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The Jackson herald
By John N. Holder.
CATTLE SHOW
IN JEFFERSON
ON MARCH 29
The cattle show is next Saturday,
March 29, 2 p. m.
It will be held in Jefferson. Shows
in two previous years have been held
in this city, but the exhibition of pure
bred cows wlil be greater and better
this year than ever.
The Jefferson Chamber of Com
merce is sponsoring this show. The
committee in charge is H. L. Pur
cell, R. S. Johnson and C. E. Robin
son.
The dynamic manpower behind all
these cattle displays is Professor J. L.
McMullan of Martin Institute fac
ulty.
Many premiums will be given that
day including a pure bred, Angus
steer worth at least fifty dollars.
The F. F. A. are making great
progress in this county in live stock
production. Not only are they rais
ing pure bred cattle, but colts,
horses and mules. They are engaged
in the newest and most progressive
methods in growing crops. They are
enthused with their work.
The time is 2 p. m. next Saturday.
The place is Jefferson.
The Judges are Dr. M. P. Jarni
gan of the University of Georgia
and W. S. Rice.
Come to the Live Stock Exhibition
and see what is being done in Jack
son county.
Last week a list of premiums was
published, but that list has been re
vised and is as follows:
PREMIUMS—
Steers—
Light weight, Ist, $3.00; 2nd,
$2.00; 3rd, $1.50; 4th, $1.25; sth,
$1.00; 6th, SI.OO.
Medium weight, Ist, $3.00; 2nd,
$2.00; 3rd, $1.50; 4th, $1.25; sth,
$1.00; 6th, SI.OO.
Heavy weight, Ist, $3.00; 2nd,
$2.00; 3rd, $1.50; 4th, $1.25; sth,
$1.00; 6th, SI.OO.
Grand champion, Aberdeen-Angus
Steer (600 lbs.)
Reserve 'Grand Champion, Reg;
Berkshire gilt (12 weeks old)
Best fitted and shown steer, 400
lbs. 5-7-5 fertilizer.
Second best fitted and shown
steer, 1 bushel cotton seed.
Third best fitted and shown steer,
1 gallon hybred seed corn.
Hereford Cattle—
Hereford cow, Ist, $3.00; 2nd,
$2.00.
Hereford heifer, Ist, $3.00; 2nd,
$2.00.
Hereford bull, Ist, $3.00; 2nd,
$2.00.
Best fitted and shown Hereford,
48 lbs. flour.
Aberdeen-Angus—
Aberdeen-Angus cow, Ist, $3.00;
2nd, $2.00.
Aberdeen-Angus heifer, Ist, $3.00;
2nd, $2.00.
Aberdeen-Angus bull, Ist, $3.00;
2nd, $2.00.
Best fitted and shown Aberdeen-
Angus, 48 lbs. flour.
Mares—
Mares, Ist,' $3.00; 2nd, $2.00;
3rd, bridle; 4th, coffee, 8 lbs.; sth,
SI.OO.
Mare with best mule colt by side
sired by J. H. Barnett Jack—dona
ted by J. H. Barnett.
Ist, $5.00 service.
2nd, $2.50 service.
3rd, $1.50 service.
FPA Mares—
-Ist, 400 lbs. fertilizer.
2nd, 200 lbs. sioda.
3rd, 200 lbs. fertilizer.
4th, 1 bushel cotton seed.
sth, SI.OO.
6th, SI.OO.
Colts—
-Ist, $3.00; 2nd, $2.00; 3rd, bridle;
4th, $1.00; sth, coffee, 4 lbs.
Donors of Prizes—
Grand champion steer, prize Aber
deen-Angus steer donated by J. A.
Johnson Estate.
Lavender Bros., 1 gallon Hybred
Seed Corn.
Out-of-town donations:
C. J. Hardman, Commerce, reg.
Berkshire gilt.
Athens Hardware, Athens, 16 halt
ers.
Hodgson Fertilizer, C. L. Potts,
800 lb 5-8-5 fertilizer. * , .
W. A. Sams, Athens, SIO.OO.
Hinton Fertilizer Cos., Athens, 200
lb 5-7-5.
Webb-Grawford, Athens, Two 48
lb sack flour, 12 lb coffee.
Athens Seed Company, 2 bu.
Coker’s 100 St. 3 cotton seed.
SINGLE COPY sc.
DEFENSE TRAINING
BUILDING TO BE BUILT
ON M. I. CAMPUS
There will be erected at an early
date on Martin Institute Campus,
just to the rear of the Basket Ball
Court, anew building which will be
used for instruction in wood work
ing, backsmithing and painting, re
pairing and washing cars and for
other mechanical, uses. Thf plan
has already been drawn for the new
structure and it is expected that work
will begin on it in the near future.
