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The Jackson Herald
By John N. Holder.
SCHOOL HONORS
ANNOUNCED BY
SUPT. A. W. ASH
Miss Lois Hendry Jackson, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jackson,
is first honor graduate of the class
of 1941 at Martin Institute and will
deliver the valedictor/ address at
the graduation exercises on Monday
evening, May 19th.
Miss Johnny Ruth. Hardy, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hardy,
is second honor graduate and will
give the salutatory. Miss Jackson’s
average for the four years is 93.15
and Miss Hardy’s is 93.01, a differ
ence of thirteen one-hundredths.
Miss Doris Sims ranks third with
an average of 92.39; Miss Carolyn
Lord fourth with an average of
89.91; Albert Garrison fifth, aver
age 89.71; Douglas Elder, sixth,
average 88.21; Miss Lourine Huff,
seventh, average 87.58; Ollin Weir,
eighth, average 86.72; Cecil Vandi
ver, ninth, average 86.34; Miss
Emily Potts, tenth, 86.32. These
averages all cover the period of
four-year high school.
The class numbers 49. The com
mencement orator for the graduat
ing exercises is Morgan Blake. Mr.
Blake for many years was Sport
Editor of the Atlanta Journal and is
now a columnist on this paper. He
is also a Sunday School teacher of
much note, teaching each Sunday at
the Baptist Tabernacle in Atlanta,
and the lesson is broadcast over
WSB.
THE BACCALAUREATE SERMON
On Sunday morning, May 18, at
11:30*o’clock, Rev. Charles B. Hol
der, pastor of the First Christian
Church, Griffin, will deliver the Bac
calaureate sermon. Mr. Holder is
a leading divine of his denomination
and is regarded as one of Georgia’s
outstanding pulpit orators.
Music for this occasion is being
arranged by Mrs. L. H. Isbell.
OTHER COMMENCEMENT
EGERCISES
On May 6 at 5:00 o’clock, students
of Martin Institute will present a
May Day program on the campus, to
which parents of the students and
friends of the institution are invit
ed.
On May 8, the Jefferson Chamber
of Commerce will entertain mem
bers of the senior class and faculty
at a social conclave, including a
dinner party in the athletic building.
On May 9th at 8 p. m. Miss Joyce
Storey will present members of the
speech department in a recital in the
auditorium.
On the evening of May 10, the
Junior Class wil be host at a party
in the Home Economic buiding, hon
oring the seniors.
On May 13, at 8 p. m., “The Ad
ventures of Tom Sawyer’’ will be
presented in the auditorium by the
seventh grade.
On Friday evening, May 16, the
senior class is staging “One Wild
Night,” a comedy in three acts.
On Saturday, May 17, the Senior
Class Day exercises will be present
ed in the auditorium.
SCHOOL NEWS
Members of the Vocational Agri
culture department will go to Ath
ens Thursday for the annual Live
stock and Farm Machinery Day.
Talmadge Williamson, a member
of the 10th grade and a school boy
patrol has been selected to repre
sent Martin Institute in the pil
grimage to Washington, Baltimore
and other points of interest.
Douglas Elder, a senior, and Miss
Mary Glass Crooks, a junior, both
received second places in the ready
writing contest at the District meet.
Miss Amye Lott placed fourth in
music and Hope Childs won second
place in the county-wide spelling
Members of the Glee Club are
being congratulated on their splen
did performance and singing last
week.
Bids are being received on the
construction of the new shop build
ing which is to be erected in the
rear of the gymnasium.
Final examinations begin on May
13th and continue through the 16th.
SINGING AT CABIN CREEK
There will be a singing at Cabin
Creek Baptist Church next Sunday
night, May 4, at 7:30 o’clock.
A lot of good singers have been
invited, so come out to hear a good
choir.
Owen Loggins, Pres.
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THOS. W. GARRISON
ONLY SURVIVOR !
OF CONFEDERACY ,
Memorial Day sponsored by U. D,
C’s. observed Friday instead of Sat
urday so that more school children
could take part. The children met
at 3 o’clock at the home of Mrs. G.
W. Bailey to form the parade. Mrs.
Bailey, Mrs. John Hardy, Mrs. Guy
Strickland, 'Mrs. L. B. Moon, Misses
Ventiie Barnett and Mary Holland
had charge of the flowers and the
march to tfte cemetery.
