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The Jackson Herald
By Holder & Williamson
Facts About Jackson County
In talking a few days ago with
the clever and efficient Tax Receiver,
Mr. A. O. Hood, he gave some in
formation about Jackson county that
was quite interesting. In this same
conversation the writer asked him
some questions, the answers to which
will be found in the tax returns of
the county. Mr. Hood said, “Just
come up to my office and I will be
glad to give you any information
may be obtained from the tax books.
If you prefer, I will bring them to
your office.” Upon assuring him that
he would not be thus troubled, the
writer went to his office. He is a
very busy man, finishing up his work
on the tax books, but he stopped
long enough to render this service.
The Equalizers had just finished their
work. They did not make more than
about one hundred changes in tax
returns of the tax payers, compared
with some three hundred and fifty
changes made a few years ago. The
Board has worked on this tax matter
from year to year until now the Tax
Receiver knows their rules, and is
able to have tax payers make returns
the Board will not change. Both
the Tax Receiver and the Board are
very efficient public servants.
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The facts given in these columns
were very interesting to the writer,
and he hopes his readers will enjoy
their perusal. There are two rail
roads in Jackson, Southern, which
operates from Athens to Lula; and
the Gainesville Midland, which ex
tends from Gainesville to Monroe,
and from Gainesville to Athens.
There are six banks, three incorpor
ated, and three private. While at
one time Jackson had six cotton seed
oil mills, today there is not one here
in operation. Jackson is well blest
with good warehouse facilities, there
being eight handling cotton, cotton
seed and fertilizers. Some of the
most complete and up-to-date gin
neries in the cotton belt are in oper
ation in this county. In all, there
are just nineteen ginneries within
the limits of Jackson. Also, four
teen corn mills and two wheat mills.
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Jackson county is supplying tim
ber for eight active saw mills, which
evidences that there is no scarcity
of timber here. Two modern can
ning plants are a blessing to the
farmers. County Agent J. W. Jack
son was largely instrumental in the
construction and operation of these.
Another is in connection with Mar
tin Institute. Professors Kizer and
Benton were laregly instrumental in
securing this. Jackson county has a
great corporation known as Jackson
Electric Membership Corporation,
through which the electric current
is carried to rural dwellers in seven
counties. Here will be found
fifty-five churches of these denomi
nations Presbyterian, Baptist,
Methodist, Christian, Fire Baptized
Holiness, and Congregation Holi
ness. Difference in number of
Baptist and Methodist churches is
small, these two denominations hav
ing the largest number of church
buildings. There are eight rural
consolidated schools with modern
buildings, three Masonic Lodges, one
Rotary Club, one Kiwanis Club,
three weekly newspapers, two hos
pitals, four undertaking parlors,
twelve doctors, five dentists, eleven
lawyers, seven beauty parlors, six
teen rural delivery routes, two cot
ton mills, two overall plants, one
Building and Loan Association. In
addition to above, the immense
farming interests, which will be an
other story, and the fine merchants
and business men.
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Forty-five hundred and twelve
polls are paid, about twenty per cent
of whom are women. Seven thou
sand tax returns are made by both
white and colored, which is an in
crease of two thousand over a few
years ago. Returned for taxes, are
3,044 mules and horses. Not more
than one to two hundred being
horses; 2,953 cows; 400 hogs; 25
sheep; S6O worth of dogs; $1,995
jewelry. Value of automobiles and
trucks, $132,570, rated each from
S4O to S4OO, of which amount sl,-
250 is returned by colored people.
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Total amount of taxable property,
as per digest of 1938, is $3,438,420.
Digest of 1938 gained $180,845,
over previous year. The Tax Re
ceiver gives much credit to the Com
merce Biulding and Loan Associ
ation for this increase. This orga
nization has aided a large number of
home builders. The exemptions for
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last year are personal, $352,135;
homestead, $950,000; a total of sl,-
302,135. Total number of acres of
land returned, 231,947, valued ut
$1,488,485. The total net taxable
property returned is $2,136,285. Of
the number of tax payers, 400 are
non resident, while about four hun
dred others are transient, or those
who live about a year or less in the
county.
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Following is a list of some of the
largest land owners in the county:
H. P. and A. L. DeLaperriere, 6,737
acres; T. W. Murphy & Sons, 4,685
acres; L. G. Hardman Estate, 4,355
acres; Shackelford Brothers, 3,247
acres; Mrs. Sallie Lipscomb and
sons, 2,358 acres; Braselton Broth
ers, 2,052 acres; J. C. Turner, 1,684
acres; W. F. Morris, 1,708 acres; J.
