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The Jackson Herald
Volume 75.
HOST TO MUSIC FESTIVAL
Jefferson Welcomes
9th District Saturday
Jefferson High School will be host i
to nearly a thousand visiting stu-1
dents Saturday, March 19, when the
Ninth District High School Music
Festival meets here that day, ac
cording to William G. Cutts, General
Chairman of the Festival.
Representatives from 20 schools
and private music teachers have
registered for events. It is planned
that the entire program will be held
at the high school building and
lunch will be served the participants
in the school cafeteria.
Serving with Mr. Cutts on the
committee are Mrs. R. D Gasaway
of Jefferson, piano chairman; Mrs.
A L. Hoppe of Gainesville, vocal
chairman; and Mr Donald E. Rich
of Gainesville, band chairman.
Following the election of these of
ficers at the Festival last spring, Mr.
A W. Ash, Jefferson Superintendent,
invited the Festival to our school for
1949 He and all the members of
the faculty are cooperating with the
committee to make it an outstanding
success
Among the high schools partici
pating are Gainesville, Jefferson,
Braselton, Demorest, Lakemont,
Maysviile, Norcross, Toccoa Falls,
Ball Ground, Tournapull, Cornelia,
Dahlonega, Clayton, Sugar Hill (Bu
ford), Toccoa, and Winder. Private
music teachers entering students are
Mrs. R. D. Gasaway, Mrs. Ernest
Jackson, Commerce; Marguerite
.V
Ringo Studio, Gainesville; Mrs. Eli-
J. ‘MAC’ BARBER
EXPLAINS VOTE ON
CIGARETTE LAW
(Commerce News)
"I voted against the ’’cigarette
profit fixing” and "price fixing”
bill,” Representative J. ’’Mac” Bar
ber, of Commerce, Jackson county,
asserted in an interview here Thurs
day, ’’because I don’t think that the
state legislature has the power or
should have the power to , tell a
merchant, manufacturer or anyone
else how much profit he can make
on an article or how much he must
sell an article for. Because of this
bill retail dealers' may shortly no
tice an increase of as much as five
cents per carton on cigarettes from
the wholesalers and I suppose this
price increase will have to be passed
on to the public as most all price
increases are.
"Even only 34 members of the
House of Representatives voted
against this bill when it was passed,
I hope that enough members who
voted for it will join us who voted
against it and help us to repeal the
bill. It is certainly a sorry piece of
legislatioin in my estimation,” Mr.
Barber concluded.
PENDERGRASS
Mrs. Dolf Calloway and children,
Allen and Lucy, of Washington, Ga.,
spent Sunday with her grandmoth
er, Mrs. Julia Cobb, and were ac
companied home by Mrs. Cobb.
Mrs. J. A. Crook and Mrs. W. P.
Reynolds visited Mrs. Joe Haynie in
Winder Sunday.
Mrs. Johnnie Schumacher of Wal
lahalla, S. C., spent part of last week
here, guest of her father, Mr. R. J.
Hartley, and sister, Mrs. Gladys
Smith.
Mr. Paul Roberts of Atlanta re
cently spent several days with his
mother, Mrs. Valera Roberts.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C McDonald of
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za Holmes Feldham, Brenau; and
Walter Westefer, Demorest
Judges for the Festival are Mrs.
Sara Florence Towson of Brenau
College, solo; John H. Anderson of
the University of Georgia, glee club
ind vocal ensembles; Lowray Hay
nie, Bass High School, Atlanta,
band; and Harold Thompson, Uni
versity of Georgia, piano.
Any participant or group which
receives a superior rating will be
eligible fo attend the State Music
Festival in Milledgeville next
month.
Vocal events will include glee
club, quhrtet, trio, duet, and solo.
Piano and other instrumental stu
dents will perform The final events
of the day will be songs by the en
tire singing groups massed into one
chorus. Each school has learned the
songs and the massed chorus will be
conducted by Mr. Anderson The
participating bands will also be
combined for a performance under
the direction of Mr. Lowray.
The Jefferson High School Glee
Club has 45 voices directed by Mrs
Gasaway and Mr. Cutts They will
sing two numbers in the Festival:
‘O Bone Jesu” from the sixteenth
century church music of Giovanni
Pierluigi da Palestrina and the Fred
Waring arrangement of “This Is My
Country.”
The Festival will begin at 9:30
o’clock and will last all day. The
public is invited to attend.
Watkbisville, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cooper.
