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The Jackson herald
Volume 75.
MRS. W. H. SPRATLIN
DIES IN ATHENS
Mrs. Ida Rose Spratlin, who made
her home with Mr. and Mrs. Garnett
Spratlin, on Lee strefet died at the
hospital in Athens Wednesday.
Mrs. Spratlin was a former citizen
of Athens.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Charles Middlebrooks of
Athens, assisted by Rev. Lamar
Watkins of Jefferson, on Thursday
afternoon from the Oconee Metho
dist church, Athens, and interment
followed in the city cemetery.
Mrs. Spratlin was the widow of
the late W. H. Spratlin of Athens,
and was a native of Oconee county.
She was a member of Oconee Street
Methodist Church.
Surviving the deceased are four
daughters, Mrs. E. L. Fulcher, Atn
ens; Mrs. E. E. Carter, Crawford;
Mrs. H. D. Kinney, Crawford;
Mrs. J. C. Tolbert, Jefferson; three
sons, E. R. Spratlin, Athens; -W. H.
Spratlin, Jr., Jfferson; G. A. Sprat
lin, Jefferson; two
Mrs. J. F. Flanigan, Athens; Mrs. B.
H. Barnett, Jefferson, and
ther, P. B. Baxter, Dalton.
Deep sympathy is extended the
bereaved family. r 1
ROTARY SEES Ff 1 ”
ON PROGRESS OF
ELECTRICITY
On last Tuesday at Jefferson Ro
tary George Miller and P. N. Plylor
of the Westinghouse Electric Com
pany, put on a good show for pro
gram chairman R. J. Kelly. The
moving picture showed the progress
of the use of electricity in the last
decade—especially in the home.
Among the many things homes are
lighted, food is cooked, water heat
ed, clothes washed and ironed, food
preserved, sewing machines are
operated and some homes are
warmed by electricity. New uses
are being found for electricity from
time to time until today electricity
is no longer a luxury but a necessity
for mankind.
President H. E. Aderhold presided.
Five members were absent.
Mr. C. N. McDaniel, service sup
ervisee of Burroughs, was guest of
R. J. kelly.
HOLY NATIVITY
PAGEANT ON
DECEMBER 19
The Pageant of the Holy Nativity
which was given last year at the
Baptist church will be repeated on
December 19 with the same group
of singers under the direction of W.
G. Cutts and practically the same
Pageant cast, with Miss Mabeth
Storey organist and Mrs. Morris
Bryan, director.
BROCKTON FARM
BUREAU TO MEET
The Brockton Farm Bureau and
Associated Women will meet Mon
day night, Nov. 22, at 7:00 o’clock,
at the school house.
Ladies are asked to bring a cover
ed dish.
A program is being planned. All
old and new members are urged to
be present. Also members Commun
ity Improvemnt Club, as there will
be special announcements concern
ing the final judging of our com
munity, by the state judges, which
will take place Nov. 29.
Mays Venable, pres.
WHITE PLAINS
Next Saturday and Sunday are
our regular preaching days.
Sunday School at 10 o’clock. Rev.
Paul McNeal will preach here next
Sunday night at 7 o’clock.._ *
Single Copy Five Cents
DR. 0. C. ADERHOLD
ADDRESSES WOMANS
CLUB ON MONDAY
Dr. O. C. Aderhold, Dean of Edu
cation in the University System,
spoke to the members of the Wo-!
man’s Club on Monday afternoon
on the suject, “Problems of Educa
tion in Georgia.’’
For several years Dr. Aderhold
was a member of the faculty of Mar-!
tin Institute and no teacher was
ever held in higher esteem than was
he. When the University called him
to become part of the teaching sys
tem of that school, it was with the
greatest regret that Jefferson con
sented for him to go, even though
his services warranted the promo
tion. i
In his talk here on Monday, he
made an interesting and a convinc
ing disputation for the school pro
gram that is now approved by the!
educational forces of Georgia. He
says Georgia needs more teachers,
jnd only a raise in salaries will se
cure these. He says our schools are
'net teaching the youths to-day. Be
tween 30 and 40 per cent are not in
schoolj and only from 1C to 12 per
cent ggt %. college education. 45 per
cent of the school buildings in Geor
<g*a are unftVrfor use, and 95 per
cent of the Negro school buildings
are beyond repair. Transportation is
another problem. Many children
never see the sun rise from their
own homes. They leave before dawn
and return after dark.
The club voted to make contribu
tion to the Penny Art Fund.
Mrs. Edmond Garrison reported
on the sale of Christmas Seals.
Mrs. Y. D. Maddox reported the
proceedings of the District Con
vention held in Gainesville.
Mrs. L. H. Isbell spoke on the
School Library.
Mrs. J. M. Melvin, program chair
man, introduced Mrs. R. D. Gasa
way who rendered a piano solo. Mrs.
