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The Jackson herald
By John N. Holder.
PREACHERS RETURN
ASSIGNMENTS READ
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
No changes were made in the as
signment of Jefferson pastors for the
new conference year—Rev. A. B.
Elizer was returned to Jefferson,
Rev. W. B. Hughes to Jefferson cir
cuit and Rev. Claude Hendrick, dis
trict superintendent of the Gaines
ville district.
The North Georgia Methodist Con
ference concluded its annual session
Sunday afternoon at Wesley Memo
rial church, Atlanta, with assign
ments for the new conference year
read by the presiding Bishop, Ar
thur J. Moore.
One hundred and thirty-eight
changes were made in the assign
ments and district boundaries were
changed to split the big Atlanta dis
trict and form the East Atlanta
district and the West Atlanta dis
trict. The Marietta district was
discontinued.
Dr. Edward G. Mackay was shif
ted from pastor of the First Metho
dist church of Atlanta to head the
East Atlanta district, of 34 pastoral
charges.
Dr. Wallace Rogers was brought
from the First Methodist Church at
Griffin to head the West Atlanta
district, with 38 pastoral charges.
Dividing line between the two At
lanta districts is, roughly speaking,
Peachtree Street.
Clyde Lee was moved from Hosch
ton to Cleveland and Jesse Warwick
was assigned to Hoschton.
J. S. Hill, with E. A. Caldwell as
sistant, was moved from Thompson
circuit to Bethlehem,Barrow coun
ty. J. L. Hall was returned to Mays
ville and L. W. Collins to First
Church, Gainesville.
In the Athens-Elberton district, C.
L. Middlebrooks remains district
superintendent. F. E. Crutcher re
turns to Commerce, H. C. Holland
to First Church, Athens; P. H. Gun
nells to Oconee Street, T. H. Shack
elford to Young Harris Memorial, R.
W. Green to Elberton Circuit, A. P.
Watkins to Lavonia, Max Whitte
more to Little River. H. G. O’Bry
ant succeeds J- W. Coffman on Ath
ens Circuit and R. C. Singleton
comes from Grantville to become
leader of Wesley Foundation at the
State University.
Nat G. Long was returned to
Glenn Memorial
J. A. Gray to McKendree, Atlanta.
Frank Moorehead to Alpharetta.
L. B. Lynn to Tate.
G. T. Pittman to Porterdale.
J. F. Yarbrough to Thomaston.
Harry Lee Smith ot The Rock.
B. L. Barton to Powder Springs.
B. W r . Hancock was transferred
from North Rome to Cartersville.
J. W. King from Locust Grave to
Ousley.
Z. V. Hawks from Toccoa Circuit
to Redan.
The conference session is consider
ed a highly successful one. Bishop
Arthur J. Moore presided over the
great church body for the first time,
and unanimously won the hearts of
ministers and laymen alike.
'Two noted speakers, Dr. Rice of
Detroit and Dr. feoy Smith of Chica
go, delighted the assembly with some
of the most profound addresses ever
heard by a Georgia audience.
For the first time in this confer
ence’s history what is known as the
open cabinet was held. By this
method ministers and laymen were
given the opportunity to consult
with appointing authorities relative
to appointments.
Both ministers and laymen avail
ed themselves of the opportunity.
Since Friday noon, when the oppor
tunity was given for consultation,
there was a confusion of sentiment
and emotions. But when conference
adjourned one could observe the
working of the “miracle” of the
Methodist itineracy at work, when
134 ministers will move, and the
other 200 and more will return to
their tasks, and begin anew the work
of another year. The Methodist
itinerant system is the marvel of
church administration.
The Rev. J. L. Black, statistical
secretary, reported statistics for this
year: Members, 164,204; received on
profession of faith, 5,020; licensed
to preach, 27; infants baptized, 795;
church schools, 756; total member
ship church schools, 101,330, an in
crease of 2,647; pupils'received into
the church. 3,777; members of wo-
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WELL-KNOWN CITIZEN
CALLED BY DEATH
BURIED TUESDAY
On Monday, November 25, Mr.’i
Love B. Prickett passed away at his j
home near Dry Pond, following a
long illness.
Funeral services were held at Dry j
Pond Methodist church at 2.30 p. m. I
Tuesday. Rev. J. L. Hall, the pas
tor, assisted by Rev. A. B. Elizer |
conducted the service.
Mr. Prickett was 74 years of age,
the son of the late Thomas C. and
Louise Garrison Prickett. He was
born and reared and spent most of
his life in the community where he
died. He was a fine farmer and a
model citizen, always interested in
the progress, both civic and religious,
of his county.
