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The Jackson Herald
Volume 75.
ROTARIANS HEAR
TALK ON SAFETY
BY PATROLMAN
I- In a talk replete with figures,
Sgt. R. L. Crawford, of the Georgia
State Patrol, brought before the
Jefferson Rotary Club at its weekly
meeting Tuesday, the need for safer
driving on our highways.
He was introduced by R. J. Kelly,
program chairman, who told the
club of the sources of accidents in
America, Mr. Kelly stating that
5,000,000 accidents occurred in
homes, 2,050,000 were in occupations
and 1,100,000 came from motor ve
hicles.
Sgt. Crawford declared that 787
people died in Georgia last year
from highway and street accidents.
The State Patrol, composed of 240
Troopers, made 37,000 arrests in
1947 and 34,000 of these were for
violation of traffic laws and regu
lations. In the list of those killed,
one-fourth were under 19 years of
age and quite a number were small
children. The speaker stated that
accidents “don’t just happen,” but
are caused. He gave as prime reason
for almost all accidents the fact of
poor or reckless driving on some
body’s part. In very few instances
are mechanical failure or bad roads
the source of serious mishaps.
Interesting data in the figures
cited are that Georgia has 13,000
miles of improved roads and there
are one million car drivers. The
State Patrol is seeking to lessen the
number of accidents by the three
‘ E’s” Enforcement, Engineering,
and Education. Classes in motor ve
hicle driving are being sponsored in
high schools over the state.
There were three members absent
from the meeting. Two visitors were
present, Rotarian Perry Parks of
Gainesville, and Ben Crawford, of
West Point, Ga., guest of Morris
Bryan, Jr.
H. W. Davis led the singing, Miss
Mabeth Storey at the piano.
HENRYROBINSON
MAKES GOOD
ON COLLEGE WORK
Henry Robinson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Robinson of Jefferson and
now a senior at Piedmont College,
is to be included in the 1948-49 edi
tion of “Who’s Who Among Stu
dents in American Universities and
Colleges. Henry is one of five Pied
mont students selected for this
year’s “Who’s Who Among Stu
dents.”
He was president of the class of
1943 at Martin Institute, new Jeffer
son High. He was a basketball let
terman in high school and also at
North Georgia College, which he
attended for a year before joining
the Navy. In the Navy he was sta
tioned first in Jacksonville, Fla., and
then at the Naval Air Technical
Training Center, Memphis, Tenn.
After the war he went to the Uni
versity of Georgia for a year before
coming to Piedmont. At Piedmont
he has won letters in basketball and
baseball, is a member of the J. S.
Green and “P” Clubs, and is presi
dent of the Student Association. A
major in physical education, Henry
is practice-coaching in the Toccoa
High School this year and plans to
continue in coaching and physical
education after graduation.
SINGING AT DRY
POND SUNDAY
The Jackson-Hall County Sing
ing will meet at the -. Dry Pond
School,House Sunday, Nov. 7th, at
1:30 P.' M. ’ . ‘ ’
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We wish to give ap
invitation to attend jenjqy, a
good singing.
Single Copy Five Cents
T. J. POTTS
CELEBRATED 92ND
BIRTHDAY SUNDAY
A birthday celebration honoring
Mr. Thomas Jefferson Potts was
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Boyd Kesler Sunday, October 31,
1948.
The guest of honor was 92 years
of age and all the children and
grandchildren were invited to help
him celebrate this occasion. The
guests were invited to bring a lunch
which was spread in the garden of
Mrs. Kesler’s home at noon.
The children of Mr. Potts who
were present were, Mrs. J. W. Kes
ler, Talmo; Mrs. Tom Cheek, Ho
mer; Mrs. L. W. Potts, Nicholson;
Mrs. Comer Potts, Nicholson; and
Mrs. Boyd Kesler. These children
brought with them their children
and grandchildren making this a
happy occasion for Mr. Potts. Dur
ing the afternoon friends and other
relatives called to wish him “Hap
py Birthday.”
TROLAND GAINES
DIES IN CHESTER S. C.
T. Roland Gaines of Chester, S.
-C-, passed away late Tuesday after
noon at a hospital in that city, fol
lowing a critical illness of several
days. Funeral services will be held
in Chester at 3 p. m. Thursday.
Surviving Mr. Gaines is his wife,
who is the former Miss Ina Venable
of Jefferson. Mr. Gaines had fre
quently visited in Jackson county
and had won a wide circle of
friends. Deep sympathy is extended
the breaved family.
