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The Jackson herald
By Holder Sc Williamson
A Silver Anniversary
About three hundred people on
June 7th in the Executive Mansion
attended the twenty-fifth anniver
sary of the marriage of Governor
and Mrs. E. D. Rivers, which took
place while both were students in
Young Harris College. They were
then quite young, and on this oc
casion this couple looked more like
a bride and groom than a twain who
had travelled life’s journey together
a quarter of a century. The writer
and wife were among their guests
on this occasion. The writer has at
tended different wedding anniver
saries—tin, golden, silver, etc., but
never 'has he seen at any anniversary
so many gifts as these received by
Governor and Mrs. Rivers. All are
silver, and all are beautiful. Many
expensive. This couple will have
these gifts for use not only during
their lives, but they will be almost
priceless hierlooms for their posteri
ty.
Among the guests was Hon. C. L.
Davey, former Governor of Ohio,
and is a staunch Democrat, who had
served his State well as Chief Exe
cutive, but in the political upheaval
of 1938 he was defeated, and a Re
publican succeeded him. Now he is
a private citizen, but has become in
terested in the South, and spends
some of his time in Georgia. Among
those who served were Mesdames
Fred B. Wilson, D. B. Blalock, Hi
ram W. Evans, W. B. Brantley and
Miss Bob Lashley. The last named
is a sister of Mrs. Rivers, and is a
teacher in the City Schools of At
lanta. She is not only friendly and
gives cordial greetings to 1 those
whom she meets, but she is a lady
of unusual intellectuality, and is a
splendid asset to the schools of At
lanta.
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A man present who possesses a
magnetic personality, affable, easily
approached and thoroughly demo
cratic, is the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Georgia, Hon. C.
S. Reid. It can truly be said of him,
he seeks not honors, neither does he
shun them, 'but has found them in
the plain path of duty. After the
first election of Ed Rivers to the
Governorship, this young man was
made Chairman of the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee. He
had no ambition for such a duty
and honor, but accepted it solely
because he thought he might be
able to serve Georgia. After the
Governor’s second election, he de
clined to accept again the Chairman
ship. Soon a vacancy occurred on
the Supreme Court bench, caused
by the death of Chief Justice R. B.
Russell, Sr. Hon. C. S. Reid was
tendered the appointment. After
being importuned by people all over
Georgia not to decline, 'he accepted
the responsibility. He is the young
est Chief Justice ever to preside
over the Supreme Court of Georgia,
but is a profound lawyer, and will
make a record that will reflect
credit on himself, and will be an
honor to the State. It is good for
Georgia to have as the Chief J ustice
such a man as Charles S. Reid. An
other man on the Supreme Court
who was reared in Towns County,
but who lived at Cairo when elected
last year to this judicial office, is
the Hon. W. H. Duckworth, who was
at the reception meeting people and
giving them the glad hand of friend
ship. The writer is an admirer of
Justice Duckworth, and experienced
pleasure in supporting him for the
office he now holds.
Apparently happy were the three
members of the State Highway
Board, Hons. W. L. Miller, Chair
man, J. L. Gillis and H. H. Watson,
Members. These men have on them
a big responsibility, which is being
met with hard work, eareful and
clear thinking and honest perform
ance. No State has a more efficient
or conscientious State Highway
Board than Georgia. The writer
can say this without his judgment
being warped, either with prejudice
or partiality, as neither man ever
rendered the writer a personal ser
vice or granted & request for any
one else, and he never made a re
quest of either for a road, a job, or
anything else for any one. Out
there was Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Neel.
Mr. Neel was State Highway Engi
ner when the writer was Chairman
of the State Highway Board. The
writer and wife went to the re
ception in a taxi, but Mr. and Mrs.
Neel carried us back to town in
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their car. While Chairman, the
writer rode with Mr. Neel thousands
of miles over Georgia roads. To be
in his car again with him at the
steering wheel felt like old times.
It was just ten years ago on June 4,
when the writer stepped out of the
State Highway Department,
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People of Geoi-gia have been
possibly more dissatisfied with the
administration and operation of the
Welfare Department than any other
branch of State Government since
Governor Rivers took the oath of
office. It was something new, and
mistakes were made, and too much
money spent on overhead. Because
the administration expenses were
thirty-six per cent, there was a
mighty protest made all over Geor
gia. So the Governor appointed
some time ago a man of wide ex
perience to take charge of this de
partment, Hon. Braswell Deen, who
has been a school teacher, is now an
editor, and has been a Congressman.
