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The Jackson Herald
Volume 75.
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Gainesville District
Methodist Conference
Here Next Wednesday
A conference of the Gainesville
District Methodist churches, with
District Superintendent McLowery
Elrod presiding, will be held with
the Jefferson Church, Rev. Lamar
Watkins, pastor, on next Wednes
day, February 2, convening at 10:00
A. M.
There are 138 churches with 38
pastoral charges to be represented.
The pastor and a delegate from each
charge, together with lay leaders,
Woman’s Societies of Christian Ser
vice, and many visitors, are expect
ed. Weather permitting, there will
probably be between 250 and 300
persons present.
The Methodists of the Gainesville
District, representing one hundred
and thirty-eight churches, nineteen
thousand laymen, and thirty-seven
ministers, launch at this District
Conference Wednesday morning, a
general program known as the "Ad
vance for Christ and His Church.”
This is a quadrennial movement
embracing the entire Methodist
Church of America and has two ob
jectives: (1) A teaching and preach
ing endeavor in which Methodists
may achieve a deeper understanding
and commitment to: OUR FAITH,
OUR CHURCH, OUR MINISTRY,
and OUR MISSION; and—
(2) A world-wide Advance in
which Methodists may share in a
ministry of relief and in carrying
the gospel of Christ to the people
of the world. This program of the
Church, which will be the theme of
several outstanding speakers of the
day, is comparable in magnitude to
the recent Crusade for Christ.
The preamble to the Advance,
adopted by the last General Con
ference, reads in part:
“The people of the world rise from
the ruins of war, hungry and hope
less, confused and disillusioned: but
deeper than the hatred alive in
many hearts is the desire for love
and fellowship, for peace and under
standing- The Church must hear its
Master speak, ‘lnasmuch as ye did
it unto one of the least of these
my brethren, ye did it unto me . . .
If thine enemy hunger, feed him’. ”
Rev. Lamar Watkins, host pastor,
states that the Methodists of Jeffer
son and surrounding areas are very
fortunate in having the Conference
this near them. He extends to all the
people of the several churches of
the city a most cordial invitation to
attend the services.
MORNING PROGRAM
The Prelude.
Hymn.
Devotional.
Organization and announcements.
Greetings: The Host Lay Leader
—John N. Holder.
ADVANCE FOR CHRIST AND
HIS CHURCH:—
Introduction: The District Super
Single Copy Five Cents
intendent.
Period of Preparation Arthur
Pilgrim.
Preaching and Teaching Endeav
or—Dow Kirkpatrick.
Financial Phase:
Overseas Relief—Tom H. Wheelis.
Week of Dedication—R. B. Hayes.
World Service: Specials—H. C.
Stratton.
Recess—ll:2o - 11:30.
"One World In Christ”—Dr. Les
ter Rumble.
Lunch—l2:3o.
Afternoon Session—l:3o
Hymn.
Prayer.
Presentation and Adoption of Re
ports:—
The General State of the Church
—S. D. Cherry.
The Lay Leader Paul Brook
shire.
District President of The W.S.C.S.
—Mrs. Billie Pittman.
The Wesleyan Service Guild—
Miss Ruth Goudelock.
Evangelism—W. L. Brackman.
Report of Committees.
The Benediction—Thos. Thomas.
Song Leader—Gene Askew.
Report of District W. S. C. S.
Mrs. Billie Pittman, Dist. President.
It has been a good year in The
Gainesville District.
Six new Societies and ten re
organized Societies were added to
the roster, bringing our number to
seventy-two, with a total member
ship of 1709. There have been 308
new members added this year.
There is a W. S. C. S. in every
charge in the District.
This year the District paid to the
Conference Treasurer $7,359.76, an
increase of $1,220.90 over last year.
The District was 100% in report
ing.
The Educational Seminar was
held at Dahlonega, the Workshop
was at St. Paul, with excellent at
tendance at both meetings.
Your President all end ed The
School of Missions at Lake Juna
luska.
The Wesleyan Service Guild
moves forward under the capable
leadership of Miss Ruth Goudeiock.
An Advisory Board, whose pur
pose is to plan the work of the Rur
al Worker for The District was es
tablished and held it’s initial meet
ing at the District Parsonage on Dec.
