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The Jackson Herald
Volume 75.
H. D. COUNCIL
MET SATURDAY
AT COURT HOUSE
The Home Demonstration Council
met in the Jefferson Court House,
Saturday, October 2, with 38 club
ladies present.
The meeting was called to order
by Mrs. Carl Porter. The Scripture
lesson was read by Mrs. Comer
Mathis and the Lord’s Prayer was
given in unison. Minutes oi the
last meeting were read by Mrs. C.
E. McEver, the Secretary. The roll
was called and Bold Springs had 10
members present, which was the
largest attendance of any club.
Miss Housch read a letter from
th esponsor of the Bookmobile, re
questing each club to help finance
the expense. It was voted by the
Council for each club member to
pay 25 cents and this amount will
cover the expense of the Bookmo
bile and the prizes for the kitchen
contest, first prize to be $5.00; sec
ond prize, $3.00; third prize, $2.00.
Miss Willie Vie Dowdy gave a
demonstration on how to make our
living rooms more liveable. She ex
plained about the use of Thermo
pane glass to give more light, wood
seal to protect our floors, paint for
the walls and ceiling and the most
economical kind of heat to use.
Mrs. Porter expressed to Miss
Dowdy our appreciation for this
helpful demonstration.
—Mrs. C. E. McEver, Secre
tary-Treasurer.
MRS. J. E. MASSEY
PASSES AT HOME
Mrs J. E. Massey passed away
Sunday morning at 3 o’clock at her
home in the Brockton community,
following an illness of only a week.
Funeral services were held Mon
day at Silver Shoals Baptist church,
with Rev. Bond officiating. The
grandsons were pall-bearers and
interment was in the church ceme
tery. Lovely flowers covered her
last resting place.
She is survived by ten children, a
host of grand children and great
grand children.
WOMAN’S CLUB
TO MEET MONDAY
AT SCHOOL BUILDING
The Jefferson Woman’s Club will
meet at 3:30 Monday afternoon in
the school building. The speaker
will be from the University of Geor
gia and will discuss “Shrubbery.”
The hostesses are mesdames C. B.
Boggs, T. T. Benton, O. L. Single
tary, G. H. Fite, Joseph Johnson, D.
D. Carithers
FAMILY DAY AT
GALILEE SUNDAY
For the last four or five years we
have had what we call Family Day
here at Galilee on the Second Sun
day in October, so that is this com
ing Sunday, Oct. 10.
We are looking forward for a big
day and want every one that can
to come and bring the family, We
will have services and a program
of some kind in the morning and we
invite all singers to come and help
out with the singing in the after
noon.
Reporter
JACKSON TRAIL
FARM BUREAU MEETS
A large crowd of Farm Bureau'
supporters met at Jackson Trail
school house Monday night and aft
er good talks on Farm Bureau by
several, a community chapter was
organized with G. P. Tate, presi
dent; Dover Gooch, V. Pres.; J. K.
Wilbanks, sec-treas. An Associated
Women’s chapter was also organiz
ed—Mrs. J. H. McCain, pres.; Mrs.
G. P. Tate, v.-pres.; Mrs. Scott
Mauldin, sec.-treas.
Mr. Dan Cochran entertained the
crowd with two reels of a picture.
Single Copy Five Cents
BLOOD CENTER
CONGRATULATES
JEFFERSON STAFF
The following telegram was re
ceived by W. T. Bryan, Jr., chair
man Jackson County Chapter,
American Red Cross:
“Heartiest congratulations to you
and your committee for an out
standingly successful job in the
Jackson Blood Center. All our staff
high in your praise. Please convey
our gratitude to all of the people in
your community who made this rec
ord possible.
“Charles B. Cooper,
Director Atlanta Regional
Blood Center.”
DIAMOND HILL
Mrsf A- P- Echols Passes
Frit*""
This community was saddened
when news-?was received of the
death of Mrs. A. P. Echols of near
Maysville on WeSftesday evening.