On account of ill health, he declined
to offer for Congress again. Hir
health has been regained, and he is
now working faithfully at his new
job as the head of the Welfare De
partment. No man at this anniver
sary was more cordial nor friendly
than Braswell Deen.
In some political campaigns the
writer has known some men who de
clared to one candidate that they
were activity and earnestly support
ing him, and after the contest when
delegates to the State Convention
were named they headed the list of
supporters from their county foi
another candidate. The writer met
two men, one at the reception, L.
L. Patten of Lakeland, and one in
an eating place, T. Grady Head,
Revenue Commissioner, who do not
belong to this class. When either
of the above named makes a politi
cal promise, he believes it is as
binding as a homestead waiver
note. Matters not on what question
either may make a pledge, he re
gards it as sacred. These men can
always be counted on to do what
they say.
While at the Governor’s reception
the Hon. Clifford Walker, Ex-Gov
ernor of Georgia, extended his hand
to the writer, which was met with
the writer’s hand, and a hearty
handshake resulted. The writer
sincerely believes that the soul
should not be made to suffer in the
future because of political conduct
of the past. The Holy Book says,
“Forgetting those things that are be
hind and reaching forth to these
things that are before me I press to
wards the mark of the prize of the
high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Then in another place it says, “He
that putteth his hand to the plow
and looketh .back is not fit for the
Kingdom of Heaven.” Then again
it Ls said, “Let the dead past bury
its dead.” There is nothing that
can give such joy as love, for “Love
thinketh no evil, Love beareth all
things, believeth all things, hopeth
all things, endureth all things. Love
never faileth.” Are these not sweet
and comforting words of the Master,
who said, “Love ye one another as
I have loved you.” The past is the
past.
At the anniversary the writer was
talking to J. H. Pittard, a graduate
of Young Harris, and one of the
most loyal and devoted friends the
sainted former President Joseph A.
Sharp ever had, when the writer’s
wife said, “I want you to come over
here and meet someone in whom
we are very much interested.” The
writer followed her lead, and again
renewed acquaintance with the wife
of Bishop W. T. Watkins, who is the
daughter of the late J. C. Hancock
and Mrs. Hancock of Holly Springs.
She introduced a son, who seemed
to be nearly six feet tall. Bishop
Watkins’ wife is quite young look
ing, and well preserved. Both Bishop
and Mrs. Watkins were reared in
Jackson county, and their home
county folks are very proud of them.
Bishop Watkins will reside in Atlan
ta, but it is regretted that he will
not preside over the North Georgia
Conference.
At the reception we renewed ac
quaintance with J. D. Robinson,
President First National Bank of
Atlanta. A fine man at the head of
a great financial institution. Did
not see there Rybum Clay, President
of the Fulton National, nor Robert
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
Dairying Urged
As Way To Boost
Income For Farmers
Athens, Ga.—Diversified dairying
was urged Saturday by Professor
Frederick W. Bennett of the Uni
versity of Georgia as a means of in
creasing tenant farmers’ income.
The University dairying specialist
said in a report to the state Board
of Regents that if Georgia is to pro
vide its inhabitants with the same
per capita amounts of dairy products
as the average American consumes,
milk production in the state must be
doubled.
About 60,000 farms in the state
are without a milk cow and that the
rural as well as urban population is
undersupplied with milk.
The income from milk in Georgia
in 1937 was $29,489,000, it said, or
a little over one-eighth of the total
agricultural income for the year.
Bennett characterized dairying as
“the most profitable type of farm
ing in Georgia,’’ and added:
“Twenty-nine per cent of the
farms on which dairying is the ma
jor enterprise are operated by ten
ants. Our tenant system, therefore,
need not prevent commercial dairy
ing, much less the keeping of suf
ficient cows for home use.”
He estimated the value of all
agricultural products used or sold
in Georgia averaged sl,Oll per
farm, as compared with $1,835, the
national average. This, he said,
contrasted with a gross value of
$3,855 for the average Georgia dairy
farm.
