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THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1941.
f A Proclamation
*
\ [<H. R. No. 9-2 A —Got. No. 4)
HEREAS, by the votes of
two-thirds of the members elected
to each of the two Houses, the
General Assembly of Georgia, by
a resolution approved February
13, 1941, has proposed that Arti
cle 5, Section 1, of the Constitu
tion of Georgia be amended by
atriking Paragraph 2 of said Ar
ticle and Section in its entirety
and inserting in lieu thereof a
new Paragraph 2 which shall read
as follows:
•'Paragraph 2. The executive
power shall be vested-, in a Gov
ernor, who shall holdpbie office
during the term of four years,
and until his sueceaaor shall be
chosen and qualified. After quali
fying for a four-year' term, he
•hall net be eligible to be reelect
ed for the next succeeding for
-year term, or any part thereof. He
•hall hare a salary of sevtn thai
sand five hundred dollars per ea
aum (until otherwise provided by
a law passed by a two-thirds vote
•f both branches of the General
Assembly), which shall net be in
creased or diuinishod during the
period for which he shall havs
been sleeted; nor shall he receive,
within thst time, any other emolu-
M*t fwni the United States, or
either of them, or from any for
♦irn power. The State officers re
quired by this Constitution to be
elected at the same time, for the
same term, and in the same man
ner as the Governor shall also hold
office for four years. Provided,
however, thst the provisions of
this Paragraph shall not apply to
the term of office or the salary of
any official sleeted at the General
Election of 1940.”
NOW, THEREFORE, I, EU
GENE TALMADGE, GOVERNOR
OF GEORGIA, DO PROCLAIM
AND ORDER: >
1. That this proclamation he
published in one newapeper in
each Congressional District of the
State for two months- previous to
the tins of holding the next gen
eral election, to-wit, on Tuesday,
'after the first Monday hi June,
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S. That at said general election
said amendment to the Constitu
tion be submitted to the people for
ratification or rejection.
3. At said election those desir
ing to fbto in facer o t ratifying
said amendment shall have wris
ts*or pgjttted on their ballets* tha
words, "For ratification of the
amendment to Article 6, Section
1 of the Constitution of Gaorgia
providing for a four-year term for
the Governor and other constitu
tional officers." Those desiring to
vote against the ratification of said
amendment shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words,
“Against ratification of the amend
ment to Article 5, Section 1 of the
Constitution of Georgia providing
a four-year term for the Governor
and other constitutional officers."
4. The returns of said election
shall be certified to the Secretary
of State, who shall canvass the
same, ascertain the result of such
election and certify the same to
the Governor as provided by law.
In witness whereof I have here
unto set my hand at the State
Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia, on this
the 28th day of March, A. D.,
1941, and caused the Great Seal
of the State to be hereto affixed.
EUGENE TALMADGE,
m Governor.
By the Governor:
JOHN B. WILSON, 9
Secretary of State. _. ...... j
i A Proclamation
Submitting a proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of; Geor
gia to be voted on at the General
Election to be held on Tpesday,
June 3, 1941, amending Article
7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of-the
Constitution of Georgia so as to
authorize School District No. 10
in the County of Jefferson, State
of Georgia, to incur a bonded
indebtedness in addition to that
heretofore authorized by the Con
stitution and laws of Georgia for
the purpose of refunding and re
tiring its existing bonded indebt
edness and interest thereon due
and unpaid as of January 1, 1941,
and any bonded indebtedness due
up to and including March 1,
1 1951; to provide that the funds
raised from such additional bond
ed indebtedness shall be used ex
clusively for the retirement H of
said bonded indebtedness and in
interest thereon due and unpaid
on January 1, 1941, and any bond
ed indebtedness which becomes
'due up to and including March 1,
1951: to nrovide for the sjibmis-
sion of the amendment for ratify
'cation by the people; and for oth
er purposes.
By His Excellency,
EUGENE TALMADGE,
Governor,
State of Georgia,
Executive Dept.,
* March 28, 1941.
1 WHEREAS, The General As
sembly at its session in 1941
proposed an amendment to the
Constitution of this State as set
forth, to-wit:
PROVIDING FOR A BONDING
INDEBTEDNESS FOR THE
, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON
i SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 10
H. R. Ns. 98-651A.G0v. 28
A RESOLUTION ,
To propose to the qualified vot
ers of Georgia an amendment to
Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1,
of the Constitution pi Georgia, se
as to authorise School District No.
