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The Jackson herald
I John N- Holder.
H TALMADGE
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amendment, I'll
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y,i;i don't have to say
about that.
. . „■ that four-year
H", I'e refuses to be-
Hj... let him down.
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H. platform when
H. . Governor last
red him when
jelll term, lie
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box.
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. Saturday
vigorously for it.
Comptroller
merer I’arker, am! School
M I). Collins said
of the foil. •
■- while Attor-
HElii- A nail and State
Hr. Hamilton
Htar-'t it.
.lohn B. Wilson
position public
time.
y (i.-in ral Ellis A mail
the people of Gear-
upon their consti
. irl: pass upon the pub-
H'-'.' important const itu
t very two years.
V- "if l ais -inniid remain close
re ponsive to their
I People of Georgia
S'- ■ ■ g ■ to vote away
H* 'e't-titutional rights and are
■■■!■ control and su
their public officials
■ government if they
to. The trouble now is that
V l ' -i-ve surrendered so ma-
H fifftits and have retained
hi pel-vision over public af
■P "ta: we have come upon dan
days.”
ev Crutcher Speaks to
Rotarians
' 1 Crutcher, pastor of
E -Methodist church of Com
p ,"' a ' ues *- speaker of Jeffer
‘ ar y in Harrison Hotel Tues
t made a very able talk on
w ject “Citizenship.”
u. /’ r -^ ! ‘ rs hin’s birthday was
r " u ; h |S w< *ck, while last week
• Mobk-y and J. L. McMullan
presented . w ith birthday cakes.
. ' r ' eiv,n s birthday was very
Up.. , ' CaU;,< -' there was anew
mi; ’ orn u * his home on his
poay.
trls. ! "-' ts I' r,- sent were Rev. F.
b n an 1 Mr. Stephenson of
'Partment of Education.
Ic ' W. Westmore-
I;,. , '' ■'"“‘“■nt Jefferson Rotary
Ih'w r ' dt!ona l Convention at
■ r ' tlorado.
Arsons Hurt In
ra ‘n Collision Sunday
q
Wired - ■ r ive persons were
<lf thc ' m seriously, when
an Midland train collided
*hour U ° mobi ! e at a & racle cross
kbv ! f , Ve mde3 from here late
at ternoon.
Ufi Jy injured were Miss
™°'f- and Millard Wright,
C a h bad] y broken leg.
St&i ent rou^t to the hospital for
Ntiri * e Chester Casper, Dan
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Tv boys are residents of
. ' ?irls live rn Athens.
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ANNUAL MEETING
R. E. A. MEMBERS
FRIDAY, MAY 16 ,
The annual meeting of the mem-1
bers of the Jackson Electric Mem
bership Corporation will be held at
the Co-op headquarters in Jefferson j
on May 16, the meeting to be called
at 10 a. m., to take action upon the!
following matters:
1. To receive reports of officers, I
directors and committees.
2. To elect nine directors of the
Co-operative. •
In connection with the election of
the nine directors, some have been
nominated by the committee on nom
inations; others have been nomina
ted by petition of members and still
others may be nominated from the
floor on the day of the election.
The nominating committee which
met on April 24, composed of J. N. j
Miller of Dacula, Fred Baird of Bras
elton, J. L. McEver of Winder, E. R.
Hodgson of Route 2, Athens, G. W.
Gunnells of Danielsville, C. C. Van-;
diver of Jefferson, John I. Gaines of
Route 4, Gainesville, J. V. Jenkins
of Hull and E. B. Dougherty of Nich
olson, offered the following names
as directors:
J. W. Cato, Hall County, J. C. Head, j
Jackson County, R. T. Farmer, Jack- ]
son County, J. V. Booker, Barrow
County, L. C. Seagraves, Madison
County, W. C. Alexander, Banks
County, Hubert Moore, Clarke Coun
ty, L. C. Kilgore, Gwinnett County,
C. D. Pierce, Lumpkin County.
On May Ist, a number of members
of the Corporation submitted three
additional names to be voted for at
the selection of directors, as follows:
W. B. Aderhold of Madison county,
Fred H. Baird and C. A. Foster of
Jackson county. Other names may
be nominated from the floor on the
day of the election.
