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The Jackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
Serving On The Jury
The writer is serving: on the Fed
eral traverse jury in Gainesville dur
ing the week in which these lines are
written. During the incumbency
of the Judgeship of this district by
Hon. W. T. Newnan, the writer serv
ed several times on both the grand
and traverse juries in Athens. Until
this week his last service as a juror
in Federal Court was the first term
of court over which Judge Smauel
H. Sibley presided some eighteen
years ago, also in Athens. The first
three days the writer had the privil
ege and pleasure of being transport
ed to and from court by the young
man and successful agricola, Mr.
Worth Brock, who served as a mem
ber of the grand jury, and was so
considerate of the writer that he came
right to the door in the morning and
carried him to Gainesville to dis
charge the official duties named, and
brougfit him back home in the after
noon. When his work was complet
ed as a grand juror, the writer was
transported to and from court eith
er by Mr. S. Kinningham, our fel
low townsman and good neighbor,
who has an office in the Jackson
building in Gainesville as represen
tative of the Federal Land Bank, or
that big-hearted and fine citizen and
loyal friend, Mr. J. B. Elrod, who
was also serving as a traverse juror
in the same court. These fellow
citizens have the sincere appreciation
of the writer for this friendly and
unselfish service rendered him.
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The highway to the paving just
north of Talmo was somewhat corru
gated and a little rough, but the cars
travelled over the beautiful smooth
paving at a speed from fifty to
seventy miles per hour. What a joy it
will be when the paving is complet
ed on the link from Jefferson to the
new paving just beyond Talmo. It
is sincerely hoped that contract for
this will be let soon after the holi
days. An important link between
Commerce and Homer has recently
been let to contract. This was very
much needed. Follow this with the
section mentioned above, and two
other little portions of the State aid
system, one between Gainesville and
Winder, and the other between
Gainesville and Dawsonville. When
this is done, then this part of coun
try will begin to have a good paved
system. The writer is convinced the
State Highway Board is doing all
within its power to meet this situ
ation.
The presiding Judge of this court,
who holds the office during life,
is the Hon. E. Marvin Underwood, a
native Georgian, whose father was
the late Rev. M. L. Underwood, for
more than sixty years a member of
the North Georgia Conference. Dr.
Underwood served as pastor of sever
al important charges, and was also
a presiding elder. At one time he
was the superintendent of this dis
trict, and he had the friendship and
love of the people with whom he
came in contact. Today his name is
revered and his memory hallowed,
especially by the people of this little
town, who knew him well, and some
of whose lives have felt his influence
throughout the years. Indeed, he
was one in whom was no guile, but a
great and good man.
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Judge Underwood is a worthy son
of pure and good father. On the
bench, Judge Underwood impresses
all with his dignity, his sincerity, his
ability and his complete adaptability
to the exalted office now held by
him. Thoroughly learned in the
law, his decisions are prompt and
accurate. Charged with the duties
of enforcing the law, he does so
firmly, yet he tempers justice with
mercy when convinced by so doing
that he is lifting up mortals, helping
better their lives, aiding them in be
coming law abiding and upright
citizens, thereby bettering society.
The one thing above any other at
this court that impressed the writer,
was that in passing sentence on the
offenders who either entered a plea
of guilty or were tried and found
guilty, Judge Underwood had them
to stand before him near the Judge’s
stand and passed sentence on them
in a low, mellow, tender tone of
voice, which was heard by only the
prisoner and the officials who were
near him. In sentencing these law
violators, his message was only to
them, and not one time did he try to
“play to the galleries.” Is it not a
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blessing to mankind to have not only
such a fair and just Judge, but one
so considerate of his fellow beings
who are in trouble.
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Another thing, in charging the
Grand Jury and the trial jury, Judge
Underwood was clear, brief and
pointed. He did not express an ir
relevant thought or use an unneces
sary sentence. The Grand Jury of
Federal Court consists of the same
number of persons as in Superior
Court, twenty-three. In Federal
Court, the Judge names the fore
man; whereas, in State Superior
Court he is elected by his fellow
members. The traverse jury con
sists of twelve men, just as in State
Superior Courts. In the selection of
a trial jury, the government and de
fense each has the right to strike
certain names from the list. As in
State Courts, a unanimous agree
ment is required to render a verdict.
In State Courts the defendant can
make a statement, but cannot be
examined by attorneys. In Federal
Court defendants can be quizzed.