Children stopped to place wreaths
on Confederate monument and Long
monument on the square, then
marched to cemetery, where they
placed flowers on graves of Con
federate soldiers and U. D. C. mem
bers who have passed on.
A talk on Memorial Day was given
by Miss Mary Holland. Refresh
ments were served to the children
who'took part in this service.
In the “War Between the States”
Jackson county played an important
part. Many of the flower of south
ern manhood from this county took
part in that cause which arose with
out shame and fell without dishonor.
Some who went never returned for
they gave their lives fighting for
what they believed right. Others
came home after that fateful day
at Appomattox when the Confeder
ate flag was furled forever as the
emblem of the Southern Confeder
acy. For several years after the
war, at these memorial exercises
many of these men who wore the
gray were present and took part in
these patriotic exercises, but today
in Jackson County only one Con
federate Veteran survives—Thomas
W. Garrison. Only six of the men
at the Soldiers Home in Atlanta are
still living and witnessed another
parade in their honor on this historic
day. Soon members of the dauntless
army of Lee and Jackson and Gordon
will all be sleeping in the silent City
of the Dead, yet they will be re
membered for their patriotism, hero
ism and courage, until the angel
with one foot on the land and the
other on the sea shall proclaim that
time shall be no more.
On memorial occasions, around the
hearthstone and in history, posteri
ty will keep alive their memories
and the “lost cause” for which they
suffered and sacrificed.
Mrs. Wilson, 100,
Dies Near Commerce
Commerce, Ga.—Funeral services
for Mi's. Elizabeth Jane Wilson, who
died Sunday, just one week after
she celebrated her 100th birthday,
were held in Mt. Olive Baptist
church, the Rev. P. M. Webb, of
Greenville, iS. C., officiating.
Mrs. Wilson died at her home north
of Commerce, about one-half mile
from where she was born April 13,
1841. She was a life-long resident
of Jackson county. She was the
daughter of Nathaniel and Mrs.
Louisa Hood, who were among the
first settlers of the county in its
primeval days, when this section was
populated largely by Indians.
At the age of 18 she was mar
ried to Henry W. Wilson, who two
years later enlisted in the Confed
erate army, and at the close of the
war, returned here to live.
Mrs. Wilson is survived by one
son, J. W. Wilson, of Thomasville,
N. C.; three daughters, Mrs. W. J.
Henderson, with whom she had lived
for 32 years; Mrs. J. W. Cartee, of
Covington, and Mrs. J. L. Harbin, of
Jefferson.
COLLEGE STUDENTS HONORED
North Georgia College at Dah
lonega paid public recognition last
Thursday to its students who have
been consistently high in academic
standing over a period of two or
more quarters in its annual honors
day activities. Dr. J. C. Dixon, vice
chancellor of the University System
of Georgia, was the speaker. Speci
al music was rendered by the Men’s
Glee Club, under the direction of
Camillus Dismukes, with Dr. Bert H.
Flanders at the piano.
Among the students honorored
were Miss Eleanor Campbell of
Commerce, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. J. H. Campbell; James L.
Smith of New Holland, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. Harold Smith; Miss
Mary White of Maysville.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
C. OF C. PLANS TO .
ENTERTAIN M. I. ,
FACULTY, SENIORS
The Jefferson Chamber of Com
merce, H. E. Aderhold, president,
and Carl H. Legg, secretary, held
an interesting session at the Harri
son Hotel at 8 p. m. Thursday.
The program featured at the meet
ing was a screen presentation, "Agri
culture and Defense,” presented by
John L. Anderson. The picture is
interesting and tells in part what
agriculture in the United States is
doing for preparation for defense.
Professor J. L. McMullan express
ed his appreciation for the splendid
help and co-operation given him
and the young live stock Future
Farmers of the county in providing
premiums for the Jackson County
Live Stock Show.
The Chamber voted to entertain
the seniors and members of the
faculty of Martin Institute this year.
This has been for several years a
custom of this business organization
of Jefferson and this year will be no
exception. President H. E. Ader
hold appointed a committee of three,
consisting of H. L. Purcell, Guy
Strickland and J. F. Eckles, to de
cide on the place, time and kind of
entertainment. The Senior Class
this year consists of forty-nine mem
bers, which is one of the largest
ever to graduate from Martin In
stitute. It has made a splendid
record for scholarship. After the
graduating exercises, it is expected
the class will take a trip, either to
Washington, D. C., or visit some
other important place.
