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The Jackson herald
Volume 75.
COMMERCE PHONE
COMPANY SOLD
TO THOMASTON CO.
The Commerce Telephone Com
pany has been sold to the Thomas
ton Telephone Company and its
president, W. L. New. Every stock
holder consented to the sale.
Lamartine Hardman was Secty-
Treasurer of the Commerce Tele
phone Company, which was owned
by a large number of stockholders,
including Lamartine Hardman, Mrs.
L. G. Hardman, Sr., and three
daughters, the William B. Hardman
Estate, L. L. Davis, John C. Turner,
Mrs. Minnette Bell Kilmer, W. P.
DeLaPerriere Estate, W. B. McCants
Estate, Mrs. J. N. Thompson, Mrs. J.
M. Spence and others. The total
number of shares is 400. The largest
stockholder is W. B. Hardman estate
and the next two largest are the L-
G. Hardman, Sr., heirs and Col.
John C. Turner.
The Company, known as the Har
mony Grove Telephone Cos., was
organized fifty four years ago and
was merged with the Jefferson Tele
phone Company about the year 1900/
J. C. Turner and the late H. W. Bell
were large stockholders in the/Jef
ferson Telephone Cos. The Com
merce Telephone Cos. has ha"d l ?ouF
presidents: The late W. B. Hard
man, the late John B. Hardman, the
late L. G. Hardman, Sr., and
Luke L. Davis. It has been a
successful enterprise throughout its
existence, paying to stockholders
dividends in about an average of
i
4 per cent per annum. Much of the
earnings went into expansion and
improvements. All of its officers
were very much concerned about
giving service to the patrons. Lamar
tine Hardman has devoted much
time and effort in imroving the
service of the company. Had not
its sale been consummated, he had
plans to purchase and install the
latest and best equipment that is
on the market and to give service
unsurpassed by any independent
company.
It is understood the new owners
will bring the Commerce Telephone
Company to the very highest stand
ard of service. Mr. New is president
and the largest stockholder of the
Thomaston Telephone Company of
Thomaston, Georgia. Since he has
had charge of that company, it has
been expanded from four hundred
to three thousand phones. While
the customers of the Commerce
Telephone Company very much re
gret to lose the careful, faithful and
efficient service of Lamartine Hard
man, they welcome the new owners
of this enterprise who will have the
sympathy and cooperation of the
people.
In all probability most of the em
ployees will be retained by the new
owners. Some of them, Mr. Eckles
and Mrs. Pinson in particular, have
been in the employ of the Com
merce Telphone Company for many
years and their services have been
very much appreciated by those
persons who use the telephone. No
body could be more courteous than
the young ladies who are in charge
of this local exchange, and we ex
pect them to be retained.
When asked whether he would
make his home in this county or
continue to reside in Thomaston
Mr. New did not answer the ques
tion. He said “wherever I reside I
assure the people the very best ser
vice”.
Miss Gladys Lavender, age 52, a
native of Jackson county, died at
her home in Athens Friday after a
short illness. She was buried in the
cemetery at Boggs Chapel on Sun
day afternoon.
Single Copy Five Cents
E. C. WESTBROOK
TALKS TO ROTARY
ON PLANNING
At the meeting of Jefferson Ro
tary Tuesday President TI. E. Ader
holdt announced that Rotary Dis
trict 165 will be divided into two
districts—East and West—by a line
running north and south through
the center of the state. The Eastern
part will be numbered 165, while the
Western will be 166. Jefferson
Rotary will be in the 165 as at pres
ent.
The guest speaker was Prof. E. C.
Westbrook of the State University
whose subject was “Planning” as re
lated to agriculture. Whether farm
ers or not, everybody is interested in
agriculture and there should be co
operation with all classes with the
farmers.
There has been great progress in
farming since 1921. Twice as much
cotton> is now produced per acre as
then; the staple has been increased
in jlpngth and Soil conservation has
improved the productivity of the
ed 1 tn cotton production, as it has
been., demonstrated that two bales
ean/jiibrmade on one acre, but cot
ton’s enemy, the boll weevil, must
be conquered. More cotton on fewer
acres is the goal. Jackson county
planted 25 per cent less acreage in
cotton than 1921. Some counties
now plant only ten per cent as
much as they did then. In the west
where irrigation is practiced the
land yields a larger amount of lint
per acre than many other lands.
Mr. Westbrook is the highest au
thority in Georgia on boll weevil
control. He is rendering Georgia
a service of incalculable worth in
telling how to fight the cotton grow
ers’ greatest enemy, the boll weevil.