Sept. 29th. Mrs. Echols died sudden
ly from a heart attack at the resi
dence. Mrsi Echols lived in this com
munity for a number of years, was
a member of the Diamond Hill Bap
tist church. She wa sloved and es
teemed by those who knew her. She
is survived by her husband, Mr. A.
P. Echols, and six children, Mr. Hol
ly Echols of Atlanta, Mr. Luke
Echols of Maysville, Mrs. Hattie
Boswell of Maysville, Mrs. Marvin
Greenway of Gillsville, Mrs. Eli
Shubert of South Ga., Kate Echols
and a number of grand children.
Funeral services and interment
were held at Belton Baptist churcfi.
The officiating ministers were Rev.
George Wallace and Rev. Kermit
Thomas.
WALNUT
Next Sunday, after Sunday School
Rev. Carson E. Jones, of Friendship
Church will preach. Everyone invit
ed. Next Sunday night is our sing
ing night. Come out and help us.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul McEver, of
Gainesville, spent Saturday night
with Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Baird and
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mendall
Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Richardson
had as their guests Sunday, Mrs.
Clarence Richardson and Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Clark and baby, of
Gainesville.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Murphy and
children, of Gainesville, spent Sun
day with Mrs. A. C. Ward and Mrs.
Z. Z. Banks.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Baird had as
their week-end guests Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Ivey, of South Georgia, and
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ivey and children
of Florida.
Mrs. Clyde Richardson and Mrs.
Etheridge Richardson accompanied
Mr. and Mrs. Mayfield Watkins to
Lawson General Hospital to see Mr.
Ethridge Richardson, who is still a
patient there. His condition is im
proving.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubby Phillips
were dinner guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. Stoy B. Hayes, of near
Braselton. Also, Miss Charlene Ber
ryman was the guest of Miss Dianne
Hayes.
Mr. Ralph Swaims suffered an
acute attack of appendicitis last
Thursday and was rushed to Com
merce Hospital for an emergency
operation. The operation was per
formed that afternoon and he re
turned home Sunday and is doing
nicely. He had as guests Sunday
afternoon, Misses Georgia and Mat
tie Swaims and Mr. Barrett Swaims
of near Auburn, and Mr. and Mrs.
E. J. Pierce, Mrs. Holland McEver,
Mrs. Woodrow Gaddis, Mr. and Mrs.
Curtis Hayes, of Hoschton, Mr. and
Mrs. Reece Niblack, Mr. and Mr*.
Stoy B. Hayes.
Mrs. W. B. Banks spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Phillips.
Mrs. J. R. Phillips and family
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M.
S. Morris of Jefferson.
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
LUXURY TRAIN
OF FARMERS
MAKING A TOUR
A special luxury train left Atlan
ta Sunday, bearing some of Geor
gia’s top agricultural experts on a
tour of exploration.
More than 130 research men and
shareholders in the Georgia Better
Farm program will see farming done
“Northern style.”
Cason J. Callaway, sponsor of the
better farms plan, is footing all the
bills. It’s a reward to stockholders
whose farms showed the most im
provement under the program.
Dr. Raymond Paty, chancellor of
the University system, is acting as
host. Also accompanying the party
is George King, director of the Tif
ton Experiment station.
Assisting Dr. Paty as host are J.
W. Fanning, W. T. Cooksey, P. H.
Layfield, M. P. Donaldson, W. T.
Fullilove, Dr. C. C. Murray, Dean
P. W. Chapman, L. M Awtrey and
W. S. Brown.
The experts will visit Beltsville,
Md.; Ilershey, Pa.; Gary Ind., and
University of Illinois and Ohio uni
versity experimental farms.
Jack Tarver is representing the
Atlanta Constitution on the tour,
and Wright Bryan the Atlanta
Journal.
The representatives of the “Geor
gia Better Farms” will see what has
been accomplished elsewhere and
learn firsthand the advantages of
progressive farming methods.