H. E. Aderholt, chairman of educa
tion introduced Dr. Aderhold.
The hostesses served doughnuts
and coffee.
FIVE BASKETBALL
TEAMS PLAY ON
JEFFERSON COURT
Jefferson basketball fans will not
want for lack of games this season.
With five court teams laying claim
to old Martin Institute gym as their
home base, it looks like the record
number of local tilts set last year
will be broken.
Jefferson High will again sponsor
both boys and girls teams. Practice
sessions are now underway in pre
paration for the 9 game schedule
to begin Tuesday night, November
30.
The American Legion quintet
sponsored by Albert Gordon post
has already played two pre-season
games. Team manager John God
frey announces that a schedule is
now being formed.
McEver Packers are back again
bigger and stronger than ever. This
year they have tabbed themselves
“the Talmo Packers.” Last season
the Talmo lads were the power
house force of Northeast Georgia
playing an average of two games a
week. They now carry a 25 man
squad most of whom are JHS grads.
This season a sextet sponsored by
the Talmo Packing firm has been
organized. Veteran court ladies from
Talmo, Jefferson, Gainesville and
towns of this locality promise to
produce one of the outstanding wo
men’s teams in Georgia. They are
led by the record point shooting
Faye Morgan, captain of the 1941
Martin Institute team. The Packer
gals seek no advance boost to glory
on the Quintet’s trail of fame. Every
member of the squad is a standout.
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
GEORGIA BAPTISTS
MEET IN ATLANTA
Rev. J. D. Matheson, pastor of the
Jefferson Baptist church, is in
Atlanta this week attending the
127th Georgia Baptist Convention
which met Tuesday for a three-day
session.
Dr. James W. Merritt, Executive
Secretary of the Georgia Baptist
Convention, reports that the grand
total of contributions in support of
the State and worldwide coopera
tive program for the first 10 months
of the year amount to $2,016,596
showing an increase of $702,148
above the same period of last year.
The total for undesignated gifts
amounts to $707,745, for an increase
of $52,780 over the previous 10-
month period.
Mrs. Paul Ethridge, of Atlanta,
President of the Woman’s Mission
ary Union, reports total receipts for
ten months of $427,615, for an in
crease of $33,350; and Dr. H. C.
Whitcner, Director of the Depart
ment of Evangelism, reports that
some 25,000 baptisms for the year
have been recorded, for an increase
of nearly 2.000 above 1947. One new
Association has been created this
year, the SavanViah Association,
.rking 20 Associations in the State.
BEN YARBROUGH
CALLED BY ARMY
TO ACTIVE DUTY
Second Lt. Ben C. Yarbrough,
principal of the Madison, Ga., ele
mentary school, since Septmber, has
been notified to report for active
Army duty and has been assigned to
the Educational Department of the
Army. The Madison Board of educa
tion has asked for a deferment un
til the close of the present school
term.
Lt. Yarbrough is the son of Editor
L. J. Yarbrough of the Morgan
County News and Mrs. Cora Col
lier Yarbrough. He graduated with
honors from Madison High School
and North Georgia College, and
taught in the Canton High School
during the spring term of 1948.
CHRISTMAS SEALS
The Tuberculosis Christmas seals
will be mailed Monday, Nov. 22.
This year Jackson county joins
the ranks of those counties who send
out 2 sheets of seals. The goal is to
have all counties in Georgia doing
this. The seals are SI.OO a sheet, as
usual. Those who feel they are not
able to contribute $2.00 may buy as
many seals as they can and return
the others with their contribution.
No one should fail to respond be
cause he can not buy 2 sheets of
seals. If each one keeps as many as
possible, he will be doing much to
help control the spread of tubercu
losis in the county, state and na
tion.
BETHANY CHURCH
MEMBERS WORSHIP
IN JEFFERSON
District Superintendent Ma c-
Lowery Elrod of Gainesville was
visiting speaker at the Methodist
church on Sunday evening and de
livered a great sermon.
A special feature of the service
was th attendance of Rev. Truman
Thomas and a large group of the
membership of Bethany church.
These visitors added much to the
service, especially the opening song
service under. the leadership of
Worth Wilkes of Bethany.
The Jefferson congregation ap
preciated the presence of these visi
tors and extended to them a sincere
welcome and requested that they
come again.
TALMADGES AT HOME Governor Herman E. Talmadge, who was inaugurated on
November 17 as Governor of Georgia, poses with his family in the living room of their
home at Lovejoy. 'Gene, 6, perches on the edge of his mother's chair with complete non
chalance, while Bobby, 2V2, watches the photographer with wide-eyed wonderment. The
new First Lady is the former Miss Betty Shingler, member of a prominent Turner County
family.
