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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS AT
METHODIST CHURCH MAY IS
Members of the Jefferson Metho
dist church are looking forward to
Thursday, May 15, when an Evan
gelism Retreat will bring together
Methodists from the Athens-Elberton
and Gainesville districts for all-day
and evening services. Bishop J. L.
Decell, District Superintendent Claud
Hendrick and Harry Denman, an
outstanding layman from Birming
ham, Ala., will address the assem
blage. It will be a great day for
Methodists of this section of the
state.
The Mission Workers Ses
sion At Presbyterian
Church
(By Reporter)
The thirty third meeting of the
Woman’s Auxiliary of Athens Pres
bytery met in Jefferson Presbyter
ian church, Jefferson, Ga., April 19,
19, 1940.
Of the twenty four auxiliaries in
the Presbyterial, twenty two were
represented at this meeting. The
meeting opened Thursday morning,
April 18th at 11 o’clcok with the
Executive Board Meeting which was
presided over by Mrs. J. A. Simp
son, Presbyterial President. At the
close of the meeting luncheon was
served at the manse by the Winder
and Jefferson Auxiliaries.
The afternoon session opened
with the enrollment of delegates
and appointment of special commit
tees. The Bible lession was given
by Mrs. John Bright of Atlanta.
The oatstanding feature of the even
ing hour was the Rev. 11. E. Rus
sell's message on Evangelism. In
teresting moving pictures of Mon
treat were shown followed by a solo
sung by Mrs. Rosa Rogers Guild us
ing the song “Out of the Ivory Pal
aces,” which was composed at Mon
treat. Communion service was con
ducted by Rev. J. R. Smith of Win
der and Dr. J. E. Coker of Jeffer
son.
Friday morning, April 19th the
attendance was increased to over
two hundred. The morning hour
was taken up with reports from each
auxiliary. An impressive memorial
service for the members who passed
away during the past year was con
ducted by Mrs. Howard Long, First
Vice President. Presentation of
our Educational Institutions was
given by a representative from each,
Thornwell, Rabun Gap, Nacoochee,
Presbyterian College, Columbia Sem
inary, Assembly’s Training School,
and State Schools. A special fea
ture was a message from Chinn by
Dr. Nettie Grier a missionary on
furlough. The meeting recessed at
12.30 for lunch which was served by
the Winder and Jefferson Auxiliaries
as co-hostesses.
Friday p. m. meeting was called
to order at 1.45 o’clock. Bible hour
by Mrs. John Bright. Before the
annual reports of Presbyterial cause
sec., Mrs. C. W. O’Rear sang sweet
ly ag a solo “The Gates Ajar,” Mrs.
H. C. Dean, Synodical President
gave an inspiring message, the sub
ject being “A Forward Look” and
also conducted the installation of
officers. The retiring president,
Mrs. J. A. Simpson presented the in
coming President Mrs. E. L. Secrest
with the gavel. Tn appreciation
for her faithful service Mrs. Simp
son was presented with a lovely
bunch of white carnations.
The Presbyterial adjourned to
meet in 1941 at Toccoa, Ga.
MAYSVILLE STUDY CLUB MET
AT GEORGIAN HOTEL
Athens, Ga.—April meeting of j
Maysville Study Club was held Sat
urday morning at 10:30 o'clock at
the Georgian Hotel.
The program opened with a quiz
on state-adopted flowers and con
cluded with writing of biographies
on President Theodore Roosevelt
and Pres. William Howard Taft.
An elaborate luncheon was held.
Lovely flowers and favors added to
the enjoyment.
Miss Moina Michael was guest of
honor and the recipient of some
beautiful flowers.
Those attending from Maysville
were Mrs. J. E. Eberhart, president;
Mrs. J. E. White, Mrs. T. W. Mil
ler, Mrs. M. P. Deadwyler, Mrs. J.
C. Meaders, Mrs. W\ D. Sharpe, Mrs.
R. D. Stephens, Misses Eloise Steph
ens, Nannie Cox,, Sarah Smith and
Helen Spiers of Augusta.
Mrs. 0. H. Stephens was hostess.
Members of this club are prize
winning homemakers of hospitality
•and culinary accomplishments which
have come to them by inheritance
and added achievements. But they
eount it fun to hie away to other
realms about once a month and re
fresh their sociability by seeing,
hearing, and tasting the accomplish
ments of this kind performed by
other gifted artists and by this
means enjoy variety.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS
New Gold-Mining Equipment At
Dahlonega
Dahlonega, Ga.—Major Graham C.