In young manhood he was mar
ried to Miss Belle Garrison, oldest
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
David W. Garrison, who survives
him. Also, twio children (survive,
Mrs. W. C. Head and Miss Eleanor
Prickett; a sister, Mrs. Trenton of
Atlanta; two brothers, J. W. Prickett
of Atlanta and H. G. Prickett of
Madison.
JEFFERSON A GOOD
STOCK MARKET
O. L. Singletary has just returned
from Tennessee where he spent sev
eral days in the selection and pur
chase of mules and mares. He in
vited the writer to his barn to see
this shipment, and he certainly has
a bunch of splendid and well broke
young mules, ranging from three to
six years old. He has teams and
single mules; also, several young
mares which will bring mule colts in
the spring. He is offering his stock
at very reasonable prices and has
made many sales since his first fall
shipment here. He said “I buy right
and that is the reason I have no
trouble in making sales.”
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Y. D. Maddox is one of the well
established mule dealers of this sec
tion, Who has been in the stock bus
iness here for several years. He re
cently brought to Jefferson a ship
ment of young, well broke, and
pretty mules which he has placed on
the market at prices that will prove
satisfactory to customers. Mr. Mad
dox puts his guarantee on his stock.
He also buys, exchanges and sells
cattle and furnishes a market here
at all times for those who have cows
to sell or exchange. Recently he has
put in a stock of standard made
wagons.
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There are other stock dealers here
who will probably have an announce
ment to make through these columns.
Jefferson is a good place to buy
mules and mares and to sell, swap
or buy cattle. Come to Jefferson to
supply your needs with live stock.
men’s division of Christian service,
23,913; spent for local work, $76,-
109; sent to conference treasurer,
$60,665; paid district superintend
ents, $43,509; paid pastors, $456,-
928; paid world service, $33,618;
giand total for all purposes from all
sources, $1,611,958.
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LOCAL PASTOR HONORED
At the meeting of the conference
Rev. A. B. Elizer was named chair
man of the Board of Ministerial
Ti-aining, succeeding Dr. Edward G.
Mackay, who became distriat supter
intendent of the East Atlanta Dis
trict.
This board is charged with finding
suitable young men for the ministry
and supervising their courses of
study through correspondence cour
ses, college and seminary training,
and summer txaining schools. It is
responsible for maintaining the edu
cational standards as set up by the
General Conference for Methodist
ministers.
Mr. Elizer, as chairman of the
Board of Ministerial Training, is one
of two representatives from the
North Georgia Conference to attend
the annual college of preachers,
which meets at Garrett Theological
Seminary, Evanston, 111., during the
Christmas holidays to work out stan
dards for the whole united church.
He also will serve on the joint com
mittee of North and South Georgia
Conference preachers in working out
plans for the pastor’s school to be
held at Wesleyan College next sum
mer.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
MARTIN INSTITUTE
STANDING EXAMS
ATTENDANCE GOOD
Students have had quarterly
exams at Martin Institute this week.
These are tests over twelve weeks
of study. Exemptions from tests
were made in the high school as
recognition of exceptional averages
for the first quarter. Tests were
held November 26, 27 and 28. Re
port cards will be issued soon and
honor students will be named in this
paper at an early date.
Students and members of the fa
culty have joined the Red Cross.
Miss Frances Smith is school chair
man of the Junior Red Cross.
The seniors are selling Crawford
W. Long post cards.
Members of the junior class are
selling caps of red and blue felt.
Miss Esther Kinney, first grade
teacher, has announced that the fol
lowing had perfect attendance for
the month of November: Raymond
Adams, Hugh B. Hollis, Jack Jack
son, James Lavender, Bernice Craig,
Thomas Blackstock, Harold Wall,
Doris Allen, Bailie Mae Griffeth,
Evelyn Pettyjohn.
Miss Sarah Wills, teacher of an
other section of the first grade, an
nounces the following honor roll:
Jan Anderson, Verita Bond, Jeanette
Conard, Fannie Nell Jones, Mary
Ann Spratlin, Thomas Smith, Thomas
Capehart, Curtis Hudson, Bobby
Payne, Thomas Williamson, Sara
Frances Hollis, Ruby Hollis, Louise
Gilstrap, Joseph Cody.
The first grade is beginning anew
reading book. Students are learn
ing Christmas songs.