CHURCH NEWS
Christian Church
KEBER R. ALLEGOOD, Minister.
Sunday, October 3, 1948.
Bible School, 10:00 A. M.
Morning Worship, 11:00 A. M.
Communion and Sermon.
Youth Meeting, 6:00 P. M.
The public is cordially invited to
worship with us at any and all
services.
First Baptist Church
J. D. MATHESON, Minister.
J. D. Matheson, Minister.
10:00 A. M.—Bible School.
11:00 A. M.—Morning Worship.
6:30 P. M—Training Union.
7:30 P. M.—Evening Worship.
Welcome.
HIGHVIEW BAPTIST
CHURCH SERVICES
A. D. Coile, Pastor, Jefferson.
Beginning October 7, 11 a. m., an
old fashioned revival gospel
preaching and gospel singing will
begin in Highview Baptist church.
We invite all people everywhere to
join us in these services. Rev. W. S.
Pruitt, pastor of West End Baptist
Church, Athens will be guest
preacher. Beginning Thursday night,
October 7, prayer services will be
held at R. C. Brookshires; Friday
night, Doc McDonald’s; Saturday
night, regular church services and
conference at the church.
Academy Baptist
Sunday, Oct. 10.
Rev. A. D. Coile and Mr. L. B.
Moon of Jefferson will meet with
the Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. to
discuss the Southern Baptist Sun
day School program for 1948-49.
We urge lal members of the Sun
day School to be present and sup
port the program 100 per cent, with
our attendance and cooperation in
work during the next year.
CHILDREN’S HOME
DAY ON OCT. 17
Sunday, October seventeenth, a
collection will be taken in the First
Methodist church for the Children’s
Home in Decatur. This is a worthy
institution and deserves liberal sup
port. In past years the Jefferson
Church school has made generous
contributions towards the support of
the children of the home.
All members of the church are
requested to give at least the in
come from one day’s work to this
cause.
REV. WATKINS
GUEST SPEAKER
ON LAST TUESDAY
Jefferson Rptary on Tuesday
added anew name to the list of
members Rev. Lamar Watkins,
pastor of the Jefferson Methodist
Church. At the request of President
H. E. Adersolt, the new member
was welcomed into the club by John
N. Holder, who also presented him
as guest speaker of the hour.
Rev. Watkins expressed deep ap
preciation of being made a member
of the club and expressed a desire
that both he and the club will be
of mutual good one to the other.
In a brief talk he discussed “The
Church and Its Relation to Demo
cracy.” The church is the source of
inspiration of Democracy. All men
are equal is taught by Democracy,
but that is not true in physical sta
ture, moral stamina nor intellectual
power, but all are equal before God
in the enjoyment of this world’s
blessings, love and the salvation of
their souls. The speaker cited a pas
sage of scripture in which Christ
said. He came not to destroy but to
save life. Just as God loves and
would save all men, a Democracy
would bestow protection, benefits
and blessings upon all lives.
The church gives inspiration to
civic organizations. Unselfish service
taught by Rotary is one of the card
inals principles of the church.
Rev. Watkins’ talk was his first
appearance before Jefferson Rotary
and he made a splendid impression.
President Aderholt expressed his
appreciation and presented Rev.
Watkins a Rotary pin. He announc
ed that District Governor Sidney
O. Smith of Gainesville will be with
the club on next Tuesday.
Two members were absent.
DRY POND
THE COMMUNITY FAIR
All committees are hard at work,
each one doing his part to make the
Community Fair a success. We hope
to have guests from all parts of the
county to enjoy this occasion with
us. In addition to the prizes to be
awarded for the best booth exhibits,
there will be prize ribbons awarded
for the best livestock exhibit, best
farm produce, best canned goods
exhibit, best bed spread, best quilt,
best cake, best pie, best plate ef
biscuits, best plate of corn muffins,
etc. Some holder of the lucky ticket
will win a most attractive quilt,
pieced by the ladies of the Home
Demonstration Club.
