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The Jackson herald I John N- Holder. H TALMADGE B SEEK Bth term ■ definitely Will mrz* ••- as l Geor r 5 ■ Uuti- provided the four ■ P P v I‘ll 1 ‘ ll > ■ ■ U*s* than ■ . emphatic ■ he ever made. H'. . < ■ \. 1 1. that his .j-i.-'tion was not B .... Hied indicated ■ exactly what " tvi;e'. the question wat m said: amendment, I'll ; ** ut that y,i;i don't have to say about that. . . „■ that four-year H", I'e refuses to be- Hj... let him down. Hf ; ,n uf the H. platform when H. . Governor last red him when jelll term, lie ■ • r him attain at box. . 1 y the four-year . 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 ** E 1““ L *“- Tv boys are residents of . ' ?irls live rn Athens. SINGLE COPY sc. 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. ] ' 5 4- X f 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.