N. Holder, 1,595 acres; J. A. John
son & Son, 1,247 acres; C. F. Porter,
I, acres; L. F. Sell, 1,058 acres;
Mrs. Eva Thornton, 1,100 acres; L.
C. Allen, 1,014 acres; W. H. Hayes,
980 acres; R. L. P. Carter and Sis
ters, 950 acres; J. E. Randolph,
857 acres; B. F. Wardlaw, 855 acres;
Brock Family, 821 acres; P. J. Rob
erts, 755 acres; D. S. Berryman, 754
acres; J. Z. Carter, 751 acres; I. W.
Ethridge & Son, 750 acres; A. A.
Frost, 726 acres; E. F. Hayes, 613
acres; Harve Roberts, 500 acres. In
addition to these, Federal Land
Bank owns 891 acres in seven farms.
The Federal Land Bank sells farms
that come into its possession to local
people, almost as fast as it becomes
owners of these lands. The First
National Bank of Jefferson, 1,703
acres, and the John Hancock Life
Insurance Company 2,554 acres in
twelve different tracts or farms.
Metropolitan Life, 863 acres; and
the Union Central Life, 146. The
largest colored land owner is Lewis
Deadwyler, 254 acres. For almost
fifty years he worked for the South
ern Railway.
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In naming some of the largest tax
payers, the Cotton Mill in Commerce
tops the list with $4,050 of state
and county taxes. Not far behind
this mill is the Jefferson Mill, which
takes each year out of its treasury
$3,375 of taxes and pays to the tax
Collector of this county. H. P. and
A. L. DeLaperriere $1,736.29; L. G.
Hardman Estate, $1,510; Braselton
Bros., $1,454.49; T. W. Murphy &
Sons, $1,418.20; J. C. Turner, $955.-
00; Shackelford Bros.. $774.97; Mrs.
Sallie Lipscomb & Sons, $754.60; J.
E. Randolph, $496.62; J. N. Holder,
$441.64; J. A. Johnson, $434.57; L.
C. Allen, $360.03; L. F. Sell, $326.-
57; C. J. Hood, $298.38; W. H.
Hayes, $260.94; A. A. Frost, $225;
D. S. Berryman, $215, and The John
Hancock Life Insurance Company,
$673.71.
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Mr. Hood said: “Jackson has some
very fine peach orchards, and is
growing tobacco successfully. Sev
eral farmers have gone into live
stock raising. I feel sure more will
engage in this as -time progresses.”
In counting the houses of worship
in the county, Mr. Hood said, “Pos
sum Creek has a Bible Class, which
does not have a church building nor
school house in which to meet, but
once a week at some home the mem
bers of this class gather and study
the Holy Word. This class has been
in existence for some years, and in
terest in its meetings has not abat-.
ed. It was organized by E. G. Log
gins.” “One of the most successful
Sabbath Schools in the county,” said
he, “is Dry Pond, presided over by a
lady, Mrs. Boyd Langford. The per
sonal work, enthusiasm and prayer
of this one person has done much to
wards having such a fine school at
this historic old church.”
No man in Jackson knows the
county or the people better than Mr.
Hood. He has traveled every road
and been to every community and
to. almost every home. No one is
more popular than he.
Last week voters of Winder went
to the polls and authorized a bond
issue of $36,000 to supplement mon
ey already on hand with which to
construct a modern and efficient
school plant for the city. The final
vote was 239 votes for the issuance
of bonds and 5 votes against the is
suance of bonds. More than sixty
per cent of the qualified voters df
the city participated in the election.
Winder’s school building was de
stroyed by fire during the spring
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JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
Miss Moina Michael Guest
Speaker at Rotary Club
Miss Moina Michael of Athens
was guest speaker for Jefferson
Rotary at its weekly luncheon in the
Harrison Hotel Tuesday. Miss
Michael is an alumna of Martin In
stitute, and with her at the luncheon
were six school mates. Miss Callie
Watson, Mrs. John N. Holder, Ro
tarians W. H. Smith, R. B. Maxwell,
J. C. Turner and John N. Holder.
It whs she who originated the idea
of poppy with which to honor World
War Heroes, and her name is not
confined to the shores of the Unit
ed States, but it is international.
She recounted her school days in
Martin Institute, and had as the
subject of her speech, “Georgia.”