The following students in 10 A
had perfect attendance during the
month of November: Dorothy Elrake,
Marion Hardy, Gwendolyn McDon
ald, Johnny Mobley, Alfred Tolbert,
Thomas Staton, Jones Aderhold,
Grover Jones, Janette Merk, Emily
Niblack, Lydia Nix, Dorothy Phillips,
Billy Storey, Amanda Sue Tate,
Hugh Lee Thomas, Annie Laura
Underwood, Virginia Waddell, Paul
Wier, Mariglyn Whitehead, Grace j
Yonce, Valera McDonald.
Members of 10 B with perfect at-j
tendance for November are: Charles
Catlett, Mary Glass Crooks, Amye
Lott, Louise Moore, Elizabeth Whit
field, J. E. Wilbanks, Inez Covington,
Wilbur Doster, Frances Fleming, Joe
Griffeth, Mary A. Griffeth, Mildred
Maley, Ethel Martin, Juanita Pot
ter, Ruth Thurmond, Hilda Wallace,
Wilda Wheeler.
Students of the ninth grade with
perfect attendance for November
were: Barbara Beatty, Nora Bridges,
Virginia Brooks, Polly Brown, Eva
M. Davis, Grace Doster, Bob Free
man, Virginia Fleming, Mary Lyle,
Margaret Malcolm, Charles Moore,
Storey Porter, Margaret Ray, Henry
Robinson, Frances Sheridan, Gene
Smith. Rubyzell Smith, R. C. Smith,
Ella Grace Toney, Max Wilson,
Kathryn Hargrove.
Members of the senior class with
perfect attendance for November
are: Wineva Brown, Johnnie Ruth
Hardy, Carolyn Lord, Mildred Dos
ter, Albert Garrison, Ora Lee Arch
er, Louise Barrett, Sarah Davidson,
Kathlaleen Doster, Grace Gregory,
Jessie Pearl Hogan, Elaine Howard,
Annie Belle Moore, Flora Morgan,
Emily Potts, Doris Sims, Cecil
Blackstock, Walter Martin, Cecil
Vandiver.
Eighth grade students with per
fect attendance for November are:
Bob Appleby, Tommy Bryan, James
Duke, Stan Escoe, John James Gur
ley, Johnnie Hartley, Pat McKinney,
R. S. Medlin, Patricia Dozier, Vir
ginia Kesler, Eunice Lewis, Myra
Purcell, Harold Pruitt, Jack Barrett,
Drewery Logan, Felton Lord, Floyd
Lord, Foster Potts, Rodjel Sims,
George Venable, Elizabeth Colquitt,
Miriam Griffeth, Ethel Lance, Sara
nell Marlowe, Virginia Moore, Elea
nor- Potts, Erin Dell Venable, Mar
garet Venable, Lavenia Weir.
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HOME EC NEWS
All the girds are making Christmas
presents. Some of the advanced
girls are knitting sweaters to go
with the skirts they have made.
The 10th Home Ec girls are study
ing digestion, in other words, what
happens to food when you eat it.
Every girl taking Home Eco
nomics can go to cooking school free
Thursday and Fxiday.
FORMER CITIZEN
OF JACKSON COUNTY
DIES IN PEMBROKE
Friends and relatives in this sec
tion werfli shocked on Thursday when
a message came telling of the death
at his home in Pembroke of Emory
Wier.
The deceased was a son of two of
Jackson county’s pioneer and most
prominent citizens, John G. and
Elizabeth Ivey Wier. He was born
and reared at the old Wier home
stead in Harrisburg district and was
educated at Martin Institute. After
reaching manhood, he cast his lot in
South Georgia, where he married
and reared a family. He passed
away at the age of 64. Funeral and
burial services were held at Pem
broke.
Surviving Mr. Wier are his wife,
four daughters and a son. Also,
three bi’others, C. E. Wier of Com'
merce, Will, Grady and Carl, and a
sister, Miss Jessie W’ier, all of Har
risburg district.
The friends in Jackson county are
deeply grieved because of this death
and extend sincei*e sympathy to the
family.
In his adopted home, he was out
standing in characteristics of hones
ty and high integrity, and was es
teemed one of that sections most
useful citizens.
RED CROSS WORK
ROOM OPEN
Women volunteers are now giving
several hours each day in Red Cross
special services in the work room in
the upper floor of the I. W. Ethridge
building, and are making garments
in their homes. The committee in
charge has been furnished with ma
terials and directions for cutting
each garment and machines are pro
vided for those who volunteer to
work. Those desiring to make gax
ments in their homes will be given
that privilege.
The Red Cross officials will appre
ciate any persons’ offer for work,
either in the work room or in the
home, and they will appreciate even
more each person’s joining the Roll
Call.