Mr. and Mrs. P. J Roberts and son,
Davis, recently spent the weekend
with Mrs. Roberts parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. A Davis, at their home
in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer White of
near Braselton and Miss Corrine
Tanner of Gainesville were visitors
in Pendergrass Sunday.
Miss Johnnie Bridges of Atlanta
spent the week-end with her mother,
Mrs. J. B. George, and Mrs. A. L.
McDonald.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Marlow visited
their daughter, Mrs. Fay Atkins,
and Mr. Atkins Saturday. Mr. and
Mrs Atkins have recently moved in
to the Moss Hill apartments, Gaines
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M Benson and
little daughter, Peggy, of Atlanta
spent Sunday with their mother,
Mrs. H. M. Benson.
Miss Hazel Brooks of Gainesville
spent the week-end with her father,
Mr. John Brooks, and aunt, Ila
Brooks.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis McDonald and
daughter, Haviland, and Mr. Harold
McDonald of Warner Robbins spent
the week-end with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. McDonald.
Miss Mildred Harrison, student of
Mercer University, is spending the
spring holidays at home.
Miss Hazel Fowler of Atlanta
spent the week-end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Fowler.
Mr. Pete Elrod of Atlanta spent
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Wen
dell Gee.
Rev. Douglas Eades of Greenville,
S. C., visited Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Bridges last week-end.
Mrs. J. E. Bridges, mother of
Smith Bridges, is visiting relatives
on the northwest plains in Texas
and plans to spend some time in
Weatherford, Texas, before return
ing to her home the first of April.
She will be accompanied home by
Mrs. Poss Bridges, who plans to
spend the spring in Georgia.
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
PLAQUE WON
BY CITY TO BE
PRESENTED TO-NIGHT
Jeffersonian’s cooperative efforts
to make their city a better Georgia
home town will be rewarded Thurs
day night at city hall. Representing
the Georgia Power Company Mr. L.
M. Shadgett will present the hon
orable mention plaque won by Jef
ferson in the state wide contest.
This city’s participation in the
Georgia Champion Home Town con
test was sponsored by the Civic Im
provement Club. A highlight of
the improvement program carried
out during the contest period was
the Jefferson Clean-up campaign. A
contest sponsored by the City Coun
cil offered competition between
each of the four wards. Final win
ner of the clean-up drive, scored on
points, was the Third Ward.
Compiled by the Civic Improve
ment club a Progress report told and
illustrated dozens of major improve
ment projects completed in-Jeffer
son. Some of these included: com
pletion fo the new water works;
street paving; over 40 new homes
built; dozens of homes painted and
renovated; addition of 12 more
nomes in the new sub-division; park
for night baseball, football and soft
ball; improvements in all of Jef
ferson’s seven churches; a play
ground for children; baseball school;
summer play periods; improvements
m the business district.
A personal invitation has been
sent to each club and organization
in Jeffersno to attend the meeting
tonight. It was through the help of
everyone that Jefferson won the
honorable mention award for cities
of. 1,000 to 10,000 population. Every
one is cordially invited to attend the
presentation tonight and share in
this award of their efforts.
DIAMOND HILL
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Mathis and
family have moved into this com
munity.
Mrs. Willard Sailers and children
spent several days the past week
with her mother, Mrs. Clarence
Wood.
Mrs. Cleo Smith has been sick for
th epast several weeks and is at this
writing in Gainesville Hospital.
Friends wish for her a speedy re
covery.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hill and
family of Marietta visited Mr. and
Mrs. G. J. Jarrett and other rela
tives over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Eberhardt
visited Mr. and Mrs. Rache Pitt
man recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Turner of
Atlanta visited here recently .
Miss Geraldine Taylor was guest
of relatives in Gainesville over the
week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jarrett and
family of near Atlanta visited here
recently.
Mrs. Frank Mathis of Gillsville
was guest of relatives here on last
Wednesday.
NICHOLSON
Rev. Raymond Melear of Center
will preach at the Methodist
Church on Sunday morning and
evening.
Mrs. Roger Poe of Commerce was
visiting here during the past week,
guest of her sister, Mrs. Watson
Fleeman.
The Parent-Teacher Association
met in regular session in the audi
torium of Benton High, Friday even
ing.
Farmers have been real busy dur
ing the past ten days, tractor-plow
ing being the order of the day and
night.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Suggs of
W. D. FREEMAN
COMES HOME
FOR BURIAL
The body of Sergeant William
Donald Freeman will arrive at Win
der at 11:18 on Friday. "Burial serv
ices will be held at 3 p. m. Sunday
at Galilee Christian Church. The
American Legion will have charge
of the service.
