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The Jackson Herald
VOLUME 71
REGISTRANTS GO
to McPherson
The following white registrants
were sent on May 18, 1945, to Ft.
McPherson, Atlanta, Ga., for pre
induction physical examination to
determine their fitness for service
in the armed forces of the United
States, by Local Board of Selective
Service of Jackson County.
Frank Lucian Harber.
B. A. Gee.
Bennie Herschel McDonald:
James Edward Alexander.
Buford Clyde Crawford.
W. T. Gee.
Telvie Pittman Faulkner.
Clarence R. M. Pittman.
Morgan J. P. Adams.
Theo Frederick Ward.
Julian Arelious Daniel.
Audrey E. Quillen.
Willie Jessie Barden.
George Elbert Whitfield.
Robert Reese Lackey.
Hoyt Julian Roberts.
Joseph Edward Seay.
Otis William Parr.
Scales Christian Morris.
Leonard Jackson Irvin.
Ralph Otis Archer.
Comer Frank Hampton.
Charles Benson Wood.
George Otis McElreath.
James Thomas Hembree. . in
Fred Homer Tanner.
AGED CITIZEN
DIES NEAR TALMO
Leonidas R. Pettyjohn, 39, died
at his home near Talmo Tuesday
morning. His demise came suddenly.
Funeral services were held from
Harmony Baptist Church in Tad
more District, Hall County, at 3 o’-
clock Wednesday afternoon, Rev. C.
E. Vaughan officiating. Interment
was in the churchyard.
Mr. Pettyjohn was born in Jack
son County and was a member of
Harmony. He was a farmer and held
the high regard of his neighbors and
friends. Survivors include his wife;
four sons, B. S. of Ft. Worth, Tex.,
B. P. of Talmo, Claude of Chamblee,
Leroy of Talmo; two daughters, Mrs.
Florence Martin and Mrs. Irene
Esco, both of Talmo, besides nine
grandchildren and numerous great
grandchildren.
When the writer became editor of
The Herald 54 years ago, L. R.
Pettyjohn’s name was on the sub
scription list and has remained
there all these years of more than
a half century.
Frank M. Duncan
Receives Discharge
Frank M. Duncan of Jefferson was
honorably discharged recently from
the Army at the Ft. McPherson
Separation Center, after serving in
the Army for 54 months.
At the time of his discharge, he
was serving as an, engineer. He had
been stationed at the following
places, Ft. Benning, Plattsburg, N.
Y., Camp Edwards, Mass., Ireland,
England, Algeria, Sicily and Italy.
Cpl. B. J. Sailors
CHANUTE FIIELD, 111.—Cpl.
Benjamin O. Sailors, son of Rev.
and Mrs. B. M. Sailors, Route 1,
Nicholson, Ga., has completed train
ing and has been graduated from
this school of the Army Air Forces
Training Command.
While attending this Army Air
Forces Training Command School
he received instruction in the Air
plane Electrical Mechanic Course,
and in various technical operations
vital to the maintenance of the
country’s fighting planes.
Meet In England
S. Sgt. S. J. Wade, son of Mr. and
Jlrs. Marion Wade of Athens, and
husband of Mrs. Lois Wade of Lang
don, Mo., and J. C. Wade, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Wade of Athens,
had the privilege of meeting in Eng
land.
Sgt. Wade is an Engineer on B-17,
while J. G. Wade is a navigator on a
B-17, both attached to the Eighth
Air Force.
What a thrill the two boys had
after not seeing each other for a pe
riod of two years and eight months.
Sgt. Wade is an uncle of J. G.
Wade.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS
EIGHTY-FIFTH COMMENCEMENT OF
MARTIN INSTITUTE CAME TO CLOSE MONDAY
The eighty-fifth commencement of Martin Institute came to a close
on Monday night, when diplomas were given 42 young men and women.
The exercises opened with the senior class marching down the isle of
the church auditorium between lines formed by the young ladies of the
junior class, who wore lovely white dresses.
Dr. O. C. Aderhold, Professor of Education, University of Georgia,
was introduced by Professor A. W. Ash. Dr. Aderhold made a most in
teresting and informative address on the “Educational Program of the
United States.” He prefaced his remarks by reciting incidents connected
with his life the first seven years of his teaching profession when he was
Superintendent of Martin Institute. These, he said, he regarded as the
happiest and most satisfactory years experienced since his graduation
from the State University.