The president of the class is Al
bert Westmoreland, son of Colonel
and Mrs. G. W. Westmoreland of
this city. The other officers are Al
bert Garrison, vice president; Cecil
Vandiver, treasurer; Miss Lois Hen
dry Jackson, secretary.
Robert Lee Bailey Dies in
Winder
Just six weeks after the death of
Mrs. Wenona Wiley Bailey, her hus
band, Robert Lee Bailey answered
the lapt summons on| Saturday,
April 26. He passed away at the
home of his son, Victor Glyn Bailey
at Winder, death being caused by
heart failure.
The deceased was 55 years of
age. He was the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. James Luther Bailey;
was a member of Walnut Baptist
church and was one of that section’s
most esteemed citizens.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Otis Cruce and Rev. Otis
McNeal at Bethlehem church, near
Hoschton, Sunday afternoon. In
terment was in the church cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Bailey are four
children, Leon and Victor Glynn
Bailey of Winder, Miss Jurelle Bail
ey and Mrs. Roy Whitley; two grand
daughters, and three sisters, Mrs. D.
S. Berryman, Sr., of Route 2, Jef
ferson, Mrs. R. L. Tribble of Atlan
ta, Mrs. Mark Roberts of Lake
Wales, Fla.
REV. BURRELL ACCEPTS CALL
TO JEFFERSON BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. James T. Burrell, pastor of
the Baptist church in Colquitt, has
accepted the call of the Jefferson
Baptist church and will begin his
pastorate here on June 1.
In the meantime, the Pastorium
on Washington street is being re
paired and repainted and made more
comfortable for the occupancy of
the new pastor and his wife.
Mr. Burrell is a graduate of Mer
cer University, is about 26 years of
age and has served the church at
Colquitt for the past four years.
He and Mrs. Burrell will receive a
delightful welcome by the citizens
of Jefferson.
E. C. HIGGINS DIES IN
NEW MEXICO
Ezra Cornelius Higgins, aged 63,
son of the ate Mi . and Mrs. Sam P.
Higgins, pioneer citizens of Jackson
county, died last week at his home
in Artesia, New Mexico. He had
been ill for three years.
Mr. Higgins was a bachelor. He
is survived by two brothers, W. F.
Higgins, of Talmo, and S. O. Hig
gins of Artesia, N. M.; four sisters.
Mrs. Charlie Maddox, of Hoschton;
Mrs. Flora Edwards and Miss Lo
rena Higgns, of Auburn; and Mrs.
Thelma Kesler, of Winder.
PENSION ROLL
TO BE PUBLISHED
BY TALMADGE
Governor Talmadge began pub
lishing last week in his newspaper,
The Statesman, the names of recip
ients of old-age assistance, aid to
the blind, aid to dependent children,
according to counties and with
amounts received monthly.
The first batch of names covered
the counties of Appling, Atkinson.
Bacon, Baker, Baldwin, Banks, Bar
row, Bartow. Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb,
Bleckley and Brantley and carried
4,489 names. The Governor plans
to continue the list by counties until
all have been published.
A wide variation of amounts to
these pensioners is shown. For in
stance, in Atkinson county the
range for white old-age pensioners
is from $4 to $15.50, and for Ne
kroes from $6 to s2l.
In Bacon county the pensions for
dependent children are unusually
high, ranging from a minimum of
$lB to a maximum of $46, with nine
pensioners receiving more than S3O
and three more than S4O.
The Banks county list shows the
smallest amounts of the twelve coun
ties. ranging from $3.00 to $17.00,
but most of the payments are below
SIO.OO.
Barrow county begins at $3.00
and runs to $27.50. One negro gets
$20.00. Aid-to-the blind pensioners
in Barrow draw as high as S3O,
$31.50, $32.50 and several range
from $lB to S3O.
The Governor insists there arc
thousands of persons on the pension
rolls who do not need pensions and
other thousands who do need them
have never received assistance.
Hi, contention is that if the lists
are" made public the people will
know whether the lists are right or
wrong.
Proposed publication of the pen
sion list has been an issue between
Governor Talmadge and federal au
thorities since the Governor first an
nounced he planned to make them
public.
When the list of Jackson County
pensioners is published, the Herald
will reproduce the same.
“MAY DAY IN OLD DIXIE”
To be presented Tuesday, May
6th, at 5:00 o’clock on the campus
at Martin Institute.