An interesting program has been
prepared for the entertainment of
the members.
The business session and election
of directors will be in the morning.
In the afternoon, the REA film
“POWER AND THE LAND” will be
shown free at the Roosevelt Theatre.
They will enjoy this simple, direct,
dramatic story of the American
Farm, and every member and con
sumer attending the Annual Meeting
should avail themselves of the oppor
tunity to see this picture. In addi
tion to the free picture show, there
will be in the afternoon a cooking
demonstration in the model Co-op
kitchen by a Rural Electrification
Specialist. Then back of the Co-op
office, there will be demonstrations
with a Feed Grinder, Electric Fence
Controller and other Electrical Farm
Equipment.
Electrical Appliances, donated by
dealers and manufacturers, about fif
ty (50) in number, consisting of
Electric Irons, Waffle Irons, Perco
lators, cartons of six Mazda Lamps,
Electric Fans, I. E. S., Table Lamps,
Electric Clocks, and others will be*
given away to the holders of the
lucky numbers drawn from a big box
containing the names of the connec
ted consumers now on the line re
ceiving current.
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V i
Mary M. lokey. tEA Home Economise
who will have demonstrations on um
of household equipment at the an
nual meeting of the Jackson Elects i‘
Membership Corporation, Jefferson,
Ga., May 16, 1941. Miss Lokey’s
demonstrations will be held in the
model kitchen of the Co-operative s
office at 2:00 o’clock. All women on
the lines of the Co-operative are in
vited to attend.
Remember the good old days when
we had nothing greater to annoy us
than a pair of squeaky shoes?
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
“FREE TRADING”
IS GONE, COTTON
BUYERS ARE TOLD
Augusta, Ga.—President Oscar
Johnston, of the National Cotton
Council, asserted Saturday the days
of free international trading “are
gone” and added, “I never expect to
see free trading again during my
lifetime.”
In a speech to the Georgia Cot
ton Buyers’ Convention, he said
most of the world’s gold will be In
the United States, while other na
tions “will be completely impovei
ished.”
Assertng liquidation of British in
vestments in' this country would
leave that nation without a moans of
exchange, he expressed the opinion
that all post-war purchasing would
be through control boards.
“What will we take in exchange?”
the speaker asked. “There are a
few nations that will swap our manu
factured products for the raw ma
terials we need. Thore’ll be some
exporting of cotton by three-way
trade. We may sell some to Eng
land in return for rubber and sh>
can sell her textiles to her rubber
producing colonies.”
This country, however, must look
to domestic consumption as the sal
vation of its cotton industry,’’ b:
said.
“If economic conditions were nor
mal,” Johnson continued, “we can
readily consume 10 to 12 million
bales of cotton annually. You can’t
tell me we have a surplus so long as
there are ill-clothed men,, women and
children. It’s just something wrong
with our distribution system.
The cotton industry must be repre
sented in post-war economic confer
ences, he concluded, “or, like Lazar
us, we will be begging crumbs from
the rich man’s table.”
Jackson County Federation
at Braselton
At the semi-annual meeting of the
Jackson County Federation, held
April 30, in Braselton, the Judge
Park old home place, an ancient log
house said to have been built more
than a hundred years ago, was for
mally dedicated as the Braselton
Woman’s Club House.
Representatives from four of the
five Jackson County Clubs, and visi
tors from Gainesville, Norcross and
Winder were present. Mrs. Billie
Pittman, of Maysville, presided.
Rev. L. W. Collins of Gainesville
was the guest speaker and made a
most impressive talk on the present
world crisis, the problems confront
ing American citizens and the grave
danger of delay in arming ourselves
for defense and aiding Britain wit)
materials and supplies in her des
perate effort to prevent the destruc
tion of human freedom.
