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The Jackson herald
Volume 75.
DR. 0. C. ADERHOLD
SPEAKS AT ROTARY
ON SCHOOL PROGRAM
Dr. O. C. Aderhold was guest
speaker to the Jefferson Rotary
Club on Tuesday.
Dr Aderhold began his life’s ca
reer on graduating from the State
University as teacher of vocational
agriculture in Martin Institute. He
then was promoted to superinten
dent and now hold the position bf
Dean of Education of the University
of Georgia. In each position he
achieved remarkable success. He
spent seven years in Jefferson and
while here chose for his hie com
panion a co-worker in the school.
Program Chairman T. T. Benton
in presenting the speaker said he
invited Dr. Aderhold to discuss the
Minimum Foundation Program for
Education because as head of the
committee that drew up the plan for
educational expansion he is the real
author of the same.
Dr. Aderhold made a clear, con
vincing analysis of the subject..
Georgia has made splendid progress
in Educational development since
1937, but now it needs anew plan
to attract Georgia graduates into
the teaching profession and to pre
vent them from going to other states
which pay larger salaries. The av
erage salaries of Georgia teachers is
now $1690 per annum. The mini
mum Foundation plan would fix
salaries at $2400. The states that
surround Georgia pay even more
than this.
The Minimum Foundation pro
vides a teacher for each 24 or 30
pupils, adequate transportation and
financial assistance in the construc
tion of school buildings.
President H. E. Aderholt express
ed the great pleasure of Jefferson
Rotary in having Dr. Aderhold as
speaker. “When Dr. Aderhold is in
Jefferson, he is at home and among
friends,” said the president.
Guests present were Superinten
dent of schools of Jackson County
Pittman Carter and Paul Plaginos.
FARM TRAINING
SCHOOL ON
JANUARY 20
A series of farm training schools
will be held in each congressional
district in the state, has been an
nounced by H. L. Wingate, Presi
dent of the Georgia Farm Bureau
Federation.
This is the second consecutive
year these training sessions have
been held.
Last year widespread interest was
created in district conferences.
Membership in the organization
showed an increase of 16,371 farm
families. It is hoped that the ses
sions will be well attended in 1949.
The Ninth District one day con
ferences will be held in the Court
House in Gainesville, January 20th.
Fundamentals of Farm Bureau
will demand the attention of county
and community officers attending
the conference. S. J. Suddath, Dis
trict Director, will preside at the
training school, and members of the
State Staff will participate in the
proceedings. The conference will
convene at 10:00 o’clock A. M. and
adjourn at 1:00 o’clock. Mrs. Joe S.
Ray, President of the Associated
Women and Mrs. Dean Lott, Ninth
District Director, will have a prom
inent part on the program. Mem
bers of the State Staff who will
appear on the program are: H- R-
Yandle, Wilson Still, D. W.-Stroh
behn, and Eston Harden. *
Single Copy Five Cents
LT.-COL. S.A. HEAD
RE-ENLiSTS IN ARMY
Sidney Head has re-entered the
Army and bears the title “Lieuten
ant Colonel.”
For two years he has been one of
the G. I. Agriculture teachers of the
county, but has resigned this posi
tion to re-enlist with the military
forces to become a soldier in the
regular army. For about seven years
he was a member of the United
States Army, during which service
he was promoted from time to time
and had attained the rank of Lieu
tenant Colonel. It is not known
whether his services will be in this
country or overseas, but probably he
will be sent to Europe.
Colonel Heads friends unite in
wishing him health and happiness in
his army career.
DANA WHITEHEAD
DIES IN ATLANTA
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John Dana Whitehead, son of the
late Mr ancM&ffS'. John C. White
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head, former citizens of Jfeferson,
died - in an Atlanta hospital last
week. The funeral was held Satur
day in Winder at the home of his
sister, Mrs. W. J. Burch, and inter
ment was in the Winder cemetery.
Mr. Whitehead was 70 years of
age. He was reared in Jefferson.
SGT. CLINTON MARTIN
INTERRED IN JAPAN
WITH COMRADES
Mrs. D. B. Martin, whose son,
Clinton A. Martin, presumably lost
his life in Japan on April 8, 1946,
is in receipt of a letter from the
Adjutant-General of the Army, in
which he says: “The records of the
Department of the Army are being
amended to show that Sergeant
Martin was killed in action on 20th
of August, 1944, in Yarnomara, Orio,
Yahata-Shi, Fukuoha, Japan. This
change in status from Presumed
Dead to Killed in Action was based
on burial information received from
the Commanding General, Far
East.”