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In the trial of cases, no speech
making is done by attorneys before
the trial jury. The government and
defense present their side in the
quizzing of witnesses. Jurors of
Federal Court each receive three
dollars per day, and ten cents per
mile in going from and to their
homes attending the sessions of
court. Jurors serve during the
term. If court continues three or
four weeks, the same men continue
to be the jurors; whereas, in State
Courts, jurors serve only one week.
At this session of court in Gaines
ville, there were two colored men
who served on the Grand Jury, and
three on the Traverse Jury.
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The writer did not have the
pleasure of seeing at this term of
court Hon. Lawrence S. Camp, dis
trict attorney, who is kept busy all
the ■while in his office in Atlanta.
However, he had able and courteous
assistants to represent the govern
ment before the Grand Jury, in the
trial of cases, and other duties de
volving upon him. His assistants
were Colonels A. Sidney Camp of
Newnan, Ike Hay of Covington, J.
E. Mundy of Jonesboro, H. H. Tis
inger of Carrollton, and Walter
Mathews of Buchannon. The last
named has only recently been added
to this staff of the District Attorney.
The Clerk, J. D. Stewart, is one
of the most faithful and efficient
officers in any court, State or Fed
eral, in these United States. He is
admired and respected by all who
know him. He has surrounded him
self with clever and well qualified
assistants. The fact is, that every
person in this court, official or as
sistant, is clever, kind, courteous, at
tentive to duties, and performs his
service carefully, efficiently and
loyally. Sitting in the court room
as a juror, it fills one with emotions
of keenest felicity to see such faith
ful service from the presiding Judge,
to the least of the assistants.
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It was pathetic to see the long
lines of prisoners marching in to
enter a plea of guilty. With only a
few exceptions, all were young men.
The writer noticed two old men,
one middle age man, and another
seemingly more than thirty; but the
age of others was from sixteen to
twenty-seven or eight years old. In
fact, a majority of them seemed to
be not more than twenty-one. With
rare exceptions, they were poorly
clad. Overall suits or overall pants
and lumber jackets seemed to be the
robes of most of those pleading
guilty. One man wore no coat; had
on a thick shirt. In most instances,
their offense was working in a dis
tillery. Their very appearance show
ed they received meager compensa
tion for their services. The fellows
higher up who enjoyed the profits
and big revenue escaped unpunished.
There was one thing characteristic
of all those who plead guilty to
working in a distillery, they took
their punishment without squawking
or squealing on the other fellow. To
tell on someone, is the lowest order
of cowardice, according to their
view of the situation. It was the
first offense of some, most of whom
declared they would not violate the
law again. Their excuse for their
infractions was that they could get
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
A. A. Camp, 74, Dies
. At Home In Winder
Winder, Ga.—A. A. Camp, 74,
Prominent citizen and civic leader
of Winder, and for nearly a half
century a leading figure in the cot
ton brokerage industry, died at his
home here Monday morning after a
long illness.
Surviving are his wife, the for
mer Miss Ara Tribble, of Gwinnett
county; two daughters, Mrs. Parks
H. Stewart, of Tupelo, Miss., and
Miss Ora Lee Camp, of Winder; a
son, R. A. Camp, of Atlanta, and a
sister, Mrs. Bud Robinson, of Lo
ganville.
Born in Gwinnett county, a son of
Merritt and Jane Crawford Camp,
he moved to Winder in 1887.
Beside his business activities, Mr.
Camp took a prominent part in civic
and religious affairs of Winder. He
had served as mayor three terms and
as a member of city council more
than 20 years. He had been a mem
ber of the Winder board of educa
tion the last 26 years, and of the
Barrow county board of education
the last 12 years. A member of
Winder Methodist church, he served
as trustee and steward 45 years.
Funeral service were held at 3:30
o’clock Tuesday afternoon in First
Methodist church, the Rev. E. M.
Wise, pastor, officiating, assisted by
Dr. W. T. Irvine, of Monticello, a
former pastor, and Rev. John "Yar
brough, presiding elder. Burial
was in Rose Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Jane Whitehead
Succumbs At 97
Grayson, Ga.—Mrs. Jane Han
cock Whitehead, 97, widow of the
late Charlie Whitehead, died Thurs
day night at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Woodie Whitehead Tribble,
in Grayson. She had been in feeble
health for months.