New officers chosen for the coming
year are: President, Mrs. Herman
DeLaperriere, Hoscbton; Ist vice
president, Mrs. T. F. Harden, Com
merce; 2nd vice-president, Mrs. Fred
Baird, Braselton; Recording Secre
tary, Mrs. M. P. Deadwyler, Mays
ville; Corrseponding secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. J. C. Alexander, Jef
ferson.
Rev. R. ML Rigdon
Carried Home
It will interest the hundreds of
friends of the Rigdon family to
know that Mr. Rigdon has been per
mitted to leave the hospital and is
now at his home in Covington, and
that his condition is improved, with
prospects of a gradual return to
health. He is partially paralized and
is unable to use his vocal organs.
Several weeks ago Mr. Rigdon,
following several months of illness
in which at intervals he would lose
consciousness, underwent an oper
ation, a tumor being removed from
the brain. Since then his condition
was critical, but his removal from
the hospital indicates a decided gain
for recovery.
On next Sunday at 11 o’clock the
commencement sermon of Braselton
High School will be preached by Rev.
A. B. Elizer, pastor of First Meth
odist Church of Jefferson. The ser
mon will be a part of the commence
ment exercises of Braselton’s pro
gressive educational institution. The
congregation will listen to a real gos
pel message when they hear Rev.
Elizer.
TECHNICAL GROUP
GOV’T EMPLOYEES
ENJOY BARBECUE
A delightful and enjoyable occns-1
ion was the barbecue last Wednes
day evening in the athletic building
of Martin Institute, given by the
Government agencies of this county,
composed of the County Agent and
his force, the Farm and Home Se
curity administration and helpers,
the Home Demonstration Agent and
assistants, the Soil Conservation
organization, the Jackson Electric
Membership Corporation, together
with the superintendent of Martin
Institute and City Schools and the
teachers of Agriculture and Home
Economics in that institution.
Besides the agencies mentioned
above, there were a large number of
guests, some of whom were local citi
zens, while others were from other
counties in the state, representing
Government agencies.
The barbecue consisted of well
prepared meats and Brunswick stew
and was served by the young iadies
of the Home Economics department
of Martin Institute, which is presid
ed over by Miss Genevieve Hill.
John L. Anderson, County Agent,
was master of ceremonies.
The large number of visitors were
introduced by him, some of whom
made brief talks.
The speaker of the evening was
Colonel John C. Turner, who made
a very fine address on the subject,
“Farmers and Why They Should
Organize.’’
Miss Elizabeth Bennett Wins
Superior Rating In Music
Madison, Ga.—Fifteen "certificates
of excellence were receivd by young
Madison musicians at the State Mu
sic Contest held in Atlanta last
week. Asa whole this was the most
outstanding playing the Madison
group has eyer done.
lvi, cn the highest ratings were
read at the close of the three-dav
contests every Madison contestant
was in the honor list. These excel
lent young musicians are Jane Sny
der, Ree Cunningham, Frankie Wal
ton, Elizabeth Bennett, Betty Knight,
Elizabeth Walton, Patricia Snyder,
Martha Dunlap, Leona Cunningham,
Ann Thomason, Joe Vason and Bob
by Turner. The only superior rat
ing given in piano playing in the
state was received by Elizabeth Ben
nett.
The certificates which the contes- i
tants received bear the seal of the
National Federation of Music Clubs
which sponsors similar contests all
over the United States.
tt t t
Miss Elizabeth Bennett is the elev
en-year-old daughter of Charlie L.
and Eula Boggs Bennett, former
residents of Jackson county. For
having won the only superior rating
given in piano playing in the state,
she was given a gold pin, which is
the seal of the National Federation
of Music Clubs.
SAM W. LORD CELEBRATES HIS
SIXTY-FIRST ANNIVERSARY
Sunday, May 1 1, was a gala event
at the home of Sam W. Lord of Jef
ferson, a prominent and beloved cit
izen of our county and State. He
celebrated his sixty-first anniversary.
