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The Jackson Herald
Hume 74.
IIRLD WAR VET
RIED AT APPLE
nXEY SUNDAY
[ Fre d Smith, son of Mrs. Joe
L ith 0 f Commerce, was laid to
fat Apple Valley cemetery on
Ly afternoon. He was killed on
Lst 2. 1943, in North Africa
L j n the service of his country,
[burial services conducted by
h. C. Tooke of Commerce, was
hded by a large concourse of
lives and friends.
[ the time of his death Joe Fred
j 22 years of age. In the service
L country at the time were his
j brothers and three brothers-in-
One brother-in-law, Johnnie
Ihcock, was killed in Europe and
body is due to arrive in the
ss at an early date.
je deceased is survived by his
her, Mrs. Joe B. Smith of Com-'
ce; four brothers, T. N. Smith
irlando, Fla., Lloyd A. Smith of
ivford, Robert Smith of Denver,
irado, J. Sanford Smith of East
it; three sisters, Mrs. Suth
th, Mrs. Hitchcock Lindsey of
iston, Ala.; Mrs. Sarah S.
ght of Commerce and Mrs. Reba
Eubanks of Ellettsville, In
diaia. All the brothers and sisters
B here for the burial service. A
brAuer, Staff Sergeant Robert
&fth of Denver, is still in Service.
Iso, attending the burial service
an uncle, W. A. Douglas, and
of Columbia, S. C.; aunts, Mrs.
. Hood of Jefferson, Mrs. L. W.
m of Ridgecrest, N. C., Mrs.
Hinnant of Columbia, and his
dmother, Mrs. Bessie Douglas
irs of Nicholson.
ep sympathy is felt for the be
-5d family, but there is a ray of
nine that the body now rests
unerican soil.
HURCH NEWS
Christian Church
ber R. Allegood, Minister.
nday, June 6. 1948.
00 A. M.—Bible School Mrs.
' Isbell, Superintendent.
00 A. M. Morning Worship,
munion and Sermon.
0 P. M.—Youth Meeting,
cordial invitation is extended
1 people, especially those with
i regular church home, to wor-
District Convention
sses Doris Allen and Sue
ks.and Rev. and Mrs. H. R.
l°od attended the Spring Dis-
Convention of the Christian
ches held at the Erastus Chris-
Church last Sunday. The morn
-ovention sermon was preached
■ ev - H. R. Allegood. Rev. Grady
uson, former pastor of the
ch here, was the convention
dent. The attendance was good,
interest high. Among the speak
te Rev. E. N. Anthony, of
Shoals, Rev. Wilbur Wallace,
he\. Charles W. Ross, of Ma-
State Secretary of the Christian
r ches of Georgia.
rst Baptist Church
-JATHESON. Minister.
A. M. —Bible School.
... M. Morning Worship.
Training Union.
"T Evening Worship.
-sbyterian Circles
e t Monday
ties of the Woman's Aux
• the Presbyterian church
Single Copy Five Cents
J. ROBERT ELLIOTT
TO SUCCEED RIVERS
ATLANTA J. Robert Elliott,
young Columbus attorney and Her
man Talmadge’s floor leader during
the last Legislature, was picked in
formally as Georgia’s next Demo
cratic National Committeeman.
Sentiment was solid behind El
liott as the 120-member State Dem
ocratic Executive Committee select
ed 72 delegates to bear Georgia’s
banner at the Democratic National
Convention in Philadelphia July 12.
The delegates, with one-half vote
each, were instructed only to vote
as a unit. The course of opposition
to President Truman and his civil
rights program was left wide open.
The committee moved towards
forcng Acting Governor M. E.
Thompson to surrender any claim to
the Lieutenant-Governorship if he
becomes a candidate for Governor
in the September 8 primary.
It prescribed specifically that if
Thompson qualifies as a candidate
for Governor, a candidate definite
ly will be nominated for the two
year unexpired term as Lieutenant-
Governor.
Leaders said this set the stage
for a court challenge if Thompson
should attempt to cling to the Lieu
tenant-Governorshpi if he loses his
battle for Governor.
Actual selection of a National
Governor E. D. Rivers will be left to
Committeeman to succeed former
the delegation just prior to the Na
tional Convention. But leaders left
no doubt that Elliott was the man.
The committee proceeded smooth
ly through routine regulations for
the September 8 Democratic pri
mary. The closing date for entries
was set at July 10.