10 in the County of Jefferson,
Stats sf Georgia, to incur a bond
ad indebtedness in addition to that
heretofore authorised by the Con
stitution and lows of Georgia foe
the purpose of refunding and re
tiring*ito existing bonded indebt
edness and interest thereon - due
and unpaid as of January 1, 1941,
and any bondtd indebtedness duo
up to anil including March 1,
1961; to provide that the funds
mlsed from such additional" beaded
indebtedness shall be Used" exclu
sively for the retirement of seid
bonded indebtedness and intesept
thereon due end unpaid on Jan
uary 1, 1941, and any bonded in
debtedness which becomes due up
to and including March 1, 1961;
to provide for the submission of
the amendment for ratification by
the people; and for other purpos
es.
Section 1.
Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Georgih,
and it is hereby enacted by author
ity of same, that Article T r Sec
tion 7, Paragraph 1, sf the Con
stitution ,of Georgia which n he*,
heretofore been amended, shall
bs further amended by adding at
the on# thereof anew paragraph,
in the following words, tq-wjtx f
“And except thst School Dis
trict No. 10, in the County Vof.Jdf-,
fenon, State of Georgia, may is
sue refunding serial bonds not in
excess of tjte aggregate sues of
$-18,600.00, for the purpose bf re
funding and retiring any bended
indebtedness and interest thereon,
of said School District, outstand-
past, due and-unpaid on Jan
uary 1, 1941, and any* bended-, imr'
debtodneas of said School. Dis
trict outstanding and which be
comes due up to and including
March 1, 1961, and provide for the,
assessment and collection of an
annual tax, sufficient in amount to
pay the principal and interest of
said bonds as they fall due; the
proceeds of all such
bonds so issued by School District
No. 10 in the County of Jefferson,
State of Georgia to be used exclu
sively for the purpose of paying
and retiring said bonded indebted
ness and interest thereon that is
due and unpaid as of January 1,
1941 and any bonded indebted
ness outstanding and which be
comes due up to and including
March 1, 1951.
The Board of Trustees of said
School District No. 10 in the
County of Jefferson, State of Geor
gia, are hereby authorized and
empowered by a majority vote of
the said Board to issue said bonds,
to fix the rate of interest, the date
of the issuance, the maturities and
all other details incident to the
issue and sale of said bonds. Said
.bonds shall be validated as now
provided by law.”
• Section 2.
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M When said amendment is agreed
to by two-thirds vote of the mem
bers of each House with the “ayes”
and “nays" thereon, it shall be
published in one newspaper in
each Congressional District of this
State for two .months previous to
the time for holding the next gen
eral election, at which proposed
amendments to the Constitution of
this State may be voted on, and
a brief and concise summary of
this amendment, not to exceed
two hundred words, shall also be
published in the newspaper ,in
each county in which sheriffs ad
vertisements are published, twice
during the two weeks immediate
ly prior to the time of the hold
ing of the said next general elec
tion, and shall at said next gene
ral election be submitted to the
people for ratification. All per
sons voting at said election in fa
vor of adopting the said proposed
amendment to the Constitution
shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words, “For rati
fication of amendment of Article
7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the
Constitution, authorizing School
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
District No. 10, in ths County ox
Jefferson, State of Georgia, to is
sue refunding bonds,” and all per
sons opposed to the adopting of
•said amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words, “Against ratification of
amendment of Article 7, Section
7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitu
tion, authorizing School District
No. 10 in the County of Jefferson,
State of Georgia, to issue refund
ing bonds,” and if a majority of
the electors qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly,
voting thereon, shall vote for rati
fication thereof, when the results
shall be consolidated as now requir
ed by law In election for members
•f ths General Assembly, the said
amendment shall hecoms part of
Article 7, Section TANARUS, Paragraph 1,
of the Constitution of the State,
ghd the Governor shall make a
proclamation thereof, as provided
by law.
Section 8.
When raid amendment has been
ratified and proclamation has been
iasued by the Governor, all laws
and porta of laws in conflict here
with are repealed.
Randall kvans, j*..
Speaker of the Hoaoe.
JOE BOONE,
Clerk of the House. *
CHARLES D. REDWINE,
• President of the Senate.'
LINDLEY W. CAMP,
Secretary ef the Senate.
NOW. THEREFORE, I, Eu
* gene-Talmadge, Governor of aeid
State, do issue this my proclama
tion declaring that the proposed
foregoing amendment to the Con
stitution is submitted, for ratifi
cation or rejection, to the voters
of the State qualified to vote for
members of ths General Assem
bly at the General Election to be
held on Tueeday, June 3, 1941. ’
EUGENE TALMADGE,
Governor.