Her hearers were thrilled with her
speech, and at its conclusion gave
her such a demonstration as has
seldom been given to any one by
this club.
Col. H. A. Stephens favored Ro
tary with a piano solo, which was
greatly enjoyed.
Gues|ts presents, besides Miss
Michael and Colonel Stephens,
were Coach Butts and Dr. McLen
don of Athens, J. F. Eckles, Miss
Callie Watson, Rotary Anns J. C.
Turner, C. B. Lord, W. T. Bryan, H.
I. Mobley, John N. Holder, Misses
Frances Ellington and Mabeth Stor
ey.
American Legion
Convention in Cornelia
Today, Wednesday, at Cornelia,
Habersham Post, No. 84, is host to
the Ninth District Convention of
the American Legion. There are
seventeen Posts in the district.
Louis A. Mauldin of Clarkesville,
district commander, is presiding
over the convention.
Jefferson delegates named to re
present the Albert Gordon Post are
C. E. Robinson, Ed L. Kelly, H. L.
Purcell and J. F. Eckles. The alter
nates are James N. Smith, R. Thur
mond Griffith, Hubert Martin and
H. J. W. Kizer.
H. B. Wall, Jr., Honored at
State University
H. B. Wall, Jr., of Statham, an
outstanding student in the agricul
tural college of the University of
Georgia at Athens, has been elect
ed editor of the Georgia Ag En
gineer, the annual publication of
the agricultural engineering club of
the University. This is considered
a very high honor among the agri
cultural students at the University.
Mr. Wall is a grandson of J. V.
Alexander of Jackson county.
GRADUATION EXERCISES AT
N. G. C.
Graduation exercises of North
Georgia College, Dahlonega, will be
held Saturday, June 10, and diplo
mas will be awarded 125 students.
On the list are Curtis Collier, Misses
Mary Daniel, Martha Beth Lavender,
Doris Maley, Janet Cash of Hosch
ton, and Jack Hale of Maysville.
Chief Justice C. S. Reid will be the
baccalaureate speaker at 8:30 a. m.,
and Governor E. D. Rivers will
speak the same day at 3:30 at the
unveiling of a tablet commemorat
ing the founding of the old U. S.
mint on the site of the present Price
Building. The entire day will be
set aside as general homecoming,
especially honoring Professor J. C.
Barnes, after thirty-six years .service
on the faculty.
SINGING AT CORNELIA
We are requested to announce
that the Northeast Georgia Singing
Convention will meet at Cornelia on
the third Sunday in June. Charlie
Kesler is president of the conven
tion, and extends an invitation to all
to attend.
NOTICE
Special matinee at Roosevelt The
atre Monday at 3.30 p. m. Also,
matinee at 1:00 p. m. By attending
either of these matinees you are
eligible for the night gift.
Julius B. Whelchel of Washington
City is spending two weeks at the
country home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. B. Whelchel. Mr. Whel
chel has quite a nice position in the
treasury department at
Economy Probe Cost
SIO,OOO, Plus Pay
of Committeemen
Atlanta.—The five-man house eco
nomy investigating committee, which
rendered its final report Saturday,
spent 70 days in actual hearings, in
terrogated more than 250 sworn
witnesses, and studied in excess of
1,700,000 words of testimony.
The investigation cost an estimat
ed SIO,OOO. exclusive of the com
mittee members’ per diem pay dur
ing the regular session. The final
report showed net possible savings in
appropriations of $1,575,925; total
possible increase in state revenue
of $4,300,000; and predicted 1939-
40 revenue $4,500,000 in excess of
previous estimates.
The final report, including all
data and recommendations, is a
500-page bound volume.
The investigation was begun Jan
uary 2J, and concluded officially
May 31.
HOLC Borrowers in Georgia
Repay $7,346,000 Loans
Washington.—As of April 30,
1939, Georgia borrowers had repaid
$7,346,000, or 21.3 per cent of their
total principal indebtedness to the
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation,
board members here announced.
Collections during the month of
March were 113.5 per cent of bill
ings and in April were 96.2 per
cent, officials said.
“Seven hundred and twenty-one
Georgia borrowers have paid in sl,-
457,000 to settle their accounts in
full,” board officials declared. Ten
thousand five hundred and twelve
others today are current on less
than three months in arrears, while
I, more are in a liquidating class,
meaning that they not only are
meeting all current bills, but in ad
dition, are making regular monthly
payments on their arrearages.
