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The Jackson Herald
Volume 75.
W. A. LANGFORD
DIED SEPTEMBER 22
AT DRY POND
One of Jackson County’s most out
standing and prominent citizens
passed away on last Wednesday
night, September 22.
Following a long illness, Weldon
A. Langford, aged 77, died at his
home at Dry Pond.
Mr. Langford was a native of Hall
county, but had resided in Jackson
for many years, where his home was
noted for genuine hospitality. He
engaged in business and was a suc
cessful farmer, but, due to impaired
health, he retired from business
several months ago. He was a mem
ber of Dry Pond Methodist Church,
was chairman of the Board of Stew
ards, was loyal to his church duties
and was noted for his Christian
character.
Serving for many years as trustee
of the Dry Pond school, he took an
interest in civic and political activi
ties.
Funeral services were held at Dry
Pond Methodist church Friday,
September 24. The officiating min
isters were District Superintendent
McLowery Elrod, Rev. G. T. Shell,
Rev. J. A. Langford. Music was
furnished by Miss Adelle
Misses Grace and Bonnie Carter,
the latter singing, “The Lord’s
Prayer.”
Active pall-bearers were B. N.
White, L. W. Eberhart, Sr., Fer.n
Wilson, Horace Head, Gerdine
Legg, W. R. Langford.
Honorary attendants were R. T.
Griffeth, Pittman Carter, C. C.
Vandiver, Sr., D. L. Harmon, R. R.
Wilson, S. W. Lord, F. R. Wilson,
Lester Legg.
Surviving the deceased are four
children, Mrs. E. G. Blackwell of
Forsyth, Mrs. H. C. Stewart, of
Guyton, B. B. and H. B. Langford,
Maysville; brothers, H. A. of Gaines
ville, J. 8., Sr., of Maysville, J. L. of
Gillsville, E. L. of Pelham and C.
B. of Gillsville; one sister, Mrs. J.
A. Cook of Gainesville.
Among those at Dry Pond to at
tend the funeral were: 4
Mrs. Claud Davis, Mr. Paul Nor
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Linderman,
Huel Linderman, Mrs. J. A. Cook,
Mrs. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Bob High
fill, Miss Thelma Highfill, and Rev.
Smith, all of Gainesville; Miss Lucy
Bryan, Fred Bryan, Hearts Jarrett,
all of Gllsville; T. T. Benton, Jef
ferson; Miss Mary Arnold, W. W.
Candler, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Eber
hardt, of Maysville; Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Langford, Mr. N- H. Perry, Sr.,
Mr. and Mrs. Comer Mathis, Mrs.
C. W. Hood, Jr., of Commerce; Mrs.
James Isbell, Bowman; Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Cash, Mrs. Broadus Cash,
Myron Cash, Hoschton; Rev. and
Mrs. J. A. Langford, Atlanta; Mrs.
E. Powell, Columbia, S. C.; Mr. and
Mrs. Patton, Monroe; Miss Nelle
Lay and Mrs. Phillips, Athens.
Home Demonstration
Council Meeting
Miss Willie Vie Dowdy, Home
Improvement .Specialist, will meet
with the Jackson County Home
Demonstraton Council on Saturday,
October 2, 1948 at 3 o’clock at the
Courthouse in Jefferson, Ga.
She will talk on Living Rooms,
including color, furniture arrange
ment, drapes and any other phase
of Home Improvement that she
might have.
If you miss this, you will miss
something very good, so lets all
come.
MEMORIAL
In memory of our dear son, Joseph
Garland Martin, who gave his life
for his country on Bougainville
Isle, in the Solomon group, on Sep
tember 28, 1944. Gone but not for
gotten. , <
Mother and Dad.
Single Copy Five Cents
DR. 1 M. TWIGGS
SPEAKS TO ROTARY
Dr. L. M. Twiggs, chaplain of
Emory Hospital, Director of the
Golden Cross of the North Georgia
Methodist Conference, and a mem
ber of the Citizens Council of Geor
gia, was guest speaker at the Rotary
luncheon Tuesday.