By the Governor: * )
JOHN B. WILSON,
Secretary of Stats. J
A Proclamation
r. Submitting a.proposed amend
’ ment to the Constitution of Geor
■ gia to be voted on at the General
Election to be held on Tueeday,
, June 3,-1941, amending Article
7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the
1 Constitution ef Georgia, to aa to
authorise the City of Stone Moun
taln ra-ihnmr handed indebteffhenw
in addition to that heretofore au
' thorised -by the Constitution and
laws of Georgia for the purpose of
refunding snd retiring its ex
isting bonded indebtedness and
interest thereon past due snd un
paid os of January 1, 1941, and
which becomes due up to and in
cluding January 1, 1950; to pro
vide that the funds raised from
such additional bonded indebted
ness, and interest thereon past
due and unpaid on January 1,
1941, or which may become due
up to and including January 1,
1950; to provide for the submis
sion of the amendment for ratifi
(Continued on page 8)
Work for the Camera
Some women who disbelieve in
miracles, think the camera ought to
create comeliness.
| Sherwin Williams
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N. N. PENDERGRASS EST.
Jefferson, Ga.
ftSL y
j Eight Young Men Leave
Friday for Fort McPherson
The local board of Selective Ser
vice have notified the following men
to report at the office of the board
in Jefferson at 9:30 a. m. Friday;
whereupon they will be sent to an
induction station at Fort McPher
son, Atlanta: Walter Dean Wills,
John Hancock, Guy Edwards, Ander
son Paul Thomas, Stoy Royster
Phillips, James Mahlon Copas, James
Fred Sutton, Frank Bowles.
JEFFERSON STUDENTS
ENTER YOUNG HARRIS *
Young Harris, Ga.—C. D. Craw
ford Of CrawfOrdvillc, Marie Deaver
of Blairsville, Mary Leok' tJorsey of
Cleveland, Scott Lord of Jefferson,
Polly Lupo of McCaysville, Mary
'Louise Glove* of 'Cleveland, Lois
Gurley of Gaddistown, Lucille Jac
obs‘of LaG range, Zella Snow, Jar
rett of Blairsville, Henry. Dawson
Moore of Sharon, John Otis Rylee of
Homsr, Janie Elizabeth Turner of
Thqmaston,' Clenn Wilkes of Jeffe?-
•on,, Verlin Clyde Kervin of Macon,
entered Young Harris Monday at the
beginning of the third quarter.
Martin Institute Briefs
A .
The faculty and students congrat
ulate Mr. McMullan and his agricul
ture boys for the splendid work they
did in sponsoring the Fat Cattle
Show in Jefferson last Saturday.
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Members of the faculty, whp have
been sick “with measles and flu afe
Miss Wills,' Miss Smith, Miss Penn.
Mr. Echols.
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Commencement activities will soon
get under way. The Junior Class
is to sponsor the play “Here Comes
Charlie” soon and the Seniors have
selected “One Wild Night” for their
presentation. A committee is work
ing qn Mqy Day exercises.
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Students in the lower grades are
enjoying hot lunches f prepared by
the ladies of the Wqtppn’fl Club.
Another large amount of. surplus'
food* consisting of gppjes, grape
fruits* prun/p, and been,
received. .
. 7-*- * t t- * * •* '
Thursday and Friday Of -bhis week
will be fin'ai examinations'for ‘ \he
high school student*. Report* of
the sue -weeks term -will go oftt soon,
after the exarminations.
GEORGIA SUING
FOR $384,081
The state of Georgia has filed a
damage suit in federal district court
seeking to recover a total of $384,-
081.39, representing three times the
sums of which it was allegedly
mulched in paving material purcha
ses in recent years.
The suit was filed by Attorney
General Arnall on the direction of
Governor Talmadge. Named defen
dants were Hiram Wesley Evans,
former imperial wizard of the Ku
Klux Klan; John W. Greer, Jr., and
two companies manufacturing emul
sified asphalt. Greer is a former
State Highway Department purchas
ing agent.
REV. J. A. GRAY, WAR
VETERAN, CALLED TO ARMY
The United States Army has call
ed the Rev. J. A. Gray, pastor of
McKendree Methodist church, At
lanta, to active service effective
April 3, the War Department an
nounced last week.
Rev. Gray, a former pastor of
Jefferson Methodist church, had ac
tive service in World War No. 1,
serving as chaplain with the 37th
division. . •* •
He also served with the army of
occupation in Belgium and Germany
immediately following the armistice.
Recipient of a commission in the
Reserve Corps In 1922, Mr. Gray
re-entered the pastorate and served
churches in Mississippi and Alabama,
and returned to the North Georgia
Conference several years ago.
Rev. Gray delivered his farewell
sermon Sunday and left for Camp
Joseph Johnson at Little Rock, Ark.
MARTIN INSTITUTE LEADERS
Recently the staff of the “Mar
tinette,” Martin Institute school news
paper, held a “Who’s Who” contest.
