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THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1949
THE JACKSON HERALD
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Entered at The Jefferson Post Office
As Second-Class Mail Matter
ALONG THE WAY
Copies of three bills introduced in
Congress by John S. Wood, represen
tative from this district, have been
received. All are on important sub
jects. One to provide funds to “As
sist the States and Territories in
financing a minimum foundation
education program in each state for
Public and Secondary Schools.’’ It
contains a very important and nec
essary section which provides “that
nothing in this act shall be construed
to authorize any department, agen
cy, officer or employee of the U. S.
to exercise any direction, supervis
ion or control over or to proscribe
any requirements with respect to
any school or educational institution
of these States.”
Another bill is against communists
being employed on any national de
fense contracts.
Still another amends the Taft-
Hartley labor law instead of repeal
ing it. The Taft-Hartley Act has
some admirable provisions and
should not be repealed, but can be
perfected with the Wood Amehd
ments. The Wood bill seems to be
the best labor measure before Con
gress.
Georgia’s newly created Depart
ment of Commerce is preparing a
campaign to attract tourists to the
state and to have them “stay awhile j
in Georgia” on their way through
the state.
Clark Gaines, secretary of the de
partment, said Georgia occupies a
strategical position between the
Florida winter resorts and the North,
East and West.
“Visitors to Florida traveling by
automobile pass through Georgia
going South and again pass through
the state on the return trip to the
North, East and West. We want to
get these visitors to stop over one
or more days and enjoy som£ of
the attractions of this state.”
To this end a movement is under
way to improve the standard of
motor courts and tourist homes as
well as improve the service stations.
One of the shortest routes from
the North to the South borders of
Georgia is through Jefferson, and it
traverses one of the most prosper
ous and inviting portions of the Em
pire State of the South. Jefferson,
where Dr. Crawford W. Long dis
covered anaesthesia, is one of the
historic spots for the tourist to visit
and many persons going from the
North and East to Florida should
pass through Jefferson. We are al
ways glad to see cars with tags of
other states in our little city. Tour
ists are helpful to hotels, restau
rants, drug stores, filling stations,
machine shops, merchants, and may
be even banks. Let us encourage and
work for the tourists to come
through Jefferson. The Jefferson
Chamber of Commerce is interested
in this matter
Dr. Crawford W. Long Is World
Renowned
The controversy as to who first
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Mrs. John N. Holder Asso. Editor
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA.
discovered the value of ether as an
anaesthetic waxed long and furi
ously. In recent years. Dr. Craw
ford W. Long of Georgia has finally
gotten credit from all competent
historical judges.
Born in Danielsville, Georgia in
1815, Crawford W. Long entered
Franklin College, which has since
become the University of Georgia,
in the early 1930’s as a lad of 14
and was graduated with honors. He
began his professional career as a
teacher but was drawn toward med-
icine and attended Transylvania
University in Kentucky, and then
the University of Pennsylvania from
which he received a medical degree
in 1839. After a start in surgery in
New York, he set up an office in
Jefferson, Georgia. It was here that
his long unheralded successful op
eration was performed on James
Venable, from whose neck Dr. Long
removed a tumor without pain
through anaesthesia. Long’s discov
ery had come about almost by ac
cident. The site of the place where
the famous operation was performed
was near the town square in Jeffer
son. It has been claimed that the
operation was performed out in
the open; and souvenirs were made
from a mulberry tree that once
in the vicinity.
The verdict of history as to:
“Who discovered anaesthesia?” now
clearly names Long; and the United
States government honored him for
it with a 2c postage stamp of the
Famous Americans Series issued in
1940 and released by James A. Far
ley at Jefferson when he was Post
Master General and on a visit to.
Georgia. Dr. Long has been honored
in many other ways also.
Georgia’s second annual Rural
Electrification Show has been set
for May 31st in Macon’s City Audit
orium, Valene Bennett, president of
the Georgia Electric Membership
Corporation, has announced. Secre
tary of Agriculture Charles F. Bran
non; Claud Wickard, REA Adminis
trator; Walter Harrison of Millen,
will be at this convention. From
Jefferson, R. J. Kelly, Manager of
Jackson Electric Membership Corp.,
L. C. Seagraves, President of this
corporation, and George W. West
moreland, Attorney, will all attend
this gathering. Rural ministers and
weekly newspapers are given a
special invitation to attend. It is
freely predicted that fifteen hundred
people will be present on this event
ful occasion.
