The Jackson Herald
By John N. Holder.
DEATH SUMMONS
CAPTAIN R.G. GETZEN
AT FORT DIX, N. J.
Captain Rupert G. Getzen, son of
Professor and Mrs. J. H. Getzen of
Pendergrass, was brought home
from Fort Dix, N. J., Sunday in a
casket, draped with a United States
flag. He had been in Philadelphia
but was sent to Fort Dix, N. J., and
when he reached there it was
learned he had a high temperature
and was sent at once to the hospital.
Pneumonia developed. Its progress
was arrested, but his heart became
involved and soon thereafter death
resulted. His remains were sent to
his home and on Monday his body
was interred in the Pendergrass
cemetery with military honors.
He was thirty-seven years old and
was a Captain in the Army of the
United States. Asa soldier he made
a most excellent record and rapid
ly won military honors.
Two brothers are also members
of the armed forces of the United
States, Major Edwin Getzen and
Ensign Robert Getzen, both of
whom accompanied the body of
their brother to their boyhood
home.
In civil life Captain Getzen was
one of Jackson county’s best young
men. His fine character and genial
personality won for him many
friends, whether at home or in the
army.
The many friends of Professor
and Mrs. Getzen deeply sympathize
with them in the death of their
noble and patriotic son.
CONDITION OF JOHN MARSHALL
MELVIN 111 REPORTED BETTER
Gratifying news comes this morn
ing from the hospital in Athens that
the condition of John Marshall Mel
vin 111 shows decided improvement
and that the crisis has been passed.
He was taken ill almost a week ago
and when carried to the hospital,
an operation disclosed that he had
a ruptured appendix and his condi
tion was critical. Since then fami
ly and friends have awaited with
intense anxiety each day news from
his bedside.
John Marshall is the little son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Melvin, Jr., of
Atlanta and the grandson of Col.
and Mrs. John C. Turner of Jeffer
son.
SKELTON—COOPER
Homer LyLe Cooper and the form
er Miss Geneva Skelton of Jefferson
announced their marriage this
week, ceremony having taken place
on September 26th.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. Skelton of Jackson
Trail community, and is a most at
tractive and popular young lady.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Brit Cooper, and is a splendid
young man.
They have a host of friends wish
ing them much success and happi
ness.
JACKSON-BARROW MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION
The Jackson-Barrow Medical As
sociation met Monday night at the
Harrison Hotel. After being served
with dinner, the group entered into
discussions of matters pertaining to
their profession.
Members present were S. T. Ross,
E. R. Harris and W. T. Randolph
of Winder, A. A. Rogers, O. C. Pitt
man and L. Sanders of Commerce
and C. B. Lord of Jefferson.
WOMAN'S CLUB WILL MEET
MONDAY
The Woman’s Club will meet at
4 p. m. Monday in the Home Ec
building on Martin Institute camp
us. The hostesses are Mesdames Y.
D. Maddox, R. S. Johnson, E. H.
Deaton, W. C. Smith and J. E. Cok
er.
Rev. J. T. Burrell will be the
guest speaker.
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SIXTY-FIVE WHITE,
TWELVE COLORED,
CALLED BY BOARD
The following registrants have
been sent notice to report to the of- >
fice of the Local Board of Jackson
County on October 15th, at which |
time they will be sent to the Indue- I
tion Station at Fort McPherson, to
determine their fitness for service
in the Army.
Clifton Barber Wehunt.
John Dudley Dowdy.
Floyd Gale Truelove.
Charles Virgil Freeman.
William Perry Frost, Jr.
Ranzo Dillard Crocker.
James Charleston Morgan.
Ben Collier Holliday.
Hollis Henderson, Jr.
Jesse Harrison Cronic, Jr.
James Boyce Williamson.
Henry Arthur Hinesley.
Charles Raymond Daniel.
Robert Allen.
Lewis Henderson Vandiver.
Jackson Perry Speer.
Paul Watson Harwell.
Charles Cristopher Asbelle.
Arthur Hoyt McGinnis.
Grank Gerald Griffeth.
Calvin Wise Voyles.
Bruce Dee Cartchern.
Phillip Watson Thompson.
Bennie Dunkin Loggins.
William Gilbert Wilhite.
Edward L. Pirkle.
Willie Herman Seabolt.
Frank Homer Howard.
Bill Purcell.
Telford Lee Lord.
William Richard Lee Jones.
Robert Milton Wright.
George Barney Pace.
Jesse Harrison Ross.
Curtis Odell Snipes.
Clommie Gibson Carlton.
W. C. Stockton.
Cleveland Blalock.