SETTING
An old Colonial home where the
host and hostess are entertaining
their guests at a May Day Party.
SCENE I
Welcoming of guests by host
and hostess— Murphy, Valera
McDonald.
Maids and butlers serve.
Group of songs—Glee Club.
SCENE II
May Court enters.
Pages—lrma Wall, Sara Gasaway,
Leola and Lenora Elder.
Flower Girls—Verita Bond, Shir
ley Simmons, Shirley Deaton, Bai
bara Dean Varnum.
Queen —Johnie Ruth Hardy.
Maids—Carolyn Ash, Marian Har
dy, Elizabeth Colquitt, Myra Pur
cell, Betty Aderhold, Mary Lyle,
Annie Bell Moore, Carolyn Lord.
Group of Songs.
SCENE 111
Virginia Reel.
May Pole Dance.
Negro Quartet—two songs.
Old Dan Tucker.
Group of Songs.
Buck and Wing Dance.
Spiritual Songs—'Glee Club.
Cotton Picker’s Dance.
Group of Songs.
Special Dance—Emily and Lor
raine Niblack.
Minuet.
GRAND FINALE
Dixie—by all.
MISS BETH BAILEY TRANS
FERRED TO GAINESVILLE
After having served faithfully and
efficiently as assistant supervisor of
Adult Education in the Waycross
and Savannah districts, Miss Beth
Bailey has been transferred to
Gainesville. Here she will have
twenty-one counties under her super
vision, one of which is Jackson.
This district has more counties than
either of the other districts served
by her, and her transfer is therefore
a recognition of the success she has
achieved.
Thursday, May 1, 1941.
MISS HANCOCK TO
WED R. D. GASAWAY
AT JUNE CEREMONY
Enlisting sincere and widespread
interest is the announcement made
by Mrs. Homer Hancock of the en
gagement of her daughter. Miss
Doris Hancock to R. D. Gasaway,
of Spartanburg, 'S. C., the marriage
ceremony to bo performed at the
Hancock home in Jefferson on June
7th.
Miss Hancock is the only daugh
ter of Mrs. Hancock and the late
Mr. Hancock. She is a graduate of
Martin Institute High School and
Brenau College, where she special
ized in music. She was a member
of Mu Phi Epsilon musical sorority,
and Alpha Delta Pi, national social
sorority. After graduation she was
an instructor in music at Brenau
College and for the past two years
has held the position of music teach
er in the school at Commerce.
Mr. Gasaway is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Franklin Gasaway,
of Jefferson. He is a native of
Huntsville, Ala., where he received
his education. He is now affiliated
with the Drayton Mills at Spartan
burg, where he and his bride will
make their home.
Many social affairs are beng plan
ned to honor the popular bride-elect.
MISS GRAY MARRIES
LOUIS I. SKINNER, JR.
The marriage of Miss Dorothy
Madeline Gray, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Lea Gray, and Louis
Irvin Skinner, Jr., took place at the
Druid Hills Baptist church, Atlan
ta.
Dr. Louie D. Newton officiated at
4 o’clock in the Philathea class room
in the presence of relatives and close
friends. A musical program was
presented on the piano by Miss Jane
Clary, of Athens.
Palms were arranged at either
side of the improvised altar, and
white iris and spirea were used in
tall baskets, with burning white
tapers in tall candelabra at either
side.
Carlton Henson, of Athens, serv
ed as best man, and the bride was
given in marriage by her father.
Walter Lea Gray.
Miss Harriette Warren, cousin of
the bride, was maid of honor and
the bride’s only attendant, and wore
a street model of hyacinth blue
crepe, with a hat to match, and a
corsage of pale pink carnations.
The bride wore a navy blue street
dress, which featured a yoke of em
broidery and lace, and she carried a
white satin Bible showered with val
ley lilies and purple orchids.
Mrs. W. L. Gray, mother of the
bride, wore navy blue crepe, with
navy accessories, and pink carna
tions. Mrs. L. I. Skinner was dress
ed in rose crepe, with white carna
tions and accessories to match.
After the service, Mr. and Mrs.
Gray were hosts at a wedding re
ception at ther home on Candler
street. The house was decorated
with masses of spring flowers in a
green and white color scheme. The
three-tiered wedding cake, which
was made and given to the bride by
Mrs. M. D. Seaborn, formed the cen
tral decoration on the lace-covered
table. Those who assisted in enter
taining were Mrs. C. M. Bowden,
Mrs. A. E. Roekmore, Mrs. M. D.