“Dairying need not replace crop
farming but should supplement it,”
the specialist said. “As land is tak
en from cotton production the yield
per acre from the remainder may
be increased by livestock farming.”
Seven Hundred And
Nineteen Students Get
Diplomas at Georgia
Ralph Thomas Catlett, William
Walker Dunson, Robert Lester Lott,
James Harlow Whelchel, U. G. Car
lan, Misses Mary Ethel Deadwyler,
Nell Coleman and Golden Eberhart
were eight Jackson county students,
along with seven hundred and eleven
others who left the University of
Georgia last week with diplomas.
Dr. Rufus Harris, president of Tu
lane University, addressed the class,
and warned the young graduates of
the perils of a confused age. He
declared the supreme need of the
world is for courageous minds and
for morals to build a better social
order.
IMPORTS, EXPORTS
GAIN IN GEORGIA
Business in Atlanta, Georgia, and
the southeast continues its steady
climb upward, figures released Sat
urday show.
Both exports and imports through
the Georgia customs district for
April showed gains over the same
month last year, W. H. Schroder,
district manager of the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce re
ported, while the Federal Reserve
Bank of Atlanta announced that de
partment store sales in the city and
the sixth federal reserve district are
running well above 1939.
Strickland, President of Trust Com
pany of Georgia. Where was Colon
el Sam W. Wilkes, who is truly a
friend to everybody? He goes to
everything in Georgia, from a horse
race to the Ecuminical Conference.
No use in Colonel Sam to think he
is old if he is eighty. Goodloe
Yancey and his beautiful wife were
there. Goodloe is the grandson of a
member of the Cabinet of Jefferson
Davis, President of the Confederacy.
The grandfather was a patriot and
hero, and his grandson is a worthy
descendant of a noble sire. Earl
Yancey, brother of Goodloe, and a
fine gentleman, also graced the oc
casion with his presence. Some
others were that fine couple of
Madison, Hon. W. T. Bacon and
wife. Zack Arnold, State Auditor,
and Lawrence Camp, District Attor
ney , were there, but Roy Harris
Speaker of the House, and John B.
Spivey, President of Senate, were
conspicuous by their absence. The
writer and wife had a pleasant hour
there, and in bidding adieu to the
Governor and wife wished for them
that they w'ould celebrate not only
their golden, but diamond anniver
sary.
MOST OF NATIONS
ARE SICK OF WAR,
HENRY FORD SAYS
New York.—Henry Ford said at
the New York World’s Fair that
“most of the nations represented
here are so sick of war that if it
only rested with them, there would
never be another one.”
“All this progress did not come
from passing laws or muking speech
es—it came because men did some
thing to serve an unfilled need; it
came from men's hands and from
the land.”
The occasion for his address was
one close to his heart. He welcom
ed to the fair grounds the 27,000,-
000th Ford automobile, which had
been driven here from the San Fran
cisco Exposition.
“It was at a world’s fair 46 years
ago,”iie recalled, “that I got an idea
that started my mind working on
what proved to be my life’s job.”
He referred to the Columbian
Exposition at Chicago in 1893.
There he saw a fire engine with u
gasollpe-powered pump, and went
home ’determined to construct a
gasoline motor light enough to
mount on a carriage, but strong
enough to pull it.
He built an engine with materials
costing less than sl, and it became
the forerunner of 27,000,000 others.
Harking back to his own experi
ence in 1893, Ford added, “the prin
cipal thing the young man—the
real maker of the world of tomor
row-will see at this fair is that the
work motive far outstrips the profit
motive.”
Of the various nations’ exhibits,
he said, “these exhibits, and not
their wars, show their real character.
The nations of the world have sent
to this fair the things they are real
ly proud of, the things they want
to be judged by.
“They haven’t sent their bombs
and poison gas and samples of their
concentration camps—they're not
really proud of those things; they
wouldn’t want to exhibit them.
Anyway, most of the nations repre
sented here are so sick of war, that
if it only rested with them, there
would never be another one.”
JORDAN—HENDRY
Miss Meta Lois Hendry, daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. Charles West Hen
dry of Ludowiei, and a sister of
Mrs. J. W. Jackson of Jefferson, be
came the bride of Henry Speir Jor
dan of Oxford, Ga., on June 9.