Three Rotarians were absent.
PAUL R. BEATTY
DIES AT HOSPITAL
Funeral services were held Mon
day morning at Mountain Creek
Baptist Church for Paul Randolph
Beatty, 20, of Talmo, Route 1. The
Rev. C. E. Vaughan officiated and
burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Beatty died at Lawson Gen
eral Hospital Saturday following an
extended illness. He was a native
and life-long resident of Jackson
County and a farmer.
He is survived by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Beatty, of Talmo,
Route 1; three W. C.
Beatty, Eglin Air Base, Fla.; J. T.
Beatty, of North Carolina, and Ed
ward Beatty, Gainesville; two sis
ters, Mrs. H. R. DeLong, Talmo,
Route 1, and Mrs. G P. Kemp, Lati
mer, N. C.
CUB SCOUT MEETING
The third and last set-up meeting
of Cub parents will be held at the
Methodist Church Friday night at
7:30 P. M. Both parents and boys are
invited. The Pack will be officially
organized, den leaders appointed. It
is important that both boys and par
ents be present. Mr. Snell or Mr.
Molder will be present.
Robert Lemuel White
Mr. and Mrs. Billy White an
nounce the birth of a son, named
Robert Lemuel, at a hospital in Ath
ens on January 1. Mrs. White is
the former Miss Marjorie Sharpe of
Commerce. Mr. White is manager
of Thurmon Furniture Cos. in Jef
ferson and the baby’s paternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Her
man White of Jefferson.
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
COUNTY JAIL
TAKES ON
‘NEW LOOK’
Jackson County’s jail and the pri
son camp rank excellent in sanita
tion, cleanliness and neatness.
The County Board of Commission
ers have reconditioned the jail, a
new door has been placed down
stairs on the outside of the build
ing to add to the safety of *the
prisoners who might be in jail
should the building be threatened
with a conflagration.
Chairman Wages and Sheriff
Brooks carried us to the jail this
week to see the improvements. The
outside of the residence has been
painted and the brick penciled. The
jail has been made safer and more
sanitary by reconditioning and by
adding electrical, heating and water
equipment, and painting the walls.
Sheriff Brooks has the prison
cleaned often and it has no offen
sive odor. Conveniences have been
installed for the health and comfort
of prisoners. Without seeing the
many changes, one cannot compre
hend the improvements which has
brought its condition to a high state
r
of prison excellence.
The County Commissioners and
Warden John W. Beatty are also
proud of the condition of the prison
camp at the county farm. The
Board of Corrections, of which R. E.
Warren is director, and J. L. Grif
feth acting chief inspector, have re
cently written to Warden Beatty,
saying: “Recently Inspector Foster
made a visit to your public Work
Camp. We are glad glad to note the
inspector reports the neatness,
cleanliness and sanitation of your
camp and we wish to commend you
very highly on this rating.”
This speaks' well for the condition
of the camp. The County Coipmis
sioners, W. A. Wages, Chairman,
Mays A. Venable and W. R. Lang
ford, members, and J. W. Beatty,
Warden, are to be congratulated on
their spelndid services.
FUNERAL SERVICES
G. H BARNETT
BLACKS CREEK
Funeral services for George tHar
rison Barnett, aged 77, were held
February Ist at Black’s Creek Bap
tist church, of which he was a mem
ber. He was born in Jackson county
and was a retired farmer.
He is survived by four sons, Lovic
and Voyd Barnett, of Commerce;
J. A. Barnett, of Maysville; and H.
H. Barnett, of Washington, Ga.; and
three daughters, Mrs. J. J. Slaton,
Mrs. Rosa Shook and Mrs. Verner
Shook, of Commerce.
FIRE CONSUMES
TWO HOUSES
Jefferson has had two fires within
the past two weeks.
First, the home of George Lynn
in the Mill Village, and on Thurs
day night of last week a house on
Church street, occupied by Charlie
Johnson, Col.
Mr. Lynn and family awoke just
in time to escape the fire, and the
building and contents were a total
loss.
There was no one at home in
the second fire, and the house was
almost consumed before the fire de
partment arrived, but the fire fight
ers saved a near-by house which
also caught.
Friends of Miss Callie Watson are
delighted that she has returned from
the hospital, where she was under
the care of a physician tor several
days, and in convalescing at her
home on Sycamore street.
ENGINEERS SURVEY
ROAD JEFFERSON
TO NICHOLSON
Engineers of the State Highway
Department have begun a survey of
the road from Jefferson, via Brock
ton, to Nicholson.