9th. A five-point program was
adopted. May I here commend Miss
Bert Winter for a beautiful piece of
work in the closing year.
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
COLD IN WEST
CUTS NATION’S
MEAT SUPPLY
CHICAGO.—Winter stalked up- j
wards of a million livestock ma-;
rconed on Western ranges without
food Sunday as new cold and snow
balked relief efforts. The heavy ex
posure death toll cf cattle and sheep
took a deepening cut into the na
tion’s future meat supplies.
Hardest hit were vast numbers of
stock on the eastern edge of the
great basin in western Utah where
a series of snowstorms continued
Sunday. The situation was also crit
ical in parts of Nevada, Wyoming
and the Western Plains area, where
snow depths upwards of three feet
were common and huge drift mounds
have been piled by winds.
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In Utah, Gov. J. Bracken Lee de
clared a state of emergency. H. By
ton Mock, regional administrator of
the Federal Bureau of Land Man
agement, estimated that 907,000
sheep and 77,000 cattle are in the
snow-blanketed area west of the
Rockies.
He said President Truman had \
made available $50,000 in funds for j
emergency measures.
Air Force bombers were held j
ready to fly feed to snow-bound J
sheep and cattle, if such an airlift
were deemed practicable. But cattle
men said that feed dropped from
the air would be largely wasted, be
cause the animals would be unable
to flounder through drifts to it.
Administrator Mock said some
sheep camps have been isolated
since Jan. 1, but many flocks of
sheep had been reached by feed
trucks last week. He said, however,
that inability to feed continuously
left many sheep so weak that their
chances of survival, even if reached
in the next few days, are poor.
' George N. Swallow, secretary of
the United Stockmen’s Association
at Ely, Nev., said he expected a 50
per cent loss among 35,000 cattle
and 100,000 sheep on the Nevada
ranges.
Another weather wallop at the
nation’s food supply was noted up in
California where the state’s Depart
ment of Agriculture estimated that
120,000 acres of vegetables were
damaged by the early January
freezes, in addition to heavy citrus
crop loss.
Bitter morning cold was reported
Sunday in Montana where Butte
had 31 degi'ees below zero and Cut i
Bank 27 below. Temperatures in
most other grazing areas were not so
severe, however. But Cheyenne,
Wyoming, had a minimum of 1 be
low. In the Utah-Nevada area, the
temperature range was generally
above 10 or 15 degrees, with high
daytime temperatures near 30.
MRS. J. W. TURNER
BURIED AT
WRITE PLAINS
Funeral services for Mrs. J. W.
Turner, who passed away in Winder
on January 24, were held Tuesday at
White Plains Baptist Church, Rev.
Ralph Bowles, officiating.
Surviving are her daughters, Mrs.
Frankie Phillips, Winder; Mrs. Mar
lin Gaddis, Hoschton; son, Mr. Early
Turner, Marble Hill, Ga.; sisters,
Mrs. Roxy Marlow, Winder; Mrs.
Ellen Gaddis, Hoschton; Mrs. Manse
Myres, Lawrenceville; brothers, Mr.
W. F. Marlow, Mr. Green Marlow,
both of St. Charles, Va.; Mr. Arch
Marlow, Atlanta; Mr. Wash Marlow,
Gainesville; 19 grandchildren and
22 great-grandchildren. .
ORGANIZATION OF
BOY SCOUT TROOP .
IN JEFFERSON
Monday evening the Jefferson
Boy Scout troop held its first meet
ing. Scoutmaster Alf Anderson and
Assist ant Scoutmaster Leonard
Drown were in charge of the first
session attended by 16 boys.
John Anderson was elected Patrol
Leader and Billy Wilbanks was
elected Assistant Patrol Leader.
Their duties will be to lead the troop
under Scoutmaster Anderson and
his assistants.
Application cards for the boys to
be registered with the Boy Scouts
of America council were distributed.
They are to be signed by parents
and returned.
To become eligible for a Boy
Scout uniform each member of the
new troop is working to pass the
requirements for a rating known as
Tenderfoot. The regulations for this
title were read and discussed at the
first meeting.