Entrance fees were left the same
—ssoo’ for Governor, U. S. Senator
and U. S. Representatives: S3OO for
Lieutenant-Governor, Public Ser
vice Commissioners, and Justices of
the Supreme Court and Court of
Appeals; and $250 for Judges and
Solicitors of Superior Courts.
rereseleeltftC tCttJCesho ws
will meet at 3 p. m. Monday with
Mrs. S. B. Archer, with Mrs. G. C.
Hargrove co-hostess
Womans Society Christian
Service Meets Monday
Mrs. J. Z. Carter, Mrs. Y. Z. Sail
ors and Mrs. L. B. Isbell will be
hostesses at Mrs. Carter’s home on
Monday at 4 p. m. to the members
of the Methodist Woman’s Society
of Christian Service.
REDSTONE CHURCH
On Sunday, June 6, at 8:00 p. m.
a group of ministerial students from
Bob Jones Univresity at Greenville,
S. C., will have charge of the meet
ing for young people at Redstone
Church.
An effort will be made to have
this group present at the Sunday
School hour at Crooked Creek
Church at 10:00 o’clock A. M.
Everyone invited to be present.
WHITE PLAINS
The White Plains Bible Class will
be held Saturday night, June 5, at
8:30 o’clock at the home of Jewell
Skelton. If you are interested in the
on going of God’s kingdom work,
you are especially invited.
Mrs. Taylor
Circle 2 Baptist
W. M. U. To Meet
Circle No. 2 of the Baptist W. M.
U. will meet at 4 p. m. Monday at
home of J/Irs. Soney Ramsey.
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
JAMES ARTHUR
TURNER CALLED
BY DEATH
Funeral services for James Ar
thur Turner were conducted by Rev.
J. D. Matheson Monday afternoon
in the First Baptist church of Jef
ferson. after which his body was
interred in Woodbine cemetery.
Mr. Turner became ill at his home
on Saturday night, was rushed to a
hospital where a few hours later he
passed away.
He was 73 years of age, and was
reared in Jackson county, a son of
the late ivir. and Mrs. Charles H.
burner, who resided in Cunningham
District. For sixteen years, he had
made his home on the Danielsville
road, near Athens, and was em
ployed by the Hanna Mfg. Cos. of
that city. Many of his associates in
that company attended the funeral
and formed an honorary escort.
Many other friends were present at
the obsequies.
Surviving the deceased are his
wife, Mrs. Jennie T. Turner; five
children, Mrs. Troy Davis of Ath
ens, Mrs. William Compton of Wash
ington, D. C., Elmer Turner of
Clarke county, Charlie Turner of
Haworth, Okla., and Paul Turner of
Athens; a sister, Mrs. J. G. Roberts
of Rt. 1, Jefferson; two brothers,
Hugh H. Turner of Rt. 1, Jefferson,
and Willie Turner of Atlanta.
Mr. Turner was a member of the
Baptist church and was a trustwor
thy, honorable and highly esteemed
citizen.
MRS. GREENE ATTENDS
HEALTH MEETING
Representing Jefferson at the
nineteenth annual meeting of the
Georgia Public Health Association,
at Savannah, was Woodie Ray
Greene, Jackson County Public
Health Nurse.
Mrs. Greene was among more
than 400 health workers from all
parts of Georgia and visiting ob
servers from three other states at
tending the first convention of the
Association ever to be held outside
of Atlanta.
PALL BEARERS
AT BRYAN FUNERAL
Acative pallbearers at the M. M.
Bryan funeral were:
H. W. Davis, R. S. Johnson, A. W.
Ash, H. E. Aderhalt, H. L. Garrison,
C. T. Storey, C. E. Hardy, J. M. Mel
vin.
Honorary pallbearers were T. M.
Forbes, M. B. Hall, Wm. H. James,
all of Atlanta; W. L. Erwin of Ath
ens, C .D. Cox and T. T. Benton of
Jefferson.
HARVEY C. BOYD
GRADUATES AT
“LITTLE” EMORY
Harvey Crawford Boyd, of Jeffer
son," will receive his diploma from
the Junior College division of
Emory-at-Oxford at the graduation
exercises on Friday of this week..
In addition to his scholastic
achievement, Harvey has been ac
tive in campus organizations at
Emory-at-Oxford. After graduation
there, he plans to study Theology
at Emory University in Atlanta.
WINDER SCHOOL HEAD
WINDER—W. P. Pickett, super
intendent of the Vidalia Schools for
five years, has been elected to head
Winder Schools, effective this Fall.
He succeeds H. K. Adams, who re
signed to become superintendent at
j Fayetteville.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR JOE R. WHITE
HELD WEDNESDAY
Joe R. White passed away Mon
day morning at a hospital in Colum
bia, S. C.