There will be no admission fee.
Everyone is invited to enjoy the ex
hibits and participate in the Grand
March which will begin promptly
at 9:00 in the auditorium. All ex
hibits, games and contests will be
ready for your enjoyment begin
ning at 3:00 o’clock Friday after
noon. The Food Booth will sell
sandwiches, pies, cakes, cookies,
candies, hot-dogs and drinks of all
kinds to those who would like to
remain through the supper hour.
Dry Pond W. S. C. S. and W. M. S.
The attractive home of Mrs. C. C.
Vandiver was the meeting place
for the Dry Pond W. S. C. S. and
Oconee W. M. S. on Monday after
noon at 3:00 o’clock. Twenty-three
members observed the close of the
Week of Prayer in a program pre
pared by Mrs. Aubrey Highfill. Af
ter the program Mrs. Will Wilson,
Miss Charlotte Ray, Miss Amy
Highfill, and Little Miss Kathy
Highfill assisted Mrs. Vandiver in
serving delicious refreshments to
the assembled group.
ADJOURNED TERM OF
COURT CANCELLED
BY JUDGE PRATT
The adjourned term of Jackson
Superior Court, scheduled for last
Monday, was cancelled by Judge
Clifford Pratt and there was no ses
sion of cour fthis weke, and there
will be none until the regular term
in February, 1949.
Thursday, October 7, 1948
ANNUAL SESSION
BAPTIST ASSN.
THIS WEEK
The Chattanoochee Baptist Asso
ciation is holding its 123rd session
this week with the church at Oak
wood, Hall County. Churches of this
association are located in Hall,
Jackson, Banks, Forsyth and Daw
son Counties.
An interesting fact is that T. H.
Robertson, who is presiding over
the meeting, has served as modera
tor for 39 consecutive years and his
grandfather, the late J. E. Rives,
served in that capacity for 34 years.
The Association has approximate
ly a membership of 15,000.
JEFFERSON SCHOOL
NEWS
I
The short school session began
Monday, Sept. 27. The first classes
begin at 8:00 and dismissal is at 1
12:30.
The tests for the first six weeks j
are being held this week.
Two veterans of World War II
enrolled in our school last week—
Byrd Martin Bruce and Scott
Beatty, who were in service two
years. This brings the list of veter
ans to four. The other who enrolled
at the first of the term are Cecil
Martin and Earley Swann. They
have been given a warm welcome by
the student body.
Mrs. Miller
In a recent issue of the Gaines
ville Daily Times, the following
item in the column, “Scooping the
State,” was of much interest to our
school. It refers to our first grade
teacher, Mrs. Roberta Maley Miller,
who is teaching in our school for the
first time this term. Mrs. Gus Mey
ers, who was quoted in the article
concluded with this paragraph:
In Jefferson it looked natural to
see Roberta Maley (Mrs. C. E. Mil
ler) in the schoolroom with the first
gfaders and she was mastering her
task well just as she did when she
was a member of our own county
system. Maley, you remember spent
several years in Gainesville and
was a member of the faculties at
Lyman Hall and Flowery Branch
and her superintendents say they
have never had a more efficient and
congenial first grade teacher. Her
husband will be remembered here
as Toots Miller of Clermont and
who had been a resident of Gaines
ville for a number of years.
Library News
The school library now receives
one daily paper, The Atlanta Con
stitution. It is very helpful to indi
viduals and classes.
The Jackson Herald, our county
weekly paper, comes to the library
each week as a donation from the
publishers, Mr. and Mrs. John N.
Holder. The pupils are grateful for
this addition. Our great need now
is a newspaper rack.
i
Seventh Grade News
The Seventh Grade has been
making use of the Library in pre
paring oral reports. This is an im
portant part of the English work
for this year.
In history and geography, the
Seventh Grade has been engaged
in drawing pictures of early ships
and mosques of the Near East.
