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ihe Jackson Herald
Volume 75.
J. P. BENTON
ANSWERS DEATH’S
SUDDEN CALL
While standing in Moore and El
lington’s drug store Tuesday after
noon, conversing with Carl F. Por
ter, J. P. Benton became suddenly
ill. Mr. Porter caught him in his
arms and placed him on the floor,
but his heart had ceased to beat and
he was pronounced dead. Several
people, including his son, Terrell
Benton, were in the drug store at
the time. Apparently, he was in the
best of health, but a suddea heart
attack caused his sudden death. His
body was carried to the Randolph
Funeral Home and prepared for
burial.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed by Rev. J. D. Matheson of the
Jefferson Baptist Church, at Apple
Valley Thursday at 11:00 o’clock
a. m., and interment in the Apple
Valley cemetery, beside the body
of his wife, Mrs. Alice Mathis Ben
ton, who passed away several years
ago.
Mr. Benton was 75 years of age,
a native of Jackson county, the son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Ben
ton. He was educated in the county
schools and for many years was one
of the county’s best farmers. He
was a loyal member of the Baptist
Church and was always interested
in its work. He had a wide circle
of staunch friends and was always
ready to render service to those in
need. T
Surviving are the following chil
dren: Mrs. G. R. Tanner of Atlanta,
Terrell Benton and Mrs. D. S. Ber
ryman, Jr., of R. F. D., Jefferson, H.
M. of Gainesville, J. P. Jr, of Atlan
ta, and Dow of Comer. Also, one
brother, L. D. Benton of Athens.
Mr. Benton lived in the commun
ity of the Academy Baptist Church
where he spent many years of his
life. In this community he Will be
greatly missed.
JEFFERSON SCHOOL
NEWS
The Ninth District One-Act plays
will be held in the Commerce High
School auditorium April 6,7, and
Bth. The schedule has been set as
follows:
Wednesday, April 6th 7:30,
Stephens County High; 8:10, Gaines
ville; 8:50 Blue Ridge; 9:30, Rabun
County.
Thursday, April 7th—7:3o Lump
kin County High; 8:10, Jefferson;
8:50, Tate; 9:30 Pickens County.
Friday, April Bth—*7:oo, Winder
High School; 7:40, Ellijay, 8:20, Toc
coa; 9:00, Canton; 9:40, Commerce.
The title of Jefferson High
School’s play is “Love Hits Wilbur,’’
starring Sidney Johnson as Wilbur.
Other characters in the play are
Harry Bryan, Ada Ellen Hardy, Vir
ginia Payne, Shirley Deaton and
Clara Maddox.
We hope that the friends and pa
trons of our school will be able to
attend the plays. We think you
would enjoy them and your presence
wifi inspire our cast to do their
best
STATE SPELLING CONTEST
The state spelling contest for
seniors in high school will be held
on Wednesday, April 5 A list of one
hundred' words selected by a state
committee will be furnished each
school entering the contest. This
list will consist of words selected
from spellers on the state text-book
list and from" current news publica
tions.
THE DISTRICT LITERARY MEET
Jefferson High School has con
testants in almost all of the con
tests this year in the district literary
meet. The contests will be held in
Gainesville High School on Friday
and Saturday, April 15th and 16th.
Our contestants are:
Reading—Vera Davis.
Boy’s Essay—Carlisle Ray
Girl’s sssay—Virginia Payne.
Typing—Martha McDonald.
Home Economics—Winette Smith,
Joyce Canups and Lijlian Jones.
Shorthand—Joan Redd.
Declamation—Carrol Dadisman.
Boy’s Solo—Claudius Thurmond.
Girl’s Solo—Joan Redd.
• Trio—Jane Staton, Ada Ellen Har
dy, Betty Ann Roberts.
The reading contestants will be
given a section of “’Hamlet” or
‘‘Merchant of Venice” to read aloud.
The essay contestants will be giv
en fh’f subject? from which
" chou e and wi’l be allowed abiui
Single Copy Five Cents
CHARLES F.COSTIGAN
R. F. D. OFFICIAL
SPOKE TO ROTARY
“One of the most economically op
erated and best managed units of
R. E. A. in the United States is the
local Cooperative Jackson Electric
Membership Corporation, with R. J.
Kelly, superintendent,” said the
guest speaker of Rotary, Charles F.