General Pershing, you remember,
said: “At a time when we hear so
much of preparedness, it is well to
consider the resources of human
sympathy. I speak of the American
Red Cross and the vital part it plays
in the well-being of opr nation in
time of emergency. Obligations
which have arisen from the national
defense program outline a great task
for the American Red Cross in the
coming year. If these duties are to
be discharged, it is necessary for
every patriotic American to give his
support by becoming a member.”
DR. J. T. STOVALL WILL ENTER
MILITARY SERVICE TRAINING
Dr. J. T. Stovall will leave about
December 15th for Beauregard,
La., where he will unite with the
army forces of the United States for
a year of military training. This an
nouncement will carry with it deep
regret to the large number of per
sons throughout Jackson county, who
have been patients under the skillful
treatment of Dr. Stovall, and others
who hold him in high esteem as a
friend and as a citizen. .
That he is doing his patriotic
duty, no one denies, and all com
mend this sentiment of service to
his country’s need.
Dr. Stovall has achieved great suc
cess in his profession, and while
the army will need his services, Jef
ferson can ill afford to lend him
even to his country’s call for a year.
THREE ARMY FLIERS LEAP TO
SAFETY NEAR COMMERCE
Commerce, Ga.—Three members of
the 16th observation squadron at
Lawson Field, Fort Benning, Ga.,
pai’achuted to safety before their
plane crashed three miles northeast
of here last night.
They were Second Lieutenant J.
T. McKee, the pilot; Sergeant W. S.
Saircloth and Private Curtis Pope,
en route from Pope Field, N. C., to
their home base at Fort Benning.
Commerce Chief of Police, C. H.
Nelms quoted McKee as saying the
ship ran out of gas.
The government-owned plane was
a complete wreck.
Thursday, November 28, 1940.
OLD MAN RIVER
AND TRIBUTARIES
ROLL ALONG
John L. Anderson, chairman of
program committee of Jefferson Ro
tary, gave a moving picture enter
tainment Tuesday at the regular
meeting at the Harrison Hotel.
The Great Mississippi River, with
its many tributaries, were shown
with its agriculture in the valley,
its mineral development in the moun
tains, its forests on the hillsides, its
transportation from great and small
cities along its banks which have
been built from its source to its
mouth. Howevei’, the great and im
portant lesson conveyed was the
disastrous effect of soil erosion on
the lands traversed by its majestic
waters. The picture also impressed
the importance of soil conservation
and what the U. S. Government is
doing to accomplish this. The picture
was both entertaining and instruct
ive.
Certain Rotary clubs in this sec
tion of Georgia will have a contest
on attendance during the months of
January and February and each club
during this period will put on two
entertainments for two other clubs.
Two birthday* weye celebrated, R. B.
Maxwell and L. J. Lyle. One guest
was present, Mrs. 11. I. Mobley. Six
membei's were absent.
President H. W. Davis told of the
pleasant time accorded him and Mrs.
Davis and the presidents and wives
of six other clubs by Athens Rotax-y
last week.
ADDISON LEA AYERS AND MISS
BOBBIE COLLEEN CAMP
ARE WED
Mrs. Robert Toombs Camp of
Carnesville announces the marriage
of her daughter, Bobbie Colleen, to
Addison Lea Ayers. The ceremony
was performed on Wednesday even
ing, November 20, in the First Meth
odist chui-ch, Marietta, Rev. H. M.
Strozier officiating, in the presence
of members of the two families and
a few close friends. The Rev. Mr.
Strozier, the officiating minister, per
formed th 6 ceremony twenty-two
years ago of the young bride’s par
ents, Mrs. Camp and the late Rob
ert Toombs Camp.
In no place could the announce
ment of the marriage of Mr. and
Mia. Ayers elicit more pleasui-able
interest than in Jefferson and Jack
son county. Mr. Ayers is the young
est son of the late Judge and Mrs.
J. S. Ayers . He was bora and x*ear
ed in Jefferson, graduated from Mar
tin Institute and is one of the most
popular and beloved young men ever
to reside here. From babyhood to
the time he left Jefferson to enter
college, and then to establish him
self in the business world, he was
one of Jefferson most admirable
boys, genteel, courteous, thoughtful
of others and always ready to x’ender
a service when needed. No four
members of any family, born and
reared in Jefferson and growing to
manhood here, were more deserved
ly loved and admired than the sons
of the late Judge and Mrs. Ayers,
namely: Sanford S. Ayers of Atlan
ta, Nathan M. Ayers of High Point,
N. C., Richard Ayers of Baltimore
and Addison L. Ayers of Toccoa.
Mr. and Mrs. Ayex-s are at home
to their friends in Toccoa, where Mr.
