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The Jackson Herald
Volume 75.
STATE OFFICIALS
APPOINTED BY
GOV, TALMADGE
Following his inauguration, Gov
ernor Talmadge has made a num
ber of appointments of new State
officials.
C. D. Redwine, a banker and
farmer, has been named Revenue
Commissioner.
J. L. Gillis, a business man of
Soperton, is Director of the State
Highway Department.
Gus Persons, Danner and railroad
president, of Talbotton is Bank
Superintendent.
A. N. Moye, farmer and Seed and
grain dealer, of Barnesville, Super
intendent of Parks.
George Wilson, former highway
patrolman, of Atlanta, director of
the Department of Public Safety.
Ernest Vandiver, a lawyer and the
manager of Governor Talmadge’s
campaign, of Winder, Adjutant Gen
eral,
H. D. Blackwell, an automobile
Salesman, of Marietta, Custodian
of the State Capitol building and
grounds.
J. J. Page, former manager of the
Henry Grady Hotel, of Washington
county, manager Jekyll Island.
John C. Houston of I<awrenceville,
T. V. Williams of Douglas, Robert
Additon of Griffin, W. V. Reece of
Hiawassee and J. B. Parham of
Atlanta, Assistant Attorney Gener
als.
Marvin E. Moate of Hancock coun
ty, Henry McCalla of Rockdale,
John Quillian of Hall, L. C. Moss of
Calhoun, Dixon Oxford of Terrell,
J. J. McLanahem of Elbert, John
B. Walker of Telfair, T. M. Steele of
Henry, Members of State Highway
Commission. Mr. Oxford is Chair
man of the Commission.
Sims Garrett, a lumber dealer of
Atlanta, secretary-treasurer State
Highway department.
Miss Leta Braselton of Braselton,
receptionist in the Governor’s of
fice. C. E. Gregory, well known At
lanta Journal writer has this to say
of Miss Braselton, “Miss Leta Bras
elton, receptionist in the governor’s
office, has been well known and
universally popular at the State
Capitol for many years. She is a
member of the prominent Braselton
family for which her home town is
named. She was receptionist for
the late Gov. Eugene Talmadge
during his last term, and later work
ed in the comptroller general’s of
fice as secretary to the late Homer
Parker.’’
Governor Talmadge could not
have made a more popular appoint
ment. Miss Braselton has a tact
for making and holding friends, and
she will prove a splendid asset to
the administration.
Some other persons appointed to
positions are M. L. Shadburn, State
Highway Engineer; Blake Smith,
Maintenance Supervisor; G T. Mc-
Donald, Post Roads Engineer; C. W.
Leftwick, Construction Engineer:
Delmar Jones, Director of the Geor
gia Bureau of Investigation; Mrs.
George Creel, Private Secretary,
and Benton Odum, Executive Secre
tary.
Georgia F.F.A. Chapters
Win National Honors
Kansas City—Two Georgia FFA
chapters won national honors here
as the National Future Farmers of
American Convention entered its
final day.
The Glenwood Chapter was
awarded a gold emblem for out
standing achievement, the highest
National award given to individual
Chapters, and Blakely-Union Chap
ter received a silver emblem, the
second highest National- award.
Single Copy Five Cents
STORMS IN GEORGIA
CAUSE DAMAGE
Plains, a village in Sumter coun- ]
ty, near Americus was struck about j
noon on Friday With a terrific cy
clone, causing heavy damage to j
houses and farm buildings.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Smith and 1
their three children narrowly es
caped injury while escaping from
their home, which was demolished.
As they ran from their home with
the children in their arms, the chim
eny fell directly between them with
out harming either.
Two cows were killed when a
barn was blown down. Tenant
houses were demolished on three
farms. One automobile was blown
into a field and demolished.
About the same hour a tornado
struck Forest Park, about eleven
miles from Atlanta on' the Jonesboro
road, destroying several buildings,
damaging others and uprooting
ing to Jif? H. Shellnut were badly
damaged.
Eyewitnesses said a small, white
tenant house on the dairy farm
was picked up by the heavy wind,
turned upside down, and then set
down in an upright position about
80 feet away. In it at the time
were Mrs. Charlie Scroogs and her
5-year-old son. Neither was hurt.
On the same day, the seasons
worst storm moved eastward across
the Midwest after lashing the
Great Plains states with highwinds
and drifting snow which blocked
roads, disrupted communications
and left dozens of communities iso
lated.