Ralph Thomas Whitsal.
James Enoch Brown.
Guy Melvin Boyd.
James Arthur Whitlock.
Elmer Harold Boswell.
Willie Everett Hester.
Dewey Estes Chandler.
Durward Randolph Edwards.
Willie Edd Stringer.
Willie T. Morris.
Cline Fowler Fambrough.
Robert Lenora Milford.
James Berry Seay.
William Johnnie Aiken.
James Pierce Elliott.
Georgia Leachman.
Swayne Jolley Prichett.
Henry Watson.
Joe Wood.
William Kimsey.
Myron Alvin Hayes.
Clarence Foster Barnett.
Gordon Hogan.
William Thomas White.
Amory Loyd Poe.
James Relford Underwood.
John Elman Farmer.
The following colored registrants
have been sent notice to report to
the Local Board on October 27th,
sent to Fort Benning, Columbus,
Ga., to determine their fitness for
service in the Army:
Roy Cockran.
Alton Foote.
Fyate Moon.
Verner Gatheright.
C. B. Turner.
Howard Thomas Brooks.
Felton Davis.
Gaddis Stark.
James Sharp.
Summie Tate.
C. W. Gardner.
Conway Jackson.
JEFFERSON, Jackson County, Georgia.
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MISS ELIZABETH WHITFIELD WINS FIRST
PLACE IN DRESSMAKING CONTEST
Miss Elizabeth Whitfield, Jackson
County 4-H Club girl, won the
highest award in the annual nation
al dressmaking contest held in At
lanta Thursday.
But we will let Miss Winifred
Ware, Atlanta Constitution reporter,
tell the story:
Fashion shows aplenty I’ve seen.
At salons with fashionable address
es, rich draperies and “arty”
furnishings I have watched the
highest paid professional models in
New York parade the creations of
designers whose names are known
internationally. But today I saw a
fashion show of an entirely different
sort—one of unusual significance
and charm.
Four-H girls from over the state
of Georgia modeled the clothes they
had made for participation in the
annual dressmaking contest.
A fine show it was, too. The
girls were as pretty as Georgia
peaches are supposed to be. They
were young and fresh and had the.
wholesome, healthy look that o*ed
expects 4-H-ers to have. And
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clothes they had created with their
own fingers were as smart as could
be. *
These girls had started weeks ago
on this project that would carry the
winner from Georgia to Chicago in
December, where she will compete
with a girl from each of the other
states for the national dressmaking
honor. Since they were to wear
; their own creations before county
judges, then state and finally na
tional, these 4-H girls had chosen
colors and types of costumes which
they thought most becoming to
themselves. The sixteen girls who
reached the state finals today wore
blue velveteen, red corduroy, •
Scotch plaid, green and brown.
But the winner, Miss Elizabeth
Whitfield, of Jefferson, Ga., Jack-
; son county, wore an entire costume
of simple, very youthful, black
I velveteen.
Her dress was made with a plain
fitted bodice Which dropped to just
b' the normal waistline, where
the skirt by means of
at each side front,
collarless, and but-
Thursday, October 8, 1342. Vol. 68. No. 13.
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
NEEDED AMONG
MILITARY CAMPS
‘ In the United State” said Dr. J.
E. Coker at the Rotary luncheon
Tuesday, “There are sixty million
people who have not been reached
by the gospel. Of these, thirty
three million are adults, seventeen
million are children and ten million
are youths.” To reach these, church
es are making larger appropriations
for Home Missions.
Dr. Coker said four of the great
j sins of the times are Intemperance,
I Gambling, Immorality and Sab
bath desecration. On the question
of intemperance four and a half
billions are spent by this country
for intoxicating beverages. It is
impossible to tell just how great are
the immoral forces, but they are re
sponsible for all kinds of immoral
conduct.
Gambling is carried on in a social
and commercial manner and some
kind of gambling is done in almost
every community.
Sabbath descration has been
practiced so often that the com
mandment ‘‘Remember the Sab
bath Day to Keep it Holy” has been
almost effaced from people’s mem
ories. More Christian leaders and
more Christian teachings are need
ed among those who are enlisted in
the military service of our country,
"Will the church meet the situ
ation?” asked the speaker. “Senti
ment needs to be directed towards
this vital and important question
3nd Rotary can play an important
part in the matter.”
John L. Anderson and R. S. John
son made reports of the progress be
ing made in gathering scrap metal
in this community. Boy Scouts, as
well as 4-H Clubs, seem to be very
active.
President George W. Westmore
land being absent, Past-President
John N. Holder presided. Nine
members were absent.
Guest present was Mrs. C. B.
