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The Jackson Herald
By John N. Holder.
ANNIVERSARY
OF ETHER USE
IS OBSERVED
Three Georgia towns with whose
history he was closely connected
observed on Monday the 100th an
niversary of the discovery on March
30, 1842 of the use of ether as an
anesthetic by Dr. Crawford W. Long.
The towns were Danielsville, where
Dr. Long was born; Jefferson where
he performed his history-making
operation on Jame 6 M. Venable,
and Athens where he spent his lat
er. years and died.
In Jefferson, the exercises cele
brating the notable event were held
inithe auditorium of the Methodist
church, where a large crowd as
sembled to hear the memorial ad
dress delivered by Dr. John A. Hun
nicutt, well-known Athens physi
cian.
Beautiful music was rendered by
Martin Institute Glee Club.
Seated on the platform with Dr.
Hunnicutt were Dr. C. B. Lord, who
presided and presented the speaker,
Rev. A. E. Barton, who gave the in
vocation, and Col. John C. Turner,
who made a brief talk, telling in
teresting events connected with the
life of Dr. Long during his residence
in Jefferson.
Dr. Hunnicutt chose for the sub
ject of his address, three noted phy
sicians, Long born in 1818; Pasteur
born in 1822 and Lister born in
1847. He gave an interesting his
tory of the medical profession prior
to the coming of these three noted
physicians, whose discoveries have
always been credited as being the
greatest known throughout time.
Lister was an English Surgeon
and developed the theory of the an
tiseptic system of surgery and made
important observations of the coag
ulation of the blood.
Pasteur was a French chemist and
was especially successful in proving
the part played by microbes in fer
mentation and decomposition. His
great success were his efforts to
check hydrophobia by means of in
oculation.
Dr. Hunnicutt linked Long, Pas
teur and Lister together as founders
of modern medical practice and sur
gery.
“For thousands of years,” he said,
“man had sought for something to
relieve pain. Today few people
realize the safeguards with which
modern surgery has surrounded the
patient. Anesthetics to abolish all
pain, proper instruments for skillful
work and antiseptic technique in
sure a successful outcome—all the
result of Long’s, Lister’s and Pas
teur’s work. The debt of gratitude
that millions of people owe to these
great men is incalculable.”
Long, as our readers all know,
discovered the use of ether as an
anesthetic. He was bom in Dan
ielsville. His father was a native
of Pennsylvania and his mother was
a Virginian.
At the age of 14 young Long en
tered Franklin College (now a unit
of the University of Georgia), grad
uating when he was 19 with a mas
ter of arts degree. The next year
was spent teaching at Danielsville
Academy and he then came to Jef
ferson to study medicine under Dr.
Grant.
It was a custom of the times for
parties to feature inhalation of cer
tain chemical fumes to produce ex
hilaration but the substance was
hard to get and Dr. Long told his
friends that smelling sulphuric eth
er would produce the same effect.
His friends tried it and found
what Dr. Long said to be true. The
young physician also noticed that
people, under the effect of the eth
er, would often injure themselves in
falls. But, strangely enough, they
felt no pain. Thus was evolved the
idea of using ether to kill pain in
operations.
James M. Venable, residing two
miles from Jefferson at the time,
and later in Cobb county, Georgia,
came to Dr. Long with two tumors
on his neck. The physician sugges
ted using ether and Venable consen
ted. The operation was performed
on March 30, 1842, and was success
ful. The first tumor safely remov
ed, Venable had Dr. Long operate
for the second tumor on June 6,
1842.
Dr. Long lived in Atlanta during
1850 and 1851, later moving to Ath
ens where he died in 1876, after
practicing medicine 40 years. Dr.
Long married Miss Mary Caroline
Swain in 1842 and 12 children were
born of the union.
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UNITED NATIONS
MAY ATTACK
FOUR POINTS
Washington—The broad outline
of the offensive operations which
sooner or later will carry the war
to Japan is beginning to take shape
in reports from the vast Pacific-
Asiatic battle area telling of in
creasing Allied activity in India and
Australian and of American naval
actions far west of Hawaii.