The trustees of Martin Institute
have approved the location and erec
tion of the building. The money
has been provided by the State.
Equipment will come from the city,
the county, the State and National
Defense. The cost of the building
will be about four thousand dollars.
It will be used in training the
young men who are N. Y. A. and
defense students in Martin Insti
tute. Already, a class of 25 men
between the ages of 17 and 25 have
been in training for eight weeks.
This class has completed a course
and anew class began this week re
ceiving instructions in metal work
and farm machinery repairs.
Superintendent A. W. Ash, Pro
fessors J. L. McMullan and other
members of faculty of Martin Insti
tute have been giving instructions to
these young men who are not regu
lar students of Martin Institute, but
are outsiders who are trained for
defense service for their country.
Besides certain members of the fac
ulty of Martin Institute, Edwin Kel
ly and C. C. Nunn have also been
instructors, the former in auto me
chanic engineering and the latter in
wood work.
Expenses of this training is paid
by the United States Government
out of National Defense funds.
The training of these defense stu
dents is directly under the depart
ment of agriculture of Martin Insti
tute over which Professor J. L. Mc-
Mullan is supervisor.
Following is a list of the first class
trained for defense:
Wood working:
/ W. A. Jones, J. B. Weir, Dorsey
Ray, John L. Moore, Ernest Moore,
Radford Wilson, Charles Segars,
Horace Hunter, Malcolm Williamson,
Zenith Edwards, Edward Webb.
Auto mechanics course:
Ralph Banks, Curtis Mize, J. H.
Jones, Charlie Pinion, Jimmie John
son, Hoyt Nunn, Donald Freeman.
J. H. Chandler, J. Z. Edwards, Walt
Howard, Echols Potts, Mays Potts,
Jack Wilkes, George Whitfield.
Some of these young men are
farmers; some doing office work and
others engaged in some useful oc
cupation. The defense instructions
received was in addition to their
usual avocations. They manifested
deep interest in this defense course
and spent much time and effort to
fully comprehend and practice in
structions given them.
The course started this week will
include welding, forge work, sheet
metal work and farm machinery re
pairs. The number of students for
this course will be limited to fifteen.
Students have already signed for
most of the places, but those inter
ested may put in their applications
in case a vacancy occurs. It is well
to see Professor McMullan or Edwin
Kelly if this defense work appeals
to one between the ages of 17 and
25 years.
Walter Allen Passes
At Residence
, Final rites were paid to Walter
Allen Thursday afternoon at the
Ebenezer Methodist church. Rev. W.
B. Hughes and Rev. Odis McNeal
officiated at the services and inter
ment was in the church yard.
Mr. Allen died March 19, at his
home in Jefferson. He had been in
ill health for six years as the result
of a heart ailment. Son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Allen, he died at
the age of 54 years, having been
born September 16, 1886.
He is survived by his wife, one
daughter, Mrs. D. B. Garrett; one
sister, Mrs. Lewis Garrett.
Several people donated cash which
has made it possible to give money
premiums. The committee and Pro
fessor McMullan wish to thank every
one who made donations, either in
cash or other things.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
GEORGIA ASSEMBLY
CLOSES SESSION.
MEASURES PASSED
The Georgia general assembly ad
journed sine die Saturday night,
bringing to a close a session that saw
practically every administration meas
ure passed with little trouble and
one which was featured with bitter
fights over pipeline and labor leg
islation.
Administration proposals were
given the right-of-way at the start
of the session and Governor Tal
madge was given broad powers ov
er the state’s finances in order that
he could pay the school teachers and
reduce the indebtedness of the state.
Reorganization of numerous state
departments and agencies was effec
ted in rigid economy moves. Salaries
were cut and bureaus eliminated.
The highway department was reor
ganized with the appointment of W.
E. Wilburn as chairman.
The final major administration
legislation to pass the assembly was
the reorganization of the state wel
fare department w'hich included a
plan to pay every eligible person old
age pensions.
The fight over bills to give pipe
line right of eminent domain was
perhaps the bitterest of the session.
The measure was beaten each time
it was brought before the house and
senate. Several substitute measures
were introduced, only to be beaten
on every vote.
Efforts to get a vote on bills to re
turn prohibition to Georgia failed
several times.