The meeting evening was set for
Thursday each week. The Scouts
will gather at the Scout Hut near
the Martin Institute Gym where the
last meeting was held. A second
meet is scheduled for tonight.
Boys who attended the first troop
meeting were: John Anderson, Hen
ry Silman, Billy Wilbanks, Bobby
Bennett, Lester Toney, Donald
Cobb, Kenneth Davis, Hoyt Harris,
Spider Crumley, Billy Cobb, Myron
Sikes, Wayne McClure, Billy Dye,
Aubry Crumley, Donald Brewer and
Allen Anglin.
CUB SCOUT PACK
The first of three training meet
ings for parents participating in the
Jefferson Cub Scout Pack organiza
tion was held last Monday evening
at the First Methodist Church. The
next meeting will be held this com
ing Monday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 P. M.,
same place. All parents of boys
within the ages of 9 to 11 are urged
to attend the meeting and take an
active part of the Cub Scout pro
gram.
Attendance committee chairman,
Rev. Lamar Watkins, reports an in
teresting and instructive program
has been prepared for the remaining
two meetings. On Monday, February
6, both parents and boys who are to
become Cub Scouts will attend the
first Cub Pack meeting.
Of the first training meeting for
parents, Rev. Watkins reports: “At
our last meeting, which was well at
tended for a first meeting, Mr. Snell,
field executive for the Boy Scouts,
showed the group a movie on Cub
Scouting. The meeting was opened
for general discussion.
Parents of the following boys in
dicated their desire to participate in
the Cub Pack for Jefferson: George
Ted Dailey, Theron Kesler, Ronnie
Maffett, Bobby Hooper, Kenneth
Matheson, Robert Taylor, Tom Hen
derson, Billy Cutts, Bucky Johnson,
Johnny Melvin, Jimmie Beatty,
Fred Harris, Jimmie Tompkins, Jr.
More names are looked for by the
next meeting. Another movie and
instruction period will be presented
Monday, 7:30 P. M. at the Methodist
Church.” ♦
LAST RITES HELD
FOR MR. SMALLWOOD
Funeral services for Mr. T. W.
Smallwood, 74, were held from
White Plains Baptist Church in
Jackson County, Monday, January
17, 1949, at 3 o’clock with Rev. Man
us Deaton officiating.
Mr. Smallwood passed away Jan.
15, at his home in Winder, following
an illness of several months.
Thursday, January 27, 1949
DR. CASTELLAW,
COMMERCE LEADER,
DIES SUNDAY
COMMERCE. Dr. George O.
Castellaw, 64, prominent Jackson
County physician, landowner, and
former Mayor of Commerce, died at
his home here Sunday, after a long
illness.
Dr. Castellaw had operated the
Commerce Hospital for the past 16
years. He was a native of Henry
County, but had practiced medicine
in Jackson County for nearly 35
years Before coming to Commerce
he owned and operated a hospital
at Maysville.
Dr. Castellaw also had been ac
tive in civic circles in this section
for many years. He was a deacon
in the First Baptist Church, a mem
ber of the Odd Fellows, Kiwanis
Club, and a Mason. He served one
term as Mayor of Commerce
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday afternoon from the First
Baptist Church, with Rev. C. C.
Tooke officiating. Burial was in
Grey Hill cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Lydia Nix Castellaw; two sons, G.
Wilburn and Otis Castellaw, of
Commerce; three daughters, Mrs.
Guy W r . Eberhardt, of Bristol, Va.;
Mrs. R. J. Earl, of Savannah; Mrs.
Reese C. Eberhardt, of Augusta; two
brothers, C. H. Castellaw, of Atlan
ta; F. A. Castellaw, of Locust Grove,
and two sisters, Miss Trella Castel
law, of Commerce, and Mrs. R. L.
Boyles, of Atlanta.
MRS. J. W. HALE
BURIED AT
PROSPECT CHURCH
Mrs. J. Walker Hale, well-known
resident of the Tallassee Road, died
at her home Tuesday morning at
6:45 o’clock. Mrs. Hale was 79 years
old and had been ill for six days.