PAUL B. TRAWICK
TO EDIT PAPER
IN JASPER, ALA.
Paul B. Trawick, 22, of Com
merce, has accepted the editorship
of the Union News in Jasper, Ala.
Graduated from the University of
Georgia last June as a journalism
major, young Trawick has held the
position of editor of the Highlands
County News, in Sebring, Fla., since
then.
His new position places him at
the helm of a newspaper almost
four time the size of the paper he
edited in Sebring, with a circula
tion of more than 4,000.
Trawick is the son of Mrs. P. B.
Trawick, of Commerce, formerly
Editor of the Commerce News. He
attended the Naval Academy at
Annapolis during the war.
TRUMAN PROCLAIMS
ARMISTICE DAY
Washington President Truman
Friday urged Americans to observe
Armistice Day Nov. 11—“ by re
newing their devotion to the cause
of enduring peace.”
In an Armistice Day proclama
tion, ifcsued at the White House, the
President said “it is fitting that on
this anniversary we dedicate our
selves as unflagging and perpetual
advocates of those principles for
which we fought,” in World Wars
I and 11.
Nov- 11 marks the thirtieth an
niversary of the signing of the Ar
mistice which ended World War I.
JEFFERSON SCHOOL
FOOTBALL TEAMS
Jefferson High grid players will
go to Clarkesville Friday night to
meet the football team of that
school. Only three games remain on
the grid schedule for this season:
Ndv. 5, Clarkesville; Nov. if, Madi
son; Nov. 25, Commerce. All games
are away, from home. ■ ~
The Jefferson Midgets won 13 to
r
6 over Gainesville Midgets.
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
DELAYED LOANS ON
COTTON MAKE SSO
ADVANCES POSSIBLE
Georgia farmers who are storing
cotton in insured warehouses to ob
tain government loans may be able
to obtain advances of SSO per bale
on this cotton, T. R. Breedlove, ex
ecutive officer of the Production
and Marketing Administration, said
this week.
In instances where cotton classing
experts are not able to keep up with
cotton being stored in these ware
houses and loans are delayed, this
SSO advance will be available to
farmers who might otherwise have
to sell cotton instead of placing it in
the loan.
Cotton prices are almost as low
as government support prices,
Breedlove continued, and this is re
sulting in large amounts of cotton
going into warehouses for loans.
Farmers who store cotton and
obtain loans will be able to take
advantage of any future price ad
vances.
MRS. R.T. VENABLE
DIES ON THURSDAY
Mrs. Robert T. Venable passed
away Thursday afternoon at her
home on Route 3.
Mrs. Venable was the former
Miss Lizzie Jennings, and during
her entire life was an outstanding
woman of her community, a leader
in everything that was worthwhile.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday,, .afternoon by Rev. Tru
man Thomas at Bethany Methodist
church with interment in the church
cemetery.
Surviving the deceased are five
children JS?iss Odessa and Miss Wil
lie May Venable, DeLeon, Robert
and Theodore Venable.
Within the past few months
death has invaded this well-known
family, taking a daughter, then the
father and now the mother. Our
sympathy is extended the sorrow
ing family.
MINISTER JOINS
SON ON CAMPUS
(From Emory Wheel)
Not that Emory has become a den
of iniquity, but the first registered
student of the Candler School of
Theology is back at the University
checking up on his son.
Father and son combination are
fairly common on the campus now,
what with the married students and
their male offsprings, but of these
combinations there is only one in
which both the father and son are
students at the University.
The father is Rev. J. A. Gray,
who is taking post graduate work
in theology, and the son is George
Gray, a junior in the College of Arts
and Sciences.
George Gray is well - known
around the campus as the character
with the pipe in his mouth, taking
pictures of Dean Reee at Skits-o-
Frenia, Dooley at tke Frolics, or
some other character at some other
social function.
When the Rev. Mr. Gray’s chil
dren were growing up, he pledged
himself to always look out for them.
He evsn promised them “If any of
you ever go to Hell, I’ll go as far
as the gate with you.” The- Rev. Mr.