Funeral services, conducted by
Rev. T. C. Hardman, were held
Wednesday afternoon at Oconee
Baptist church in Jackson county.
Mr. White was 77 years of age,
was a native of Jackson county, son
of the late Robert and Helen Smith
White and had made his home in
Pauline, S. C., a suburb of Spartan
burg for the past several years.,
Surviving the deceased are his
wife, Mrs. Lula Brooks White; sons,
Hoyt, Howell, Nowell and J. R., Jr.
of Spartangurg, S. C., and Nolan of
Watkinsville; sisters, Mrs. George
D. Bailey of Jefferson, Mrs. T. J.
Barber of Rt. 2, Commerce, Mrs.
Fannie Gilbert and Mrs. Eula Parks
of Pendergrass.
Mr. White was a descendant of
two of Jackson County’s most prom
inent families and had a wide circle
of friends who will be saddened to
learn of his death.
COMMUNITY MEETING
AT COURTHOUSE
THURSDAY 8 F. M.
Everyone in Jefferson and sur
rounding towns is invited and urged
to attend the community meeting
for the Georgia Better Home Town
Contest Thursday night at 8:00.
A large crowd is expected at the
Jackson County Courthouse to hear
Frank A. Hood, from Atlanta speak
about the Georgia Champion Home
Town Contest sponsored by the
Georgia Power Company. Mr. Hood
represents the Power Company’s
Community Development Division
which has charge of the Better
Home Town Contest.
Jefferson has a good chance of
winning the SI,OOO cash first prize,
and Mr. Hood is expected to reveal
latest developments in the contest.
Clean-Up Campaign
This week marks the home
stretch in Jefferson’s City Council
sponsored Clean-Up Campaign. Doz
ens of projects have been complet
ed and practically every home
shows improvement in yards, land
scaping and general clean-up. City
councilmen who are also the contest
ward leaders will discuss the cam
paign at the community meeting
Thursday night.
Out to Win SI,OOO Prize
The local Clean-Up campaign has
given Jefferson a big stait in the
Better Home Town Contest. We are
out to win the $1,000.00 first prize
and make Jefferson the Champion
Home Town of Georgia.
Projects Completed
Of the 28 major improvement pro
jects underway, three have already
been completed, and all committees
are active working on the others.
First project completed was pro
moted by the city council —The fire
truck and all fire plugs have been
painted. Streets have been washed
and cleaned and the City Police
Dept, has set up a schedule to con
tinue street cleaning every week.
The main street in town has been
resurfaced and drainage improve
ments are underway. In addition
new streets have been paved.
COME TO COMMUNITY MEET
ING and learn more about what is
planned and being done for the
greater improvement and progress
of Jefferson.
A recent analysis of U. S. Navy
personnel figures shows that over
46% of the present Regular Navy
officers are former enlisted men.
Thursday, June 3, 1948
CONSTRUCTION ON
MAYSVILLE ROAD
Chairman W. A. Wages states
that work on the Jefferson-Mays
ville highway began Tuesday morn
ing near the corporate limits of the
city at the intersection of the Com
merce and Maysville roads. Con
tractor is the Hynds Construction
Company.
The length of the project is 6.051
miles which will be hard-surfaced,
and the bid price is $44,000.
It will consist of a top soil base,
tar prime, hot application bitum
inous material, coarse aggregate
cover material, bituminous liquid
seal and fine aggregate cover ma
terial. In other words, it will be an
asphalt road.
Work will.be completed in eighty
working days.
JOHN C. BEASLEY
CAMPAIGN MANAGER
Governor M. E. Thompson on
Monday named as manager of his
campaign State Highway Director
John Beasley. He granted Mr. Beas
ley a leave of absence from the
road department from June 15 to
September 9.
In naming Beasley his campaign
manager Thompson said that Assis
tant Highway Director Warren Neel,
a career engineer, would serve as
acting director of the department.
Beasley is head of a private bank
in Glennville. He was named State
Superintendent of Banks by Gov.
Talmadge in 1940, reappointed by
Gov. Arnall and transferred to the
Highway Department by Gov.
Thompson.
MRS. LONNIE I. GEE
DIED THURSDAY
GAINESVILLE Mrs. Lonnie
Ivey Gee, 76, of Gainesville, died
Thursday at the residence after a
short illness. Funeral services were
held Friday afternoon at the Moun
tain Creek Baptist Church, with
the Rev. J. A. Gee and the Rev. W.