The following relatives and friends
were present during the day, most of
them sharing the noon lunch, a lead
ing feature of the day: Boyd Lord,
Blue Ridge; Price Lord and family,
Jefferson; Homer Lord and family,
Athens; H. F. Hamrick and family,
Ranger; Scott Lord, Young Harris;
Hugh Lee,. Hiram and June Lord,
Jefferson; Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Rog
ers and son, Blair ville; Jewett Bar
nett, family, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Whitley, Nicholson. All enjoyed the
day and when parting time came,
every one extended best wishes to
him in hopes he will have the plea
sure of enjoying many more such
events.
STEPHENSON—DEATON
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Stephenson,
of Lavonia, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Ruby, of
Fort Gaines, to James Eutaw Deaton,
of Macon, formerly of Braselton, the
marriage to take place during the
summer.
Thursday, May 15, 1941.
SENATE-HOUSE
UNIT APPROVES
FARM LOANS |
Washington.—Legislation to re
quire mandatory, price-pegging loans
on major farm crops at 85 per cent
of parity, and to impose heavy penal
til's for marketing “abnormal pro
duction" was approved by a senate
house committee.
The group, appointed to reconcile
divergent house and senate views,
estimated the program would assure
farmers co-operatng with this year’s
crop control measures a return of
$1.15 a bushel for wheat, 87 cents a
bushel for corn and 16 cents a pound
for cotton. (These figures are aver
ages and include government benefit
payments.)
The proposed loan rates would
be: Cotton, 13.49 cents; corn, 69.87
cents; wheat, 96.22 cents; fluecured
tobacco, 19 cents; fire and dark
cured tobacco, 8.41 cents, and bur
ley, 15.53 cents.
Senator Bankhead, Democrat,
Alabama, said that present loans on
cotton were about 9 cents, or 66 per
cent of parity; on corn were 60
cents or more than 70 per cent, and
on wheat, 60 cents, or about 56 per
cent.
(Parity prices are designed to
give farmers the same purchasing
power, in terms of other commodi
ties, they had from 1909 to 1914.)
I Compromise
The new legislation was a com
promise between original senate
and house bills. The senate had
proposed 85 per cent parity loans
and acreage reductions and sought
an indefinite time limit on the pro
gram. This house had approved 75
per cent loans, stiff increases in
penalties and proposed to limit the
life of the bill to 1941 crops. The
compromise retained the senate loan
figure and the house penalty pro
visions and time limit.
The Agriculture Department had
indicated favor for loans at 75 per
cent of parity. Officials there said
that boosting the rate to 85 per cent
probably would result in a 10 to 20
per cent increase in retail prices of
pork and dairy products because of
higher feed costs.
Martin Institute
Commencement Program
Programs incident to the closing
of the 1940-41 session of Martin
Institute have been in progress for
the past two weeks and will con
tinue through Monday night, May
19, when diplomas will be given
forty-nine seniors, bringing to i
close the school session.
Friday evening at 8 o’clock the
seniors wil present, “One Wile
Night.”
Saturday evening at 8 o’clock Class
Day exercises will be presented by
the seniors.
Sunday, May 18, 11.30 a. m., Rev.
Charles B. Holder of Griffin will de
liver the baccalaureate sermon.
Monday, May 19, 8.30 p. m., the
following program will be presen
ted :
Invocation, Rev. A. B. Elizer.
Salutatory, Miss Johnnie Ruth
Hardy.
Lterary Address, Morgan Blake of
Atlanta.
Xylophone Solo, Miss Valera Mc-
Donald.
Valedictory, Miss Lois Hendry
Jackson.
Presentation of diplomas/ and
awarding of certificates, M. M. Bry
an.
Benedction.
MR. AND MRS. EDWARDS
WEDDED 50 YEARS
Commerce, Ga.—Mr. and Mm. J.