M. M. Bryan presented the diplo- |
mas to the graduates, the Valedic-1
tory was given by the first honor j
graduate, Miss Sybil Elder, and the !
presentation to the school of a Unit
ed States Flag was made by Bert
Kizer. Music for the exercises was
rendered by Miss Mabeth Storey.
The closing exercises of the school
began with the recitals of Miss Ma
beth Storey’s music classes on May
11.
At 11:00 a. m. Friday, May 18,
34 members of the Seventh Grade
presented r rogram and were pro
moted to the High School depart
ment. Miss Jimmie Vandiver was
first honor in this class and Misses
Mildred Elizabeth Hall ahd Virginia
Irene Payne, and Thomas Marion
Meades graduated with honor.
On Friday evening the Seniors
presented their “Class Night” Ex
ercises with the following program:
Welcome, Herbert Frost; History,
Ernestine Shumake; President’s ad
dress, Chester Varnum; In My
Heaven, Vernard Moore; Prophecy,
Bert Kizer; Who’s Who, Jurelle
Saterfield; Presentation of Gifts,
Juanita Smallwood and Alva Joe
Lavender; Last Will and Testament,
Martha Lyle; At The Cross Roads,
Evelyn Carlyle.
The baccalaureate sermon was de
livered on Sunday morning by Dr.
Harrison McMains, pastor of the
First Christian Church, Atlanta,
who was introduced by Rev. D. H.
Havens, pastor of the Jefferson
Christian Church. Dr. McMains de
livered a most interesting discourse
on The Highways of Life, dividing
the subject into four heads, Physi
j cal, Mental, Social and Spiritual,
i The church was crowded to the last
i seat, with many standing, and the
■ highest praise was expressed for the
I splendid sermon. Music, with Miss
Mabeth Storev at the organ, was
rendered by the school Glee Club.
SEVEN CONTRACTORS
BID ON SCHOOL B’LD’G
On Friday in the office of Coun
ty School Superintendent T. T.
Benton, bids for the erection of a
school building in Jefferson were
opened and read.
There were seven bids, the three
lowest being: A. J. Collins, base bid,
$209,218.00; A. Farnell Blair, Inc.,
base bid, $214,255.00; Hardin &
Ramsey Cos., base bid, $219,297.00.
Official information is that con
tract was not let and all bids are
being studied by the architects and
federal engineers. As soon as their
studies are completed the bids will
either be rejected or one will be ac
cepted. If neither bid is accepted
then new bids will be asked.
MRS. J. B. PATRICK CROSSED THE BAR
She resteth now. No more her
breast
Heaves with its weary breath;
Pain sits no longer on the brow
Where lies the calm of death.
Sunk to her rest like tired child,
She lies in slumber deep,
Softly folded in the arms of
Him
Who giveth his beloved sleep.
Sara Josephine Sanders, Mrs. J.
B. Patrick, was born September 8,
1861, the daughter of Jerry and Sara
Elizabeth Sanders. Her father died
in the War Between the States and
she spent part of her childhood days
with her grandfather, Calvin San
ders, a Baptist minister, who joined
the Sardis Church in Hart County
May, 1828.
She received most of her educa
tion while staying with him: also,
the great spiritual training that fol
lowed her through life. He was very
fond of her, and always carried her
with him to all his appointments,
and she sat beside him in the pul
pit while he delivered his sermons.
She joined the Baptist Church when
quite young and always lived up to
the teachings of her grandfather.
After moving to Jefferson, she af
filiated with the Jefferson Baptist
Church, where she has been a mem
ber since 1907.
October 21, 1877, she was happily
married to J. B. Patrick with whom
she lived for 63 years. Her crown
ing grace was her beautiful home
life which was built of love for her
devoted husband and children. Sur
viving her are two sons, W. L. and
N. M. Patrick, and one daughter,
Mrs. Ethel Dadisman, with whom
she lived. One child, Coley Brant
ley, died at the age of seven years.
Seven grandchildren, five boys
and two girls and three great grand
children survive her. All five grand
sons are in service for their country.
She was by nature of a retiring dis
position, yet often sparkling with
life and cheer when surrounded by
relatives and friends. She was pre
eminently the quiet w oman whose
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GEORGIA
JACKSON COUNTY
NATIVE DIES IN
OCONEE COUNTY
Funeral services were held at
Johnson’s Church, Oconee County,
for Willie L. Butler, aged 56, who
died at his home in that county, af
ter an illness of only a few days.
He was a native of Jackson County.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Alva Butler; four daughters, Mrs.
Mark Gering of Athens, Mrs. John
Toole of Colbert, Mrs. Moses Mar
low of Bogart, and Miss Emma But
ler of Bogart; three sons, Will H.