ELECTION FOR
MAYOR, COUNCILMEN
J. P. AND BAILIFF
An election for Mayor and Coun
cilmen of Jefferson will be held on
Monday, December 13, in the City
Hall. Registration books closed
some time ago. Persons on the regis
tration list are eligible to vote and
those who failed to register are not
qualified for suffrage in this con
test. (
The candidates for Mayor are W.
T. Bryan and R. S. Johnson. For
Councilman Second Ward, T. D.
Story; Fourth Ward, H. L. Garri
son; Councilman at Large to succeed
Morris M. Bryan, who now lives
outside the corporate limits of the
city, H. J. Daily and J. S. Robinson.
For the last contest voters may
register until Novembr 29. Polls will
open at 8 a. m. and close at 5 p. m.
There wdll be another election in
the county on Decembr 4 for the of
fices of J. P. and Bailiffs. Voters
on the registration list for the elec
tion on November 2 are eligible to
vote for these district officers. All
candidates for J. P. and Bailiff must
qualify with Ordinary L. B. Moon
prior to November 19.
To date, there is only one an
nounced candidate for J. P. in Jef
ferson District—T. J. Doster. There
are five announced candidates for
Bailiff—J. B. Alexander, J. C. Craig,
W. H. Duncan, C. A. Faulkner and
M. S. Simmons. The election for
these officers will be held in the
court house.
Rev. Truman Thomas, Mrs. Thom
as, Mrs. Hubert Martin and Miss
Ethel Martin were in Gainesville
Thursday representing the Jefferson
Circuit at the Methodist Assembly,
at which Bishop Arthur Moore wa6
the principal speaker.
Thursday, November IS, 1948
GEORGIA'S FIRST FAMILY
ELECTION DEC. 4
COMMUNITY FARM
COMMITTEEMEN
Committeemen and delegates
elected in the community elections
to be held in Jackson County on
Saturday, December 4, will have
much to do with the progress made
in farm production and soil conser
vation as well as price supports and
marketing programs in 1949.
At these elections a community
committeeman will be elected for
each district to aid in administering
the Agricultural Conservation Pro
gram and in carrying on price sup
port activities in his community. At
this same election, delegates from
each district will be eleetd to at- j
tend a county convention for the 1
purpose of electing a county com
mittee.
i
These committeemen represent
the farmers in their communities
and the county in making recom
mendations on farm programs. The
county committee is charged with |
the responsibility of administering
farm programs having to do with
soil and water conservation, pro
duction goals, price supports and
other programs dealing directly
with farmers. .
Since all farmers are concerned
with what they get for their crops,,
and what crops to grow and how to
keep up the productivity of the land,
all farmers should be interested in
who administers farm programs
dealing with these problems.
Every farmer who has participat
ed in the 1948 Agricultural Conser
vation Program, or who is eligible
for a commodity loan or other price j
support, or who has a contract with ’
the Federal Crop Insurance Cor
poration is eligible to vote in these
community elections.
The decision- which farmers make
at these eelctions may have far-,
reaching effects on the future of
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR C. B NASH
SATURDAY
j Claude B. Nash, 67, died oa 'M>-
■ vember 11 in Tampa, Fla. He wax
ill only a short time. FuneiM ssane
ices were held on Saturday. SS
vember 13, four oclock at the Beta*-
any Methodist Church with the 33r.
Truman Thomas, pastor, officuCtmg'.
The Rev. J. Raymond Melear, ja-.tfor
of the Center Methodist Churde as
sisting. Interment in the Be*fewi|r
Cemetery.
Pall-bearers were Paul WilfcMS.
Sequid Wilfiams, Vance BuEaefc.
Ralph Williams, Young Nash aaufc
W. Tom Daniel .
He is survived by his wife. Sin.
Onie Humphrey Nash, and one aanj,
A. L. Nash, both of Center; ame
daughter, Mrs. J. B. Ellis, Oriwtohv
Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. Fannfi Wil
liams, Hull; Mrs. E. C. Perry,
Palm Beach, Fla.; and Mrs. Joe lit
tle, High Point, N. C.; one gmitf
daughter, Martha Ellis of OriMsOa.
Mr. Nash is a former resident off
Jackson county and Center, Get*,
and has recided in Tampa foe tne
past seven years. Mr. Nash mts at
member of the Baptist churrih. Hr*
son Brittian lost his life in the- ser
vice in May of 1943 while on du**
at the Air Base in Waycross, Ga-
BOND SALE GOAL
SHORT $92,000
Jackson county’s goal for tan#
sales f6r 1948 is $270,000. The rater
thus far amount to $177,240. Coun
ties that have sold their full qpoea
are Decatur, Douglas, Greene, Har
alson, Talbert and Troup.
agriculture. The effectivness df sMic
farmer administration may writ de
termine the future of farm ana
grams. And what happens to team
programs may have much to u® .artte
the security and prosperity at Hr
Nation.
No. 23.