Another letter from the Office of
the Quartermaster General, informs
his parents that, “It is not possible,
because of the manner in which he
met death to identify his remains in
dividually.” He and the other fallen
comrades were interred as a group
in the cemetery at Yokohama on the
Island of Honshu, Japan. The officer
writes, “If further research fails to
establish their individual identity,
the remains of this group will be
returned to the United States for
final interment in a national ceme
tery designated by the Quarter
master General.”
LEANNA CARTER, COL.
A CENTENARIAN,
PASSED ON MONDAY
Leanna Carter (Col.), widow of
the late Rev. Peter Carter, passed
away Monday, at the age of 102
years and 4 months, probably the
oldest citizen in Jackson County.
She was a daughter of the late
Andy Storey and Vinia Worsham
Storey, and during her early life,
was noted for her thrift and her
willingness to serve in any place
where duty called her. She had a
good character and was honest and
trustworthy.
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■ -She is- survived by a daughter,
Lucy Carter Evans, and a grandson,
Noonan Watson.
- The date of the funeral services
has-dot been announced.
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
BOY SCOUTS OF
AMERICA EAYE
NEW SCOUT MASTER
(TOM WILLIAMS)
Alf Anderson was elected scout
master by the troop committee
meeting at the First Baptist Church
last Monday night. George Lang
ford and Leonard Drown will serve
as assistant scout masters. James
Early is the Jefferson institutional
representative on the Northeast
Georgia Council, Boy Scouts of
America.
the On the same evening the Cub
Scout attendance committee met to
formulate plans for the organization
of a Cub Pack in Jefferson. Com
mittee chairman Rev. Lamar H.
Watkins, First Methodist Church
pastor, is working with the Boy
Scout Council to contact boys be
tween the ages of 9, 10 and 11 years
who would like to become Cub
scouts.
Both the Troop Committee and
the Cub Attendance Committee will
meet again on Monday evening,
January 24, in the first of a series of
organization meetings. A training
program will begin at that time.
This sudden development in the
Boy Scout movement in Jefferson
began last Thursday evening when
civic leaders met at City Hall with
representatives from the Northeast
Georgia Council. Before the dis
cussion began, Superior Court Judge
H. H. West of Athens gave the oath
of office to County Ordinary L. B.
Moon.
Judge West, a. well known north
east Georgia scout leader, gave an
interesting talk on his experiences
and adventures with the Cub and
Boy Scouts. Now chairman of Troop
No. 1 in Athens, he was leader of
the largst Cub Den on record in
Northeast Georgia Council with an
enrollment of 75 boys.
Josh Molder, executive chairman
of the Council, explained the pro
cedure to start a Boy Scout Troop
and Cub Pack in Jefferson. Mr.
Molder urged prompt action to be
gin the scouting movement in Jef
ferson. His remarks brought speedy
formation of the original commit
tees. Mr. Molder also presided over
the Monday evening meetings.
Rev. J D Matheson, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, was appoint
ed chairman cf the Troop Commit
tee. Edmond Garrison is co-chair
man. Committee members include:
Dickson Story, Clyde Boggs, Mays
Brock, Marshall Melvin, Bill Bryan,
Alf Anderson and George Langford.
Under chairman Watkins on the
Cub Attendance committee are:
Mrs. Marshall Melvin, G. T. Keis
ler, James Tompkins, Mr. and Mrs.
Nat Hancock, Mrs Watkins, G. H.
Fite, Leon Strickland, Ed Kelley,
Rufus Hooper and Tom Williams.
The Civic Improvement Club will
sponsor the Cub Pack and Boy Scout
Troop in Jefferson.
W. S. C. S. Circles
Meet Monday 3:30 P.M.
The Methodist Woman's Society
of Christian Service circles will
meet at 3:30 P. M. Monday: No. 1
with Mrs. J. N. Holder; No. 2 with
Mrs. Lewis Vandiver and No. 3
with Mrs. H. D. Dadisman.
Chamber of Commerce
To Meet Thursday Night
The Jefferson Chamber of Com
merce will meet Thursday at 7:30
P. M., in the Harrison Hotel. All
members are urged to be present
and new members will be gladly
welcomed. .