Costigan, on Tuesday at the weekly
luncheon. Mr. Costigan is the local
representative of the applications
and loans divisions of the Rural
Electric Administration in Wash
ington, D. C.
He was presented to the club by
new program chairman, William H.
Booth. The speaker said R. E. A.
was established through an order of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt in
193_ and Congress made for it the
first appropriation in 1936. To date
about one and one-half billion dol
lars have been loaned by the gov
ernment to R. E. A. Of this amount,
the Jackson Electric v Membership
Corporation has received more than
a million dollars. This cooperative
has sixteen .’miles of elec
tric power' lines and serves some-
than seven thousand cus
tomejjsk -.lt renders important ser
vice to the rural community as elec
tricity has more than four hundred
uses. This is a cooperative organi
zation by local people and is owned
by people of this community, who
borrowed the money from the United
States government. The money in
the course of time will be repaid to
the lender.
A resolution offered by Rev. J. D.
Matheson, was passed for individual
Rotarians to give financial aid to a
person who is afflicted with an in
curable malady.
The club had as visitors Roaming
Rotarian Hurley and his friend, El
.berson, of South Carolina.
* Only one member was absent.
MRS. T.M. BROOKS
DIES IN ATLANTA
Mrs. Thomas M. Brooks, Sr., who
passed away at her home in Atlanta
last week, was interred Saturday
afternoon in Woodbine Cemetery,
Jefferson. The graveside service was
conducted by Rev. Lamar Watkins.
Mrs. Brooks was 84 years of age
and was the widow of the late
Thomas M. Brooks, a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus E. Brooks of
Jefferson. She was Miss Mary Lila
Veroney of Athens.
Surviving are a son, T. M. Brooks,
Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa., and two
grandchildren, John Waldrop and
Mrs. F. W. Burel, of College Park.
two hours to complete the essay. No
reference material is permitted dur
ing this contest.
The typing and shorthand con
tests are judged on the basis of speed
and accuracy.
The Home Economics contest will
be in the field of Family Relations
and will consist of a five minute
talk by each contestant and a test.
Our declamation contestant will
use as his declamation Ernest W.
Gibson’s “Patriotism—The Soul of
the Nation.”
F. H A. NEWS
The F. H. A. meeting was held on
Wednesday, March 30. The meet
ing was called to order by the pres
ident. The treasurer called the roll
and gave a monthly report.
A most interesting program in the
form of a play was presented. Those
taking parts were: Ramona Gilbert,
Doris Segars, Mary Frances Gilbert,
Becky Garrison, Shirley Deaton,
Martha Wilbanks, Sue Brooks, and
Martha Pern Fite. The play was a
discussion of the different vocations
offered by majoring Home Econom
ics.
Betty Ann Roberts and Martha
Wilbanks led the group in several
songs.
The candidates, nominated for
next years officers, will soon begin
their campaigning by making cam
paign speeches.
The third district meet will be
held in Athens on April 9th. Six
teen members are planning to at
tend from the Jefferson F. H. A.
chapter. Martha Wilbanks, nomi
nated for State Recreational Chair
man will give her campaign speech
at this meeting. ' '
An
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
MRS. I. A. ANDERSON
DIES IN LITTLE ROCK
ON MONDAY
Mrs. I. A. Anderson died at a hos
pital in Little Rock, Ark., on Mon
day morning, following an opera
tion. Funeral services will be held
Thursday in Social Circle and in
terment will be in the Mobley burial
lot.
Mrs. Anderson is the former Miss
Lizzie Kate Mobley, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Marcus L. Mobley,
Sr., who once made their home in
Jefferson. She is the niece of H.
I. and H. T. Mobley and a half sister
of Boyce Mobley of Gainesville, La
fayette Mobley of Tennille and Mrs.
Ross Andrews (Floy Mobley) of
Miami, Fla.
lonTwood
PASSES AT HOME
ON SUNDAY
Lon E. Wood, well-known citizen
of Baaselton, passed away on last
Sunday. Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at Liberty Meth
odist Church, Rev. Paul Smith and
Rev. J. W. Helton officiating. Inter
ment was in the churchyard ceme
tery.
Surviving the deceased are five
children, Mrs. J. B. Freeman, Mrs.
J. C. Edge and Hoyt Wood, of Bras
elton, Mrs. R. B. Johnson and How
ard Wood of Athens.