William Donald Freeman entered
the service of his country in March
1942 and died in India on March 12,
1944. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. Luther Freeman of Rt. 2, Jeffer
son.
MRS. LUTHER M. GINN
PASSES AT HOME
NEAR JEFFERSON
Mrs. Luther M. Gunn passed away
at her home near Jefferson on March
4. She was in her 72nd year and
was the daughter of the late J. G.
Allen and Mary Fitzpatrick Allen
of Madison County.
Funeral services were held at
Wesley Chapel church in Madison
County and were conducted by Rev.
Lamar Watkins of Jefferson and
Rev. J. S. Strickland. Interment was
in the church cemetery. The pall
bearers were Watson, Aubrey, Beth
el, Gilbert and 'James Ginn and
Boyd Allen Drake.
Surviving the deceased are her
husband, L. M. Ginn; six children,
Dewey and Alfred Ginn of Jefferson,
Mrs. J. W. Drake of Jefferson, Mrs.
H. A. Tucker of Athens, Mrs Paul
Lord of Detroit, Miss Cecil Ginn of
Athens; sisters, Mrs. Ezra Crocker
of Commerce, Mrs. J. B. Lovin of
Greensboro, N. C-, Mrs. Robert Bel
lew and Mrs. Griff Adams of Com
merce, Mrs. Claud Guest of Winder,
also, eleven grandchildren.
Mrs. Ginn was one of Wesley
Chapel’s most devout members and
had a large circle of friends to which
her passing is a source of sorrow.
She had lived a beautiful Christian
life and was a devoted wife and
mother and a helpful neighbor.
THE OLD MAIDS CLUB
AT HOSCHTON
Hoschton P. T. A. presents ‘‘The
Old Maids’ Club” Friday evening,
March 18th, 1949 at 8 o’clock.
Williard Pittman and family were
visiting in Athens last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Phillips of
Erastus were visiting here last Sun
day, guests of Mrs. Julia Phillips.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Evans and lit
tle son, Donald, were guests of rel
atives near Danielsville, Sunday.
Rev. J. H. Norman of Gainesville
will preach here at the Congrega
tional Holiness Church over the
week-end.
Week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
O. L. Reynolds were: Junior Rey
nolds, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Kelly, Mr.
and Mrs. Hoyal Wynn, Atlanta.
Commerce were visiting here dur
ing last week.
Sailors-Fleeman
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Fleeman an
nounce the marriage of their daugh
ter, Miss Elizabeth Fleeman to Don
ald Sailors, both of Nicholson, the
wedding taking place on February
25, 1949, Judge L. B. Moon, Ordina
ry, Jefferson, officiating.
Senior Play March 18
The public is cordially invited to
attend the Senior Play, which will
be presented from the stage of Ben
ton High auditorium, Friday even
ing. March 18. This event promises
fun for all the attendants, and the
class Will appreciate the presence
of all. Come early for a good seat.
Thursday, March 17, 1949
JIMMIE MC MULLEN
JOSEPH CODY BUY
CANADIAN JERSEYS j
J. L. Mc-Mullan, livestock consul
tant with the State Department of
Education, and Jason Chandler, Jas
per County Farm Agent, have re
turned from a trip to Canada where
they purchased a car load of regis
tered Jersey cattle. The cows were
unloaded at Monticello and at
Winterville for distribution among
Future Farmers of America and 4-H
Club members.
The heifers are from some of the
highest producing dams of Ontario’s
best dairy herds and cost an aver
age of $2lO each.
Two of these heifers were pur
chased by Jimmie McMullan and
Joseph Cody, two Jackson County
Future Farmers. From careful feed
ing and grooming of these animals,
the boys expect at an early date
to win blue ribbons.
Mr. McMullan says that in Canada
it is necessary for dairy farmers to
keep their cows in barns for six to
eight months of the year. And many
of them have to buy part or all pf
their feed because the growing sea
son is so short.
"We have an ideal climate for
growing our feed crops and keep
ing year-round pastures,” McMul
lan observed. "We don't need heated
barns. We have all of the natural
advantages for livestock produc
tion.”
When the cows were unloaded in
Monticello, they refused to eat out
side of a barn and sniffed at any
food except Canadian hay.