Bob Barrett heads the crew of
engineers who are doing this work.
This is a much needed project.
After they locate the road, then
will come the contract for grading
and the building of bridges. Just
how long after the survey is com
pleted before the authorities let the
contract for the building has
not yet been announced. We hope
the project includes hard surfacing.
This highway traverses one of the
best agricultural sections of the
county and will be of maximum
service to the people who reside
along its territory and to the travel
ing public.
J. L. ARCHER
DIES IN
PENSACOLA, FLA.
James Long Archer of Athens
died suddenly Friday in the Naval
Hospital at Pensacola, Florida. He
was 24 years old and had served in
the Navy for seven years.
Mr. Archer is the son of the late
Fred Long Archer and Mrs. Kate
Archer Wheless.
Funeral services were held at the
Attica Baptist Church with Rev. A.
E. Logan officiating and Rev. J. D.
Matheson assisting. Interment was
at Wier cemetery.
Mr. Archer was a member of the
Attica Baptist Church.
Pall-bearers were J. C. Nash, W.
S. Storey, Jr., Hoyt Wheless, Ned
Archer, Oliver Pinson, and E. M.
Sanders.
Survivors are: wife, Mrs. Terry
Greyer Archer; mother, Mrs. Claude
Wheless; step-father, Claude Whel
ess; brother, H. J. Archer, all of
Athens; sister, Mrs. H. N. Archer,
Montgomery, Ala.; grandmother,
Mrs. J. P. Sims, Jefferson; two
half-brother, Billy Wheeless and
Darrell Wheeless, both of Athens.
CHEATHAM SAYS VETS
TARDY IN APPLYING
FOR GI BILL RIGHTS
C. Arthur Cheatham, Director of
the State Veterans Service Depart
ment, renewed his plea this week
for all Georgia veterans who have
not done so to take advantage of
their rights and privileges under the
GI Bill of Rights.
“Out of a total veteran population
in this state of over 450,000, plus an
additional 75,000 service men and
women, less than one-third have
| taken advantage of the GI Bill of
Rights, except for readjustment al
lowance,” Cheatham said.
“The expiration date for many of
these benefits is rapidly approach
ing, and if .Georgia’s veterans fail to
apply in time it will be to their great
loss. I urge ail veterans to not de
lay in filing application at once. The
office at the State Capitol or any of
our field offices will be glad to ad
vise and help all veterans on these
mattere.”
Director Cheatham returned last
week from Washington where he
conferred with other national vet
eran leaders regarding legislation in
Congress and the various states. He
has been named National Chairman
of the National Association of Vet
erans Service Directors.
U. D. C's Meet February 23
The U. D. C. Chapter wilbrneet at
3:30 p.m. February 23 at the' home
of Mrs. L. J. Lyle.
Thursday, February 10, 1949
CAMPAIGN FOR
CHURCii BUILDING
IMPROVEMENTS
The First Presbyterian Church of
Jefferson needs $4,000.00 to build i
Sunday School rooms at the rear of'
the church. As our membership is I
limited, it will be a most difficult
task for us to raise this sum. We
are therefore asking that all other
church members and our many
friends help us out financially in
this most important undertaking.
Many of opr members have given of
their time and talents in the interest
of the other churches and civic af
fairs and we now pray very earnest
ly that you will come to our aid at
this most difficult time. This will
not be used for new furniture or for
any improvement that we can do
without. We need the money for
rooms in our Sunday School where
we can train many of the young
people of Jefferson and community.
We are praying that as you read this
article you will decide to give now
to this most worthy cause. With
God’s help we know that you will
not fail us. Remember the master
said to, “suffer the little children
to come unto me for such is the
kingdom of heaven”. Please send
or give in person your donation to
J. C. Alexander or J. M. Melvin,
who compose the buiding commit
tee.
HUNDREDS HONOR
STOCKTON BROS.
AT FUNERAL SERVICE
Graveside services on Sunday at
Dry Pond Methodist Church for the
Stockton brothers were conducted
by the Albert Gordon Post of the
American Legion and the Jefferson
Post of V.F.W.
The pallbearers were: Curtis An
derson, Scott Beatty, Bobby Cooper,
H. W. Davis, Britt Elrod, Charlie
Pinion, Henry Pinion, Mays Potts,
Joe Pendergrass, Marcus Harris. |
Byrd Martin, Summie Standridge, j
Guy Wilson, Albert Westmoreland, j
Boyce Williamson, A. E. Yonce. Dr.!
Pirkle was in charge of the pall
bearers detail.