The ceremony was performed at
the Ludowiei Methodist Church by
the bridegroom’s father, the Rev.
Charles W. Jordan.
The bride entered with her fath
er, by whom she was given in mar
riage.
Miss Lois Hendry Jackson, young
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Jackson, acted as Junior bridesmaid.
Mr. Jordan is an instructor of
biology at Emory Academy, Oxford,
Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan will spend
the summer, before returning to
Oxford, at Panama City, Fla., where
he will do biology experiment work
at the Marine Biology Laboratory
sponsored by Emory University.
ROBERTS—SELLERS
The marriage of Miss Kathryn
Swift Sellers, daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bachman Sel
lers, of Savannah, and Dr. Thomas
Luther Roberts, of Miami, Fla., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Luther
Roberts, of Atlanta, and a nephew
of Mrs. L. G. Dozier of Jefferson,
was solemnized in Charlotte, N. C.,
Saturday evening at the Myers
Park Methodist church.
Dr. Roberts and his bride left for
a wedding trip to Washington and
New York and on their return they
will reside in Miami, Fla.
WHITE—KAY
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. White of
Athens announce the engagement of
their sister, Melba, to William Rus
sell Kay, the marriage to take place
at the Athens Christian church, Fri
day, June 30, at 6 o’clock. Miss
White is the attractive daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. R. J. White,
and is a niece of Mrs. H. S. Fite.
Her other brothers are Cecil and
James White of this county, and
Otis White of the U. S. Army.
George W. Shaw of Madison spent
the past week-end with friends and
relatives in this section.
Thursday, June 22, 1939.
Agent Advises Side Dressing
Corn When Knee to
Waist High
Farmers in Jackson county are
urged to side dress corn with a
quickly available nitrogen fertiliser,
about the time the plants are knee
to waist high, or when it bunches
to tassel.
According to test conducted at
experiment station and application
of 100 pounds of nitrate of soda or
its equivalent in other quickly avail
able nitrogen fertilizers will in
inirease corn yields from 7 to 10
bushels per acre, the agent pointed
out.
This, of course, will not hold true
for each additional 100 pounds ap
plied, because corn, as well as other
crops, has a limit to the nitrogen
it can use profitably. Likewise, the
same resulats will be found if large
growths of legumes are turned un
der immediately preceding the corn
crop.
Corn, like other crops, responds to
a balanced fertilizer, and if not
planted on land where good amounts
of complete fertilizer were used
with other crops in the rotation, a
mineral fertilizer should be applied
when the corn is planted.
The rate of application will de
pend somewhat upon the money
available for purchase of a sufficient
amount of side dressing material.
Most profitable results are usually
nbtained from 100 to 200 pound ap
plications.
J. W. Jackson, County Agt.
BRASELTON WOMAN’S CLUB
MEETS
The Braselton Woman’s Club held
their June meeting at the home of
Mrs. J. A. Davis, with Mrs. Carlton
Baird, Mrs. L. B. McEver and Mrs.
Ralph Evans co-hostesses.
Mrs. Fred Baird presided over
the business session. Miss Bowman,
county demonstration agent, was
present and gave a most interesting
talk on “Health Nutrition.” Mrs.
W. T. Evans gave a Bible story.
Miss Leita Braselton sang a song,
accompanied on the violin by Mr.
Dodd. The Club was very glad to
have Mr. Vickery as a visitor.
During the social hour delicious
refreshments were served. The
Club will hold it’s next meeting in
September.—Hoschton News.
ELROD—WALKER
A marriage of much interest to
their many friends is that of Miss
Katrina Elrod and Mr. Clyde Wal
ker, which was solemnized Sunday,
June 11th, by Rev. J. W. Helton.
The bride is the youngest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Elrod, of
Sharon community, and the groom
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. I. A.
Walker, of near Braselton, and is a
graduate from Braselton High
school.
REYNOLDS—SIMMONS
Gainesville, Ga.—The marriage of
Miss Orce Simmons, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Simmons of
Clermont and J. Aubrey Reynolds of
Swainsboro, son of John Westley
Reynolds and the late Essie Vaughn
Reynolds of Commerce, took place in
Clermont on June 11. The Rev. L
L. Bennett of Cleveland performed
the ceremony at the home of the
bride’s parents.