Each high school student was allow
ed to vote. The person receiving the
greatest number ef votes under each
title was selected. The official re
sults of the contest were:
Best all-round, Johnnie Ruth Har
dy, Charles Catlett. . > , .
Moat popular, Valera McDonald,
Hayne Murphy.
Most -athletic, Flora Morgan, How
ard Bridges.
Cutest, Martha Ann Kelly, Henry
Robinson.
Wittiest, Carolyn Ash, Glenn das
away.
Biggest flirt, Lorraine Niblaclc,
Hayne Murphy.
Prettiest, Marion Hardy, J. E..
Wilbanks.
Laziest, Ella Grace Toney, Albert
Westmoreland.
Best sport, Flora-'Morgan, Leon
Leachman. ;
Biggest bull-shooter, Gene Wills,
Albert Westmoreland." '
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It worries a ( jot of people because
they have jj and pgy an in
come tax, ]>ut it.tvorrriep a whole lot
more pepole beegusq they don’t.
ROOSEVELT THEATRE
PHONE 192. •! JEFFERSON. GA.
7:00 TO 11:00 O'CLOCK EACH NIGHT
Matinaa* Wednesday, 10:30 a. nt.| Friday 3:30 p. as.
SATURDAY 1 p. m. to 11 p. m.
Thursday and Friday
Franchot Tone, Warren William, A. Divine, in
THE TRAIL OF THE VIGILANTEES
Also, Popeye Comedy
ADMISSION 10 AND 20 CENTS
(Frances Allen)
Saturday
Johnny Mcßrown, in
RAGTIME COWBOY JOE
Also, Chapter 6 of Winners of the West, and ,
a Charlie Chase Comedy
ADMISSION ALL DAY, 10c AND 15c
(Mrs, A. G. Mitchell, Jr.)
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Monday
Lew Ayers, L. Barrymore, Robert Young, in
DR. KILDARE’S CRISIS
ALSO, NEWSREEL AND COMEDY
Matinee Monday 10:30 a. m. Admission 10 and 25 Cent*
(Mrs. Charles Potts)
**<ctc(ctc!ictcic'cicic'icictc!c'cicic'c > 'c>c , ic><';ic<ec'c!tct
Tuesday and Wednesday
The Marx Brothers, in
GQ WEST
Also Chapter 6 of The Drums of Fu Manchu
Matinee Wednesday 10:30 a. m.
Admission, Matinee and Night, 10c and 15c
(Mrs. M. N. Brown)
If your name appears in this advertisement, clip and present
it at the door for a complimentary seat.
Coming Thursday and Friday of next week,
Robert Taylor, in FLIGHT COMMAND.
J. FOSTER ECKLES
INSURANCE
Jefferson, Georgia
PAGE FIVE.
ABIVE THE CHANNEL
(Mrs. Morris Bryan)
The sea is rough to night.
The waves against the cliffs
Sound louder than the canon’s roar*..
Oft times I’ve stood here thua
Looking out upon the moonlit sea.
Gazing at the stars,
Wishing you were here with me.
Tonight, I’m glad that yqu are far
away.
Away from all this turmoil and tbiw
atrife. • •
The cliffs re-echo-the fire of guns*
Distant flashes light the night skg.
If you were here,
My heart would burst with e-sesy
sound,
Fearing it meant the end for go*.
Long ago my heart lived thrmsgjb
that agony.
Now, I calmly await my doom
Looking through the night'
To that trysting -place beyond das*
stars.
• SINGING AT CABIN CREEK
There will be a singing at €sMm
Creek Baptist ch'ureh <*n‘ Suadhf
nigfit, April 0, at 7.30 o’clock.
We have the promiae of
good singers including the Staasgra
Baxter Harmony Quartette of Aflka
ens. *
So come on out and help ua main*
it a good singing.
•v* Owen Loggins, Pres.
INFANT DAUGHTER OF MR. '
MRS. LOYD BROOKS DIES
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i j.f’yneral services were held aA
White Plains Baptist church, Tuc*- •
4ay, March 25, for Mary Maglia, tkra
infant daughter of Mr. and Mas.
Loyd Brook:*, who answered dtaftMhr
call,on Monday. Rev. Clay Caaqß
bell conducted the services.
She was permitted to blesa th* ,
borne for almost two months, Mat
the Angel of Death needed a hud aa.
Heaven, so he took little Mary, laser- j.
ing her father, mother and twa sdrau,
lers to grieve for her. * <•> **■
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, Utopia must be the place wherasa'
man doesn't contact anew cold aa— ■
sow as he has recovered from, am
oM'dne.