Dr. Twiggs was introduced by
Chairman John Holder and con
fined his talk to a problem now
sponsored by the Citizens Council—
the passage of a law by the Legisla
ture requiring pre-marital exami
nation .
Such a statute will protect the
health of the contracting parties
and of their offsprings. Thousands
of babies die before reaching one
year of age because of diseases in
herited from parents. The pre-mari
tal physical examination would be
a to the health of the
people. The examination is not to
prevent, but only to postphone mar
riage.
Already thirty-eight states have
this law. Only one state that touches
Georgia, South Carolna, does not
have such a law.
The Citizens Council of Gerogia,
of which Dr. Twiggs is a member,
is sponsoring a pre-marital health
examination bill to be presented
to the next session of the Legisla
ture. An earnest listener of Dr.
| Twiggs was Rotarian H. W. Davis,
the next Senator from this senatori
al district.
President H. E. Aderhold express
ed apprecation to Dr. Twiggs for
bringing a message on such an im
portant queston.
The speaker was accompanied by
Rev. Delma L. Hagood, pastor of
Winder Methodist church.
President Aderholt announced
that Sidney O. Smith, District Gov
ernor of Rotary, will meet with the
Assembly on Monday night, October
4, and with the club at lunch on
October 5. He urged a 100 per cent
attendanre on these occasions.
CECIL MARTIN
RECEIVES AWARD
IN ELECTRICITY
T. G. Walters, State Supervisor of
Agricultural Education, announced
last week that Cecil Martin of Jef
ferson High School had won the
electrification award. He will be
given a cash prize of SIOO to be used
to defray his expenses to the Na
tional FFA convention in Kansas
City.
Martin, 21-year-old veteran of
two years army service, returned to
school after receiving his discharge
and has not completed three years
of Future Farmer work.
During the last two years Martin
has wired dwellings, maintained
and repaired electric motors, built
an electric welding table and two
electric brooders, installed a hot wa
ter heater and electric stove in his
home and convenient switch boxes
and outlets, and become highly ef
ficient in the operation of such
electrically powered equipment as
a welder, band saw, drill press, ta
ble saw and joiner.
Electrical equipment now being
used in the Martin home and on
the farm includes a well-pump,
churn, iron, drill, grinder, forge
pump, soldering iron, fence and
brooder.
D. E. Cochran, teacher of agri
culture at Jefferson, declares that
Martin has become so interested in
electrification that he has bought
several books on the subject and
spends most of his spare time read
ing them. He’s also done wiring and
other electrical work for people in
his community.
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
MRS. A. J. FLANIGAN
PROMOTED TO WORK
IN RABUN COUNTY
Friends of Mrs. A. J. Flanigan :
will be interested to know that she |
is being transferred to Rabun coun- 1
ty to continue her work as Home
Demonstration Agent, having been
promoted from assistant in Jackson
and Banks counties to full time,
agent in Rabun. She is leaving on
October first, and we predict for
her the same satisfactory service
there ( that she has given Jackson
and Banks counties, where for sev
eral months she has taken basic
training.
Mrs. Flanigan is the daughter of
W. A. McElhannon of Lincoln, Ala.
She is a native of Winder, Barrow
county, and received her grammar
and High School education in Abbe
ville, Wilcox county, going from
there to G.S.C.W., where she grad
uated in Home Economics. For two
years she taught in Cordele. For six
years, until her marriage, she taught
;n Martin Institute.
During the past 14 years she was
affiliated with the Farm Security
Administration, U. S. Government.
Mrs. Flanigan takes a deep in
terest in whatever work she under
takes and has always given eminent
satisfaction.
FORMAL OPENING OF
WALTER N. HARRISON
BRIDGE OCTOBER 1
The formal opening of the new
bridge over the Tugaloo River about
six miles from Lavonia has been set
for Friday, October 1, at which time
the bridge will be named the “Wal
ter N. Harrison” bridge in honor of
Mr. W. N. Harrison, president of
the Northeast Georgia Bank and a
civic leader of Lavonia.