BENSON SHOW AT ROOSEVELT
THEATRE SATURDAY A. M.
Benson Bread Show at Roosevelt
Theatre next Saturday morning,
June 24, at 9.30 a. m. Admission to
every one, four Benson Bread Wrap
pers or Coupons. Show will consist
of one hour of Selected Comedies.
So everyone, old and young, get
your four Benson Wrappers or Cou
pons, and enjoy a good show Satur
day morning at 9.30.
Don’t forget the five persons
fringing the most wrappers get
gifts.
‘SUPPORT ALL OR ABOLISH,”
STATES WELFARE DIRECTOR
“The State Welfare program must
be supported with more funds or
must be abolished,” states Braswell
Deen, director of the State Depart
ment of Public Welfare.
“It is not fair for the State to
support a few citizens and not sup
port others, as we are now doing
under the present economic curtail
ment plan," he argues.
Vol. 64. No. 1.
RETAIL EXECUTIVE
PREDICTS BUSINESS
INCREASE IN 1940
Belief that business will show *
decided increase this year and next
was expressed Thursday by a mas
who founded a small store in 1902*
with his wife and himself as th*
only “employees,” and has since ex
panded that store to a cbHin of I*-
140 similar stores throughout th*
United States.
The man is J. C. Penney, chair
man of the board of J. C. Penney
Company, Inc.
Mr. Penney’* first store was La
Kremmerer, a southwest Wyoming
mining town. The chain now en
ployes 40,000 persons and Mr. Pern
ney serves as chairman of the
board.
He built and maintains 90 house*
at Penney Farms, in Florida, where
homes are provided for aged an#
infirm ministers, regardless of
creed. The community is know*
only to a few Floridians of the sec
tion and has never been publicized.
Peace Officers Ask Extra
Session
Savannah, Ga.—Georgia county
peace officers called on legislator*
to "lay aside petty partisan and
selfish politics” and seek a per
manent and intelligent solution of
state and county problems.
Concluding a two-day annual con
vention, the county and peace of
ficers urged an early session of the
general assembly to make "adequat*
provision for the education of otnr
boys and girls, the better health of
our people, the necessary care of our
elder citizens and the maintenance
of our unfortunate insane and pro
vide revenue for maintenance and
support of the counties and prevent
a complete disruption of our public
works camps.”
Frank C. Jones, Thomas county
ordinary, was elected president of
the association to succeed U. T.
Winslett, Bibb county tax collector.
Be Careful of Number of
Fish You Catch
Once more it is open season for
fishing and the followers of liaak
Walton are privileged to fish in th*
streams in this state. However, th*
number of catches is limited t*
eight.
A person is permitted to catch si*
bass or ten bream, and when that
number has been caught, no mor*
is allowed for the day. The scabo*
was closed on April 15, during the
spawning season, but now that it ia
open season, fishermen need have
no delay in using their rods and
lines. Before taking your place o*
the banks of rivers or streams of
any kind and dashing your line int#
the water, be armed with a license,
which costs $1.25. That is a neces
sary protection and one that will en
able you to fish without fear of be
ing run down and made to give a*'
account of your conduct which may
land you in jail.
GEORGIA HOLC REPAYMENTS
SHOW GAIN
More than one-fifth of the
664,632 which the Home Owner#
Loan Corporation loaned to sava
14,966 Georgia homes has been re
paid, Frank A. Holden, state man
ager, revealed Saturday in a review
of the agency’s six-year record.
Through last April Georgia bor
rowers had repaid $7,500,006 of
their total principal Indebtedness.
Approximately 800 of the original
loans made in the state have been
completely liquidated, and more ♦ban
10,500 others are in satisfy tory
shape. An additional 1,300 other
borrowers are making adjusted pay
ments to keep their accounts open.
BIRTHDAY DINNER HONORS
MRS. GARNER
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dozier Arlama
were hosts at a family dinner party
on Sunday celebrating the eightieth
birthday anniversary of Mrs. Ella
Garner, grandmother of Mrs. Ad
ams, at their home on Center street.
A festive dining table had cover*
laid for Mrs. Garner, the honored
Mr. and Mrs. George Gamer, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Hill and Mr. aad
Mrs. Adams.—Winder News.
Nat Pendergrass of Atlanta was
a visitor in the city Sunday.