The storm was moving through
Kansas and Nebraska toward lowa,
but other sections reported freakish
weather. A pea soup fog rolled in
over New York from the Atlantic
ocean, and a tornado flattened
homes and injured 19 persons in
Mississippi.
GEORGIA REA
BORROWERS MAKE
NOTABLE RECORD
The ability of farmers to run co
operatives successfully is shown in
the financial report of the Rural
Electrification Administration. Up
to July 31, 1948, Georgia REA bor
rowers had been advanced $37,933,-
522 for the construction of rural
lines and other necessary installa
tions. This represented a capital in
vestment to be amortized over
period of years.
As of June 30, Georgia co-oper
atives had paid $7,748,144 in princi
pal and interest. Of this amount
$1,165,974 was paid on principal in
advance of the time it was due.
Thirty-three borrowers were ahead
on their payments and only one was
behind. Only $3 was more than 30
days overdue on REA loans in the
state, the report shows.
Georgia REA lines serve 145,179
farms and other rural establish
ments. They have increased the
wealth of the state and the ability
of farmers to operate profitably.
But more than that they have
brought the comforts of the city to
rural areas which otherwise would
have been denied them. The pros
perity of rural Georgia is reflected
in the proven ability of the co
operatives to pay as they go and, in
deed, to keep ahead of their pay
ments due.
THANKSGIVING
SERVICE
Thanksgiving services will be
held Thursday at 7:30 A. M. in the
First Baptist Church, to which
everybody is cordially invited.
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
1948 CORN PRICE
SUPPORT PROGRAM
Farmers’ inquiries at the County
AAA Office indicate that there is
considerable misunderstanding re
garding the 1948 Corn Price Sup
port Program,” R. Victor Richey,
Chairman of the AAA Committee
stated this week.
‘ln order to clarify the provisions
of the Program, we have prepared a
brief outline of the pertinent fac
tors, which are listed below,” Mr.
Richey said. “First of all, there is no
loan program on corn approved for
Georgia. Only the purchase agree
ment plan will be available in this
state according to official Commod
ity Credit Corporation bulletins.”
1. Purchase agreements can be
signed by corn producers from the
time of harvest through March 31,
1949, and only on producer-owned
corn.
2. Delivery will be made to Com
modity Credit Corporation begin
ning June 1, 1949, or earlier on de
mand by CCC.
3. The basic support price in
Georgia will be $1.59 per bushel,
with a scale of premiums and dis
counts similar to the cotton loan
program.
4. Producers will pay a service
fee of 1-2 cent per bushel or $1.50,
whichever is larger, at the time they
sign purchase agreements. The fee
is not refunded even though the
corn is not delivered.
5. Purchase agreements will be
executed on a form prescribed by
CCC and available at the County
AAA Office in Jefferson. On this
form, the farmer will indicate the
maximum number of bushels he
desires to sell. The farmer retains
full control of his corn and he is free
to sell on open market if he wishes.
He is not obligated to sell any of his
corn to CCC; however, CCC will not
accept more than the amount shown
in the agreement.
6. CCC will furnish delivery in
structions through the county AAA
Committee. A loading payment of
2 cents per bushel will be made to
the farmer on corn delivered on
track at the county loading point.
7. Corn delivered must meet
grade requirements, must be No. 3
or better or No. 4 solely on the fac
tor of test weights. Corn must be
shelled when delivered. Corn will
be graded at destination.
8. The farmer is responsible for
storage.
9. No advance payments are
made to the farmer on his corn. Pay
ment is not made until and unless
he delivers the corn to CCC.
10. The program will be admin
istered through the County AAA
Office by the Cbunty Committee.
Mr. Richey added that any farm
er interested in this program will be
given any other information he de
sires at the AAA office.
CRIPPLED CHILDREN
GUEST OF GOVERNOR
AT FOOTBALL GAME
Several crippled children of Geor
gia will enjoy the annual Thanks
giving Day football game between
Georgia and Georgia Tech Fresh
men as guests of Governor Herman
Talmadge. Talmadge last week
bought the President’s box at Grant
Field an<J announced that he would
have a dumber of crippled children
as his guests for the game.
The Thanksgiving J>ay classic at
Grant Field is played, each year for
the benefit of the Scottish Rite
Hospital for Crippled Children.