NAT HANCOCK, Pres.
J. F. ECKLES, Secty.
CURRY’S CREEK
DRAINAGE PROJECT
IS APPROVED
City Councilman Nat Hancock,
chairman of Curry’s Creek Drainage
Project, has received a letter from
Senator Richard B. Russell in which
he says, “For your information, a
letter received yesterday from the
Chief of Engineers in the war de
partment advising that necessary
channel improvement measures
along Curry’s Creek in the vicinity
of Jefferson have been approved
and that Colonel Young has been
instructed to proceed with the re
quired work.”
The report referred to in Senator
Russell’s letter says “the channel for
Curry’s Creek is reasonably straight
above Jefferson. Below Jefferson,
however, the creek has a flatter
slope, is crooked and badly choked
with logs, snags and other obstruc
tions. Asa result of the effluent
from the sewage plant of the town
overflows the lowland near the
creek.” Authority under the flood
control act is given to clean out the
channel which will be done as above
stated.
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Former Mayor R. S. Johnson was
greatly interested in the above pro
ject and it was through his efforts
that the appeal was made to the
government to rectify the situation
and preserve the purity of the city
water; He enlisted the assistance of
Senator Russell and the above nam
ed results have been accomplished.
REV. WATKINS
TALKS ON COMICS
The Jefferson Woman’s Club met
Monday at the School building. The
•hostesses were Mesdames R. J.
Kelly, E. H. Crooks, E. H. Deaton,
C. H. Drake, Roy Griffeth, H. I.
Mobley, Miss Elizabeth Echols.
Mrs. L. H. Isbell, the president,
was in the chair and called for re
ports from the various departments.
The Treasurer reported $25.00
paid on dues and $35.00 to the
Christmas Cheer Fund, leaving a
balance of $31.97. The President
spoke on the importance of all mem
bers paying dues as early as pos
sible.
The Fine Arts chairman moved
that a prize of $5.00 be awarded to
the pupil making the greatest im
provement in music. This was pass
ed with an amendment that the do
nation be shared fifty-fifty by the
music teacher.
Mrs. J. M. Melvin reported on the
work of the Christmas Cheer Com
mittee.
Mrs. E. J. Garriscn reported that
$786.57 was received for the Christ
mas Seal fund.
Visitors introduced were Mrs.
Ottice M. Thurman, Mrs. John Doz
ier, Mrs. J. B. Duncan, Mrs. Chris
tine Carson, Mrs. J. J. Whitlock.
Mrs. J. M. Melvin, program chair
man, presented Miss Shirley Deaton
in a vocal solo, and Miss Jane Staton
in a piano solo. She then introduced
Rev. Lamar Watkins, guest speaker,
who gave quite an interesting and
informative talk on “Comic Books —
Their Influence On Children.” He
gave quotation from Dr. Wortham,
a noted psychiatrist, who has made
a study of the question and had
concluded that comic books have a
bad influence and cause delinquen
cy in some children. The speaker
said there are many good comic
books, but many should be made
better. They should be censored
and those having an evil effect on
the minds of children should be
banned. Parents should exercise
caution in the selection of the books.
Thursday, January 13, 1949
ROB DAVIS ENTERS
BUSINESS HERE
R. H. (Rob) Davis, of Gainesville,
arrived in Jefferson on Monday,
January 10, to take charge of the
Jefferson Tire Company, formerly
operated by Jesse W. Murphy, of
Talmo.
Mr. Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles R. Davis of Cornelia, was
reared in Jackson County and is
well known by many in this section.
He has made his home in Gaines
ville for the past fifteen years, hav
ing been manager of the Dixie Loan
and Finance Company.
He invites the people of this sec
tion to come by and get acquainted
or renew old friendships.
AAA OFFICE
OPEN ON SATURDAY
TO RECEIVE REPORT
Although the AAA Office custom
arily closes on Saturdays, it will re
main open on Saturday of this week
to accept reports of soil conserva
tion done by farmers in 1948, it has
been announced by William G.
Cutts, Jackson County Administra
tive Officer for AAA.
Saturday, January 15, is the last
day for filing these reports, Mr.
Cutts said, and farmers who can’t
come on any other day will be given
an opportunity to make their re
ports.
Applications for payment are bas
ed on the soil building reports;
therefore, unless the farmer makes
his report by January 15 there can
be no AAA payment.