She was born in Jackson county,
near Jefferson, Ga., in 1841. She
united with the Methodist Church
eighty years ago, and had been a
member of the Woman’s Missionary
Society and active in religious and
educational work since girlhood.
During the War Between the
States, she was a leader in sewing
and knitting clubs for the Confed
erate soldiers.
She was married to a Confederate
veteran who died many years after
the war. Besides her daughter, Mrs.
Tribble, she is survived by one son,
Marshall Whitehead, of Orlando,
Fla.
Mrs. Whitehead was a descendant
of a prominent and pioneer family
of Georgia, members of which found
ed Jackson County.
She was a daughter of the late
John R. and Rebecca Lyle Hancock,
of Jackson county. Besides her
daughter she is survived by one
son, Marshall Whitehead, of Orlan
do, Fla.; six grandchildren, Billy,
Jack and Janet Tribble, of Grayson,
and Mrs. Daniel Ashford, Mrs. W. R.
Morris and Hoyle Whitehead, all of
Orlando; one brother, J. B. Hancock,
of Jackson County, and one sister,
Mrs. Emma Bush, of Union Springs,
Ala.
Funeral rites were held in Gray
son Methodist Church Saturday af
ternoon, and interment was in the
cemetery at Oxford. The pallbear
ers were Claud Hancock, Charlie
Hancock, Lamb Kesler, W. J. Burch,
Claud Cook, Edwin Kelly.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NOTICE
The Jefferson Chamber of Com
merce will meet at Harrison Hotel
at 7 p. m., December 8, 1938.
R. S. Johnson, Pres.
no jobs, and did this work to make
a living.
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The jurors from Jackson county
were Worth Brock, W. H. Nunn and
Royce Braselton, Grand Jury; H. P.
DeLaperriere, Dean Lott, R. N. Mas
sey, J. B. Elrod, John N. Holder,
L. G. Blackstock and A. J. Maddox,
Traverse. In serving on this jury,
the writer has had the opportunity
and pleasure of meeting some old
acquaintances and loyal friends of
Auld Lang Syne. He met others
whom he has not known in the past
—jurors, attorneys, witnesses and
offenders. The Writer certainly
has enjoyed the service as a juror
in this court. It was not anew,
but a pleasant, experience.
COUNTY AGENTS
COLUMN
Polling Placet of December* 10th
Election
We would like to remind our
farmers of the election to be held on
December 10th, and give below a
list of the polling places.
Jefferson - Harrisburg Districts,
Court House, Jefferson.
Minish District, City Hall, Com
merce.
Newtown-Center Districts, School
House, Nicholson.
Rod Stone District, J. W. Arnold’s
Store.
Attica District, Hale’s Filling Sta
tion.
Talmo-Cunningham Districts, Tal
mo.
Wilson District, Maysville.
Miller District, Miller’s Court
Ground.
Randolph-Porter Hoschton Dis
tricts, Hoschton.
The polls will open promptly at
nine o’clock, and remain open until
five in the afternoon. Every one
eligible to vote is urged to do so and
cast his ballot for or against Mark
eting Quotas.
Meetings Concerning Farm Program
During the week we are holding
the following meetings about the
farm program:
Monday, December 5, 7:30 p. m.,
Talmo.
Tuesday, December 6, 7:30 p. m.,
Braselton.
Wednesday, December 7, 7:30 p.
m., Nicholson. ,
Thursday, December 8, 3:00 p. m.,
Attica.
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Poultry Tip*
Poultry raisers should make plans
now for the coming year. How
many pullets do you expect to raise
next year? How many chicks do
you need to hatch or buy? What
about houses, equipment, feed, etc?
This is a good time of the year to
repair houses, overhaul brooding
equipment, and order missing or
broken parts. Don’t wait until the
chicks arrive.
Chicks started in December for
broilers are sometimes profitable,
but January hatched chicks usually
bring the best prices.
Laying houses should have had
all back ventilators, cracks and other
openings on the north side closed
tight before now. This is especially
important in North Georgia.
A deep litter on the floor (4 to 6
inches) is a great help in keeping
the layers comfortable in cold
weather.
Thousands of home-made brick
brooders are still in use in Georgia,
ljut the metal wood-burning brood
ers with hovers and thermostat are
more satisfactory. They cost about
SIB.OO to $24.00.
The feeding of charcoal to chicks
and hens will do no harm, but ex
periments have shown that it does
no good.
