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The Jackson Herald Volume 75. JEFFERSON CHORAL CLUB TO PRESENT CHRISTMAS CONCERT! The Jefferson Choral Club will 1 present its annual Christmas concert 1 at the First Baptist Church, Wed nesday evening, December 22, 1948, at 8:00 o’clock, Edmond Garrison, I president, announced this week. i The program, conducted by Wil liam Cutts, club director, with Miss', Mabeth Storey, organist, will in-1 elude a group of familiar Christmas carols and hymns for the first part, followed by a cantata, ’’The Manger of Bethlehem,” written by Charles Frances Lane. Soloists for this program will be Mrs. Lamar Watkins, Miss Bonnie Carter, and Clarence Silman. Members of the club singing in this performance are Mrs. Morris Bryan, Jr., Miss Bonnie Carter, Miss Carter, Mrs. Catherine Coker, Mrs. Imogene Copas, Mr. and Mrs. William Cutts, Mrs. Ethel Dadis man, Miss Elizabeth Echols, Britt Elrod, Edmond Garrison, Joe Grfi feth, Robert H. Griffeth, Miss Melba Hanson, Miss Ada Ellen Hardy, Mrs. Claire Hill, Mrs. Rufus Hooper, Dr. and Mrs. C. B. Lord, Mrs. Marshall Melvin, L. B Moon, Guy McGinnis, Mrs. Noble Patrick, Mays Potts, Miss Irene Rankin, Mrs. Louise Roberts, Clarence Silman, Miss Frances Staton, Miss Jayne Staton, Miss Mabeth Storey, Mrs. Lamar Watkins, Mrs. George Wells, Ellis Whitlock, Ernest Wilkes, and Mrs. Paul Wilson. < The public is cordially invited to attend. y.- FUNERAL SERVICES FOR PVT.HAYNIE Funeral services for Pvt. Joe W. Haynie, age 29, were held Wednes day afternoon, December 8, at 2:30 from Nazareth Methodist Church. Pvt. Haynie was killed March 15, 1945 in France, while serving with the 101st Rainbow Division. Pvt. Haynie had served in the Army about 12 years. He is survived by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Haynie of Hoschton; four brothers, Messrs. George, Aubary, Jack Haynie, all of Hoschton; Ernest Haynie of Gaines ville and a host of nieces and nephews. ■;*wm The Reverend Messrs. J. O. Mc- Neal and L. G. Marlin, officiated. The Barrow and Jackson County Veterans Organizations had charge of the graveside services. RED CROSS SENDS GIFTS TO HOSPITALS The Jackson County Red Cross Chapter has sent 80 candy filled stocking and 6 red candles to Ft. McPherson hospital, and 100 pack ages of icycles and 50 packages of snow to Lawson General Hospital. Also, cash contributions of $25 to be used for Christmas supplies at Hospital No. 48. 250 Thanksgiving paper napkins were also sent. Mrs. Wm. White Mrs. Morris Bryan Camp and Hospital Com. JEFFERSON SCHOOL NEWS On Friday, December 17, school will be dismissed for two weeks for the Christmas holidays. On that day each grade will have a Christ mas tree with a party in their re spective rooms. The High School, Sixth and Seventh Grades will go to the Roosevelt to see “Green Grass of Wyoming” while the other gram mar grades will enjoy the picture 'Buffalo Bill” in the school audi torium. At 1:30 a chapel program will be presented in the auditorium by Ten B, with the aid of Wayne Wages and Joan Whitmire from the grammar school and Donald Mealor from the eighth grade. The program will in clude, a marionette show, ‘The Night Before Christmas,” a one-act play ' Ma Makes Merry” and a story on the record player, "The Small One” told by Bing Crosby. The climax of the day will be the Christmas dinner” which will be served at noon in the school cafe teria. The following menu will be served. Bake<i Ham,; Crpan>ed Potatoes, English Peas, Congealed Salad, Fruit Cake, Rolls and Milk. Single Copy Five Cents THE FASHION SHOW GREAT SUCCESS, FRIZES AWARDED Jefferson’s first Fashion Show j scored a great success at the high school auditorium last Friday night. Approximately 500 people were in the audience to watch 45 contestants j compete for 18 prizes offered by the Jefferson Mills, Inc., sponsor of the 1948 Corduroy Fashion show. Fifty garments were modeled by j men, women and children from Jef ferson. Children’s clothes, sports clothes, suits, evening gowns, dresses and housecoats made in a varieyt of colorful corduroy fabrics were paraded before the judges and audience. Each finished garment and accessories were made by Jef fersonians from material manufac tured by the Jefferson Mills. 