Butler of Bogart, Marvin Butler,
Army, Calvin Butler of Bogart; two
| sisters, Mrs. John Davis of Brasel
ton, Mrs. John Morris of Braselton,
; and one brother, Russ Butler of
Farmington.
VISITORS FOR
MRS. PATRICK’S
FUNERAL FRIDAY
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Carter, Mr. afid
Mrs. A. M. Langford, Mr. and Mrs.
F. M. Vandiver, Mrs C. B. Benton
of Athens, Miss Estelle Patrick, Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Pulliam, Miss Ruby
Pulliam of Commerce, Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Patrick and baby of Dothan,
Ala., Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rankin,
Billy and Eleanor Rankin of Ander
son, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Misen
hamer of Cornelia, Mr. and Mrs. J.
R. White, Howell White of Pauline,
S. C., Mr. and Mrs. N. M Patrick of
Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Nether
ton of Decatur.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
NEXT SATURDAY
The Second Quarterly Conference
of the Jefferson Circuit will be held
in Lebanon Church next Saturday.
District Superintendent J- Foster
Young will bring the message at
11 a. m., Central War Time. Dinner
will then be served at the church
and in the afternoon the business
session of the conference will be
held.
B. M. Bowen, P. C.
heart was the home altar. Her de
votion to duty was ideal and
through her life there ran the sweet
spirit of love and charity to her fel
lowman.
The memory of her life of meek
ness, purity and Godliness will ever
linger as a benediction upon the
lives and hearts of those who came
under her influence. For several
months she was a shut-in, caused
by a fall, but through all her suffer
ing she was patient . In the after
noon of May 17, 1945, the summons
came. God beckoned.
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me
And may there be no moaning
at the bar,
When I put out to sea.
For tho’ from out our bourne
of time and place
The floods may bear me far,
I hope to see my pilot face to
face
When I have crossed the bar.
The above poem was given by
Rev. J. D. Matheson, who conducted
the funeral services at the home, as
sisted by Dr. M. H. Massey and Rev.
R. E. Carter in a very impressive
ceremony. Miss Mabeth Storey
sweetly rendered the organ music.
The interment took place in Wood
bine cemetery to rest beside her de
parted husband.
The flowers were many and beau
tiful, expressing the love and sym
pathy of countless friends.
The pall bearers were: J. L. Pat
rick. S. E. Misenhamer, W. W. Rank
in, John B. Brooks, W. H. Spratlin
and Charles Wilbanks.
She was left to a place of quiet
and peace,
Out of a land that is gloomy
And where flowers fade away,
Out of a land of night.
Into the perfect day.
Into- a land of joy above
Where there's a tender Father’s
love.
— j->y a Friend.
J. I. ALMAN
SPEAKS TO ROTARY
"In 1905 the common schools of
Georgia received a direct appropria
tion from the Legislature for each
year of one million dollars. Now
there is received by these schools
through the Legislature 23 million
dollars per year.”
This was the statement of Dr. J.
I. Alman, assistant State School
Superintendent of Education of
Georgia, who made a speech to Jef
ferson Rotary Tuesday. He said he
was educated to be a school teacher
and that he was taught to require
school children to do the things they
dislike to do, so as to
make them well rounded citizens.
The thing to do, however, is to en
courage the students &nd render all
possible assistance to them to do
what pleases them most. If, for in
stance, they wish to be farmers,
teach them agriculture; if teachers,
encourage them in pedagogy.
He declared that many schools in
Georgia shape their school program
to prepare the children for college,
whereas the fact is that only six
school children in each hundred ev
er go to college. One thing very
much needed is to revise the school
laws so that the 94 per cent who do
not go to college may receive more
training in the common schools of
the state. They should be given the
opportunity there to find out what
they want to do and to be given
special instruction along the desires
of their minds and hearts. The state
this year is paying teachers salaries
for 11 months and the children
should attend school and be the
beneficaries of longer terms. The
course of study should be revised
so that those who will not go to
college will get more instruction
and better education in the com
mon or public schools.
George Westmoreland, chairman
of the program committee, highly
eulogized Dr. Alman as one of Geor
gia’s outstanding citizens and one
of her progressive educators.
There will be no meeting of Jef
ferson Rotary next Tuesday at noon,
but the weekly meeting will be held
in the Harrison Hotel on Thursday,
at 8:30 p. m., E. W. TANARUS., when Rotary
Anns will be the honor guests.
The guests at Rotary this week
were R. S. Powers of Commerce,
Manager Belk-Gallant Cos., R. H.