The old bridge, known as th®.
Knox bridge, was a 410-foot cov
ered wood structure, built by hand
and fastened together with wooden
pens. Since 1912 it has furnished a
passage over the Tugaloo River
which separates Georgia and South
Carolina.
Opening of the bridge will com
plete the last link of an all-paved
route between Atlanta and Ander
son, S. C. via Jefferson, Commerce,
Carnesville, Lavonia and Fair Play.
CURRY’S CREEK
TO BE DEEPENED
Mayor R. S. Johnson informs us
that arrangements have been made
to deepen Curry’s Creek from Jef
ferson to the North Oconee, where
it empties into that stream.
It is estimated that the mouth of
the stream is sixty to seventh feet
lower than it is at Jefferson.
The project will be under the di
rection of the Oconee River Soil
Conservation District. The work is
to be done for the benefit of Jef
ferson’s water plant, for the health
of the community and for recla
mation of some rich and productive
low lands.
A survey and plans will be made
in the near future, the Mayor tells,
after which more details of the proj
ect will be given.
NOTICE
There will be a Farm Bureau
meeting at Jackson Trail Monday
night, October 4, at 8:00 p. m.
A movie will be shown and Mr.
Strohena will deliver a talk on Farm
Bureau Activities.
There will be a discussion on the
possibilities of organizing a local
Farm Bureau Chapter for the Jack
son Trail Community. Everyone is
invited to attend the meeting.
WHITE PLAINS
The Bible Class will go to the
home of Thedford Allen Sat. night
Oct: 2, at 8 o’clock.
Let all who are interested come.
EIGHTY PINTS
BLOOD DONATED
RED CROSS
One hundred and six public spirit
ed members of the Jackson County
Chapter responded to the call of the
Red Cross Tuesday and donated 80
pints of blood when the Blood
mobile visited Jefferson.
Red Cross officials attending the
unit stated that the number re
spondng and the high percentage
accepted as donors is good indication
of the citizens’ sense of responsi
bility and the general health of the
area.
Using the facilities of the First
Methodist Church, Wm. T. Bryan,
Jr., Chairman of the Jackson Chapt
er, set up and directed a smoothely
operating organization with the as
sistance of some 30 co-worker vol
unteers.
“We are justly proud of our peo
ple,’ Mr. Bryan said, “and now that
we realize the simplicity and ease
of giving blood, we should have no
trouble in greatly increasing the
number of donors when the Blood
mobile returns.”
FIRST REGISTRANTS
TO BE GIVEN MEDICAL
EXAMINATION
A medical examination will be
given the first registrants of this
county under the Selectve Service
law on October 6 in Room 321, Post
Office building, Atlanta, we are in
formed from the Selective Service
office in Jefferson, Ten will be call
ed at that time.
To September 20, the number;
registered was 1132. Not more than
24 have registered since that date.
Some of these are 18 and not sub
ject to draft.
Col. H. W. Davis has been ap
pointed Appeal Agent. No medical
advisor has yet been named.
The above information furnished
us by the clerk of the Draft Board,
Mrs. Dailey.
DEATH CALLS
COMMERCE CITIZENS
Gartrell R. Landrum, 42, well
known Commerce cotton buyer,
died suddenly from a heart attack
about 12:30 o’clock Thursday after
noon at the residence.
Mr. Landrum reported for work
with V. L. & L .L. Davis, cotton
warehousemen, Thursday morning
and went to his home shortly after
noon where he was stricken.
He was born in Jackson county
and had made his home in this city
all of his life. He had been em
ployed with V. L. & L. L. Davis
for the past 27 years.
Samuel Gray Haggard, 81, Jack
son county farmer, died Thursday,
September 16, at the residence fol
lowing an extended illness.
Funeral services were held Sep
tember 18, from the Black’s Creek
Primitive Baptist church, the Revs.
H. O. Nash and E. A. Shaw officiat
ing. Interment was in the church
yard.