Gray is not intimidating by coming
to school with George that Emory
represents the double swinging
doors to Hades. Ke just want* to
make sure! *
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JACKSON COUNTY
4-H CLUB BOYS
WIN AWARDS
4-H Club member, Billy Self,
Jackson Trail School, won a blue
ribbon at the Southeastern Fair on
his pullets, winning a $5.00 prize,
and Dwight Howard of Hoschton
School won a red ribbon on his
pullets, winning $4.00. These 4-H
Club members are carrying on
poultry projects in their 4-H Club
work. They were both blue ribbon
winners in the County Show.
DRY POND MOTHERS
STUDY NUTRITION
In the interest of health and nu
trition, members of the Dry Pond
Community Imprvoement Club,
under the supervision of Miss
Housch and the Home Demonstra
tion Club, sponsored a supper at
the schoolhouse on Wednesday
night, Oct. 27th. The ladies of the
community came to the regular
club meeting Wednesday afternoon
laden with packages of food, in
cluding dressed hens, sacks of po
tatoes, jams and canned vegeta
bles, sacks of coffee, sugar, corn
fneal and flour, jugs of sweet milk,
cans of chocolate, tomatoes, (fresh
from the gardens), bowls and pans
of rolls ready to be baked, dishes of
fruit salad, and other things needed
for serving a wholesome well-bal
anced meal.
Realizing that even though we
may have all the foods we needed
for a nutritious meal, and that food
is not always cooked in the best
manner to conserve all the food
wlue, the ladies wanted to prepare
this meal under the supervision of
an authority. The pressure cookers
and other utensils were brought to
the school house also.
Not to be outdone by the fact
that there was no stove at the
school, three of the ladies brought
on a truck a stove which one of
the club members was willing to
lend for the occasion and with no
outside assistance, the club mem
bers soon had the stove set up, and
a fire ready for cooking.
Older children cared for the
younger ones while the mothers
cooked and soon after dark the men
of the family began to gather round
the school library drawn by the
delicious odors emanating from this
tempting “kitchen.”
More than 125 plates were served
on this occasion to the Dry Pond
families and invited guests.
Miss Housch, the Home Demon
stration Agent, explained why the
different foods were selected, how
they were cooked and why. Then
Mrs. Carl Porter, contest chairman,
introduced Mrs. P. B. Trawick, of
Commerce who made a most en
tertaining short talk.
With the satisfied feeling that
follows a delicious repast and the
comforting knowledge that we
know more about cooking to build
health bodies, we adjourned until
the next happy occasion.
DRY POND
SOCIETIES MEET
The attractive freshly painted
living room of Mrs. O. N. Langford
was the setting for the monthly
meeting of the Dry Pond W. S. C.
S. and the Oconee W. M. S. on
Monday afternoon, Nov. Ist. After
an interesting program conducted
by Mrs. Langford, assisted by Mrs.
R. H. Griffith, Mrs. Seaborn Ray,
Mrs. Frank Wilson, and Mrs. Claude
Vandiver, delicious refreshments
were served to the twenty-one
ladies present. Mrs. Seaborn Ray
was elected president of-the Oconee
W. M. S. and Mrs. Willis Gee, vice
president. ....
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Thursday, November 4, 1948
MRS. BRUNSON
CRITICALLY ILL
IN TEXAS HOSPITAL
A telegram to Jefferson relatives
announces the critical illness of
Mrs. Mattie Oliver Brunson at a
hospital in Abeline Tex.
Mrs. Brunson underwent a serious
operation, which did not relieve the
cause of her illness and her con
dition remains serious.
Mrs. Brunson’s home is in West
brook, Tex. She was a native of
Jackson county, a daughter of the
late James and Susan Pinson Oliver.
She was first married to P. J.
Blackstock. After his death she be
came the wife of W. H. Brunson,
who also preceded her in death.
Surviving her are four step-chil
dren, Mrs. Alice Longino and Mrs.
Walter Wilson of Douglas, Mrs. By
ron Smith of Washington, D. C., and
P. J. Blackstock of Rome. Also,
three brothers, Nat Oliver of Route
1, Jefferson, Will and Cicero Oliver
of Westbrook, Tex.
GEORGIA 4-H CLUB
MEMBERS OBSERVE
ACHIEVEMENT WEEK
Georgia’s 117,000 Four-H club
members are observing National
4-H Club Achievement Week this
week and many are participating in
ceremonies calling attention to ac
complishments in more than 30 farm
and home projects.
Twenty-six state project winners
will receive expense-paid trips to
the National 4-H Club Congress in
Chicago in November to compete
for national championships.
CHURCH NEWS
Christian Church
HEBER R. ALLEGOOD, Minister.