A few hours before final adjourn
ment, final approval was given a bill
permitting Georgia counties which
have voted themselves wet under the
local option liquor bill of 1938 to
hold special elections and determine
if they want to return to a dry sta
tus. Thirty-eight of the 159 coun
ties have voted wet since March,
1938.
A senate-approved constitutional
amendment to increase the pay of
legislators $3 per day was defeated
in the house.
The house tabled a senate bill to
permit Sunday movies by local op
tion.
After a spirited fight, both houses
passed a bill to prohibit the forcible
collection of union fees from defense
workers after charges were made
that unions were forcing workers to
pay “exhorbitant” fees for the right
to work on defense projects.
The principal measures enacted
into law were:
House bill No. I.—This was one
of the key administration bills, giv
ing the Governor unprecedented
control over state finances. It per
mits the chief executive to shift sur
pluses into a general fund which
may then be appropriated to any
department in need of funds. Prin
cipal purpose of the bill was to al
low the Governor to pay the state
out of debt.
House bill No. 22.—This bill pro
vides for a strictly secret ballot in
Geox-gia by having ballots which
contain two parts, vifith each section
numbered. One of these sections is
torn off and placed in the ballot
box.
House bill No. 46.—This was the
bill which placed the entire state
of Georgia on eastern time. Orig
inally approximately one-third of
the western section of the state was
in the central time zone.
House bill No. 155.—County or
dinaries will be authorized to dis
tribute hunting and fishing licenses
under this bill. At present hunters
and fishermen are required to get
their licenses at the State Depart
ment of Revenue.
Senate bill No. B.—Abolishes the
State Radio Commission and provides
that its duties be taken over by the
State Board of Regents.
Senate bill No. 9.—Abolition of
the old State Housing Authority was
brought about by this law. It ousted
State Treasurer George B. Hamil
ton as chairman. Anew board was
set up, to be composed of the Gov
ernor, Secretary of State, State Su
perintendent of Schools, chairman of
the Board of Regents and chairman
of the State Planning Board.
Senate bill No. 10.—A bill simi
lar to the above, this measure abol
ished the 'State 'Hospital Authority
and established anew board, to be
composed of the Governor, State Au
ditor and Attorney General or an as
sistant named by the Governor.
Senate bill No. 12.—This reduced
D. B. LATHEM
NAMED MANAGER
MIDLAND RAILROAD
Doyle B. Lathem, traffic manager
of the Gainesville Midland Railroad
Company, has been appointed act
ing General Manager of the com
pany, succeeding Walter B. Veazey.
The appointment was made by
Forrest Green, president of the com
pany, and comes as a distinct pro
motion for Mr. Lathem, who has
been connected with the railroad
since September, 1922. He was ap
pointed Traffic Manager on October
1, 1940, after serving as acting traf
fic manager following the death of
Mr. Noah Webster last year.
Mr. Lathem will continue to serve
|s traffic manager and general man
age r.
Fi-ank W. Webb, was appointed
superintendent of transportation
roadway and mechanical depart
ments. Miss Clifford W. Baker was
named treasurer, John C. Coui'tenay,
assistant auditor and F. H. League,
assistant traffic manager.
the salary of the Secretary of State
from $6,000 to $5,000 a year.
Senate bill No. 13.—Reduced the
salai*y of the State Treasurer from
$6,000 to $5,000 a year.
Senate bill No. 14.—Cut the salary
of the comptroller general from $6,-
200 to $5,000 a year.
Senate bill No. 15.—Slashed the
salary of the superintendent of
schools to $5,000 a year.
Senate bill No. 3.—This is the
well-known suspension bill which au
thorized the Governor to suspend
the state treasurer and comptroller
general for cause. It was bitterly
fought in both houses, but was one
of the main administration bills.
Senate bills Nos. 6 and 7.—These
wei*e companion bills which restric
ted the granting of paroles and par
dons by the Governor, abolished the
State Board of Penal Corrections
and transferred its duties to the
Prispn and Parole Commission and
weated the office of superintendent
of farms. Under this law the Gov
ernor must approve the paroles gran
ted by the commission.
Senate bill No. 21.—This requires
the registration of guests under their
true names at tourist camps.
Senate bill No. 22—The off-year
general election in June, at which
constitutional amendments usually
are voted on, was abolished under
this bill. It does not become effec-
tive this year, however.
Senate bills Nos. 42 and 43
These were companion measures
which abolished the office of state
veterinarian and placed his duties
under the State Department of Ag
riculture.
Senate bill No. I—This set up the
family driver’s license which was
one of the principal planks in Gov
ernor Talmadge’s platform.