Dugas says he will soon be operat
ing his world famous Calhoun mi.©
property, where a few months ago
he struck gold which assayed C'l9,-
000 n ton.
The foundations for the mill were
completed recently and the mill
house will be ready in a short time.
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25 Killed, 100 Injured In Train
Wreck
Little Fall.', N. Y.—Traveling 69
miles an ho, , the New York-Chica
go passen.r : train Saturday night
Jumped tli.- track at a six-degree
curto, the most abrupt on the sys
tem, and crashed with terriffic and
death-dealing force into a massive
stone embankment.
Three hundred passengers, most
of whom were asleep in Pullmans on
the 16-car train, were hurled from
their beds into an inferno of shrieks,
hissing steam and groans of the dy
ing.
Twenty-five were killed and so
badly mangled were the victims that
only 21 had been identified as dusk
fell over this picturesque Mohawk
valley where some of the Revolution
ary War’s major battles were
fought.
Approximately 100 others went to
hospitals with broken bones, cuts and
bruises, and physicians feared some
of them may be added to the death
roll of one of the nation’s worst
railways disasters.
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Memorial Singing
Lexington, Ga.—The life and ser
vice of the late Professor J. B.
Vaughan, music publisher, will be
honored at an all-day memorial ser
vice and singing here Sunday, April
28. Memorial rites will be held at
11 o’cock, and a picnic lunch will be
spread at the noon hour. Singers
have been urged to bring well-filled
baskets.
A greater demand for advertising
space, and late arrival of copy
crowded out several news articles
and correspondence this week.
These will appear next week.
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Sunday school is getting larger
and better every Sunday. We have
forty two on the roll. General Mur
phy was with us from Walnut; also,
Charley Bryant from White Plains
and they did some good singing and
we want them to come every Sun
day.
Mrs. Ada Irvin and daughter, Ha
zel, were guests of her father and
family, Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Irvin,
Saturday night and Sunday.
Those visiting at Mr. and Mrs.
Tommie Phillips Sunday were Mr.
and Mrs. M. N. Brown and family
from Jefferson and Mrs. Henry Sat
terfield and family of Jackson Trail.
Miss Martha Brooks was the guest
Sunday p. m. of her uncle, Hugh
Phillips.
Hugh Phillips spent Saturday p.
m. with his sister, Mrs. W. H.
Brooks, who is ill. Hope she will
soon be out again.
Mrs. H. J. Phillips is on the sick
list. Hope she will be out soon for
we miss her so much in our Sunday
school.
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The B. Y. P. U. rendered an ex
cellent program at Oconee. It was
decided to have a period of singing !
following the program.
The Intermediate Department will
have charge of opening assembly at
Dry Pond Sunday. The Church
School will observe “Church School
Day” in the program and offering
that day.
Miss Adele Thomas is on an ex
tended visit to Chamblee.
Mr. and Mrs. Comer Mathis, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Brown and son
spent a while Sunday evening with
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Wheeler.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Thomas and
family of Chamblee spent the past
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. M. E.
Thomas.
Mrs. J. C. Head and Mrs. Aubrey
| Highfield and son recently visited
i Mrs. Joe Brown Mathis.
Miss Sarah Davidson spent Sun
day with Misses Sarah and Wilda
Wheeler.
Mrs. Tom Adamson of Gastonia,
N. C., is spending a few days with
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Legg and
children, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Por
ter and baby, and Mr. Vandiver at
tended quarterly conference at Leb
anon Sunday.
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
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Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Seagraves are
spending a few days with Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. Seagraves.
Miss Nezerine Fleeman of Nich
olson and Miss Dorothy Standridge
of Commerce spent Wednesday night
Miss •Frances Bhltodk’.''
Mr. and Mrs. F. .A. Blalock and
family spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. G. D. Williamson at Nicholson.
Miss Louise Drake of Nicholson
visited Misg Ruby Blalock Thursday.
Mrs. O. L. Reynolds of Nicholson
spent Saturday with Mrß. E. L. Kes
lcr.
Hoke Smith of Atlanta spent the
week-end with his mother, Mrs. Em
ma Smith.
The Rev. B. M. Sailors will con
duct services here next week-end.
Everybody is invited.
“Important Party Business,”
Saye Gillis
Atlanta, Ga. —The state Democra
tic executive committee was sum
moned for a session at 10 o’clock
Thursday morning in an unexpected
telegraphic call dispatched Monday
night to its 120 members by Ohair
man Jim L. Gillis.