It indicates, in the opinion of
military and naval strategists, that
when the big push comes it will
lash out from four main quarters—
China, India, Australia and Hawaii
—with the objective of putting so
much pressure on Japan at so many
points simultaneously that her scat
tered and divided forces will be
unable to resist effectively.
The great problem now facing
the Allies in preparation for this
offensive, strategists said, is still
one of time and supplies—the prob
lem of getting enough fully equip
ped troops in action before the en
emy can consolidate his territorial
conquests, or exploit his booty of
raw materials for arms production
purposes.
Among the most important evi
dences of progress, are the follow-,
ing:
1. The increasing flow of sup
plies to General Douglas MacAr
thur’s command. This already has
enabled his forces, in cooperation
with the Navy, to deal smashing—
perhaps crippling—blows to one
great Japanese invasion threat mass
ing off New Guinea, and to prepare
for whatever subsequent thrust
may be loosed against Australia it
self.
2. The accelerated preparations
for the defense of India, including
the recently-announced Washington
decision to send a supply mission
there. With the loss of the Burma
Road, India became the chief route
for moving munitions to China so
that her defenders now guard not
only Britain’s wealthiest colony but
also China’s lifeline.
In this connection, strategists de
plored the loss of the Adaman Is
lands in the Bay of Bengal to the
Japanese. The islands command
the approaches to Calcutta, most
convenient port of entry for China
bound shipments, and the islands’
loss was viewed here as meaning
that supplies now must be moved
through other ports, probably those
on the Arabian Sea, and thence ov
er longer land routes to China.
3. The unshaken determination
to keep material reinforcements
moving to China which needs only
modern weapons for her vast man
power resources. Adequately arm
ed, the Chinese should be able to
drive the Japanese out of East China
areas suitable for establishment of
bomber bases from which aerial at
tacks may be launched against Ja
pan proper.
4. The persistent and successful
Pacific fleet task force operations
such as the January 31 raid on the
Marshall and Gilbert Islands, the
February 24 attack on Wake Island
and the March 4 bombardment of
Marcus Island.
The first of these actions smashed
enemy bases and naval forces
threatening the American supply
line into the Australian-New Zea
land area. The latest two, report
ed by the Navy carried the war
deep into the enemy’s front yard
and wrecked bases serving as out
posts for Japan’s main island line
of China Sea defenses.
Dr. Long's old home at Daniels
ville still stands, and in the town
square is a monument to him, un
veiled in 1926. Another monument
was unveiled to him in Jefferson in
1912. On the campus of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania stands a
marker and another at the Univer
sity of Georgia.
He is one of Georgia’s two repre
sentatives in the National Hall of
Fame in Washington, the other be
ing his roommate during his years
at the University of Georgia—Alex
ander Hamilton Stephens, who was
vice president of the Confederate
States of America.
His great services to humanity
was recognized by the congress of
the United States in April 1940,
when a stamp was issued in his
honor, and a celebration staged in
Jefferson, with thousands of visitors
in the city and a speech was deliv
ered by Postmaster General Jim
Farley.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
THREE MARTIN BOYS
SERVING COUNTRY
IN U. S. ARMY
Harold Martin, who has been at
Keesler Field, Miss., is one of the
boys graduating recently in Avia
tion Mechanics and was one of ten
boys selected from the top half of
the class for specialized courses in
power plant, electrical, instrument
and propeller instruction. These boys
have been transferred to Chanute
Field, Rantoul, 111. School officials
selected each man on his individual
record, paying particular attention
to his aptitude for the specialized
course.
Mr. Martin is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Martin on Route 2. Two
other sons of Mr. and Mrs. Martin
are also serving their country, Clin
ton at Ft. Benning, who was at
home for the past week-end, and
Joe Byrd, who is somewhere “on
the line”, his mail being forwarded
to him from the postoffice in New
York City. They have two sons
left at home who may also have to
join the United States forces before
the enemy is conquered.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin are to be
congratulated on the part they are
sacrificing for their country.
Easter Services
Methodist Church
The Jefferson Methodist church
wishes to present to the public its
schedule of services for Easter Sun
day, April sth.
The day will begin with a sunrise
sei'vice at the church, which will be
composed of a short devotional ser
vice and closing with administering
the Holy Communion. This service
will be available for the entire mem
bership who wish to receive the
communion ritual.
