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THURSDAY. JUNE 17. 1948
THE JACKSON HERALD
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Entered at The Jefferson Post Office
As Second-Class Mail Matter
ALONG THE WAT
Congress is on its last lap before
adjournment on June 19. In his
Western speaking tour, President
Truman said this is the worst Con
gress that ever convened in the his
tory of our government. Republic
ans reply that he is the worst Presi
dent who ever occupied the White
House and that Congress has not
had his cooperation, but that he
has resisted the efforts of Congress
to' enact wholesome laws. Demo-
crats have sustained the President
in some of his recommendations,
while there has been a divided
Democratic party on other legisla
tion suggested by the Chief Execu
tive. Only one of his Civil Rights
bills has been passed by this Con-
gress, outlawing collection of poll
taxes by any state. This does not
affect Georgia as poll taxes have
already been abolished by the Leg
islature of the State. Southern
Democrats vehemently opposed the
passage of this bill, because, as Sen
ator Richard B. Russell declared,
‘‘This bill goes to the very heart of
the Constitution of the United
States, which guarantees the States
certain rights and this proposed
measure is strictly a States Rights
matter.” It passed the Senate by a
very small majority.
Senator Russell has been very
active and very effective in oppos
ing President Truman’s other Civil
Rights propositions recommended to
Congress. As we predicted some
time ago, the Anti-Lynch, F.E.P.C.
and Anti-Segregation bills will not
be passed by this session of Con
gress but there will be a battle
royal over them when Congress
meets again. Senator Russell has
been so aggressive in his opposition
to these bills that he proposed an
amendment to the Draft Bill which
would permit any member of the
military forces to have the right to
determine in his service the ques
tion of his own segregation. Senator
Russell has received the support in
his efforts for segregation, not only
from the Senators of the Solid
South, but members of the Upper
House from other States. He has
made a very deep impression in his
leadership on these vital questions,
not only on the law making body
of our country, but the people of
the United States from coast to
coast.
Congress has passed a bill to draft
men from 19 to 25 years of age for
military service for a period of two
years. This will greatly increase the
Army, Navy and Air Forces of the
United States. Only recently three
billion dollars were added to the
regular appropriatiori bill for the
Air Force. There was a fight be
tween the House and Senate over
the amount appropriated for aid to
foreign countries. The original
amount agreed upon was reduced
by the House which was accom-
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plished under the leadership of
Speaker J. W. Martin. When the
bill reached the Senate, President
of the Senate A. H. Vandenburg
took the lead to restore the amount
that was taken off by the House.
The House voted five billions, nine
hundred and eighty millions, while
the Senate insisted on six billions,
five hundred and thirty-three mil
lion dollars. When this is written
the differences between the House
and Senate had not been settled,
but there is little doubt that the
Senate’s position will be sustained.
If war with Russia should come, the
United States Government not only
intends to be well prepared but also
to help its friends and allies over
seas to be ready for the conflict.
It has been the purpose of Con
gress to enact the above and some
other minor laws before convention
of the parties meet to nominate
candidates for - president and vice
president. Republican, Democratic
and the Third Party conventions
will all be held in Philadelphia. The
Republicans will hold their conven
tion, then will come the Democratic
gathering and then the Third Party
meeting. It is a question whether
Dewey, Stassen, Taft or Vanden
burg will be nominated by the Re
publicans. The last named may be
the compromise candidate. The
Democrats will name Truman but a
large number of the party will make
a strong protest against his being
the standard bearer of the party of
Jefferson, Jackson, Wilson and
Roosevelt. There is no doubt about
Henry Wallace being the candidate
for President of the new Third
Party.
After the nomination of candi
dates for the highest offices in the
gift of the people, then a sure en
ough contest will be waged until
election day in November. The
Republicans feel cocksure of win
ning the election. President Truman
will be aggressive in his campaign
to win the coveted honor and to
continue his residence in the White
House, but he has some obstacles,
one of which is the sentiment of the
South against his Civil Rights bills.
Will the South be solid for the Pres
ident or will some Southern States
refuse to support him as they did
Alfred E. Smith when he was the
Democratic nominee? In that elec
tion it will be remembered some of
the Southern States cast their votes
for Herbert Hoover, but Georgia has
never failed to be in the Democratic
column since the “War Between the
States.” It is our opinion that Geor
gia will support in the General
Election this year the Democratic
nominee for President. Although
Mr. Truman has very strong oppo
sition in Georgia and the State
would not cast its vote for him in a
Democratic primary, some Demo
crats v will vote against him in No-
The Jackson Herald, Jefferson, Georgia
vernber while others will remain
away from the polls, but there is
little doubt about him receiving the
vote of the State.