18 Prizes Awarded It took several inspections of the wearing apfarel and careful delib eration by tne impartial judges be fore they could reach a decision on the prize winners.. Miss Lila Wil bands was awarded the Grand Prize a $25.00 Savings Bond, for her camel tan Corduroy coat lined with matching tan plaid. The garment was made by Mrs. C. E. Toney, a Jefferso nseamStress. Miss Frances Staton won second Grand Prize of SIO.OO cash for her light yellow cor duroy skirt arid jerkin made by her mother, Mrs. Frank Staton. > Prize winners in the Children’s group were K-ay Garrison, pink Cor duroy overalls, brown coat and bon net; -and* Duke, light tan cor duroy suit. Sports clothes winners were: Wil lis WilbaftkS’! medium blue corduroy shirt; Daniel Gasaway, two-tone grey and blue plaid jacket and gray pants; Vivian Simmons, bright green skirt; Frances Staton; La nelle Lyle, gray corduroy jumper. Corduroy dresses: Maxine Hale, medium blue corduroy dress with corduroy covered buttons; Margaret Duke, light pink corduroy dress, gold buttons and belt and brown accessories. Corduroy Suits: Shirley Deaton, greeri corduroy suit; Melba Hanson, nrodic plaid corduroy suit; Martha Wilbanks, red corduroy suit. Cor duroy Evening Gowns: Lila Wil banks, light blue corduroy evening gown and gloves. Betty Roberts, light pink corduroy evening gown. Housecoats: Bonnie Beatty, light yellow corduroy coat stitched with brown wool thread. The judges, all non-residents of Jackson county, were: Miss Quinelle Mac Rae, Clothing Specialist for the Georgia State Extension Service; Miss Odessa Williamson, Home Ec onomics Teacher, Athens High School; Miss. Edith Evans, Home Economics Teacher, University of Georgia Demonstration School; Mr. Saul Eisenberg, president of Brook haven Textiles, Inc.; Fifth Avenue, New York City—distributors of the world’s finest Corduroy. A great amount of credit for the success of this first public Fashion Show went to Mrs. B W. McFall, Jefferson High School Home Eco namics teacher. Her students pre sented many of the garments ap pearing in the show, and she per sonally made some. Miss Sally Bryan wrote and presented the script for the show. Jefferson women who made many of the garments appearing in the show were: Mrs. Margaret Duke, Mrs. Daisy Duke, Mrs. R. L. Baird, Mrs. C. E. Toney and Miss Lidy Bailey Ushers for the show were Jeffer son Mills Overseers: H. L. Garrison, Leon Strickland, Max Silman, Lee Head, J. G. Cunningham, Earnest Shumake and R. V. Carlyle. The attractive stage setting included Corduroy drapes, Corduroy covered davenport and chair. Christmas stocking hanging on the fire place mantle were of red corduroy. Following the show refreshments were served by the Jefferson Village Club in the High School cafeteria. CITY AND COUNTY SCHOOLS CLOSE FOR HOLIDAYS. DEC. 17 According to information from the office of T. T. Benton, County School superintendent, Jefferson City Schools and the schools throughout the county will dismiss for the Christmas holidays on Fri day, December 17 and reconvene on Monday, January 3. Jhi will gi twoiweeksrjrafi dav season fo*r the school children of Jackson County. Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia JEFFERSON GETS HONORABLE MENTION IN CONTEST Jefferson is one cf the twelve town winners in the Home Town contest. Griffin and Cleveland are the first prize winners in the Champion Home Town contest sponsored by the Georgia Power company and will receive SI,OOO each in recognition of their outstanding community pro gress during the period from March 1 to October 31 of this year. Camilla won second place and a SSOO prize among towns with from 1,000 to 20,000 population in the 1940 census. Third prize of $250 in this group went to Washington. In the group of towns with less than 1,000 population Leesburg was second to Cleveland and will re ceive SSOO. The third prize of $250 was won by Woodbine. Special honorable mention pla ques will be awarded to 12 other towns whose entries were regarded by the judges as being of exception al merit. Honorable mention win ners in the larger population group include Butler, Carrollton, Cedar town, Grantville, Jefferson and Smyrna. Those in the smaller pop ulation group are Clarkston, Forest Park, Ludowici, Newborn, Nicholls and Norcross. The winners were selected from entries submitted by 159 Georgia towns, 88 in the larger classification