N. Edwards, of Commerce, celebrat
ed their fiftieth wedding anniversary
on May 4 at an alfresco picnic din
ner. They held open house in the
afternoon and received friends and
relatives.
Those present who attended the
wedding 50 years ago were Mrs.
Curt Massey and Jess Short, sister
and brother of Mrs. Edwards; Joel
Massey, uncle of Mrs. Edwards, and
John Edwards, brother of Mr. Ed
wards.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwards were mar
ried on May 3, 1891 near Commerce.
The couple have 14 children, 11
of which are living; 24 grandchil
dren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
Vol. 66. No. 48.
TALMADGE PLANS
TO SHIFT STATE
HEADS REPORTED ,
It is reported that Governor Tal
madge is planning some shifts in
state department heads.
The most widespread rumor that
Mr. Miller, Buena Vista lawyer and
banker, will be shifted from director
of the Department of Public Welfare
to another post.
Some observers have speculated
that W. E. Wilburn, chairman of the
State Highwny Board, would be
shifted to head the Welfare Depart
ment.
If this change should be made, J.
is believed that James S. Peters, of
Manchester, banker and chairman of
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee, would succeed Mr. Wilburn
as chairman of the Highway Board.
Both Mr. Wilburn and Mr. Peters
have declined to be pinned down to
definite statements about the report
ed plans for a change in the depart
ment heads.
If Mr. Wilburn or someone else
should be named to head the Wel
fare Department, it is reported that
Mr. Miller would be offered an ap
pointment as an assistant attorney
general, a position he held in the
previous administration of Governor
Talmadge. The two are oousins.
“I Am An American”
Perry Westbrook, supervisor for
this section of Georgia of Adult Ed
ucation, accompanied by assistant
supervisor, Miss Beth Bailey of thin
city, paid this office a visit last week
and asked this paper to stress the
importance of “I Am An American”
Day, which will be observed all over
the country next Sunday.
In speaking of this matter Mr.
Wesbbrook said:
Sunday, May 18, 1941, has been
designated by President Roosevelt as*
“I Am An American” Day, a special
day in which recognition is given tc
“those of our citizens who have at
tained their majority or who have*
been naturalized within- the pasL
year.”
The President suggests that there
be prepared a propram “calculated
to impress upon all citizens, both na
tive-born and naturalized, the special
significance of citizenship in this Na
tion.”
Wherever possible special public
programs should be arranged in
which communities give special rec
ognition to new citizens. Each pro
gram should give opportunity for
participation by new native-born
citizens who have reached majority
during the year and by foreign-born
citizens who have been naturalized
during the year. The theme sug
gested for such participant*, especi
ally the foreign-born, is, “What I
sought in American Citizenship and
what I found.”
If this day will be recognized next
Sabbath by pulpit and people of
Jefferson, it will be a patriotic ser
vice. There has never been a time
when it is more important than now
for Americans to realize and ap
preciate the honor and blessings of
being an American citizen. Let iis
teach to the young people especially,
the full meaning of citizenship of
this land.
Mr. Westbrook and Miss Bailey
have a large territory ill which to
work, but they are earnestly and
conscientiously engaged in render
ing service to those in this area
who are grown up people without
education. They are teaching them
to read and write and the other
rudiments of an education. By so
doing they are bringing happiness to
many who were either deprived of
the privilege, or neglected the op
portunity of attending school in
childhood. Many who failed to get
an education then realize its im
portance now and are real hungry
to take advantage of attending the
school# for adults.
H A WKES—McMAHON
Very cordial interest centers in
the announcement made Sunday by
Mrs. Joseph Samuel Hawkes of Ath
ens, Ga., of the engagement of her
daughter Sarah Frances, to Lieu
tenant Joseph Patrick McMahon, Jr.,
of Atlanta and Fort Benning, the
marriage to take place in June.
Miss Hawkcs spent a school year
in Jefferson, as instructor in Homo
Economics at Martin Institute, and
won a host of friends among patrons
and pupils.