Seaborn and Miss ISelma Jordan.
Later in the afternoon Mr. Skin
ner and his bride left on their wed
ding trip.
JACKSON COUNTY
SON MAKES GOOD
(From Augusta Chrot lde)
Emory Williamson, a native of
Jefferson, Ga., is one of the city’s
best known brokerage men. Since
1912 he has been in business for
himself in Augusta. After leaving
school in his home county he went
to work in a retail store as clerk
and then later went on the road as
salesman for a large packing con
cern. Later he became manager of
that concern here. Mr. Williamson
has always been deeply interested in
the progress of his adopted city and
has worked hard in civic affairs.
He is a member of St. John Metho
dist church, member of the Kiwanis
club, and member of the Country
Club. Hobby: “Work.”
Vol. 66. No. 46.
FLOWER SHOW AT
J. C. ALEXANDER
HOME MAY 7TH
The Spring Flower Show, sponsor
ed by the Jefferson Woman’s Club,
will be held at the J. C. Alexander
residence Wednesday afternoon,
May 7. The show Is open to the en
tire public and all visitors will be
cordially welcomed.
RULES FOR EXHIBITORS
Entries must be grown, or owned
by exhibitors.
Ribbons will be awarded for Spec
imen Class Iris, class I.
1. One specimen Stalk.
2. Collection bearded Iris, one
stalk each.
3. Dutch or Siberian.
4. No. of species Iris (labeled).
5. Arrangement.
Peonies.
1. Double Peonies, one specimen
flower.
2. Collection.
3. Arrangement.
Roses.
1. One specimen in vase.
2. Collection, 3 of one variety.
3. ■ Arrangement.
4. What Have You.
Arrangement of nyxed flowers in
container 12 or more inches tall. ,
Low arrangement of flowers in
pastel shades.
Breakfast Arrangement.
Arrangement of flowers in a ten
cent vase, or bowl, entry to be pre
sented after show to county nurse.
Coffee Table Arrangement.
Miniature arrangement, maximum
height not more than 6 inches.
Arrangement of annuals and of
perennials.
Miniature Potted Plants.
Anything of interest that you
have, as it is the desire of the Gar
den Chairman to bring before the
public new varieties of old plants;
new introduction of the plant world
to stimulate the making of better
| gardens and to demonstrate the e<-
l fective use of flowers in arrange
ments.
Please have your entries in by
eleven o’clock, and show will be op
en to public from 1 p. m. to 10.
Visit the Show and see the many
beautiful things growing around
you.
In the music room there will be a
mantle arrangement by Mrs. Stanley
Kesler.
In the living room, a mantle ar
rangement by Mrs. Y. D. Maddox.
In antique bed room, mantle ar
rangement by Mrs. C. H. Legg.
A dining table, set for dinner, by
Mrs. Hugh Crooks.
A tea table, by Mrs. J. R. Elling
ton.
STATE CONVENTION
VISITORS MAKE TALKS
Reports from some of those who
attended the Rotary Convention in
Augusta featured the program at
the Rotary luncheon Tuesday. Rev.
A. B. EJizer, R. B. Maxwell and
John N. Holder made talks on tho
high lights of the Augusta program.
These, with President H. W. Davis,
Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Mobley, Mrs. J.
N. Holder and M. L. Mobley, repre
sented Jefferson Rotary at the state
Convention. President Davis made
a brief talk, in which he expressed
appreciation for having these Ro
tarians and Rotary Anns at the
Convention. He and others who at
tended will be heard later.
Rotarian H. J. W. Kizer explain
ed the difference bonds and stamps
soon to be sold by the United States
Government.
The guests present were Colonel
Joe Quillian of Winder and Charlie
Compton of Athens.
Five members were present.
MISS JONES MADE HOME
SUPERVISOR FOR OGLETHORPE
Miss Frances Jones, who has been
assistant to Mrs. A. J. Flanigan in
the Home Security Administration in
this county, has been transferred to
Lexington and will be the adminis
trator for Oglethorpe county. This
is quite a nice promotion for her
and those with whom she has worked
in this county say, that it is well de
served. Miss Jones has been hero
for several months, during which
time she has made many friends,
who greatly regret to see her leave,
but on the other hand are glad of
her success.