The firing sqi\pd under command
of Leonard Drowns was composed
of Bill Knight, Jimmie McElhannon,
Nunn, V/yatt Williamson, Paul Tate,
Albert Garrison, Bob Freeman, and
Horace Bryant.
The colors and color guard, which
always precedes the body to the
grave were composed of Charles
Catlett, Henry Robinson, Dorsey B.
Ray, Malcom Williamson, and Al
fred Tolbert.
Commander Jesse Murphy of the
V.F.W. directed the membership of
V.F.W. and Legion who were pres
ent as Honorary Escort.
Sgts. Sandville and Granger ac
companied the bodies home and pre
sented the flags to the parents.
Edmond Garrison, Chaplain of j
the Legion, assisted by G T. Kesler
who represented the V.F.W., read j
the last rites as bugler Bill Champ
ion sounded Taps.
It is the proud, but sad, duty of
the Legion and Veterans of Foreign
Wars to accompany their comrades
to their final resting place, knowing
that, but for the mercy of the Su
preme Commander of the Universe,
this might have been their fate.
A tremendous crowd from all
sections of the county were present
to honor the memory of these brave
Jackson County soldiers, Horace E.
and Emory S. Stockton, sons of Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Stockton, who gave
their lives for their country, oqe in
Belgium and the other on Okinawa.
JUDGE PRATT
DISCHARGES JURY
FIRST COURT DAY
Jackson Superior Court convened
at 10 a.m. Monday morning. Jurors,
both Grand and Traverse, and all
officers, including Judge Clifford
Pratt, Clerk C. T. Storey, Sheriff
John B. Brooks, Court Reporter “ "T.
J. Syfan, Solicitor Hope D. Stark,
were at their posts of duty. Rev. J.
D. Matheson, pastor of the First
Baptist Church opened the court
with prayer.
C. E. Hardy was chosen Foreman
of the Grand Jury, after which
Judge Pratt gave his charge, which
was along the usual lines. He elab
orated on the Health laws and said
provision should be made for the
education of mare doctors to locate
in Gergia which has only two medi
cal colleges—The State University
in Augusta and Emory University
in Atlanta. The former will take
each year 100 new students, while
the latter has room for seventy-two.
Last fall there were something like
a thousand applicants desiring to en
ter each of these colleges. Judge
Pratt said there are about sixty-five
counties in Georgia without a physi
cian, and the State Hospital at Mil
ledgeville is in dire need of more
, doctors to care for the 9,500 patients.
| More doctors should be educated
i to supply the need.
After Judge Pratt delivered his
charge to the Grand Jury, the Tra
verse Jury was discharged for the
term. This came about because of
the attendance in the State Senate
| of Col. H. W. Davis and of the illness
| of Judge George A. Johns, who had
j been employed in the cases on the
1 docket to be tried by a jury. This
is the first time we have ever known
a jury to be released for the term
before noon of the first day.
Divorce cases were called Tuesday
and were heard by the Judge.
The criminal docket will be
called next Monday. Five murder
cases are on the calendar which may
keep court in session for several
days.
The Grand Jury has been busy
looking into all cases of law vio
lation that have come before them.
Mr. Hardy, the Foreman, represent
ed Jackson County for several years
in the Legislature and he will make
an ideal Foreman.
Those serving on the Grand Jury
are:
C. E. Hardy, Foreman, Bill N.
White, L. W. McDonald O. P. Shir
ley. G. H. Fite, G. T. Kesler, E. L.
Kelley, W. J. Colquitt, Hope S.
Finch, Hal Nix, L. H. Short, G. L.
Hubbard, Joe T. Wood, S. J. Sud
dath, Charles H. Drake, Sr., P. J.
Roberts, Claud Montgomery, B. C.
Hooper, J. B. Wilson, C. F. Porter,
Henry IP. Dunson, Jack U. Pirkle,
Hoyt E. Nunn.
C. H. Drake is Clerk of the Grand
Jury and Worth Wilkes is the
Bailiff.
GAINESVILLE MAN
KILLED NEAR TALMO
BY AUTOMOBILE
GAINESVILLE. Funeral and
burial services were held here Sun
day afternoon for Charles Arthur
Clements, 46-year-old Navy veteran,
who was killed Friday evening near
Talmo when struck by a car alleged
ly driven by Horace Mathis, of
Route 1, Jefferson. Mr. Mathis was
blinded by the lights of an ap
proaching bus and did not see Mr.
Clements, who was walking along
the roadside, until too late to avoid
hitting him. A coroner’s . jury re
turned a verdict that the accident
was unavoidable.
No. 35.