and 71 in the smaller. These en tries described local community de velopment activities during the con test period in such fields as busi ness, industry, agriculture, recre ation, health, education, religions life, beautification, municipal serv ice and building. JACKSON-BARROW MEDICAL AUXILIARY The doctors wives of Jackson- Barrow Counties met at the Harri son Hotel, Jefferson, Ga., Oct. 18, 1948, and organized a Jackson-Bar row Medical Auxiliary, with the following officers: President—Mrs. W. T. Randolph, Winder; First Vice President—Mrs. A. A. Rogers, Jr., Commerce; Second Vice President —Mrs. C. B. Almond, Winder; Third Vice President— Mrs. S. T. Ross, Winder; Recording Secretary Mrs. O. C. Pittman, Commerce; Treasurer Mrs. E. H. Ethridge, Winder; Historian Mrs. Ernest R. Harris, Winder; Corres ponding Secretary—Mrs. E. M. Mc- Donald, Winder. The Medical Auxiliary will meet at the same time and place as the Jackson-Barrow Medical Society, and after a business session, will join the Medical Society for a scien tific program. The first regular meeting was held in Winder, Ga., on November 15. Dr. P. T. Scoggins lead a round table discussion on “Quarantine Measures for Communicable Di seases” for Jackson-Barrow Coun ties. Mrs. A .A. Rogers Chm. Press and Publicity CAST FOR THE PAGEANT OF THE HOLY NATIVITY The cast for the Pageant of the Holy Nativity, is: Mary, Mrs. A. W. Ash; Joseph, Mr. Boyce Hooper; Angel, Mrs. Har old JarreK; Shepherds, Storey El lington, Edmond Garrison, Horace Singletarry; Wise Men, Horace Storey, Claudius Thurmond, E. L. McElhannon; Angels, Betty Roberts, Jane Staton, Ada Ellen Hardy, Jan Anderson, Rebecca Garrison, Clara Maddox, Rachel McEver, Shirley Deaton, Jackie Marlowe, Joan Wilkes; Manger Angels, Caroline Story, Pam Cutts; Reader, Mrs. Lanis Ethridge; Choir, Mrs. Boyce Hooper, Mrs. Morris Bryan, Jr., Mrs. Lamar Watkins, Mrs. C. B. Lord, Mrs Rufus Hooper, Dr. C. B. ! Lord, Clarence Silman, W. G. Cutts, Joseph Griffeth. Soprano Soloist, Mrs. Kate Wel born; rganist, Miss Mabeth Storey; Mttsic Director, W. G. Cutts; Page ant Director, Mrs. Morris Bryan. Solos by Miss Welborn, Mrs. Wat kins and W. G. Cutts. Pageant at 8 o’clock Dec 19th, Baptist Church. CHRISTMAS TREE AT HARRIS SCHOOL A-short Christmas- program wHI t flagqis ;schooU(pus| aay night, December 17, fonowed by a Christmas Tree for the schooL T. H. M c GiBONY SPOKE TO ROTARY CLUB TUESDAY T. H. McGibony of Greensboro was presented Tuesday by Program Chairman J. D. Matheson to the Rotary Club as the speaker of the hour. Mr. McGibony’s talk emphasized the duties we owe to our communi ty, our fellowman, our country and Our God. He spoke with earnest ness and sincerety and had the tact of illustrating and emphasizing his thoughts with clean stories. His was one of the best talks yet heard by the club. Mr. McGibony was accompanied by Mi*;. McGibony. Other visitors were Mrs. A. S. Mosley, and Mrs. Y. D. Maddox, former citizens of Greensboro, and R. S. Johnson, al so a former citizen of Greene Coun ty. President H. E. Aderholt presided and announced that Rotary will en tertain their wives and lady friends at a dinner party on December 28 at 7:30 p. m. at the Andrew Jackson Hotel in Commerce. He also urged that all members be present at the meeting on Tues day, December 21, as a special me morial service will be presented. Church Notes FIRST METHODIST REV. LAMAR WATKINS, Pastor 10:00 A. M.—Church School. 11:00 A. M.—Worship Service. Sermon: “Christmases: Pagan and Christian.” 6:30 P. M.—Youth Fellowship. 7:30 P. M. Pageant at Baptist Church. Sunday morning we shall observe our annual White Christmas wor ship Service. In a special worship program each member of the church will be given the opportunity to place his contribution upon the al tar. The purpose of the offering is known to us all. We have ordered and expect delivery shortly of anew set of church pews costing approxi mately $3200.00. This is part of a larger plan to complete and improve the interior of the church. All mem bers are urged to attend. We believe the service will have a real spiritual meaning to our church through what you may choose to give and also a spiritual meaning to you for having made the gift. The Young People of the Church will complete plans for the Christ mas party at their regular Youth Fellowship