MRS. W. M. TOLBERT
PASSES AT HOME
IN MAYSVILLE
Death summoned from time to
eternity last Tuesday at Maysville,
Mrs. W. M. Tolbert (Miss Annie
Webb), widow of the late W. M.
Tolbert.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed today (Thursday) at 2:00 P. M. in
Maysville, after which her body will
be interred at the Pendergrass cem
etery by the side of her late hus
band.
Mr. and Mrs. Tolbert were resi
dents of Jefferson for several years
where they made many friends.
Their surviving children are Mrs.
R. H. W T hite and Mrs. W. R. Roberts
of Jefferson, Nat Tolbert of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, Mrs. Helen Perry, of
Commerce, Mark Tolbert of Mays
ville, and Mrs. Myrt Gee of Gaines
ville.
NICHOLSON
HOME-COMING SERVICES
Rev. John Con well, of Lymon, S.
C., will be in charge of the home
coming services here at the Baptist
Church, Sunday. There will be spec
ial singing by local and out-of-state
quartettes, and the Rev. H. E. Davis
of Lymon, S. C., will deliver the
morning message at 11 o’clock. Ev
eryone is invited to come, bring the
noon lunch and enjoy the occasion
with the Baptist brethren.
Among the out-of-town visitors
here for the two nights services of
Pastor K. E. Abraham, Monday and
Tuesday of last week were: Rev.
and Mrs. J. C. Sorrow of Hampton;
Rev. and Mrs. Terry Crews of Pied
mont, Ala.; Mrs. Kathleen Bowling,
Rev. B. A. Skelton and family, Rev.
and Mrs. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Brew
er Goolsby of Athens; Rev. and Mrs.
J. L. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Mitch
ell of Rome; Rev. Harold Turner of
Atlanta; Rev. Fred Combs of San
derson, Fla.; Rev. H. C. Smith of
Greenwood, S. C.
On Sunday afternoon, April 10, at
3:00 o’clock, the Rev. Finas J. Dake
of Atlanta, will be at the Congrega
tional Holiness Church for a Bible
quiz. He is a noted Bible student
and everybody is invited to attend
on this occasion, and you are at lib
erty to ask any question relative to
the Bible, and Dr Dake has the
answer. '
At the Farm Bureau meeting, Fri
day evening, Col. H. W. Davis, of
Jefferson was the guest speaker, and
his discourse relative to the tax sit
uation was enjoyed by all the at
tendants.
Your presence is invited at the
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Whitley, Mr.
and Mrs. Jewett Barnett and child
ren, and Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Brock
and little son of Moultrie, attended
the funeral of Sgt. Verner Smelley
INCOME TAXES
GIVE STATE
BIGGEST CHUNK
March—the income tax month—
found the largest chunk of State
revenue coming from checks sent to
the State Income Tax Collector.
Second heaviest taxpayer last
month, according to figures released
by State Revenue Commissioner
Charlie Redwine, was the motorist.
The following figures show how
Georgia’s tax burden was shared
last month:
Income tax $4,822,439.38
Motor fuel 3,012,244.00
Motor vehicle 1,030,381.11
Liquor 871,248.60
Cigars, cigarettes. 697,107.80
Malt 267.826.04
Property 262,396 79
Delinquent 94,341.06
Wine 77,119.71
Interest on fi. fas 26,845.00
Chain Stores 24,535.07
Wildlife 22,772.63
Penalty 9,463.94
General Fund 10.00
TOTAL $11,218,726.13
Mrs. Herbert Edmondson
Will Speak To Woman’s
Club Monday Afternoon
The Woman’s Club will meet in
the Jefferson School Auditorium, at
3:30 Monday afternoon. Mrs. Her
bert Edmondson of Gainesville, will
address the club and also make an
exhibit of flower arrangements.
The hostesses are Mesdames Ralph
Ellington, Lanis Ethridge, C. T.
Storey, T. D. Storey, L. B. Moon,
J. C. Bennett, F. P. Holder, J. T.
Stovall, Miss Mabeth Storey.
at Lula, Sunday afternoon.
Work has been started on the
modern bungalow that W. O. Pal
mer is having erected on his lot in
East Nicholson.
regular meeting of the P. T. A. on
the.evening of April 8, in the audit
orium of Benton High
Mrs. J. H. Palmer and children,
of Lexington, were visiting here
during last week.
Rev. and Mrs. C. I. Whitley, of
Royston, were visiting here last Fri
day.