H. L WINGATE
MAKES CLEAR
SALES TAX POSITION
In elucidating his position on the
Sales Tax, H. L. Wingate, president
of the Georgia Farm Bureau, has
this to say:
“As stated in my annual report
last week and as I have stated for
four years, if we are going to have
the additional services needed, such
as better schools, better post roads
and adequate old age pensions, we
are going to have to raise the funds
and, to me, the consumer sales tax
is the most equitable way. Most
everyone in Georgia seems to be in
favor of a better school system and
as a regent I can tell you the Uni
versity System must have more
money or we are going off the ac
credited list. Our rural sections are
suffering from school needs. We
need more money for health.
It seems to me that there are a
number of questions involved. If
we are to have these expanded ser
vices, we must find a way to fi
nance them. If we do not want bet
ter schools in rural Georgia then
we ca nstay on our present tax
budget. If we are to finance a
better program of schools then we
have to decide how we are going
to finance them.
There are two ways. We can
have a consumer sales tax that will
spread the burden to all people in
direct proportion to their ability to
pay. Second, we can increase pro
perty taxes which will place an ad
ditional unfair burden on the farm
ers who are least able to assume
any additional taxes. I think a con
sumer sales tax is fair to all peo
ple. Certainly such a tax will be
an advantage to farmers, who do
not have to buy everything they
eat, rather than additional taxes on
their already over-taxed property.
A consumer sales tax would exempt
feed, seed, fertilizr, etc. from tax
ation.”
There is already a Sales Tax in
operation in Georgia on gasoline,
liquor, cigarettes, jewerly, cosme
tices, and many other articles of
merchandise. 4
LIGHTNING CHOOSES
PECULIAR LINE
OFTRAVEL
Lightning recently played a freak
occurence on a house on the North
Georgia College farm in Dahlonega.
The house, occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Hurb Tolbert was struck during a
storm. The lightning struck the
house near the meter, knocked a
large hole in the side of the wall and
the impact of the bolt pulled the
entire side wall three inches away
from the partition. All the electric
wiring in the house was melted.
The bolt followed the electric wires
through the roof and knocked the
roof loose on the opposite side of
the house; then to the corn crib,
jumped the creek and split a large
tree on the other side wide open.
No one was hurt, although a wo
man and baby were sleeping about
two feet from the spot the lightning
first struck.
THANKSGIVING
SERVICE AT BETHANY
There will be a Thanksgiving
Service at the Church Thursday
night, dedicated to the Boy Scouts
of Brockton Community. Everyone
is given a cordial invitation to at
tend. *
Christian Church
HfJBER, R. ALLEGOOD, Minister.
Sunday'jNov. 28, 1948.
Bible School 10:00 a. m.
Youth meeting 5:30 p. m.
Thursday, November 25, 1948
MRS. C. E. WIER
PASSES AFTER
LONG ILLNESS
After a long illness at her home
in Commerce, Mrs. C. E. Wier pass
ed away Saturday and was buried
in Bethany cemetery at 11 A. M.
Monday.
Funeral services were conducted
by the Rev. Hubert Dodd, pastor of
Commerce Methodist Church, as
sisted by Rev. Truman Thomas, pas
tor of Jefferson Circuit.
Many relatives and friends were
present at these obsequies to pay
their tribute to this lady who was
born and reared in the community.
She is survived by her husband,
C. E. Wier; one son, C. E. Wier, Jr.;
two daughters, Mrs. John S. Robin
son and Mrs. H. W. Wilbanks of
Jefferson; four sisters, Mrs. J. D.
Eckles, Jefferson; Mrs. Kathryn
Chandler and Mrs. Charlie Thomp
son, Charlotte, N. C., and Mrs. Guy
Maddox of Rebecca.
The deceased was 71 years old
and before her marriage, was Miss
Myrt Victoria Carter, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. O. G. W. Car
ter. She was a member of the Meth
odist Church and was noted for her
Christian character. We join with
others in expressing sympathy to
the bereaved family.
JEFFERSON CIVIC
CLUB PLANS
NEW GYMNASIUM
Members of the Civic Improve- j
ment Club met in the City Hall one'
evening last week and created the
Jefferson Community Gymnasium
Association, the object of which will
be to raise funds for the construct
ion of a gymnasium building.