Griffeth, assistant County School
Superintendent, and Bob Appleby,
in the armed foreces who is at home
on leave of absence.
District Governor’s report showed
that Jefferson Rotary’s attendance
I last month was 93.75. Jefferson Ro
tary was listed with clubs that made
100 per cent in attendance at one
meeting at least.
District Rally
Baptist WMU To
Meet At Maysville
The Women’s Missionary Union
rally of the First District, Sarepta
Baptist Association, will meet on
Friday, May 25, at the Maysville
Baptist Church, at 9:30 a. m. tCen
tral War Time).
Mrs. T. K. Miller, secretary, will
preside. She will call the roll of
the ten societies of the disrrict. Each
is to give the most outstanding work
for the year, also, future plans.
Miss Dolly Hiett will be the prin
cipal speaker. She will speak to the
young people in the afternoon also.
Mrs. Y. D. Maddox, the Young
Peoples’ leader, will have charge of
the afternoon program. Representa
tives from all the young people’s
organizations will make reports.
Luther Berryman
Passes In Hall County
Final rites were conducted on
Thursday, May 10, from Walnut
Baptist Church near Braseiton for
Luther J. Berryman, 73, who died
at his home in Hall County. He was
a Baptist, a native of Jackson Coun
ty and a former citizen of Puckett’s
District of Gwinnett County. Mr.
Berryman was a successful farmer
and business man until his health
forced his retirement.
Besides his wife, he is survived
by two daughters, Miss Virginia
Berryman of Atlanta, and Mrs. Artis
Pirkle; one grandson, Jerry Landal
Pirkle of Flowery Branch; four
brothers, T. F. J. Berryman of
Orange Cone, Calif., T. C. Berry
man of Ft. Myers, Fla.. C. T. Berry
man of Braseiton, and D. S. Berry
man of Jefferson; two sisters. Mrs.
Harry Osmer of Chicago, and Mrs.
L. Rockway of Huntington, Calif.
Mrs. T. W. Segers and two chil
dren, Miss Martha Ann and Scney,
left this week for Sparta, where
they will make their home. Since
residing in Jefferson, they have
made many friends, who regret
their departure.
THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1945
Governor Wins
Freight Rate Case
ATLANTA, Ga.—The south and west have won their long fight for
parity with the east in basic freight rates.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered, in effect, that as soon
as the schedules can be prepared, an article moving by railroad freight
shall take the same rate classification regardless of where it starts and
stops, east of the Rocky Mountains.
It also directed that uniform class I
rates be established for that whole ‘
territory, effectually eliminating
present territorial divisions.
Only class rates were affected.
In general, articles moving under
class rates are those of the same
general character, which are placed
in a class and where the shipment is
not large enough to demand a com
modity rate. These customarily in
clude such things as shoes, watches,
and other manufactured articles.
The case decided by the ICC was
filed in 1939 by the southern gov
ernors conference. It brought pro
longed hearings, and Governor Ar
nall was not satisfied with the pro
gress being made and the delays en
countered in reaching a decision.
So last year, he filed his anti-trust
suit against the railroads to force
the issue.
Pointing out that the late Presi
dent Roosevelt advised him to file
the suit so as to “put dynamite
under the ICC and force a decision,”
Arnall declared:
“The real credit for the south’s
victory should properly go to Presi
dent Roosevelt. Were he alive today
he would get a real chuckle out of
action of the ICC.”
The Supreme Court decided the
case brought by Governor in his fa
vor.
In explaining the continuance of
his supreme court case, Arnall al
leged that through the American As
sociation of Railroads and its sub
sidiary rate bureaus and conferences
the railroads have an anti-trust mo
nopoly in making rates.
“One conference, say in New Eng
land,” he explained, “can by objec
tion prevent * a southern shipper
from getting a good rate into Chica
go. which is in another conference
entirely. The shipper must appeal
to the American Association, and
this is so thoi’oughly dominated by
the ‘official territory’ that any ap
peal is almost hopeless. In my opin
ion, it is the strongest kind of trust
and should be outlawed.
“When we have broken down that
system we will get the railroads on
the proper basis and the rate mak
ing into the proper system.”
Nicholson Soldier At
Ft. George Meade
Pvt. Cletus Cook entered the In
fantry of the U. S. Army, November
25, 1944.
He received his basic training at
Camp Blanding, Fla., and after a
14-day furlough at home, he re
ported to Ft. George G. Meade, Md.,
for re-assignment.