Services were conducted Wednes
day afternoon at 2 o’clock from
Prospect Methodist Church with
Rev. D. L. Haygood, pastor of Win
terville Methodist Church, officiat
ing. Burial in Prospect Cemetery.
Surviving Mrs. Hale is her hus
band, J. W. Hale; daughter, Mrs.
George Doster, Athens; three sons,
Eddie, Nolan and Everett T. Hale,
all of Athens; two brothers, Dr. Mar
vin F. Smith, Atlanta, and A. Red
ford Smith, Brownfield, Texas, and
two grandchildren. Virginia Hale
and Wilbur T. Doster, both of Ath
ens.
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A native of Jackson County, Mrs.
Hale had been a resident of Pros
pect community all of her life. She
was a member of Prospect Methodist
Church and for many years had
been active in all of its endeavors.
She was a devoted homemaker and
gave much of her time and talents
to her church and community. Mr.
and Mrs. Hale, one of Prospect com
munity’s most popular couples, cele
brated their 59th wedding anniver
sary last August 4, and until her
final illness she was able to per
form her customary household du
ties. Her many friends will be griev
ed to learn of her passing.
SENATOR DAVIS
SPEAKS AGAINST
SENATE BILL
(From Atlanta Constitution)
The Senate passed by a vote of
36 to 10 a bill to allow state depart
ments under. the merit system to
set up provisions for retirement
WESTMORELAND
SPORE TO ROTARY
ON TUESDAY
Program chairman T. T. Bentcm
at Tuesday’s Rotary meeting pre
sented a member of the club, George
W. Westmoreland, as the speaker of"
the day.
Col. Westmoreland chose for his
subject, “The Use of Capital.” He
discussed private enterprise and.
Communist. To combat Commun
ism private enterprise should give a
better government and better service
to the people than other forms of
government. Capital must be used
for the development of a country
and not let the government k>
things that should be done by pri
vate capital. Whenever the gov
ernment does things for people they
can and should be done by capital,
or private enterprise, it weakens.
Democracy.
Private enterprise fosters and en
courages initiative. Owners of cap
ital should not lay money aside U>
hand over to posterity. It should be
used in a way that will provide em
ployment, develop a community,
and at the same time make more
money for the owners. The speaker
made reference to some of the local
enterprises he had constructed white
serving as mayor. He made a dear
and impressive comparison between
private enterprise and government
control and management of affairs.
His speech was highly compliment
ed by President Aderholt, who said.
“Col. Westmoreland always makes
an interesting speech to which he
gives careful thought. Today, he
has discussed a profound situation,
one that is world-wide. He hat
given us thoughts that we should
carefully ponder.”
Six members were absent. The
District Governor’s letter showed
that last month Jefferson Rotary
stood eleventh in attendance.
BROCKTON WINS
ELEVENTH PLACE
IN STATE CONTEST
Avery community in Cherokee-
County came away from the Atlanta
Farmer’s Club banquet top club
winner in the North Georgia Farm
Community Improvement contest.,
receiving SI,OOO.
Other winners were Centerville
community, Gwinnett county, 2nd
place, $750; Davis Academy, Banks,
3rd, $500; Gratis, Walton county.
4th, $300; Lost Mountain, Cobb
county, sth, $200; Brookton, Hall
County, 6th, $150; Wahoo, Lump
kin county, 9th, $100; Tom’s Creek.
Stephens county, 10th, $75; Brock
ton, Jackson county, 11th, $75.
Eighteen other finalist communi
ties were awarded $50.00 each as
follows: County Line, Barrow-
County; Euharlee, Bartow County-
Iron Springs, Butts County; Strip
ling Chapel, Carroll County; Har
mony, Dawson County; Redan, For
syth County; South Fairburn, Ful
ton County; Fairview, Habersham
County; Flippen, Henry County-
Salem, Newton County; Union.
Paulding County; Cagle, Pickens
County; Rabun Gap, Rabun Coun
ty; Young Harris, Towns County;
Blairsville, Union County, and Na
coochee Valley, White County.
ferson, spoke against the bill, point
pay. Sen, Henry W. Davis, of Jef—
ing out that many state employes
draw good salaries and tax-payers
should not be expected to support,
them forever.
No. 33.