An egg is a natural vitamin cap
sule, tasty and inexpensive in its
sanitary package. It is rich in vita
mins A, D and E.
Professor Frank E. Mitchell, Head
of the University of Georgia Poultry
Department, has just announced
the establishment of anew poultry
disease laboratory at Athens. Live
specimens should be shipped “ex
press prepaid’’ to the laboratory for
diagnoses and a letter written to Dr.
D. C. Broughton, who is in charge,
explaining the symptoms, number
lost, system of feeding, etc.
Best fertility and hatchability is
generally obtained from breeders
when they are given free range. A
little rain and cold weather wont
hurt them if they can find shelter in
a dry house.
Colds, roup and respiratory trou
bles are dreaded by all poultry rais
ers. Prevention by good housing,
feeding and management is far bet
ter than any cure.
'When poultry raisers have some
colds, roup and coryza in their flocks
throughout the year, it is probably
due to chronic “carriers.” Any hen
that does not recover completely
should be removed, as such a bird
may be a menace to the rest of the
flock.
A revised list of the Ga. R. O. P.
breeders and Ga. U. S. Certified and
Ga. U. S. Approved hatcheries will
be available in the early part of De
cember.
J. W. Jackson, County Agt.
Mrs. A. M. Tommy is the guest of
her mother in Atlanta.
Thursday, December 8, 1938.
Jackson County Home
Demonstration News
(By Elsie Bowman)
Twenty-one girls entered their
canned goods in the Ball Canning
Exhibit, which required one quart
of fruit and one of vegetables. Wil
son and Jackson Trail Schools are
placed on the honor roll for having
five girls from each club take part in
the exhibit. The following entered
their products in the Exhibit:
Wilson: Myrtice Smith, Runelle
Nunn, Sara Tolbert, Eloise Ginn and
Eva Phillips.
Jackson Trail: Juanita Potter,
Dorothy Phillips, Magdelene Banks,
Elaine Howard and Ernestine How
ard.
Brockton: Dorothy Webb and
Ruth Thurmond.
Nicholson: Florence and Floyce
Drake.
Dry Pond: Sara Davidson and
Grace Yonce.
Plain View: Ruby Irvin, Mozelle
Pittman and Irene Marlowe.
Pendergrass: Dorothy Blackstock
and Grace Gregory.
The first prize of SI.OO was
awarded Dorothy Blackstock, and
her product will be sent to Athens to
compete with winners of other coun
ties.
Second prize of $0.75 was award
ed Dorothy Webb, and third prize of
$0.50 was awarded Ernestine How
ard.
The judges were Miss Genevieve
Hill and Mrs. L. H. Isbell.
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Miss Katherine Lanier, Extension
Food Preservation and Utilization
Specialist, visited the county Friday,
December 2, and gave a demonstra
tion at Red Stone. At this time
lemon meringue pie, cranberry rel
ish, salads and appropriate dressing
were made. Miss Lanier stopped
now and then to supplement her
talks with lively anecdotes. At the
close of the demonstration names
were drawn and the lucky persons
were given their choice of either of
the prepared foods, a mayonnaise
mixer, or a glass set of cups and
saucers. The names being drawn
were: Mesdames R. O. Williamson,
Hoke Hardy, E. T. Mayfield, Misses
Jacquelene Williamson, Stella Hoop
er, Dorothy Lavender, and Hazel
Williamson.
SKIDDING AUTOMOBILE
STRIKES FLANIGAN CAR.
INJURING MRS. A. J. FLANIGAN
On Saturday afternoon as Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. 'Flanigan were returning
from Atlanta, a car driven by Henry
Elliott of Cartersville struck the
Flanigan car, turned it completely
around and upset it, top down, in a
near-by ditch. So deeply was it
buried in the ditch, that it was with
much difficulty that Mr. and Mrs.
Flanigan were extricated. Mr.
Flanigan suffered no serious injury,
but Mrs. Flanigan was badly bruised
and had two bad lacerations on her
face, which required the use of the
needle. Her glasses were shattered,
and only a small portion of the
frames could be found. The car
was badly damaged. Mr. Elliott
summoned aid from near-by resi
dences, and then carried Mrs. Flani
gan to Lawrenceville, where her in
juries were given medical attention.
She returned to Jefferson, and has
since been confined to the bed.