A large number of farmers have
come to the AAA office to make
their reports without bringing sales
receipts, bills or other evidence for
seed and fertilizer they bought. This
often involves an extra trip for the
farmer because credit cannot be giv-1
en for conservation practices unless |
some evidence of purchase is filed
in the office. In the case of home
grown seed, an affidavit from the
farmer may be accepted.
The AAA office also called atten
tion to the provision of the 1949
Program requiring a “sign up” by
farmers who wish to receive assist
ance during the year. January 31 is
the closing date for this and no
farmer will be considered in allocat
ing Jackson County’s appropriation
unless he signs a request for this as
sistance by that date.
The usual last minute rush is ex
pected and farmers will save a long
wait at the office if they will attend
to this business as soon as possible.
“We want every farmer in the
county who is eligible for a payment
to receive his share,” Mr. Cutts said,
“but we positively cannot extend
these dates. It is the farmer’s re
sponsibility to make his report and
we are affording him every oppor
tunity, but we must close our books
on the deadlines set up by the State
Committee.”
MRS KATE McCALLA
DEAVOURS DIES
IN ATLANTA JAN. 7
Mrs. J. C. Deavours died at her
home in Atlanta on January 7.
Surviving are her husband; sis
ters, Mrs. W. G. Sharp, Mrs. H. E.
Park, both of Maysville, Ga.; Mrs.
Cornelia Carefoot, Ft. Meade, Fla.;
sister-in-law, Mrs. Ruby McCalla,
Maysville, and several nieces and
nephews.
Alice Sharon Pinion
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pinion of
Jefferson, announce the birth of a
daughter, Alice Sharon Pinion, at
St. Mary’s Hospital on January 3rd.
Mrs. Pinion is the former Miss Mil
dred Elder of Jefferson.
N-E GEORGIA
BOY SCOUTS
MEET HERE JAN. 20
The Northeast Georgia Council,
Boy Scouts of America, will hold its
annual meeting on Thursday, Jan
uary 20th, 7:00 P. M. at the High
School Cafeteria in Jefferson, Geor
gia.
Dr. Elbert K. Fretwell, recently
retired Chief Scout Executive of the
Boy Scouts of America and now of
ficially the Chief Scout of the
United States, will be the principal
speaker. Dr. Fretwell comes from
New York for this occasion.
J. Smiley Wolfe, Jr, of Athens,
President of the Council, will pre
side at the meeting.
Silver Beaver Awards will be
presented to two outstanding Scout
ers of the Council for distinguished
records of service.
One Troop Leader will receive
the Scoutmaster’s Key—the highest
training award given by the Boy
Scouts. The Meeting will also elect
Officers and Executive Board Mem
bers for 1949.
The Northeast Georgia Council
serves 26 counties with a registered
membership of better than 3,000
Scouts and Leaders.
The Annual meeting will have a
capacity crowd of 235 attending
from all over the Council area.
The Northeast Georgia Council
has recently received the applica
tion of Walton, Greene and Morgan
Counties to transfer into the North
east Georgia Council from the Boy
Scout Council with headquarters in
Augusta. This application has been
accepted by the. Executive Board of
the Northeast Georgia Council and
has been sent to the National Coun
cil for approval.
RIFLE EXPERT
j
GARTRELL HUNTSINGEH
PARRIS ISLAND, S. C., Jan. 5.
Marine Pvt. Gartrell Huntsinger,
son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Hunt
singer of Jefferson, Ga., attained
the honor of being top shooter ot
his platoon when they fired for rec
ord here on the rifle range recently.
Firing expert with a score of 312
he will receive a five dollar monthly
increase in pay.
A former student of Martin In
stitute he enlisted in the Marine
Corps on October 22, 1948 for a
period of three years and is current
ly undergoing recruit training with
platoon 244 here at the Marine
Corps Recruit Depot.
E. W. MARTIN DIES
IN CARNESVILLE
E. W. Martin, 83, prominent citi
zen and landowner of Franklin
County, .died at the home of his
duaghter, Mrs. Buford Ginn, in
Carnesville.
Mr. Martin was a leader through
out the County for many years un
til his health began to fail.
Survivors besides Mrs. Ginn in
clude four children, Grady, Garland
and Lillie Martin, of Carnesville;
.Garnet Martin, of Commerce, and
one sister, Mrs. J. F. Shannon, of
Jefferson.
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