Rural Electrification in the United
States is expanding rapidly. It was
very pleasing to hear that statement
of one of the officials of the organi
zation, made at the last meeting of
Jefferson Rotary and that the Jack
son Electric Membership Corpora
tion is one of the best managed
units in the United States.
A few mornings ago we met an
The Jackson Herald, Jefferson, Georgia
old colored friend who gave us very
warm and friendly greetings. He
said to us, “It sho’ is mighty good
to see you down in town so early."
We told him we arose every morn
ing at 6 o’clock. He said, “I don’t
have to get up as soon ndr work
as hard as I used to. These two boys
have taken much of my load from
me. They are good workers, stay at
home, do not drink, smoke, chew,
nor use ugly words, but they both
love home and the church. Yes sir,”
he continued, “We have plenty to
eat at home, owe no one, and we
have money to pay for rpaking this
year’s crop.” He was in town in his
own car and he and two sons were
all well clothed. Finally he said to
us, “You quit work and just tell
others what to do.” This was a splen
did suggestion but we regret we
have no sons to help us like Albert
Hardy of the Gainesville News,
Ernest Camp of Walton Tribune,
John Drinkard of the Lincoln Jour
nal, J. D. Jones of the Jackson-Pro
gress-Argus, Charlie Benns of the
Butler Herald, Carl Broom of Na
hunto News, and possibly other
editors. Their sons have relieved
them of much work and responsi
bility in publishing their papers. We
must toil on together with the “Bet
ter Half,” who does far more detail
work than we and who shares our
responsibilities and burdens with
out murmur or complaint, but with
complacency and apparent satisfac
tion.
While walking down Washington
street a few days ago a young couple
overtook us. They had been married
t \
only a short while and were hold
ing hands. Both were well-dressed.
The young man had raven locks,
while the young lady’s hair was
fiery red with a recent permanent.
Both are members of two of Jack
son County’s best farhilies. The
young man said, “Mother is going
to subscribe for The Herald and send
it to us. She wants us to keep up
with the news of the county and
says there is no way of doing so
equal to that of reading your paper.
She said she would send it to us
even if she had to pay for it in
eggs.” These young people have a
bright future. We hope they will be
prosperous and always as happy as
they were the day we saw them.
The new owner of the Commerce
Telephone Cos., W. L. New, was in
town last week accompanied by
Mrs. New. They were in Buck Mar
lowe’s Cafe indulging in the luxury
of imbibing some of Buck’s best
black extract from that celebrated
Brazilian product familiarly known
as Coffee. We were invited to join
them in this mid-afternoon table
recreation. When we told Mr. New
we had not seen him for several days
he answered, “But I am in Jeffer
son almost every day. We are very
happy. The people of Jefferson,
Commerce and other citizens of
Jackson County have manifested
sentiments of good will and friend
liness, which could not fail to warm
our hearts and make us very happy.
In increasing the telephone rates for
our company on April Ist, we did
not lose a patron and had only one
complaint, which was very mild.
Just as I said when I first came here
and took chrage of the telephone
system, it will ever be our purpose
to give the very best service within
our* power. Again let me say, we
are pleased and happy.”
As evidenced by the large thrqng
who attended his funeral, and the
many wreaths of beautiful and fra
grant flowers placed on his last rest
ing place, the late James Polk Ben
ton had many warm and devoted
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Last year’s Champion Towns stand
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convention in New York in July! They
will be seen by thousands of visitors
from all parts of America, as well as
representatives from 23 foreign coun
friends. People from other towns
and counties in this section heard
the songs sung and the hallowed mes
sage spoken in Apple Valley Church
located in the community where he
was born, reared and educated.
Among those who attended his
obseqiues was a large delegation,
headed by Glad Brock from East
Point, where J. P. Benton, Jr. holds
a responsible position with the State
Highway Department. J. P. Benton’s
life is an exemplification of that
axiom “If you would have friends,
be friendly.” Nothing delighted the
heart of Mr. Benton more than to
serve a friend. In his death Jack
son County lost a good citizen.
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