Wilburn Brock, of Griffin, Gordon
Brock and family of Moultrie, were
among the guests here over the
week-end.
Benjamin Sailors and family, of
Ellijay, have moved to our city,
rooming with Mrs. Myrt Coleman.
Wylie Brock, of Shadydale, was
visiting here over the week-end.
Mrs. C. H. Smith was visiting in
Athens during last week.
Several from here were in Gaines
ville, Monday evening, attending a
rally of the C. Y. P. A., at the Con
gregational Holiness Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Hutchins Coleman
have moved to Doraville, where
they will reside in the future.
Rev. B. M. Sailors has begun the
construction of a modern bungalow,
which will be located near “Sunset
Inn.”
BROCKTON
Messrs. Lam Jackson, Hope Har
ris and Jack Venable, attended a
meeting of the Boy Scouts in Win
der one night last week.
Remember Community Improve
ment Club meeting Friday night.
Mr and Mrs. Hope Harris visited
relatives in Fitzgerald Sunday.
Those visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. O.
Nabors last Wednesday night were
Mr. and Mrs. “Bubber” Nabors and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Mathis, of Jefferson and Mr. and
Mrs. Broughton Nabors and chil
dren.
Mrs. Jule Jackson visited Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Venable part of last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Venable visited
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Venable at their
new home on the Gainesville high
way, Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Webb visited
their children in Gainesville, last
week.
Ford Massey and family, of Ma
con, were guests of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Massey, over the
week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wilbanks
and family, and Mr. and Mrs. A. P.
Poe, of Nicholson, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Weldon Sunday after
noon,
Mr. and Mrs. Barron McWhirter
and Kay, Mr- and Mrs. Frank Mas
sey, Mary and Frankie, were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mcßee and
Thursday, April 7, 1949
GEORGIANS KILL
NEW TAXES
3-1 MAJORITY
The expanded program for Edu
cation, Welfare, Highways and
Health was defeated Tuesday by
the voters of Georgia, about 3 to 1.
This program called for additional
taxes to raise $46,000,000.
In Jackson County the vote was:
Yes No
Jefferson 92 277
Harrisburg 36 47
Red Stone 3 21
Attica 00 59
Center 24 20
New Town 23 53
Minifch 101 389
Wilson 14 57
Miller n 20
Cunningham 9 34
Talmo 11 64
Randolph 15 38
Porter 42 47
Hoschton 16 83
TOTAL 397 1209
family, Wednesday night, and en
joyed a fish supper.
Although the weather was bad
Saturday night, a large crowd en
joyed the cake walk at the school
house and the proceeds netted $76.
This is to be used on the Sunday
School rooms.
Remember, preaching services
here Sunday morning and evening.
Youth Fellowship before the eve-1
ning service.
Thirty-two from Bethany attend
ed the Christian Training School at
the Methodist Church in Winder,
Sunday evening. Most of these peo
ple plan to attend both Monday and
Tuesday evening.
The Home Demonstration Club
will meet with Mrs. John Massey,
Thursday afternoon, April 7th, at
2:30. Miss Nellie C. Boyd, Extension
Nutritionist, of Athens, will be pres
ent to give a demonstration. Each
| member is urged to be present.
POND FORK
Please remember Sunday school
each Sunday morning at 10:30.
Every one is cordially inviited.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Martin and
son, Barry, were Sunday afternoon
guests of Mrs. Florece Martin.
Pvt. J. L. Brumoaiow from Camp
Gordon in Augusta was visiting
home folks over the week-end.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.
M. Motes were Mr. and Mrs. Wess
Whitlock and son of Jefferson, Mr.
Harry Yonce of Jefferson, Mr. and
Mrs. Curtis Brumbalow and children
of Flowery Branch, and Mr. and
Mrs. Rafe Sexton.
Mr. and Mrs. Mote and son, Ralph,
visited Mr. Mote’s sister, Mrs. Will
Meadows of Habersham, recently
and also were recent guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Woodrow Lemley and
family of Jefferson.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Brown and
family made a trip to Gainesville
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sosebee and
baby were recent guests of Mrs.
Sosebee’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edd
Davis of Talmo.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Thomas and
family were Sunday afternoon guests
of her mother, Mrs. Collins of
Gainesville. They also were guests
of Mr. Lige Huggins of Belmont,
who underwent an eye operation at
Downey Hospital. His condition is
good. We hope he will soon be able
to be at home again.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas guests Fri
day were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thom
as of the Mountain Creek Communi
ty and Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas
were their Sunday evening guests.