The Children's Division of the
Church school will present an Eas
ter program at 10.30. You will cer
tainly enjoy this program of the
children.
At 11.30, a special Easter mes
sage will be delivered by the pas
tor, and the right of infant bap
tism will be administered for those
parents having children to be chris
tened.
The closing service of the day
will be an Easter Cantata presented
by the Methodist choir, entitled Vic
tory Through Christ, composed by
Noel Benson. The opening number
is rendered by the choir, an exhor
tation to Sing unto the Lord for He
has done marvelous things. This is
followed by a solo, “When Easter
Comes.” Next comes the experience
of “Midnight in the Garden” by en
tire choir. This work of God is
next presented by the choir and a
soprano and alto duet entitled “For
Our Transgressions.” The exper
ience of Golgotha is presented by a'
tenor-bass duet under the title of
“A Hill Far Away.” A most beau
tiful part is rendered by a two-part
chorus of women, “As it Began to
Dawn.” The composition is closed
with two parts rendered by the en
tire choir. First, “God has Wrought
This Wonder,” the message urges
us all to come and render grateful
praise to God. The second, being
a forceful climax to the entire com
position, resounds in “Thanks be
unto God” for giving us the Victory
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The cantata together with con
gregational hymn, prayer and scrip
ture will require approximately
fifty minutes. The service will be
gin promptly at 8.00 o’clock. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
A. E .Barton, Pastor.
CHARLES SIDNEY ANDREW
WEDS MISS BATCHELOR
Friends here of the family of the
late Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Andrew, who
resided at Arcade, will be interested
in the announcement of the mar
riage of their son, Charles, to Miss
Rufulyn Batchelor of Atlanta, the
ceremony being solemnized in At
lanta on March 14th.
Mr. Andrew is the youngest son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Jones Andrew. He is a graduate
of Martin Institute, Jefferson, and
Athens Business College. He is
connected with Georgia Art Supply
Company, Atlanta.
Many sweet potato growers fol
low the practice of taking vine
cuttings from early planted fields
and setting them for a later crop.
22 ALLIED SHIPS
LOST IN ATLANTIC
IN 7-DAY PERIOD
New York, March 30.—Sea war
fare in Atlantic waters reaped a
toll of 22 United Nations ships last
week, bringing the officially an
nounced total of Atlantic sinkings
since Pearl Harbor to 98.
The loss of 12 vessels off the
eastern U. S. coast was announced
between March 22 and March 28,
making 51 sinkings in that area
since last December 7.
The Canadian waters, five sink
ings last week made the total 3ince
Pearl Harbor 22; in the Caribbean,
five more brought that region’s
losses to 24, while off South Amer
ica only one ship has been reported
sunk since U. S. entry into the war.
Ships sunk last week included 11
American vessels, four Norwegian,
four British, one each of the Nether
lands and Honduras and one un
identified Allied merchantman.
Methodist Youth Meet
At Jefferson
A large number of Methodist
Youth met at Jefferson Sunday ev
ening, March 29th, for their quar
terly meeting. The churches being
represented were, Winder, Law
renceville, Hoschton and Jefferson.
An hour of fellowship and recrea
tion was enjoyed and refreshments
were served by the Jefferson Youth
Fellowship. Following was a devo
tional service presented by the Jef
ferson young people emphasizing the
challenge of Easter to present day
youth.
The next period was devoted to
discussion groups taking up the work
within the various areas of youth
activity. This feature was under the
direction of Mr. Leon Smith, Emory
University, who is Director of Youth
work in the North Georgia Confer
ence.
Closing the evening’s program was
a business session conducted by Miss
Pirkle of Hoschton, president of the
Union. Among the items of busi
ness was the election of Rev. A. E.
Barton, Jefferson pastor, as Adult
Councelor for the Union.
The next meeting will be held on
next fifth Sunday evening, May 31,
at Hoschton Methodist church.
Our young people are deeply in
terested in and sincerely consecra
ted to the work of Christ’s Kingdom
and such meetings as this brings
great inspiration and courage to
their work.
Aviation Cadet W. H.