Tie is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mattie Jane Lord Haggard, and the
following children, Mrs. J. J. Pru
itt, W. R. and S. G. Haggard, Jr.,
Tom W. and Mell V. Haggard, of
Route 2, Danielsville; Mrs. W. E.
Bond, of Colbert, Mrs. H. C. Martin,
of Athens; Mrs. A. L. Martin, of
Greenville, S. C., and Alvin L. Hag
gard, of Toccoa.
Eddie Carlton Ward, 60, well
known textile worker who had made
his home in Commerce for the past
23 years, died Saturday at the resi
dence.
In addition to his wife, Mrs. Ma
mie Wilson Ward, he is survived by
a son, Henry G. Ward, of Atlanta;
and three daughters, Mrs. Mary A.
Porter, of Jefferson; Mrs. Carrie L.
Spencer, andi Mrs. Martha J. Dal
ton, of Commerce; three brothers,
Thursday, Septemb er 30, 1948
H. C. BLACKCOCK
DIES IN CLAYTON
Funeral services for Herbert C.
Blackstock, native of Hall county
were held fiom St. Paul Methodist
church, Gainesville. Mr. Blackstock
passed away September 22 at his
residence in Clayton, following a
short illness.
He is survived by his \#ife, Mrs.
Mamie Blackstock, of Clayton; two
sons, Mr. Theron Blackstock, of Au
gusta, Ga.; Mr. Hubert C. Black
stock, of Omaha, Neb.; one daugh
ter, Mrs. Herbert C. Bell, of Gaines
ville, Ga.; three brothers, Mr. L. G.
Blackstock, of Talmo, Georgia; Mr.
L. L. Blackstock, of Brownfield,
Texas; Mr. R. A. Blackstock, of
Peaster, Texas, two sisters, Mrs. L.
E. Isbell, of Bowman, Ga., and Mrs
Scott Murphy, of Talmo, Ga.
Chamber of Commerce
Enrolls New Members
The campaign for members of
the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce
was a great success. Those who
headed the drive were' H. E. Ader
hold and R. S. Johnson, both of
whom devoted considerable time in
the canvas of the city for members.
Following is a list of members:
H. E. Aderhold, T. T. Benton, M. M.
Bryan, Jr., S. F. Bryan, W. T.
Bryan, Jr., C. D.- Cox, Jr., Vernon
Carter, Thos. M. Crow, H. W. Davis,
E. H. Deaton, C. H. Drake, J. F.
Eckles, J. R. Ellington, J. S. Elling--
ton, Nat Hancock, Rufus Hooper,
J. N. Holder, A. S. Johnson, R. S.
Johnson, E. L. Kelly, G. T. Kesler,
L. J. Lyle, N. C. Marlowe, L. B.
Moon, E. L. McElhannon, T. Dickson!
Storey, C T. Storey, J. N. Smith, |
J. C. Turner, W. A. Wages.
The Chamber will meet at 7:30
o’clock on October 7th at the Har
rison Hotel, and President Drake
urges a full attendance. New of
ficers will be elected and other mat
ters will be given attention.
It is of the member
ship to make the Jefferson Chamber
of Commerce .a virile and active or
ganization, with the object of ac
complishing much good for the cty
of Jefferson.
AGRICULTURAL FAIR
TO BE HELD IN
ATHENS, OCT. 18-25
It’s coming up—the Athens Agri
cultural Fair—October 18-23 and it
will be the biggest and most color
ful exposition ever attempted in
this section of Georgia.
Twelve counties will participate,
bringing to Athens the finest cattle
and hogs grown in a section where
livestock production has been stimu-;
lated by the Northeail Georgia Live- ■
stock Association and Livestock
Barn, as well as also bringing to
Athens other agricultural exhibits
that open many an eye to the
remqPcable advances made in living
at h#fne practices which have been
followed for the last two decades, i
The Fair organization has con
tracted with Cetlin and Wilson
Shows, one of the biggest of its
kind in the world. Prior to coming
to coming to Athens it is playing the
big fairs at Spartanburg, S. C. and
Petersburg, Va. It has already been
to the big Indiana State Fair, and
has played the Atlantic Exposition!
at Richmond, Va., and another big
fair at Reading, Pa. Jt carries twen
ty-seven rides and eighteen shows.