Mrs. George Black and daughter,
Agnes, were visitors in Athens lest
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Adeford Mote and
Miss Agnes Sexton were guests of
the Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Brumbalow
and family of Flowery Branch
Thursday.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. T. N. Wrgiht were Mr. and
Mrs. H. J. Wright and children, Mrs.
Nezzie Long and daughter, Betty
Ann, of the Cave Spring communi
ty.
Pond Fork Baptist church has a
special invitation to attend the
youth revival being conducted this
week at the Talmo Baptist Church, j
Mr. Carl Forrester of New Hoi- j
land was buried Sunday, April 3. j
He was a young soldier who gaye:
his life for his country. His body!
was among the many that are be- 1
ing shipped from overseas. He is
ADJOURNED TERM
JACKSON SUPERIOR
COURT, APRIL 11
Hon Clifford Pratt. Judge of the
Superior Courts of the Piedmont
Circuit, issued an order on April 4,
1949, for all grand jurors who ser
ved at the regular February term,
1949, to report for duty as sucfk
grand jurors to the February ad
journed term which will convene
on Monday, April 11th, 1949, at ten
(10:00) o’clock A. M.
Church Notes
Presbyterian Church
W. M. Thurman, Pastor.
Sunday School 10 o’clock, Mr. J.
M. Melvin, Supt.
Worship Service, Baptism of
Children and reception of members.
Communion Meditation, Dr. S. J.
Cartledge, Columbia Seminary.
Communion.
Special Music.
First Baptist Church
J. D. MATHESON. Minister.
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY
DAY AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Next Sunday is Rally Day for the
Sunday School at the First Baptist
Church here. Each department has
been assigned an attendance quota,
and efforts are being made to reach
the goals. The Baraca Class has 40
for its aim, and the T. E. L. and
Philathea Classes have a combined
aim of 40. Special recognition will
be given the classes and depart
ments reaching their goals.
The Sunday School opens prompt
ly at 10 a. m. The rnomfc ; worship
follows at 11 o’clock.
The Training Union convenes at
6:30, with the evening service fol
lowing at 7:30. A hearty welcome
at all the services.
ACADEMY
Sunday. April 10, 1949.
Sunday School: 10:00 A. M.—Fred
Smith, Superintendent.
Morning Worship: 11:00 A. M.—
' Rev. Jim Harvey, Pastor.
B. T. U.: 7:00 P. M.—Dwight Por
ter, Director.
Evening Worship—B:oo P. M.
WALNUT
BIRTHDAY DINNER
Mrs. C. T. Berryman was honored
with a birthday dinner last Sunday
at the home of her son and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Berryman. All
her children, brothers and sisters,
were present to enjoy the occasion.
The following were present:
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hulsey and
family of Braselton, Mr. and Mrs.
John Langford and family of Hosoh
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Cash and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Berry
man and family, Staff Sgt. L. A.
Berryman of Sheppard Field, Texas,
Messrs. Charles and Arlen Berry
man, Mr. and Mrs. Homer McNeal
and daughter, Mrs. Agnes Land, of
Harlem, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. McNeal
and daughter, Frances, of Jefferson,
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. McNeal and
family, Mr. Jack McNeal, Mr. W. E.
McNeal of Hoschton, Mr. and Mrs.
Otis McNeal, Mrs. C. B. Clark, of
College Park, Mr. and Mrs. V. A.
Kinney and son, Orin, of Jefferson,
Mr. Ollie Whitaker of Harlem and
Mrs. F. J. Evans. Mrs. Berryman will
be remembered as Miss Cora Mc-
Neal.
Mr. H. F. Baird returned home
Sunday afternoon, after a week’s
visit with his daughter, Mrs. Nicely
Kinney, of Arnoldville.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Baird and son
visited Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Freeman
near Jefferson Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. J. E. Bridges is now home
after spendihg the winter in Bakers
field, Calff. She was accompanied
home by Mrs. Lina Bridges of
Texas.
Miss Nina Faulkner spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Couey of Rome.
All B. T. U. members meet at the
church at 7:00 p m. next Sunday,
to go to Hoschton.
a cousin of Mr. S. T. Forrester of
New Holland. We extend oor deep
est sympathy to his family and the
ones that were most dear to him.
No. 43.