Bridges
Ellington Field, Texas.—Aviation
Cadet Willis H. Bridges of Talmo,
in training at Ellington Field, Tex
as, Air Corps Advanced Flying
School and the world’s largest mul
ti-motor flying school, soon will re
ceive his wings as a second lieuten
ant.
He is the son of Thomas C. Brid
ges of Talmo. When he completes
his course here, which will be the
last phase of seven months of in
tensive training, he will be assign
ed to active combat duty or to an
air force command as an instructor.
At Ellington he is receiving nine
weeks of advanced training on the
world's greatest network of con
crete runways. The new Ellington
is now one of the world’s most mod
ern and complete flying fields, in
contrast to the same field during
the First World War. Then it was
a little more than a cluster of flim
sy hangars and unpaved runways.
The training he received at El
lington includes ground school in
struction, combat orders, precision
and instrument flying, radio work
and “blind” flying.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Professor and Mrs. J. L. McMullan
announce the birth of a son at the
Hospital in Commerce. Mrs. Mc-
Mullan and the baby have returned
to their home on Martin street.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Wiley of
Winder announce the birth of a
daughter at the General Hospital,
Athens, on March 24th. She has
been given the name Marcia Hill.
Mrs. Wiley before marriage was
Miss Marie Hill of Hoschton.
Thursday, April 2, 1942.
BEL BOMBER PLANT
TO BE COMPLETED
IN TEN MONTHS
Work on the huge Bell Bomber
plant to be erected by the govern
ment near Marietta was begun Mon
day. The latest type of machines,
Ralph McGill says, awoke the birds
in the pine forests before dawn and
swung off the road felling trees and
leveling the earth for what will be
the largest building in the United
States.
One of the machines, the “pan,”
built by Georgia's LeTourneau, can
pick up about 25 cubic yards of
dirt in one scrape. That’s as much
dirt as is taken out of the basement
excavation for a five-room cottage.
While your watch ticks off 60
seconds one of those machines can
pick up that much dirt and move
it away. The “pan" looks like a
mechanical monstrosity. When you
sec it you think it cannot work. It
is grotesque, huge, ungainly.
A bulldozer moves on a pine tree,
a large pine tree, and shoves. The
tree goes over.
It is to be a race of machine and
men against the soil and the trees
and time.
More than $1,000,000 will be spent
to move the earth for this plant
over more than 1,000 acres. Most
of it must be moved in 40 days.
Before the 40 days are up, three
railroad lines, built in from the
near-by N. C. & St. L. lines, will
be running into the area, bringing
new equipment and materials. Be
j fore the land is cleared the build
| ings will begin.
The building will have enough
room for 20 or more Hurt build
ings, if you take off a few top sto
ries. There arc enough square feet,
more than 2,000,000 of them, to in
clude 25 of Atlanta’s largest build
ing:;. It will be 75 feet high.
The magnitude of it is difficult to
put on paper. For that matter it is
difficult to see with the eye because
the eye cannot quite picture a buil
ding stretching across the hills and
fields for more than half a mile.
There are 140 families who will be
moved away. Some of them have
been there for many years. Most of
them, however, are tenants and
small farmers.
All are being paid a fair and just
price for their land. For those who
have family ties and almost a cen
tury of family life in the homes, no
price is enough.
The building will be done within
10 or 11 months. The first bomber
will follow a few months later and
the supply will grow in numbers
until the peak of 30 per month is
attained.
SPECIAL EASTER SERVICES
MAYSVILLE CHARGE
There will be special Easter Wor
ship Services in each church on the
Maysville charge Sunday, April 5.
Friends in each community are in
vited to worship with us that we
may make this Easter vital in the
hearts of people everywhere.
There will be two sunrise ser
vices, Dry Pond at 7:30 and Holly
Springs at 8:30. Other services be
ing held are. Lebanon 9:45; Midway-
GilLsville 11:00; Maysville 12:00 and
Wilsons at 3:30 p. m. All services
meet on E. W. T. Come to worship
with us and bring a friend.
Charles T. Gray, pastor.
MISS COX ENGAGED TO E. B.
GIBBS
Commerce, Ga.—Mrs. Margie S.