Jefferson will in the not far dis
tant future have anew school build
ing for the colored population of
this city and Jackson Cpunty.
Through an advertisement in tfle
paper bids were asked for the erect
ion of this school structure and the
low bidder was Mr. B. U. Thurston,
of Gainesville. The school building
will provide housing, equipment and
conveniences for the colored school
children. They merit these things.
The school should be supplied with
a sufficient number of teachers to
give careful instruction to every
child in the school room and these
teachers should receive compensa
tion commensurate with their ser
vices. Jefferson City School is for
tunate in having Professor Cash and
his wife in charge of this institution.
When more teachers are provided,
then Jefferson will have a first class
high school as well as grammar
school, where colored children will
be given instructions.
Jackson County is soon to have j
another paved road. In another col
umn of The Herald the State High- '
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We’ll have it Friday . . . The Car of the Year,
the Ford Forty Niner! It's the one and only NEW
car in its field, and you can see it at our show
rooms Friday! There never was an automobile
like this before. There is no other like it today.
The revolutionary, new '49 Ford is a complete
break with the past. It was designed by you—
all the way through. Yes, in surveys, letters and
personal interviews, you told Ford what you
wanted. And it’s on its way! It looks like a
custom built car!
Just for the thrill of it, look at the list of new
features. And for an even bigger thrill—your
biggest thrill of the year —see the 49 Ford,
“The Car of the Year”, at our showrooms Friday!
way Department is advertising for
bids to construct six miles of grad
ing and paving on what is known
as the Talmo-Maysville road, be
ginning at State Route 11 in Talmo
and extending toward Maysville.
The bids will be opened on June 25,
and the work is to begin 10 days
after the formal execution of the
contract and shall be completed
within 150 working days.
A representative of Routson Bus
iness College in Athens was in this
office last week and stated that he
received a greater number of re
sponses from his ad in The Herald
than any newspaper which carried
his ad. He said, “I am well pleased
with your paper as an advertising
medium. It reaches the people and
is read by them.”
Nolan J. Hale of Attica district
was in our sanctum one day last
week. He is a veteran of World War
I and is a very interesting and en
tertaining gentleman. Four years
ago he was a candidate for County
Commissioner and lacked only a
few votes of being successful, but
this year he declined to renew his
political efforts.
George Langford complimented
us with some home-grown honey,
produced by his own bees. This
product of the apiary is clear and
well flavored and when put on hot
cakes covered with either Jackson
County butter or oleo, it makes a
menu that satisfies the taste of the
most fastidious.
Chairman W. A. Wages carried us
out on the Jefferson - Maysville
highway, Thursday, to witness the
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Jefferson, Georgia
work in progress on the road pro
ject. Grading is now being done
quite rapidly and the hard surfacing
will follow. He then carried us by
the County Farm, where Warden
John Beatty was threshing grain,
which was harvested with a binder
and threshed by a separator so as
to save all the straw, which will be
baled. Chairman Wages showed us
some of the largest and most
A FEW SACKS OF SAND
CAN SAVE A COMMUNITY
in the right place at the right time, a few bags
of sand can save a town from flood. The sand costs but
a few dollars. The loss through flood might run into
millions.
t And so it is with life insurance. A few dollars in the
right place at the right time can avert great misery
for your family.
Consult a friendly Life of Georgia agent today!
TH E O lTd ~REL IA B L E -SIN C E~i 8Q 1 7
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June !Sl
healthy looking corn we have
in Jackson County. The Cos
Farm is in a very high state of
tivation.
BULLDOZER WORj
Will build Lakes. Terraces,
grading, clearing, basements.
Harold M. Jarrett
Phone 136 Jefferson,
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NEW! You wanted SAFETY. So we
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NEW! You wuned COMFORT. It’s
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Springs. It rides like a dream!
NEW! You wanted ECONOMY. New
V-8 and SIX Engines. Up to 10% more
gas economy. (Up to 25% with Over
drive, optional at extra cost.)
NEW! You wanted BEAUTY. Well,
you’ll see for yourself June 18! You'll
call Ford "The Car of the Year!"