.
Mr. Hardman was driving the car,
which contained several other per
sons, and suddenly slumped over
the wheel. He managed to pull the
car to the side of the road and
brought it to a stop. Death came
within a few minutes, a heart at
tack being assigned as the cause.
Mr. Hardman had just attended a
meeting of Jackson County cattle
growers in Jefferson and had been
elected president of the organization.
He was one of Georgia’s best known
cattle fanciers, and owned probably
the largest herd of purebred Jersey
cattle in this section.
Mr. Hardman was the present
State Senator from the 33rd dis
trict. He served Commerce as may
or for eight terms.
Funeral services were held Sun
day morning at 10 o’clock, at the
First Baptist Church, of which he
had long been an active member.
He was superintendent of the Sun
day school at the time of his death.
Dr. C. C. Took conducted the rites,
and burial was in the family ceme
tery here.
Mr. Hardman was a past director
of the American Jersey Cattle Asso
ciation, and was president of the
Georgia Jersey Cattle Club. Ha
was a director and vice president of
the First National Bank here, presi
dent of the Commerce Telephone
Company, president of the Com
merce Building and Loan Associ
ation, vice president of Harmony
Grove Mills and a director in the-
Commerce Manufacturing Company.
He had served the Kiwanis Club
twice as president, and was a Ma
son, Shriner and member of the-
Odd Fellows.
Surviving Mr. Hardman are his
wife, who was Miss Nancy Trotter,
of Franklin, N. C.; one brother, Rev.
T. C. Hardman, and two sisters, Mrs.
W. L. Williamson and Mrs. G. T.
Jones, all of Commerce.
Pallbearers at the funeral Sunday
were Claude Montgomery, L. L.
Davis, A. A. Rogers, S. F. Maoghon,
W. B. Rice, H. F. Bray, J. N. Harria
and C. E. Pittman. Masons, Kiwan
ians, Odd Fellows and Shriners sev
ed as an honorary escort.
HIGHWAY BIDS ASKED ON
PROJECTS IN THIS SECTION
Bids on nearly $1,000,000 worth
of paving, grading and bridge proj
ects have been asked by the State
Highway Department, including sev
eral projects in this section.
Included in the list is the con
struction of two bridges over WoW
Creek on the Athens-Ila road in
Madison county; construction of two
bridges over Morea Creek and
Beaver Dam Creek on the Hartwell-
Elberton road in Elbert county; and
surfacing of 8.439 miles on the
Homer-Commerce road in 'Banks and
Jackson counties, beginning at Hom
er.
DINNER HONORING
SEVENTY-SIXTH BIRTH
DAY OF ISAAC S. SMITH
Sunday, November 20, was ar*
eventful day for Isaac S. Smith, one
of Jackson county’s most prominent,
and beloved citizens, and for hist
children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren. The date marked
the seventy-sixth birth anniversary
of Mr. Smith. Five daughters, one
son, thirty grandchildren and sever*
great-grandchildren, together with
about thirty-five friends, were pres
ent to rejoice with him that he had
been permitted to enjoy a life of
more than three-score years and
ten.
At noon a sumptuous feast was
spread. The day was a happy one*
and plans were made to be togeth
er again on the third Sunday in No
vember, 1939.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Spratlin and
children and Mrs. Lizzie Carter wear®
visitors in Athens Saturday.