meeting. First Baptist Church J. D. MATHESON. Minister. The annual observance of White Christmas will feature the service at the First Baptist Church next Sunday morning. For many years it has been the practice of the Church to have a White Christmas tree on which offerings were placed for the benefit of the Church build ing and property. In recent times the offering has been used to renovate and improve the physical proper ties of the Church. Vast improve ments have come about through the generous offerings of the people for this purpose. Special envelopes will be on hand, they will be tied to the tree, and the usual program ob served. Every member is reminded of this annual and beautiful cus tom, and visitors will be cordiaHy welcome. At the service next Sunday night the pageant, “The Holy Nativity,” will be given under the direction of Mrs. Morris M. Bryan. The pageant is impressive not only for its moving Christmas story but likewise for its strikingly beautiful music. All the people of Jefferson and the com munity are invited. The Sunday School meets at 10 a. m. and the Training Union at 6:30 p. m. Christian Church HEBER R. ALLEGOOD, Minister. Sunday, December 19, 1948. Bible School—10:00 A. M. Morning Worship—ll:oo A. M. (Communion and Sermon) - Youth Meeting, 5:30 P. M. AH wh<t desire, especially those without a regular church home, are cordially invited to worship with us. Thursday, December 16, 1948 AAA COMMITTEE OFFICERS ELECTED LAST SATURDAY R. Victor Richey, Commerce,; Chairman of the Jackson County AAA Committee, was reelected j Saturday at the county convention j of delegates from the various dis tricts of the county, to begin his seventh term on the committee. | J. Pope Benton, Jefferson, Vice Chairman, was also reelected and' he has served on the committee for the same length of time. C. Glenn Whitehead, Jefferson, reelected as the third member of the committee will serve for a sixth term. G. P. Tate, Jefferson, and W. H. Hardman, Commerce, were reelect ed first and second alternates, re spectively. Following the convention, the committee met and reelected Wil liam G. Cutts as Secretary and Treasurer of the committee. Mr. Cutts has been AAA Administrative Officer in Jackson County since 1940, except during the time he was j in the Army. Since a majority of the delegates are also community committeemen, Mr. Richey urged them to contact their neighbors and remind them that January 15, 1949, is the closing date for filing 1948 soil building re ports and January 31, 1949, is the final date for making application for 1949 soil building assistance. There will be no extension of these dates. * Under the 1949 Agricultural Con servation Program in this county, a farmer will not be eligible for soil building assistance unless he re quests it in writing before January 31, 1949. W. T. BRYAN ELECTED MAYOR An election for Mayor and Coun cilmen for the City of Jefferson was held Monday, December 13. The result was: Mayor, W. T. Bryan 124; R. S. Johnson 120. Alderman City at Large, H. J. Dailey, 142; J. S. Robinson, 98. Alderman Second Ward, T. D. Storey, 53. Alderman Fourth Ward, H. L. Garrison, 50. JACKSON CITIZENS JOIN ARMED FORCES Therteen men fr o m Jackson County were forwarded to Fort Mc- Pherson, for Armed Forces Pre-In duction Physical Examinations, on December 14, 1948. They were as follows: Fred Standridge, Commerce; Paul R. Watson, Talmo; Dreyton L. Franks, Commerce; Claud H. Whit lock, Jefferson; Leonard R. Mealor, Nicholson: Billy J. Cook, Pender grass; Curtis E. Greenway, Com merce; George R. Potts, Jefferson; Edward D. Massey, Jefferson; J. T. Ware (Col.), Jefferson; Horace Chambers (Col.), Commerce; Grady Damison (Col.), Jefferson; Harvey Ivery (Col.), Commerce. The following men will be sent to Fort McPherson for induction in to the Armed Forces on December 29, 1948: Clifford Howington, Jefferson; Leonard J. Irvin, Maysville; W. C. McNeal, Pendergrass; Aaron H. Thomas, Pendergrass; Robert L. Wise (Col.), Commerce. Lemuel G. Blalock of Commerce, Georgia was inducted into the Armed Forces on November 30. He is the first to go from Jackson County. No men will be sent for examina tion or induction on or during the dates of Dceember 15 to December 31. , After induction into the Armed Forces, Inductees from this area will be sent for basic training, to Fort Jackson, S. C., except for col ored inductees who will be sent to Fort Knox, Ky. OFFICERS NAMED LODGE 200 1.0.0.F. Officers elected to serve Jeffer son Lodge I. O. O. F. No. 200: Noble I Grand, D. G. Stover; Vice-Grand,! Curtis Anderson; Secretary, T. J. j Doster; Treasurer, J. H. Lord; Past Grand, A. E Yonce; 3-year trustee, W. H. Duncan. Presbyterian Church .. W. Mi Thurman, Pastor. ' ” ’ ’ 10:00 A. M.