Pvt. Cook is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. William A. Cook of Nicholson,
and enjoys the friendship of a wide
circle of friends, who wish him ev
ery success in the service.
VETERINARIAN TO
SPEAK TO BUREAU
The Jackson County Farm Bureau
will hold its monthly meeting Sat
urday afternoon, May 26, at 3:00
o'clock, E. W. TANARUS., in the court house
here in Jefferson.
Dr. L. R. Smith, operator of the
American Serum Distributors ip At
lanta and one of the most prominent
veterinarians in the state, will talk
to the group on parasites and dis
eases of livestock and poultry. Dr.
Smith has a timely, important and
valuable message and makes an in
teresting address. All members are
urged to attend and other farmers
interested in this subject are also
invited.
Anew community chapter has
been formed at Dry Pond and has
about 25 members. J. C. Turner,
president of the Farm Bureau, and
S. J. Suddath, secretary and treas
urer, request a large attendance at
this meeting.
EQUALIZATION BOARD
MEETS AT COURT HOUSE
On Tuesday the Tax Equalization
Board of Jackson County met in j
the court house. The Board con
sists of A. A. Frost, Jefferson, chair
map. R. L. Pirkle of Hoschton and
C. J. Hardman of Commerce, mem
bers. Mrs. A. O. Hood is clerk. This
is the first meeting held this year
by the Board, which will be in ses
sion at least two weeks, going over
tax returns, visiting tax payers and
NUMBER 49
EUGENE COOPER
LIBERATED FROM'
GERMAN PRISON
Eugene Cooper writes his mother,
Mrs. Ina L. Cooper, Pendergrass:
“Freedom at last! I am on my way
home, so they say. Words can not
explain how I feel, but it’s mighty
good. My own outfit liberated me.
Was I glad to see them? I did not
receive any mail while I was a pris
oner of war. A lot of things have
happened that I do not know any
thing about, but maybe I can get
caught up with the news little by
little. I was liberated on the third
of May.”
Eugene Cooper has been a pris
oner in Germany for about fifteen
months. A brother, Hoyt, writes his
mother from a hospital in England
that he is improving from wounds
received in action. A third son of
Mrs. Cooper, C. P., is also in service,
stationed at Camp McCall, Ala.
Mrs. Emma Sheppard
Burns Passes Tues.
Mrs. Emma Sheppard Burns, wid
ow of Dr. John Know Burns, prom
inent north Georgia physician, died
Tuesday at her home in Claikes
ville. Funeral services were held
Wednesday at the residence. The
Rev. Charles C. West, pastor of the
Clarkesville Presbyterian Church,
officiated. Survivors include ‘ two
daughters Mrs. I. H. Suttor of
Clarkesville, Mrs. Troy G. Chastain
of Atlanta; two sons, Dr. John Knox
Burns of Gainesville and William
Brantley Burns of Atlanta; two sis
ters, Miss /Bice Sheppard and Miss
Eugenia Sheppard, both of Com
merce, and three brothers, Frank H.
Sheppard of Jefferson, J. J. Shep
pard of Atlanta, and Paul G. Shep
pard of Llano, Tex.
Bill Thompson
Reported Missing
Bill Thompson of the United
States Navy, formerly with Rogers
Store in Commerce, was reported
Tuesday as missing in action.
Bill was connected with the U. S.
Postal Service in the Navy and until
recently had been making short
cruises from the Jacksonville base.
Mrs. Thompson had not received a
letter for a month until the message
came from the War Department
Tuesday. (;<|J
Mrs. Thompson and children make
their home in Maysville.
Cpl. Cecil L. Clark
Is Commended
WITh THE EIGHTH INFANTRY
DIVISION IN GERMANY.—The
word “agent” in the European The
ater of Operations means a GI who
drives a' jeep and delivers urgent
messages at any hour of the day or
night—in rain or freezing cold, no
matter the time or the danger of the
mission. f
When such an urgent message ar
rives at headquarters, and if its na
ture is too secret to intrust to xaiHo
or telephone, out goes the call for
messengei service. A jeep starts
warming up and a couple of usually
tired and grumbling Gl’s stumble
their way into it and off they go.
Cpl. Cecil L. Clark, Braseiton, Ga..
belongs to the 45th Field Artillery
Battalion of tho Eighth Infantry Di
vision, and is one of six soldiers com-*
limented for the highly competent
manner in which these communica
tions were kept open during com
bat.
PREACHING AT HIGH VIEW
Rev. Joe Norton of Buford will
preach at High View, the church
h ibe Mill Village, on Sunday night