Gillis, who said he acted on his
own initiative and without consult
ing Governor Rivers, the Democrat
ic national committeeman and titu
lar head of the party in the state,
said he had called the meeting “to
transact important party business.”
Contract For Grading Portion of
Jefferson-Gainetville Road To
Be Let May 10
In another column will be found
a notice to contractors that con
tracts will be let on May 10 for grad
ing five and six-tenths miles of road
on Gainesville-Jefferson highway, be
ginning at the end of the present
paving one mile south of Hall-Jack
son county line. Also contracts for
building bridges on this road over
Allen’s creek and Middle Oconee
river.
MRS. STOREY DISTRIBUTOR
CHARIS FOUNDATIONS
Call Mrs. 11. H. Storey, phone 293
after 4 p. rrt., and let her fit you
with a Charis Foundation, a natibn
ally famous garment. She has com
pleted a course in figure styling
and promises satisfactory fittings.
ERNEST APPLEBY, COLORED,
DIES
Ernest Appleby, well-known col
ored citizen, died at his home just
outside the city limits on Gainesville
road Monday night. His body will
be interred in Paradise cemetery
today.
REPUBLICANS CALLED TO MEET
The Chairman for the Republican
party has called a mass meeting at
the court house, 12 o’clock, April
27, 1940, for the purpose of electing
delegates to the State Convention
and to transact such other business
ag may come before the body.
R. F. Sims.
NOTICE!
May 15th is the extended deadline to get your
tax exemption on personal homestead. Please
do not be careless and let the time pass. I can
not, under the new ruling, copy your return.
There are too many errors to be corrected.
When I guess at what you have, it is lots of
trouble to the Tax Collector and you must
make your return in person, by letter, or auth
orize someone else to sign for you. All who
fail to make returns are liable for penalty for
failure to do so. If you are sick, or old, and
can’t come write me and I will come to your
home.
I am doing my best to see everybody, but
weather conditions have hindered me.
Yours to Serve,
A. O. HOOD,
Tax Receiver, Jackson County.
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The Holly Springs Quartette,
backed up by other good singers,
rendered a most enjoyable program
of songs here Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoke Kent, Mr. und
Mrs. ,J?i)l Highficld and children
spent Sunday with Mr. Cary Kent
in Dry Pond.
Mr. and Mrs. Obe Peppers were
visiting in our community Sunday^
Mr. and Mrs. Glynn Sims spent
Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs.
Edd Troutt.
Mrs. W. H. Hoopaugh and little
grand daughter, Dorthea, are visit
ing relatives here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. C. Harper spent
the week-end with their daughter,
Mrs. Ellis Sisk.
Rev. G. W. Adkins will preach
here next Sunday at 11 o’clock and
Sunday night at 7.30 o’clock. Ev
erybody invited to attend.
NOTICE
TAX RECEIVER’S SECOND
ROUND
I will be at the following places
to receive your tax return for 1940:
Wetneiday, May 1
Center 10 a. m.
J. H. Barnett farm, 12, Noon.
Nicholson, 3 p. m.
Thursday, May 2
Commerce 9 to 12 Noon, City
Clerk’s Office.
Maysville, 3 p. m.
J. O. Dunson Store, 4.30 p. m.
Friday, May 3.
Pendergrass, 10 a. m.
Talmo, 2 p. m.
Saturday, May 4
L. F. Sell, 9 a. m.
Hoschton, 12, Noon.
Braselton, 2 to 4 p. m.
I will appreciate your co-operation
in getting your tax returns as
promptly as possible.
Yours to Serve,
A. O. HOOD.
CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR SALE
Electric Stove, for sale. A bar
gain at $15.00.
C. R. Armour.
We buy chickens and eggs. Way
side Service Station, R. H. Owens,
Mgr., Athens Road, Jefferson, Ga.,
Phone 281.
MAN WANTED for Rawleigh Route
in Barrow, Madison, East Gwin
nett Counties, Jefferson. Real op
portunity for right man. We help
you get started. Write Rawleigh’s,
Dept. GAE-163-OA, Memphis,
Tenn., or see M. W. Alford, Jef
ferson, Ga.
W. A. STEVENSON
ATTORNEY
Over Rogers Store
COMMERCE, GA.