Ayers is affiliated with the LeTour
neau Company.
CITY COURT HAS ONE-DAY
SESSION
City court was convened Monday
morning by Judge W. W. Stark,
spent the day disposing of cases
l-eady for trial and l-ecessed in the
afternoon until a later date.
The term of Judge Stark will ex
pire at the end of this year and he
will jbe succeeded by Judge G. P.
Max*tin of Commerce, but Judge
Stark will not adjourn court until
near the end of his tenn of office in
order that he may dispose of all the
business on the court calendar and
turn the docket over to his succes
sor with only new business on it.
PAGEANT AT BAPTIST CHURCH
“The Throne of David,” an inter
esting and impressive Pageant, will
be presented at the Baptist church
on Sunday evening, December 22.
This annual entei-tainment is one of
the Yuletide seasons most enjoyable
occasions.
Vol. 66. No. 25.
FOUR HUNDRED
DRAFTEES INDUCTED
DECEMBER 4 TO 13
The call by counties for Georgia’s
first draft quota of 412 men to be
inducted into the army between De
cember 4 and 13, will come fron
the rolls of volunteers and will he
selected from among the registrants
most anxious for immediate military
training. Jackson county’s nmrvher
in this first quota is five, all white,
and these will be absorbed by volun
teers.
The men will repoit; to their local
boards where they will be given
transportation to the nearest of
three Army posts within the stater
Fort Screven at Savannah, Fort Ben
ning near Columbus and Fort Mc-
Pherson, Atlanta. Each man select
ed for the first call will be given five
days’ notice by his local board.
In the meantime, the following are
being given physical examination*
this week preparatory to being in
ducted into service.
Order
No. Name.
3 Jessie Peirce, Commerce, Ga.
4 Chalmas Parson Vaughn,
Commerce, Ga.
24—Allen Jackson Smith, Coin
, merce, Ga.
27—Roy Ernest Murphy, Pender
grass, Ga.
30— George Daniel Smallwood,
Commerce, Ga.
31— Garth L. Bryant, Hoschton,
Ga.
35—JeSbe Boyd Elrod, Jr., Com
merce, Ga.
41— Q. D. Roberts, Commerce, Ga.
45 ‘Hoyt Preston Herbert, Com
merce, Ga.
46 Jessie Elder, Braselton, Ga.
64—James Hardy Grizzle, Jr., Jef
ferson, Ga.
69—Roy Allen Barnett, Maysville,
Ga.
90— Bufoi-d Nando Cotton, Jeffer
son, Ga.
91— 'Golden Taylor, Talmo, Ga.
94—Joseph Calvin Jackson, Com
merce, Ga.
107— Jay Belvin Ivey, Pendergrass,
Ga.
108— Henry Wingfield, Athens, Ga.,
Rt. 2.
594—Edward Lee Lewis, Pender-*
grass, Ga.
894—James Zack Howard, Jeffer
son, Ga.
1062—John Rich Cruce, Pender
grass, Ga.
1142—Ernest Myers, Jefferson, Ga.
DON’T MISS THE COOKING
SCHOOL
The Jefferson Woman's Club will
sponsor a cooking school Thursday
and Friday, November 28-29.
It will be conducted by Mis Nell
Woodward of the Georgia Power
Company, lecturer and demonstrat
ing home economist. Miss Wood
ward has had a wide experience in
conducting cooking schools and has
been very successful throughout the
state of Georght.
The school will be held in Martin
Institute auditorium each afternoon,
beginning at 2 o’clock. The admis
sion is 2oc an afternoon. Attractive
prizes will be given each afternoon.
The proceeds will go to the Home
Economics building of the high
School.
Smoky Mountain Bus and
Two Cars in Collision
A three-angle automobile and bus
mix-up occurred Sunday afternoon
on Sycamore street, in which the
“Smoky Mountain” bus, an auto
mobile from Manchester, and anoth
er car whose ownership we were un
able to locate, decided to occupy the
same space at the same time. After
the wreckage was cleared up, Mr.
U. T. Smith, wife and two children
and sister, Mrs. Garey, returning to
their home in Manchester from a
trip to the mountains, were found to
be more or less injured and were
given medical treatment at the office
of Dr. C. B. Lord. Mr. Smith had
two broken ribs, Mrs. Smith a gaalx
on the face and the children and
Mrs. Garey several bruises. Their
car was badly damaged and the bus,
likewise, was put temporarily out of
business.
The street at the place of thd
wreckage is perfectly straight and
of unusual width, and we are unablo
to say jusit who was at fault.