Citizens throughout this area will
be asked to subscribe a certain
amount each month, each quarter, j
or annually until a sufficient amount
has been raised to begin the build- j
ing.
CITY COURT
City Court has been in session at
the Court House this week. The
presiding Judge, G. P. Martin, dis
posed of several cases during this
term.
HIGHWAY DIRECTOR
SAYS ROAD WORK TO
BE RESUMED AT ONCE
State Highway Director James L.
Gillis announced last week that
work would begin immediately on
all Federal-aid highway projects and
other projects which have been tied
up by court order, except “negoti
ated” contracts and “extensions of
contracts”.
The injunction nailing road work,
which was granted several weeks
ago by Judge Charles Worrill on a
taxpayer’s petition, was dissolved
by Judge Worrill the day after Tal
madge was inaugurated. The Judge
said that the question became
“moot” when anew Highway Board
was installed.
Director Giliis statement that
negotiated and extended contracts
would be held up is in line with the
campaign of Governor Talmadge
last summer when he bore down
hard on such contracts and severely
criticized the Thompson admini
stration for issuing such.
This week we go to press one day
earlier than usual, so that our read
ers will receive The Herald before,
instead of after, Thanksgiving. As
we all know there will be no mail
delivery Thursday because this is a
National holiday. We secured some
additional help which enabled us to
print the paper in time for the Wed
nesday morning mails.
REA CONSTRUCTION
CONFERENCE HELD
IN JEFFERSON
A Construction Conference was
held in the office of the Juckson
Electric Membership Corporation,
Jefferson, Georgia, November 15th.
1948, at which time construction
plans and specifications were dis
cussed in regard do the immediate
construction of Georgia 83 H Jack
son Project.
Those attending the Conference*
were Representatives of Montgom
ery Electric Company, Mr. Clay Al
ford, General Superintendent, Mr-
Rajah Sims, Construction Foreman-
The Engineering firm in charge of
construction—Patterson & Dewar,
Harry Dewar, Engineer, George In
gram, Resident Engineer, Engineer
ing Division, Rural Electrification
Administration, Washington, D. C.,
J. W. Carpenter, Field Engineer.
The Cooperative—R. J. Kelley,
Manager, and L. Frank Cranford.,
System Engineer.
The “H” Project, which consists
of 210 miles of line located in the
eight Northeast Georgia Counties of
Hall, Lumpkin, Gwinnett, Clark,
Barrow, Madison, Jackson, and
Banks, is to serve some 785 Consum
ers with the benefits of electric ser
vice,
Staking of lines has already begun
by the engineers. The Contractor
has stated he intends to move ma
terials, trucks and other equipment
on the job in order to begin con
struction at once.
Applicants who will receive elec
tric service from the H Project axe
urged to wire their premises as soon
| as the engineer has marked location
( of meter.
The progress of construction will
of course hinge upon the winter
weather, and if outside work can
be carried on through the winter
months.
ROTARY SPEAKER
TUESDAY, MALCOLM
AINSWORTH, ATHENS
j Jefferson Rotary was well pleased
Tuesday in hearing a speech by
Malcolm Ainsworth, Secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce of Ath
ens. At the request of Program
Chairman R. J. Kelly, Past Presi
dent John N. Holder introduced the
speaker. Mr. Ainsworth is a son of
the late Bishop of the Methodist
Church, W. N. Ainsworth. He has
served other cities as the head of
Chambers of Commerce, notably
Spartanburg, B. C., where he achiev
ed splendid success.
Mr. Ainsworth said the Athens:
Chamber of Commerce is striving,
not only to help Athens, but all this
section of Georgia. It is making ef
forts to increase the tourist travel
through this section of Georgia and
to bring more industries here. Also,
to aid in the development of agri
culture through conservation, grow
ing of cattle, feeding chickens and
doing other things to develop and'
improve country life.
President Aderholt thanked him?
for his friendly and encouraging,
message to Jefferson Rotary.
Dr. J. T. Stovall was song lead
er, with Mrs. Marshall Melvin at
the piano. When presented by Sec
retary S. F. Bryan, Mrs. Melvin was
given a happy ovation.
Two members were absent. Tom;
Staton, of Gainesville, was a guest-
District Governor Sidney 0..
Smith’s Monthly Letter was distrib
uted which shows Jefferson’s aver
age attendance during the past
month was 88.12. Average for the.*.
District, 87.83.
No. 24.