Practice in all the Courts
Jefferson Insurance Agency ;
General Insurance,
Jefferson, Georgia.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Federal Aid Project No. 416-B (3),
Parts 1 A 2 County of Jackson
Settled proposals will be received
by the State Highway Board of
Georgia at the General Office at
No. 2 Capitol Square, Atlanta, Geor
gia, until 10 AM, Central Daylight
Saving time, May 10, 1940, for
furnishing all labor, material, equip
ment and other things necessary for
the construction of 5.659 miles of
graded road and a bridge at Allen s
Creek and a bridge at Middle Oconee
River; located in Jackson County on
what is locally known as the Gaines
ville-Jefferson road. Beginning at
the end of the present paving ap
proximately 1 mile south of the Hall-
Jackron County line and extending
5.743 miles toward Jefferson, other
wise known as Federal Aid Project
41C-B (3), Parts 1 & 2, in Jackson
County. The work will be let in
two contracts.
The Approximate Quantities For
Roadway (Contract 1) Are As Fol
lows:
60.361 Acres Clearing and Grub
bing (Lump Sum).
116124 Cu. Yds. Unclassified Ex
cavation and Borrow.
36680 Lin. Ft. Common Excava
tion—Rounded Cut Slopes.
4443 Cu. Yds. Ditch Excavation.
250 Cu. Yds. Channel Excava
tion.
315 Cu. Yds. Structure Excava
tion.
15300 Cu. Yds. Hydraulic Settle
ment of Fills.
7875 Sta. Yds. Overhaul on Exca
vation.
450 Lin. Ft. 15 In. Pipe SD.
30 Lin. Ft. 18 In. Pipe SD.
30 Lin. Ft. 30 In. Pipe SD.
262 Lin. Ft. 15 In. Pipe CD.
294 Lin. Ft. 18 In. Pipe CD.
86 Lin. Ft. 24 In. Pipe CD.
81 Lin. Ft. 30 In. Pipe CD.
20 Lin. Ft. 15 In. Concrete Pipe
SD Ext.
36 Lin. Ft. 15 In. Corr. Metal
Pipe SD. Ext.
10 Lin. Ft. 24 In. Corr. Metal
Pipe SD Ext.
220 Lin. Ft. 18 In. Concrete Pipe
CD Ext.
275 Lin. Ft. 24 In. Concrete Pipe
CD Ext.
266 Lin. Ft. Culvert Pipe Remov
ed SD or CD.
722 Lin. Ft. Culvert Pipe Remov
ed and Relaid SD or CD.
63.10 Cu. Yds. Cl. “B” Concrete
Headwalls and Stops.
111.96 Cu. Yds. Cl. “A” Concrete
Culverts & Ext.
40.84 Cu. Yds. Cl. “B” Concrete
Headwalls Removed.
1.00 Cu. Yds. Cl. “A” Concrete
Culverts Removed.
7116 Lbs. Bar Reinforcing Steel.
1100 Sq. Yds. Plain Rip Rap.
68340 Sq. Yds. Grassing Slopes,
Fill Slopes and Cut-Back Slopes.
18 Each Concrete R|W Markers.
1 Each Posts for FAP Markers.
1 Each Plates for FAP Markers.
1 Each Arrows for FAP Markers.
58 Cu. Yds. Selected Material
Backfill-Culv. Foundation.
2040 Sq. Yds. Strip Sod Ditch
Checks.
7966 Lin. Ft. Spreader Board.
20 Cu. Yds. Coarse Aggregate for
filling well.
3994 Lin. Ft. Guard Rail Removed
and Stored.
32 Each Concrete RjW Markers
Removed and Reset.
2 Each Concrete R|W Markers Re
moved.
375 Lin. Ft. 6 In. Tile Underdrain
Pipe.
12.4 Sq. Yds. Tile Sidewalk Re
moved.
69.7 Sq. Yds. Tile Sidewalk Re
moved and Relaid.
30 Lin. Ft. Timber Box Removed
CD.
30 Sq. Yds. Grouted Rubble Ma
sonry Spillways.
29 Sq. Yds. Solid Sod Flumes.
6.2 Cu. Yds. Brick Masonry Re
taining Walls Removed.
1 Each Concrete Drop Inlet, Std.
1001 Modified, H. 4’ or less.
6.2 Cu. Yds. Brick Masonry Re
taining Walls Rebuilt using Salvag
ed Brick.
320 Sq. Yds. Solid Sod Rip Rap.
15125 Sq. Yds. Strip Sod Cut Back
Slopes.
12913 Sq. Yds. Solid Sod Cut Back
Slopes.