“This means that we now have
11, accounts in Georgia in a
satisfactory condition, representing
borrowers who clearly are on their
way to debt-free home ownership.
There are 1,575 other borrowers
who are making adjusted payments
sufficient to keep their accounts ac
tive and who are being given every
assistance in their effort to rehabili
tate themselves.”
The HOLC now owns 786 homes
in Georgia. It has sold 646 others.
Of the homes it owns, and which
are available to yield income, 86.7
per cent are rented. Rental col
lections in March were 100 per cent
of billings, it was explained by
board auditors.
The HOLC refinanced 14,850
Georgia home owners to the extent
of $33,664,632 prior to the close of
its lending period, June 12, 1936, it
was explained. These Georgia bor
rowers, like all HOLC borrowers,
were without private credit at the
time; the average was two years
delinquent in both principal and in
terest and between two and three
years on taxes.
375 Seniors Graduate From
Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech diplomas
to 375 seniors Monday. Among
those graduating were Nathaniel
Goodman Harrison of Atlanta, with
t?ie degree of Bachelor of Science in
Mechanical Engineering; Robert
Glenn Cushing of Commerce, with a
degree in the same course; and Isaac
Anderson Stanton 111 of Little Rock,
Ark., with the degree of Bachelor of
Science in Aeronautical Engineer
ing. Mr. Harrison is a grandson of
the late Mr. and Mrs. W. Tom Har
rison, former Jackson county citi
zens, and a great-nephew of J. Nat
Harrison of Pendergrass and Mrs.
W. T. Long.
Mr. Stanton is the son of I. A.
Stanton and Mrs. Lizzie Kate Mob
ley Stanton, and is a great-nephew
of H. I. and H. T. Mobley.
JOE W. HANIE INJURED IN
WRECK
Atlanta.—James W. Chitwood, 20,
of Silverton, Ga., was killed, and Joe
W. Hanie, 23, of Hoschton, Ga., was
injured when their automobile
struck a pole on Roswell Road in
Atlanta.
Both were soldiers stationed at
Fort McPherson.
Hospital attaches said Hanie suf
fered a fractured hip and internal
injuries. His condition was report
ed critical.
Thursday, June 8, 1938.
COUNTY AGENT’S
COLUMN
Farm Record* Needed For 1940
Farm Cen*u*
The next census will be taken in
1940, and if farmers are to co-oper
ate to the fullest in this important
national undertaking they will need
a good set of records for their farm
this year.
The census will cover 1939 crop
acreage and production, classes of
livestock products, uses of land,
items of farm finance, expenditures
and facilities, according to infor
mation the Agent received from the
Bureau of the Census.
“It is vital to the interest of
every farmer and farm woman and
every one else that up-to-date, ac
curate figures along these lines be
obtained on a county, state, and
national basis, such as is done in
census.
Records will be helpful to farm
ers in many other ways, and we will
he glad to help start a good set of
farm records for any interested
farmer.
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Advises Use of Cotton Bagging by
County Ginners
Jackson county ginners wishing to
have cotton bagging available this
fall should place their orders before
June 30.
“All cotton ginners may, if they
wish, purchase cotton bagging for
use this season. The bagging was
available last year mainly to one
variety cotton ginners.
Orders should be placed as early
as possible, preferably before June
30, but shipments can be made as
late as September.
Cotton bagging may be purchased
from the official government con
tractor, the Lane Cotton Mills, New
Orleans, La., for 45 cents per pat
tern, F. O. B. New Orleans.
The manufacturer of the cotton
bagging receives from the Govern
ment an indeminity payment of 28
cents per pattern. This payment
enables the manufacturer to sell the
bagging at 45 cents per pattern
(enough for one bale).
Cotton bagging is approximately
7 % pounds lighter per bale than
imported jute bagging. Cotton buy
ers and cotton manufactures gener
ally have agreed to make allowance
for the 7% pounds, so that farmers
using the cotton bagging would not
lose by using the lighter weight ma
terial.
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Use of Molasses in Silage Urged
Practically any legume, cerial, or
grass grown in Georgia can be used
for making silage, if molasses is
used with the matterial as a preser
vation, Jackson county farmers were
reminded this week.
The crop should be cut in the
early bloom stage, since the protein
content at this time is greater than
at any other time. As the crop ma
tures, the protein and water con
tent drop and the fiber increases.