Senate bill No. 2—The Highway
Department was reorganized under
this law, ousting the old members
and providing that the new chair
man serve on a full-time basis while
the others served on a per diem
basis.
Senate bill No. 4—This abolished
the state licensing board for con
tractors.
Senate bill No. 23—This prevents
the robbing of graves and multilation
of bodies by making such offenses
punishable by death or life imprison
ment.
Senate bill No. 44—Under this
law, the unemployment comptensa
tion law was amended so as to re
duce the taxes on employers and
increase the benefits to employes in
such a way as to reduce a $25,000,-
000 surplus accumulated in the bu-
reau.
The following senate resolutions
have been signed by the Governor:
Senate resolution No. 10—This is
a constitutional amendment, which
must be passed by the people in
June before it becomes effective,
providing for a four-year term for
the state superintendent of schools.
Senate resolution No. 13—This
authorizes the surveyor general of
the state of Georgia to survey the
state line between Georgia and
North Carolina and Georgia and
Tennessee.
House resolution No. 9—One of
the principal administration amend
ments, this fixes the term of gover
nor at four years. He now serves
a term of two years. This also must
be ratified by the voters in June.
Thursday, March 27, 1941.
SIXTH DRAFT
CALLS NINE
FROM JACKSON
Franklin David Thomas (V), Har-]
old Clifton Thornton (249), Thomas;
Lafayette Howington (587), Roy j
Ernest Murphy (27), George Daniel |
Smallwood (30, and Hoyt Preston
(45) have been selected by the Draft
Board of Jackson county to report
Wednesday, March 26. These will
be sent to Ft. McPherson.
One colored draftee, Roy Hale
(V), will revort at the same time.
On Thursday, March 27, James
Hardy Grizzle, Jr., (64), and Joy
Belvin Ivey (107) will report.
This week 1,050 white men and
450 Negroes are being inducted to
fill the fifth call for 800 white men
and 450 Negroes. Beginning April
1, 1,050 white men and 450 Negroes
will go into the aimy in the sixth
call, for which men are being ex
amined this week.
The seventh draft call, for 1,110
more Georgians to be inducted into
the Ax-my during the 20-day period
from April 11 to 21, was sent to se
lective service headquarters Mon
day from the Fourth Corps Area of
fice in Atlanta.
Georgia’s quota is for 500 white
men and 610 Negroes, the largest
Negro quota yet received by the
state.
With the induction of men in the
seventh call, a total of 8,366 Geor
gians will have been put in the army
through selective service. Only 4,-
426 more will be needed to com
plete the state’s quota of 12,792 to
be delivered by July 15.
The white men will go to Fort
McPherson and will be inducted at
the rate of 125 per day, beginning
April 11. The Negroes will report
at Fort Benning, Columbus, for in
duction. Ninety will be inducted
April 15, 175 on the next two days,
and 170 the last day.
ART PAGEANT AT METHODIST
CHURCH WEDNESDAY EVENING
A most impressive evening service
is forecast for the Methodist church
Wednesday evening, April 2, when
the Gridley Art Pageant of Biblical
scenes will be presented.
Ten beautiful oil paintings will
be used for the background of the
scenes, and members of the different
churches will serve as characters in
the pantomines, while suitable script
ure is read.
Scenes to be used are Shepherds
of Bethlehem, Moses in the Bull
rushes, Ruth and Naomi, Elisha
and the Shunammite Woman, Noi
some Pestilence, Good Samaritan,
Saul’s Conversion, Garden of Geth
semanc, Peter’s Denial, Mary at the
Tomb.
CHARACTER LIST
Shepherds of Bethlehem—H. T.
Mobley, Howard Dadisman, C. E.
Barnett.
Angel of the Lord, Miss Frances
Bryan.
Moses in the Bulrushes—lnfant
Moses, Little Bard baby; Miriam,
Mary Purcell; Pharaoh’s Daukhter,
Mary Carter; Maiden, Betty Dozier;
Maiden, Gwndolyn McDonald.
Ruth and Naomi—Ruth, Miss Mel
ba Hawkins; Naomi, Mrs. A. S. John-
son; Orpha, Carolyn Ash.
Elisha and The Shunammite Wo
man—Elisha, H. I. Mobley; Shunam
mite Mother, Mrs. H. I. Mobley;
Servant, Mrs. J. L. McMullan; Ge
hazi, Storey Ellington.
Noisome Pestilence—Mary Smith,
Virginia Kesler, Erma Frances Wall.
Good Samaritan—Traveler, Albert
Westmoreland; Priest, Eugene Whit
field; Levite, Albert Garrison; Good
Samaritan, Charles Catlett.