A. Sailors officiating. Burial was in
the churchyard. Mrs. Gee was a na
tive of Jackson County and had liv
ed there most of her life. She had
been a member of the Harmony
Baptist Church for 62 years. Sur
viving are two sons, Leonard Gee,
Pendergrass Rt. 1; Ronald Gee,
Gainesville; three daughters, Mrs.
Little Mae Watson, Talmo; Mrs.
Dosie Hooper, Chicopee; Mrs. Datsy
Bloodworth, Gainesville.
MRS. H. C. TOLBERT
BURIED AT CENTER
Funeral services for Mrs. Harriet
C. Tolbert, widow of the late James
H. Tolbert, aged 75, was held Fri
day afternoon in the Methodist
church at Center, with Rev. W. S.
Gray of Crawford officiating. In
terment was in the Center cemetery.
A native of Jackson county and
resident of Clarke county for four
years prior to her death, Mrs. Tol
bert is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Hubert Shedd, Winterville,
and Mrs. B. F. Dodd, DeLand, Fla.;
three sons, Ed Tolbert and J. C. Tol
bert, both of Atlanta; four sisters,
Miss Annie Damron and Miss Kate
Damron both of Center, and Mrs.
W. M. Parsons and Mrs. C. A. Mat
thews both of Atlanta; two sisters
in-law, Mrs. J. T. Damron, Jackson
county, and Mrs. Alice Griffith,
Athens; and nine grandchildren.
NEW UNIVERSITY
COURSE DISCUSSED
BY DR. JONES
“Georgia will have a Veterinary
School second to none,” was the
statement of Dr. Tom Jones to Jef
ferson Rotarians at the luncheon on
Tuesday. He is the head of the new
Veterinary School in Athens on the
campus of the University of Geor
gia. Dr. Jones was presented to the
club by John L. Anderson, the near
program chairman.
Dr. Jones is a native of Wales bat
received his education in the United
States. He has three diplomas, DVS,
MA and MD, and is eminently quali
fide for the position he now holds
at the University of Georgia. He
said he knows Jackson county bet
ter than some residents of the coun
ty. When he was connected with the
State College of Agriculture as a
teacher he travelled every road m
the county over which an automo
bile could be driven inspecting cat
tle.
Georgia has become a great cattle
state, said Dr. Jones. The number
has increased from something more
than 500,000 in 1933 to 1,380,000 in.
1947. The number of mules and
horses has decreased because they
have been displaced on the farm by
mechanical equipment. With Geor
gia becoming a cattle state, it is
4
necessary to have a great Veteri
nary School, all of which will be
taught in one building on the cam
pus. A detailed description of the
new building was given by the
speaker.
Both John Anderson and President
Rob Kelly had some very compli
mentary remarks to make of the
message brought by Dr. Jones.
No visitors were present
members were absent.
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT
YOUTH ASSEMBLY
The Methodist youth of the
Gainesville District will meet at
Lake Louise, Toccoa, Ga., for a
three day assembly, June 15-17.
Rev. Delma Hagood, Winder, Ga,
will serve as dean, and the District
Superintendent, Rev. McLowery El
rod, will be platform speaker. The
theme of the assembly will be "Je
sus’ Way—Our Way.”
The courses and instructors for
seniors and young people, ages 15-
23, are as follows: Youth "and Wor
ship, Mrs. Rembert Green, Dahlome
ga, Ga.; Friendship and Marriage,,
Rev. Dow Kirkpatrick, Yoilng Har
ris, Ga.; What It Means to be a
Christian, Rev. H. C. Stralton,
Gainesville, Ga.; Senior and Young
People’s Program and Organization,
Rev. Wilson Sneed, Hoschton, Ga.
The intermediate courses and in
structors for ages 12-14 are as fol
lows:
Exploring the Bitoe With Inter
mediates, Rev. Lamar Ray, Ckarks
ten, Ga., and Rev. J. B. Godfrey,
Chicopee, Ga.; Our Living Church,
Rev. Lamar Cherry, Duluth, Ga.
Miss Bert Winter, Conference Ru
ral Worker, will teach The Metho
dist Youth Fellowship for adult
workers with youth.
Rev. Ed Elliott, Dahlonega, Ga.,,
will be chairman of recreation.
The cost per person will be s#.oo.
All registrations should be sent
(with -1.00 rgeistration fee) to the
District Director, Miss Virginia Bay,
istration at Lake Louise will begin
Box 474, Qainesville, Ga. Final reg-
Tuesday morning, June 15, at 10
o’clock. Everyone is asked to please
bring a lunch for the noon meal,
which will be a picnic by the lake.
Cathrine Pirkle, Hoschton,.
Publicity Chairman
No. 51.