Sunday, November 7, 1948.
Bible School—10:00 A. M.
Morning Worship—ll:oo A. M.
(Communion and Sermon).
Youth Meeting—s:3o P. M.
The public, especially those with
out a regular Church home, is cor
dially invited to worship with us.
Presbyterian Church
Every one is invited to attend
union services at the Presbyterian
church Sunday evening at 7:30. The
Rev. Mr. William Thurmon of Co
lumbia Seminary, Decatur, will be
the speaker. Special music.
PRESBTERIAN CIRCLES
The circles of the women of the
Presbyterian church will meet on
Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock with
Mrs. J. C. Turner.
Each member is urged to attend.
First Baptist Church
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.—Presbyterian Church.
Welcome.
BAPTIST T. E. L. CLASS
The Baptist T E. L Class will meet
Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock
at the home of Mrs. T. O. Roberts
for the monthly meeting.
CIRCLE NO. 2 W. M. U.
Circle No. 2 of the Baptitst W.
M. U. will meet Monday afternoon
at 3 o’clock.
METHODIST W. S. C. S.
The Methodist Woman’* Society
.of Christian Service will meet at
3:00 p. m. Monday flt the home bf
Mrs. H. I. Mobitf.' ‘ *'
TRUMAN REMAINS
PRESIDENT OF THESE
UNITED STATES
At the election held throughout
the nation Tuesday, Nov. 2, Presi
dent Harry Truman was chosen by
an overwhelming majority to suc
ceed himself, defeating Governa*
Thomas E. Dewey of New York by
a vote of 304 electoral votes. Dewey
has 189 and Thurmand 38. It re
quires 266 electoral votes to elect
Immediately on being certain of
his defeat Governor Dewey extend
ed congratulations to the President
on his successful race.
The Democrats also won control?
of Congress. The House will be
Democratic by 54 majority and th<
Senate by 8 majority.
In Georgia, Truman won by a
large majority.
In Jackson County 2240 vote:
were polled, 1866 for Truman, 145-
for Dewey and 211 for States
Rights.
JUDGING HAS
BEGUN IN
COMMUNITY CONTESTS
Braselton, Brockton and Dry Pot/'.'
are Jackson County Communitiff
that have entered the North Gern
gia Farm Community Improvement
contest. Communities from 23 otlxe
counties are also in the running a ujdt
there are six counties that h./ve
only one community entry each. Tfar
prizes are expected to be awardo*
about November 15.
The contest is sponsored hy tfar
Farmers Club of the Atlanta Cham
ber of Commerce in co-operaticjr
with the Agricultural Extensiuo
Service. Winning communities
receive $4,400 in prizes.
They will be judged on the busr--
of community planning, organiza
tion and development; development
and improving sound systems <3t
farming, family food supply aracf
improving appearance of farm si**
home and community beautificst
tion.
McEVER LAND
BRINGS $1975.00
The land of Miss Sarah J. McEves
deceased, located in the 248th dis
trict, on the Western side of t£x •
county, was sold at public outciy <w>
Tuesday and was purchased by J
D. Richardson for $1975.00, or abuwf
$47.00 per acre.
*
Broadus W. Cash, guardian of tfae
deceased, offered the land for salt:
BANK SAVINGS HIT
NEW RECORD PEAK
NEW YORK Deposits in <#*•
nation’s 42 mutual savings banfc
climbed $45,000,000 to anew hagt
total of $18,727,000,000 during Sep- ,
tember, the National Association *A
Mutual Savings Banks announce^.
WHITE PLAINS
The Bible class will be held Sat
urday night, Nov. 6 at 7:30 at Sfu
home of Mr. Tom Brewer. Every
one has a special invitation to at
tend.
CHURCH SERVICES
AT B. L. WRIGHT’S
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hicks %riij
be at Mr. B. L. Wright’s Frktey
nijfht, Nov. the sth. Mr. Hicks cs
fine musician and you will enyoy
the special songs. Mrs. Hicks *
good preacher and you will er*io* *
the message. Be sure to come.
C. H. Moncrief, pastor
PROGRAM SARDIS
CHURCH SUNDAY
Member? of Sardis Piesytera*>
Church for Negroes announce a
special program to be rendered! byr
“The Rising Eight” of Atlanta orv;
Sunday afternoon. November Y, tat
3:QO o : ckx*k. - They invite t&gm *
friends. W-'* ■ •-
No. 21.