The crop should be cut with a
mowing machine in the usual way,
and then raked and hauled to the
cutter. In good haying weather,
not more than two hours should
elapse between mowing and ensiling.
However, in cloudy or rainy
weather, a slightly longer interval
is permissible. To ensile well, the
material must contain from 70 to
75 percent moisture.
If, after mowing, the crop is al
lowed to remain in the swath or
windrow until partially cured, water
should be added when it is put into
the silo. Failure to do this will re
sult in an excessive percentage of
spoiled ensilage.”
The molasses can be added, by
gravity from an elevated barrel, on
the feed as it passes over the cut
ting table. It can also be forced
into the blower by air pressure or
pump. The quantity needed will
depend upon the crop used.
For cereals or a mixture of cereals
and legumes, 60 to 70 pounds of the
molasses to the ton of green feed
should be used. Alfalfa or clover
should have 80 pounds, and soy
beans 100 pounds.
J. W. Jackson, County Agt.
ATLANTA CLEARINGS JUMP
Atlanta.—Bank clearings jumped
$3,100,000 Monday above the cor
responding day of 1938 following
Saturday’s banking observance of
Jefferson Davis’ birthday anniver
sary.
The total Monday amounted to
$13,500,000 as compared with $lO,-
400,000 a year ago.
Vol. 63. No. 51.
Hon. Braswell Deen
Will Speak at Court
House 10 a. m. June IS
On Thursday, June 15, at 10:0#
a. m„ Hon. Braswell Deen, director
of State Department of Public Wel
fare, will address the citizens of
Jackson county at the court homo
on some of the problems of the Stats*
and County Departments of Pufalie
Welfare. He is anxious for the
public in general to be present, ami'
particularly would like to have the
members of the County Welfare
Board and the members of the
Board of Commissioners, together
with other county and city officials.
Driver* Licenses Must Be
Bought Before June 30thr
Atlanta.—A warning that there
will be no extension of time beyond
June 30 for renewing drivers’ licens
es was issued Saturday by Maj. Phil
Brewster, commissioner of public
safety.
“So far as I am concerned,’*
Brewster said, “the drivers have had
since May 1, and I see no need for
the extension of time.”
Furthermore, those who wait on
til the last minute to send in their
applications may be forced to wart
30 days for their renewals, should
the state office he swamped, tho
commissioner said.
Drivers who fail to make tho
dead-line will be requested to takr
an examination to get new licenses.
Those who apply on time will obtain
renewals simply by filling out and;
mailing in* blanks that have been
distributed over the state. A fee
of $1 for one year or $2 for two
years.
Atlanta Rally of Baptist#
To Set Record
The Baptist World Alliance con
vention to be held in Atlanta in July
likely will be the largest in the bin
tory of the alliance, Dr. J. H. Ruah
brooke, of London England, gener
al secretary, said in Atlanta Thurs
day. He predicted that the attend
ance would reach the estimated 50,-
000.
The largest convention of the al
liance thus far was held in Berlin
in 1934.
Dr. Rushbrooke said he did not
believe the war clouds over Europe
would affect plans and that dele
gates would be here from all na
tions.
The noted religous leader is in*
Atlanta for a few days to confer
with Baptist committees relative to
plans that are being made for the
convention.
Over Three Millions For
Emory
In his annual report to the board
of trustees of Emory University,
Dr. Harvey W. Cox, president, an
nounced total additions to the- . >
university’s endowment and other
funds of $3,281,980.86 during the
past year.
Of this amount, the greatest part
was grants of $2,000,000 from the
general education board and $1,000,-
000 from Dr. Samuel C. Dobbs, At
lanta business leader and a member
of the board of trustees.
The remaining $281,980.86 was.
in the form of individual contribu
tions, grants and bequests, Dr. Co*
said. Sources of these gifts were
not announced.
George H. Mew, treasurer of the
university, reported that the ani—
versity as a whole completed its
fiscal year with a slight surplus bat
pointed out a “need for more fonda
to continue Emory’s larger program,
in the future.”
Garner Will Make Fight For
’4O Democratic Toga
Washington.—Close friends of
Vice-President Garner disclosed Sat
urday he has decided to seek the
presidential nomination at the 1944*
Democratic convention even if
President Roosevelt should be a ea*i--
didate.
Garner was said to be convi nee*f
his name should go before the eo
vention, regardless of the strength
of any opposing aspirants for th*
nomination, and that conseqoaotfy
he had approved efforts of support
ers to line up convention delegate*-,
in his behalf.