Saul’s Conversion—Saul and his
Companions, Edwin Aderhold, Tal
madge Carter, Bert Kizer, Tommy
Bryan, Bob Appleby.
Garden of Gethsemane—Peter, J.
C. Turner; James, E. H. Deaton;
John, Jack Hancock.
Peter’s Denial—Peter, J. C. Turn
er; Maid, Miss Elizabeth Collins;
Servant, Jones Aderhold, Jr.; Officer
of High Priest, M. L. Mobley; Of
ficer of High Priest, E. S. Adams.
Mary at the Tomb, Miss Frances
Jones.
True humility is not an abject,
groveling, self-despising spirit; it is
but a right estimate of ourselves as
God sees us.
If it be possible, as much as lieth
in you, live peaceably with all men.
Vol. 66. No. 41.
REV. A. B. EUZER
NEW PRESIDENT
JEFFERSON ROTARY
Rev. A. B. Elizer, pastor of Jeffer
son Methodist church, is the new
president of Jefferson Rotary. His
term of office begins July 1.
At Tuesday's meeting of Jffferson
Rotary the following were elected
directors: T. T. Benton, M. M. Bry
an, A. B. Elizer, John N. Holder, C.
B. Lord, and John C. Turner. Presi
dent H. W. Davis automatically be
comes a director. The tellers were
H. J. W. Kizer, Nat Hancock and
M. L. Mobley.
After the election, the directors
met and, as above stated, unani
mously elected Rev. A. B. Elizer,
president; George W. Westmoreland,
secretary and treasurer, and Clifford
Storey, sergeant at arms.
President H. W. Davis appointed
the following committee to carry to
the State meeting in Augusta, April
20 from Jefferson Rotary two gifts:.
T. T. Benton, R. S. Johnson, Clifford
T. Storey and R. J. Kelly. Commit
tee to ascertain those who will go to
the State meeting in Augusta, Rev.
A. B. Elizer, C. T. Storey, Jr., and
Dr. C. B. Lord. Several Rotary
songs were sung, with Miss Amy
Lott at the piano and Rev. A. B. Eli
zer song leader.
Only two membras were absent.
On account of election of directors
and officers, John L. Anderson,
chainnan of program committee,
provided no program for the meet
ing, but has a good one for next
Tuesday. At this time the subject
will be Dr. Crawford W. Long’s
99th anniversary of the first use of
ether as an anesthetic.
‘Uncle Henry’ Branham
Dies At Covington
Covington.—The Rev. Henry F.
Branham, 80, of Covington, who bad
been active in ministerial and edu
cational circles of the state for ma
ny years, died Sunday afternoon.
He was known to many friends
and acquaintances as “Uncle Hen
ry” and for 22 years was a member
of the North Georgia Methodist Con
ference.
Born at Oxford, Ga., he attended
Emory College, graduating in the
class of 1880. He was for 15 years
a trustee of Young Hairis College,
seiwing for some time as secretary
of the board. In 1915, he served as
chaplain and reading clerk of the
Georgia state legislature.
He had also been associated with
the state agriculture department and
was on the executive board of the
Georgia State Agricultural Society.
In addition to his wife, the former
Miss Sadie Harwell, of Stai-rsville,
Ga., he is survived by a daughter, Miss
C. B. Branham, dean of Brenau
Academy, Gainesville; two sisters,
Miss Lynn Branham, of Oxford, and
Mrs. Mattie B. Moore, of Bolton,
and several nieces and nephews, in
cluding Judge Virlyn Moore and Mrs.
Richard Ovine Flynn, of Atlanta.
Funeral services were conducted
at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon at
the First Methodist church of Coving
ton. Burial was in Oxford ceme
tery.
COMMUNITY PARTY TO BE HELD
IN ATHLETIC BUILDING
FRIDAY NIGHT
There will be a community party
in the school gymnasium Friday
night, March 28, at eight o’clock for
the general public. This entertain
ment is sponsored by the Jefferson
Woman’s Club and all proceeds will
be used to buy equipment for the
school lunchroom that has recently
been organized.
Music for the party will be furn
ished by an out-of-town orchestra
and games will be enjoyed.
The public is cordially invited.
SIX KILLED IN SOUTH CARO
LINA AS TWO FREIGHTS
CRASH
Spartanburg, S. C.—Six trainmen
were killed when two heavily loaded
freight trains of the Southern Rail
way System collided headon.
Their bodies were crushed and
pinned in the wreckage of two large
locomotives, and it took workmen
several hours to tear through steel
with acetylene torches and extri
cate them.