The Approximate Quantities For
Bridges (Contract 2) Are as
Follows:
985 Cu. Yds. Cl. “A” Concrete.
202000 Lbs. Bar Reinforcing
Steel.
875 Cu. Yds. Excavation No. 1.
176 Cu. Yds. Excavation No. 2.
1000 Lin. Ft. Timber Piling-Un
treated.
Lump Sum Removal of Portion
of Existing Bridge sta. 833|69.4.
1.026 Acres Clearing and Grub
bing (Lump Sum).
Said work shall begin within ten
(1(0) days after formal execution
of contract and Contract. No. 1
THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1040.
shall be completed within 200 work
ing days and Contract No. 2 within
180 working days. When contract
has been executed, written notice
shall be given the Contractor, at
which time, and not before, work
may be started.
Contract pursuant to
this Notice is binding on the State
Highway Department as such. Said,
contract will not create liability, ex
press or implied, against the under
signed members of the State High
way Board, as individuals, either
separately or collectively; nor
against any employees of the State
Highway Board or the State High
way Department, in his or her indi
vidual capacity.
The minimum wages to be paid
under this contract shall be the
amounts set out in the labor provis
ions included in the proposal. "Qie
attention of bidders is directed to
the Special Provisions covering em
ployment of labor, methods of con
struction, subletting or assigning
the contract and to the use of Do
mestic Materials.
Plans and Specifications are on file
at the office of the undersigned at
Atlanta, Georgia, and at Gainesville,
Georgia, and at the office of the
Board of County Commissioners of
Jackson County at Jefferson, Geor
gia, where they may be inspected
free of charge. Copies of the plans
may be obtained upon payment in
advance of the sum of $12.15 for
Contract No. 1 and $2.85 for Con
tract No. 2. Copies of the General
Specifications may be obtained up
on payment in advance of the sum
of $2.50, which sums will not be re
funded.
Proposals must be submitted on
regular forms, which will be sup
plied by the undersigned, and may
be obtained by a payment, in ad
vance, of $5.00 for each proposal
issued. When the proposal is sub
mitted, it must be accompanied by
a certified check, cashier’s check,
negotiable United States Bonds, or
other acceptable security in the
amount of $2300.00 for Contract
No. 1 and $1750.00 for Contract No.
2, and must be plainly marked “'Pro
posal for Road Construction,” Coun
ty and Number, and show the time
of opening as advertised. Check of
the low bidder will be cashed and
all other checks will ‘be returned as
soon as the contract is awarded, un
less it is deemed advisable by the
State Highway Board to hold one or
more checks. If an unusual condi
tion arises, the State Highway Board
reserves the right to cash all checks.
Bidders Bond wTH not be accepted.
Bond will be required of the suc
cessful bidder as required by law.
The bond must be written by a li
censed Georgia Agent in a compa
ny licensed to write Surety Bonds
in the State of Georgia, and be ac
companied by a certificate from the
Department of Industrial Relations
that the Contractor is complying
with the Georgia Workmen’s Com
pensation Act
Contracts will not be awarded to
contractors who have not been plac
ed on the list of qualified Contrac
tors prior to the date of award. No
proposal will be issued to any bidder
later than 12 Noon, Central Daylight
Saving time, of the day prior to the
date of opening bids.
LICENSE REQUIREMENT: Pro
prosals will be issued to qualified
contractors, but no project will be
awarded to any contractor unless he
secures a license to engage in the
business of General Contracting
from the Licensing Board of Con
tractors, State of Georgia, as pro
vided in an Act approved by the
Governor on March 30, 1937.
Every contractor applying for pro
posals must submit at the same time
on a form which will be supplied
by the undersigned, a statement of
his contracts on hand.
All bids must show totals for each
item and total amount of bid. Right
is reseryed in the undersigned to
delay the award of the contract for
a period not to exceed thirty (30)
days from the date of opening
bids, during which period bids
shall remain open and not subject to
withdrawal. Right is also reserved
in the undersigned to reject any and
all bids and to waive all formalities.
Upon compliance with the require
ments of the Standard Specifica
tions, ninety (90) per cent of the
amount of work done in any calen
dar month will be paid for by the
25th day of the succeeding month,
provided that payrolls have been
submitted as required and the re
mainder within thirty (30) days
after the Final Estimate is approved
by the Engineer.
This 22nd day of April, 1940.
STATE HIGHWAY BOARD
OF GEORGIA.
W. L. Miller, Chairman.
L. L. Patten, Member.
H. H. Watson, Member.