F. H. A. and F. F. A. Trip To Fair
The F. H. A. and F. F. A. girls and
boys enjoyed a delightful trip to
the Southeastern Fair Saturday.
They were chaperoned by Mr. and
Mrs. D. E. Cochran, Mrs. Arthur
Parr, Mrs. Lottie Potter and Mr.
Ralph Garrison. Mr. Purcell was
the bus driver.
The F. H. A. pageant held in the
L. F. SEL
PASSES AT HOME
NEAR HOSCHTON
Aftetr a long illness, death took
from his home near Hoschton, early
Thursday morning of last week, L.
F. Sell, one of Jackson County’s old
est and most prominent citizens.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Wicker, pastor of the Hosch
ton Circuit, in Center Church, near
the Sell home, on Friday, after
which the body was laid to rest iw
the family burial ground.
Surviving the deceased, are hi}
wife, Mrs. Angie Maynard Sell, sev
eral nieces and nephews and other
relatives, to-gether with a large
host of friends to mourn his demise
Mr. Sell was a successful fanner.
He owned and cultivated one of the
most productive and best maintain
ed farms in the county. It was the
farm on which he was born and
reared and spent his entire life. A
store, gin, sawmill and other indus
tries were operated by him on ttm
farm. The Center Methodist Church,
of which he was a member, was lo
cated near his home.
For four years Mr. Sell represent
ed the county in the General Assem
bly of Georgia, where he made av
enviable record. He was frequently
importuned to offer himself a can
didate for other positions of trust
and honor, but always declined. He
was appointed to a position on the
County Board of Education where
he served longer than any other
man. Each time as his term expired,
he was unanimously chosen to suc
ceed himself. On account of iro
; paired health, he resigned this pos
-1 ition several months ago.
He was 87 years of age and ma
one of the country’s most useful
citizens. Our sympathy is extended
his wife and other relatives in their
great loss.
Announcements
A Boy, A Girl Born To
The Bruce Mannings
Atlanta, Ga. Bruce Manning;
Make-Up Editor of The Constito
l tion, took the day off yesterday.
He needed it. He became th*
! father of twins.
The babies, a boy and a girl,
weighing four pounds, 13 ounces
and five pounds, one ounce, respec
tively, were born at Emory Uni
versity Hospital, where they can
mediately were placed in incuba
tors.
Mrs. Manning is th former Mias
Mildred Dalton, who served as am
Army nurse during the war and
was one of the renowned "Angel*
of Bataan.”
Sandra Pearl McElhannon
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. McElhaa
non of Jefferson announce the bixtto
in an Athens hospital, on October 2,
of a girl, whom they have named
Sandra Pearl. Mrs. McElhannoa is
the former Miss Uclete Thurmo*„
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Condi*
Thurmon of Athens. Mrs. E. L. Me-
Elhannon of Atlanta, is the paternal
grandmother. Mr. and Mrs. MrJß
hannon have an apartment in the
Albert Westmoreland residence.
Clifford Ray Tate
Mr. and Mrs. Buddie Tate ’an
nounce the birth on September 5 of
a son whom they have named Clif
ford Ray. Mrs. Tate is the former
Miss Geneva Wilbanks. The grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. O. El
Wilbanks and Mr. and Mrs. M. and
Tate.
JACKSON COUNTY
CHOIR TO MEET
WHITE PLAINS
The Jackson County Choir will
meet with White Plains Church am
the Fifth Sunday in October.
Mike Benton Administration Build
ing was presented in a most inlex
esting manner, and was enjoyed by
the members. The F. F. A. exhibits
included livestock, grain, madaoa
ery and poultry.
Some of the most enjoyable rides
were motor boats, greyhound, catle*-
pillar, rocket and tilt-a-whitL Other
things of interest were girl in me
lung, Jesse James in person, motor
cycle races, Hell-drivers and line
works.
No. 17.