Lord of this city, wife of Dr. C. B.
Lord.
toned down the back with covered
buttons. Both buttons and button
holes, which looked quite profes
sional to me, were made by Miss
Whitfield, who is just 18. She has
been making her own clothes since
she was about 13, she said.
The dress has no ornament at all,
and around the perfectly plain col
larless neck, in simple good taste
Miss Whitfield wore a tiny gold
chain with small locket on it. She
had made her black velveteen beret,
too, and a pouchy bag of the vel
veteen which completed her cos
tume.
When the announcement that she
was the winner in the state was
made by W. S. Brown, of the Geor
gia Extension Service, at the fash
ion-show luncheon at Rich’s Mag
nolia tea room, Miss Whitfield shed
a few happy, girlish tears. But she
dried them hastily to pose for her
picture and to say “I’ll have to let
my mother know.”
Presiding at the 4-H fashion
i luncheon were W. A. Sutton, Jr.,
I state 4-H Club leader; Miss Emmie
Nelson, assistant state 4-H Club
leader; L. W. Eberhardt, Jr., assist
ant state 4-H Club leader; W. S.
Brown, director of Georgia Exten
sion Service; Miss Lurline Collier,
state/home demonstration agent,
an# Miss Leonora##.nderson, cloth
ing specialist. ■* ifflm. f,
BURIAL SERVICES FOR
MRS. LEE GUNNELLS
HELD MONDAY
Burial services were,held at* -I p.
m. Monday at the graveside in
Woodbine cemetery for Mrs. May
McGarity Gunnells, widow of *.he
late C. Lee Gunnells. Rev. A.
E. Barton and Dr. J. E. Coker of
ficiated in the presence of a group
of relatives and close friends of the
deceased.
Mrs. Gunnells passed away at
the home of her daughter in Colum
bus, with whom she had made her
home for several years, following a
heart attack.
Mrs. Gunnells was the oldest
daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs.
R. S. McGarity. She was reared in
Jefferson and was a graduate of
Martin Institute. Reared in a cul
tured, religious home she grew to
be a lovely young lady and then one
of Georgia’s most popular, cultured
matrons. Asa daughter, a wife, a
mother, she did not shirk the re
sponsibilities of these obligations
and always took a full part in the
many various activities for pro
gress.
Endowed with a personality that
was most charming in its warmth
and friendliness, she made count
less friends wherever she went.
News of her death brought expres
sions of deepest regret from her
man Jefferson friends.
Surviving the deceased are four
children, Mrs. Wright Brown and
Mrs. Guy Pekor of Columbus, Mrs.
Howard Henry Arnold II of Mc-
Kees Point, Pa., and Robert Lee
Gunnells, who is a representative of
the Coca-Cola Company on foreign
soil.
Also, surviving are the following
sisters and brothers: Mrs. Berta Mc-
Garity (Mrs. J. W.) White of Buch
anan, Miss Carolyn McGarity of
Atlanta, Mrs. Mattie McGarity (Mrs.
Thomas) Peacock of Atlanta, Mrs.
Annie Ried McGarity (Mrs. Dur
wood) Collier of Bartlesville, Fred
McGarity of Ft. Pierce, Fla., and
Paul McGarity of Charlotte, N. C.
COLE—RANKIN WEDDING
The interest of many friends of
the young couple will be centered
in the announcement of .the mar
riage of Miss Dorothy Elsie Cole of
Commerce to Milo Massey (Mickey)
Rankin of Jefferson. The ceremony
occurred on last Sunday afternoon
at the home of Rev. and Mrs. J. T.
Burrell. The attendants were two
close friends, Miss Dot Baker and
C. W. Vaughn of Commerce.
The lovely bride wore a costume
of soft blue wool with accessories
of brown. Her corsage was gladioli
and asters and her only ornament
was a cameo locket which her
grandfather had presented to her
grandmother many years ago.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Luther Cole of Commerce
and a granddaughter of D. P. Bolton
of Commerce, one of the Commis
sioners of Jackson County. She was
a member of the graduating class
of Commerce High School, 1941, and
later completed a business course
at Athens Business College. Since
that time she has been affiliated
with the Jackson County Ration
Board, a position which she is
capably filling.
The groom is the youngest of five
sons of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Rankin
of this city. He was born and rear
ed here and was graduated from
Martin Institute with the class of
1940. Since that time he has occu
pied a plac? in the business life of
Jefferson, being owner and manager
of Rankin Grocery Store.
The young couple have an apart
ment in the home of Mrs. W. W.
Dickson and are beginning their
life together with the best wishes of!
their many friends. \
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