It is the biggest midway ever
brought to this part of Georgia and *
will compare favorably in size to
the midway at the Southeastern,
Fair in Atlanta.
Entries in the various exhibits
will come from Banks, Barrow,
Clarke, Franklin, Hart, Jackson,:
Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Ogle
thorpe, Stephens, and Walton. Coun
ties.
TALMO CHURCH
Rev. Douglas Eades of Greenville,
S. C., will preach at Talmo Baptist
Church on October 3rd at 11 A. M.
and 7:30 P. M. Everyone invited.
J. W. Ward, of Maysville; and J. H.
Ward, of Gainesville; a sister, Mrs. j
Ida Vandiver, of Commerce; and 10
grandchildren.. ; ,
GEORGIA LAW
MAKERS MEET
IN EXTRA SESSION
Upon the call of Governor
Thompson, the Georgia Legislature
met Monday in the State Capjtol
in Atlanta to revise the election
laws of Georgia.
A bill to open the presidential
race to all political parties has been
introduced which will permit Re
publicans, Democrats. States Rights.
Democrats, Communists, Socialists
and Progressves to enter slates of
electors to be voted upon in the
November election.
The state ticket is tested separate
ly from presidential candidates so
that members of any party may vote
the state ticket.
The bill was introduced in the
Senate and will pass that body with
little or no opposition. The House
will probably vote on the bill Fri
day, after which the special session,
will be adjourned.
Another special session will bo
held after the November election to
inaugurate Herman Talmadge Gov
ernor.
MASONIC GATHERING
WITNESSED BY
LARGE AUDIENCE
A large audience gathered at the?
Mehtodist church on last Sunday
i afternoon to witness the presenta
i tion of gold and silver badges to
! twenty-eight members of Unity
| Lodge No. 36, F. and A. M.
Worshipful Master Garnett Sprat
j lin presided over the meeting and
i welcomed the assembly.
Past Master George W. West
, moreland introduced the Most Wor
shipful Grand Master of Georgia.
1 Clayton Perry cf Woodbin^.
| After an address by this high of
ficial of masonry, gold badges were
presented to J. C. Turner, J. N.
Holder and R. D. Brooks, members
who had been masons more than fif
ty years. These responded with brief
talks, accepting the gifts from the
Grand Lodge of Georgia. Later, a
gold pin will be presented to M. L.
Lowe.
The Most Worshipful Grand
Master then presented silver badges
to members of Unity Lodge who
have been masons for twenty-five,
or more, years, namely:
Robert Howell Griffeth, Colemarr
O. Mauldin, George W. Westmore
land, William P. Frost, James N.
Glenn, Arthur H. Mcßee, J. Foster
Eckles, Clifford T. Storey, Jr., H.
R. Howell, Milledge Taylor, George
R. Griffeth, C. B. Lord, Lem W.
Mauldin, L. B. Moon, Harwell L.
Garrison, Noland J. Hale, M. L.
Lowe, June E. Parham, Lem H.
Archer, John W. Hale Thurston T.
Benton, E. D. Nixon, J. H Hartley.
Daniel E. Murphy, H. J. W. Kizer.
Photographs were made of each
group. Among the visiting masons
was Fletcher Lord of Commerce
who received his fifty-year badge
some time ago.
mrs7aucebolton
DIES IN DECATUR
Mrs. Alice Patrick Bolton, aged
76, a native of Jackson county,
daughter of the late William and
Mattie Wood Patrick, passed away
recently at her home in Decatur.
She was the widow of the late J. F.
Bolton, who died at 1943. She is
survived by eight children, a
brother, J. M. Patrick of Campton.
and a sister, Mrs. Willis. Cooper o£
Statham. - -
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