The accident occurred between
Lawrenceville and Decatur, and hap
pened when Mr. Elliott endeavored
to pass the Flanigan car. Rain was
falling and the Elliott car skidded on
the wet pavement, striking the other
car, with the above results. The
accident occurred about 4 o’clock in
the afternoon. It was one of those
Un-for-seen, unavoidable accidents,
but Mr. and Mrs. Flanigan had a
miraculous escape from death.
1939 City Officers Elected
At an election by members of the
City Council on Monday evening the
following officers to serve in 1939
were elected: Guy Strickland, clerk
and treasurer; Claud Pettyjohn,
chief of police; G. N. Brazeale, night
marshal; H. A. Stephens, city at
torney; J. T. Stovall, city physician;
A. M. Hardy, fire chief; C. Y. Dan
iel, water commissioner; G. W.
Westmoreland and H. T. Mobley,
member city board of education.
George W. Bailey was a visitor in
Atlanta last week.
Vol. 63. No. 26,
HEART ATTACK FATAL
TO CHIEF JUSTICE
RUSSELL
Chief Justice Richard Brevard
Russell of the Georgia supreme
court, died Saturday night at his
home at Russell, Ga. He was 77
years old.
Justice Russell had been physical
ly infirm for some time, but had
continued his official duties. Just a
few hours before his death, he had
left his office in Atlanta and driven
home for the week-end.
After supper, he complained of a
pain in his chest and went to bed
early. Mrs. Russell accompanied
him to his room and was sitting close
by when another son, Robert, came
in to speak to his father. Robert
noted the chief justice was not
breathing and an examination dis
closed he was dead.
Dr. W. L. Matthews, of Winder,
said “his heart just quit, apparent
ly from a worn-out condition.” The
physician attributed death to the in
firmities of age.
His death ended a brilliant career
of service to his state. He had been
chief justice since 1923, assuming
that position after a distinguished
record on the Georgia court of ap
peals.
Chief Justice Russell spent more
than fifty years actively in Georgia
politics and had the unusual distinc
tion of being the presiding officer of
the state’s highest court of justice
while his son, the present junior
senator, was governor.
Chief Justice Russell’s interesting
and unusual political career began
in 1882 when he served in the State
House of Representative from
Clarke County. He served three
terms and then was elected solicitor
general of the western circuit, Su
perior Court, in 1899 and two years
later became judge of the same cir
cuit.
It was while judge of the Superior
Court that Mr. Russell sought wider
fields for his political ambitions and
ran for governor in a race with,
four other candidates. He was sec
ond in the field. The following year ■
he was successful in a state-wide
race and was elected to the Court of
Appeals and served in that court un
til 1916. He was chief justice of
the Court of Appeals from 1913 tn
1916. He became chief justice of
the Supreme Court in 1923, and was:
tiwee re-elected, the last time in
-1934 for a six-year term.
His first wife was Miss Minnie L.
Tyler, whom he married in 1883, and
who died three years later. In 1891
he married Miss Ina Dillard, of Ogle
thorpe County, who survives him.
To his second marriage were*
born thirteen children, all of whom:
are living. They are: Mrs. S. Gor
don Green, Mrs. Ina Dillard Stacy,
Mrs. James H. Bowden, United
States Senator Richard Brevard Rus
sell, Jr., Mrs. S. Ralph Sharpton,
Robert Lee Russell, Mrs. Hugh Pet
erson, Walter Brown Russell, Wil
liam John Russell, Fielding Dillard
Russell, Henry Edward Russell,
Alexander Brevard Russell and
Carolyn Lewis Russell. One brother,
Lewis Russell of Washington City,
survives.
Members of the Russell family ac
cepted an invitation of Governor
Rivers that the body of the late
chief justice lie in state at the capi
tol between the hours of 10 o’clock
Monday morning until 3 o’clock in
the afternoon.
The body was returned to Winder
for funeral services, which were?
conducted Tuesday morning at II
o’clock in the Winder Baptist
Church.
MARTIN INSTITUTE
AND COUNTY SCHOOLS
TO CLOSE DECEMBER 23
Announcement has been made by-
Martin Institute Superintendent H.
J. W. Kizer, and by County School
Superintendent T. T. Benton, that
Martin Institute and all the county
schools will close December 23rd
for the Christmas holidays, to re
open on Monday, January 2.
SINGING AT WATKINSVILLE
The Four-County Choir will meet
at Watkinsville, Oconee County,
Sunday, December 11, at 1:30 p m.
Everybody invited to come and bring
books.
W. D. Wall, President*