Shortly after the unloading the
heifers were turned out in a field
of clover. But the Georgia diet
didn’t appeal to them. They also
insisted on drinking out of buckets,
as they had never drunk branch
water.
THYATIRA
Church News
Sunday School 10 a. m., W. L. Bar
nett superintendent.
Church Service 11 a. m. Sermon
by pastor, Rev. Parks Moore, Jr., of
Decatur.
If you are not a member else
where, a hearty invitation is ex
tended you to be with us.
Mr. James Nabors has bought a
lot in our community from Mr. Por
ter and another house is going up.
Mr. Carl Porter has sold the Wil
hite home and a few acres of land to
Mr. Bud Potts of Atlanta. Mrs. Gus
Freeman and family are occupying
it now.
Hubert Wilhite was greatly sur
prised Saturday when a check for
-15.00 was handed to him for his
son, James, who was awarded the
prize on his pasture. James is one
of the FFA boys.
Mr. Gus Davis of Jefferson has
bought a lot across from the Wil
hite house and will soon build on it.
Mr. Arnold and family have
moved into the nice house across
from the church.
Robert Potts was at home from
the South Carolina camp for the
week-end.
Mrs. W. L. Barnett continues all.
She has been on the bed since De
cember 3.
The Sunday School had the larg
est attendance of the year on last
Sunday, with the promise of many
more on next Sunday.
Last week about 50 G. I. students
and their teachers gathered at the
farm of Hubert Wilhite to see a feed
grinder in operation.
The G. I. teachers with about 100
students, accompanied by a repre
sen tatvie from the Forestry Depart
ment, visited the farm of Gene Year
wood to work over a body of timber.
MAC BARBER
ADDRESSES ROTARY
CLUB ON TUESDAY
The young representative from
Jackson County, Mac Barber of
Commerce, spoke to the members of
the Rotary Club Tuesday. The pro
gram chairman, Col. Geo. West
moreland introduced Col. Davis,
who in turn introduced the speaker.
Mr. Barber, who served his first
term in the legislature during its
recent session, gave his personal
reactions to the job of law making.
Commenting upon the statement
that the present House and Senate
are the hardest working in the his
tory of the General Assembly, Mr.
Barber stated that he entirely
agreed. In fact, bills were passed so
rapidly and in such large numbers'
it is doubtful that they were, or
could be, read by all the elected
representatives. Citing the cigarette
bill as an example, Mr. Barber said
that many voted for it without
knowing its contents.
Mr. Barber believes that the Min
imum Foundation Program is a step
in the right direction, if and when
the money can be raised. For edu
cational purposes, Jackson Qounty
alone would receive annually
$165,000 more than is now avail
able. Speaking of the re-registration
Bill, the speaker reminded the Ro
tary members that they had from
noy until May 1950 to re-register.
The members of Rotary were im
pressed with the sinccrety and
forth-rightness with which he spoke
on all issues.
Col. Davis concluded the program
by speaking briefly on his "Cadillae
for-every Veteran” bill.
POND FORK
SUNDAYS CHURCH SERVICES
The regular monthly Saturday
night service was held with a large
congregation. Also, Sunday School
and the afternoon service were well
attended, with several visitors. The
pastor it seemed put his all into both
sermons. In the absence of D. W.
Byess, Mr. R F. Sims of the Talmo
Baptist Church taught the Adult
class.
We are happy to say that they
are now completing the road. At
present, they are soiling the road
and plans are being made to put
electricity in the Church in tne
near future. The new road and
good lights will be of service to the
Church. We would also like to say
that through the winter we have not
missed having a single preaching
service.
Rev. T. L. Christian was supper
guest and also a spend-the-night
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Cook Buffing
ton Saturday night.
We were happy to have Mr. and
Mrs. Claud Pennington and son,
Willie Dee, present in Church Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Magrum of
Atlanta were visiting in this vicini
ty over the week-end.
We are sorry to announce that
the mother of Mr. Curt Sosebee is
sick at present. Any one who can
please call on these sick people. We
never know how much even a small
bunch of flowers, a short visit or a
kind word can mean to people like
these.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Forrester and
children of New Holland were the
week-end guests of Mr. James L.
Brumbalow and family.
Supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. T.
N. Wright were Mr. and Mrs. H. J.
Wright and children. Also, Mis.
Nezzie Long and daughter, Betty
Ann, on Sunday evening.
Several frrom the Pond Fork Bap
tist Church attended services at
Cave Spring Sunday night.
No. 40.