Cox, of Commerce, announces the
engagement of her only daughter,
Madelcne, to Emery B. Gibbs, of
Jacksonville, Fla. The wedding will
be an event of April 11 in the First
Methodist Church of Jacksonville.
The bride-elcct, upon graduation
from Commerce High School, at
tended the University of Georgia,
later transferring to North Georgia
College at Dahlonega. For the last
18 months Miss Cox has been con
nected with the Southern Bell Tele
phone and Telegraph Company of
Jacksonville.
Miss Cox is the daughter of Mrs.
Margie Cox and the late Walter
Matthew Cox. Mrs. Cox is the
former Margie Short, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. George L.
Short, of Commerce. On he rpa
temal side she is the grand daugh
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Marcus
L. Cox, of Maysville.
Vol. 68. No. 41.
BEWARE OF FIFTH
COLUMNISTS SAYS
ROTARY SPEAKER
A native of Belgium, L. F. Sher
man, who fought in the First World
War, was guest speaker of Jefferson
Rotary Tuesday.
Mr. Sherman told of the discour
agement of French and Belgian sol
diers who were participants in that
war before the United States enter
ed it.
Some were so disheartened that
they did not partake of sufficient
food to give them strong bodies.
Others were despondent because of
their having no hope of success.
About this time the United States
entered the war. American soldiers
came over to help. What an impres
sion these soldiers made and Uwy
were an inspiration to the French
and Belgians to fight with renewed
courage. The first American sol
diers that were marched into the
battle front during that war were
about six feet tall and as fine spec
imens of manhood as the world ever
saw. The United States entry into
that war saved the situation and was
responsible for the crushing victory
of the Allies. In the war now being
waged the United States no doubt,
will be an inspiration to the allied
forces and bring success to those
who are fighting so valiantly in
those war torn foreign lands.
He told of the menace of the
Fifth Columnists in all allied lands.
In Belgium in 1916 there was or
ganized anew force with the motto
"Christ First.” A year or two later
there arose an organization with the
motto “Belgium First.” Their wom
en and children were fed, clothed
and furnished luxuries. When Ger
many declared war on Belgium it
was learned that Germany had fur
nished the money to support and
foster the organization and that
when Belgium was overrun by the
Germans the soldiers who were
mmebers of this band declined to
fight. Three hundred thousand
Belgians in the conflict opened their
ranks and the German army march
ed through the lines, causing a
disastrous defeat to the French and
British. Soldiers, thousands, were
slain by the German mounted ar
my, while others barely escaped.
This disloyalty brought disastraja
results to the Allies.
The people of Belgium did nat
know the real meaning of “Belgium
First,” until the war showed them
to be the Fifth Columnists. Mr. Sher
man said for this country to “Be
ware of Fifth Columnists.” The men
belonging to it constitute a menaee
to our Liberty and Democracy.
Guests present at Jefferson Rot
ary were A. A. Stein of Atlanta and
A. Paul Deadwyler of Maysvillo.
Eight members were absent.
R. J. fcelly with Miss Maybeth
Storey at the piano led the song
program.
Baptist Church Notes
The Philathea class of ijhe Baptist
church will hold its regular month
ly meeting in the Baraca room at
8.30 p. m., Thursday night. All
members and officers are urged to
attend the meeting.
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An inspirational Easter sunrise
service is to be held Easter morning
at 7:00 on the school lawn if weath
er is pretty; if not, in the Baptist
auditorium. The service is spon
sored by the Intermediate Training
Union. Every one is invited to come
and worship.
A training school of the
Training Union will be held from
April 6 to April 10, each evening
at 8 p. m. The Junior Union will
meet in afternoon.
The books to be studied are: “The
Baptist Intermediate Union Man
ual,” “The Baptist Junior Union
Manual,” “The Baptist Adult Union
Manual,” and will be taught by the
loaders of each department.
EASTER SERVICE AT DRY POND
On Sunday morning at seven
thirty o’clock, war time, the Dry
Pond congregation will gather for
an Easter Sunrise Service.
The program will consist of Easter
music and a devotional by Rev. C.
T. Gray, the pastor.
“Put your hogs on clean, green
pastures,” is the Extension Service’s
advice to pork producers.