—Bible School, J. M. Melvin, Superintendent. H A - .* M.—Morning Worship. N. £. ARMOUR OF GAINESVILLE KILLED IN JACKSON COUNTY' Summie Gee is in Jackson County jail charged with the murder of M- C. Armour of Gainesville. The body of At morn was found Sunday morning after midnight, in a dying condition from a wound in the head, caused from being pierced! with a screwdriver. A telephone message to Sheriff Brooks notilied him that a body was in the road near Hurricane Shoals. He rushed to the location and found it was Ar mour. He carried him to the resi dence of Dr. J. T. Stovall where he lived only a few minutes. The" body was brought to the Randolph 1 funeral parlor and prepared for burial. Coroner R. S. Medlin and a jury of five men held an inquest Sunday afternoon and the following evi dence was given: On Saturday afternoon, B. L_ Wright, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Summitr Gee met with Armour near Gaines ville. He joined them, riding in the car with Mrs. Gee, while Wright and Gee occupied the other car. They wentfrom Gainesville to Lula, to- to Maysville and to Hurri cane Shoals bridge where they stopped. Gee and Armour engaged in an argument. Gee secured sr screwdriver from the car and stab bed Armour in the ear penetrating:' two inches into the brain. Mr. and Mrs. Gee and Wright went to the home of Nunn and asked him to phone the sheriff that a man was lying in the road near Hurri cane Shoals bridge and would he telephone the Sheriff. Wright and Mr. and Mrs. Gee* were arrested and all told a -af ferent story, but finally Wright gave the full story and said the screwdriver was thrown into Cur ry’s Creek in Jefferson. The death instrument was found there. At first Gee denied Wright’s story, but later he and his wife both acknowl edge its. verity. | A purse containing about was taken from the person of Ar mour. The accused took the morwy and burned the wallet. When found by the Sheriff there was only onr penny in his pocket. The motor of Armour’s car was still running wfw*k the sheriff reached the scene of the crime. Gee, aged 25, and Mrs. Gee, aged 24 are both in jail. Armour, aged 29, is married and has one child. He was emloyed by the Auto Body and. Fender Cos. of Gainesville. No warrant was taken for B. L. Wright, a son of B. L. Wright, Sir- He lives with his father about * 1-2. miles north of Jefferson on the old: Gainesville road. Gee and his wife • reside on the Jefferson-Athens high way near Attica. It is said that all the parties coa nected with the tragedy were drink ing. Gee and his wife are held with out bond. The case will be inves tigated by the Grand Jury when court convenes in February. Zt bills are found then parties will be* tried by a jury. According to the evidence at (he Coroners inquest neither Wright rvin Mrs. Gee were implicated in the murder but they were accused <it having some part in disposing of the money and pocket book belong— ing to Armour. HARRIS SCHOOL PUPILS PRESENT FINE PROGRAMS The following program was giver* at Harris School Wednesday after noon, Nov. 24: Song, Bringing In the Sheaves,. by all. Bobbing for Apples, John ny Dollar. Story Time, Dena Thur mond and Lillian Robinson. Narcis sus Bowl, Jane Venable. About My Dog, Wayne Venable. Failing; Leaves, Frankie Massey. Thmgs We- Like, Mays Venable, Jr., Leriorae Harris, Jane Bolton and Anna Bel ton. Song, Thanksgiving Day Has Come The Red Leaves, Junior Me— Ree. Pumpkins, Brenda Nabors— Acorn Elves, Lynda Wilkes. Oh' Sunday, Sandra Frost; Contentment. Clarice Wilkes, Bertie Mae Loggins. Gloria Jean Thurmond, and HenJejr' Wilkes. Magic by Wires, Dean Stand ridge. - Play: “T” for Thanksgiving by Kathrine Standridge, Patricia Vena-r --ble, Jessie Lou Mcßee, Annette? Dowdy, Treva Glosson, Carolyn. Wflk’es, Brenda ‘ Nabors, CTsrire- Wilkes, Bernice' Loggins, Sandra Frost, Bertie Mae Loggins, Gloria* Jean Thurmond. No. 27.