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The Jackson Herald Volume 75. EASTER PROGRAMS ENJOYED AT LOCAL CHURCHES Sunday was a hallowed Easter Day in Jefferson. In different churches of this city the eventful day of the resurrection of our Lord was emphasized by special services. At the regular morning hour of worship large congregations as sembled in the houses of worship. In the afternoon at 4 p. m. in the First Baptist Church the Jefferson Choral Club, under the direction of William Cutts, reached possibly the climax of all its splendid perform ances. Several new names were added to the membership roll of the different churches. At the Methodist church several babies were christened and at the Baptist church baptismal services were held Sunday night. Floral decorations at the Baptist church were made by the family of the late George D. Appleby and at the Methodist Church floweijp were placed by the family of Mrs. H. T. Mobley and that of the late Col. P. Cooley. In memory of their son, John, who. made the supreme sacrifice in World War 11, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Strick land presented to the Methodist Church, a very handsome commun ion table. At the Presbyterian Church, a very interesting and beautiful Easter program was presented by the members of the Sunday School. DICK AIKEN PASSES SUDDENLY ON SUNDAY How often we are suddenly and most impressively reminded of that expression, “In the midst of life, we are in death.” Anticipating a happy Easter Day with children and grandchildren, on last Sunday at his home near Acad emy, James (Dick) Aiken died from a heart attack. Apparently in good health, he had been engaged in the usual duties about the home when he became suddenly ill and lived only a short time. Mr. Aiken was £bout 70 years of age. He leaves a wife and several children. Funeral services were held in ii'e Jefferson Baptist Church on Tues day, conducted by Rev. J. D. Math eson, after which the body was in terred in Woodbine Cemetery. Church^Notes Presbyterian Church w. M. Thurman, Pastor. Sunday School, 10:00 A. M. —J. M. Melvin, Superintendent. On Easter Sunday we had 93 at Sunday School and we had a bright, eager group of boys and girls,' who put on a fine program for us. It was an inspiration to us all. Those who took part in the program were as follows: Howard Langford, Barbara Whitehead, Barbara and Sarah Dos ter, Evelyn, Ruby and Johnnie Fran ces Martin, Shirley McClure, Billy Sailors, SaVah Louise Barnett, Dan ny Carithers, Hazel Davis, Jean Venable, Margie Strickland, Clara Nell Williams, Lillian Williams, Louise Ewing, Betty and Willie May Ewing, John Marshall Melvin, La- Nell Wilbanks who sang for us, Janie Hargrove, Maxine Silman, Harrison McDonald, and Jane and Ann Melvin. Three of our members who were to take part were either . ck or ci ♦ c- * r ~m. Thc'ywcre Ma rio U -ne';. Barbra 3a,;neU and ■c. Single Copy Five Cents TWO 4-H ENTRIES TAKE FAT CATTLE SHOW PRIZES Georgia’s farmers of the future led some of the best beef in the State into the Lakewood Park show ring Tuesday and walked out with $3,000 in prizes. Grand Champion of the annual 4-H and FFA Fat Cattle Show was “Teddy,” a 1,280-pound Hereford steer who completely hid Emory Thompson, of Mansfield, his 16-year old owner. The Reserve Grand Champion ship belongs to Y. D. Maddox, Jr., of Jefferson, who led a 1 1,270-pound Angus named “Big Boy” into the ring and walked off wifti a big grin on the face and a big red ribbon around his neck. Y. D.’s father bought the animal for his son last May as the boy’s 4-H project. The steer won the S2OO prize. . ,i In the middle weight class, Gus Johnson, of Jefferson, won first place and Mary Jane Keener, of Chatsworth, second. Emory Thompson and Y. D. Mad dbx won first and second place in the heavyweight class as well as the grand and reserve championships. The many friends of these young school boys are very proud of their success in winning these prizes and honors. Roberta Davis. If we have omitted anyone please excuse us. We would like to acknowledge the fine spirit of cooperation that our school teachers, particularly Miss Irene Rankin has shown in helping our boys and girls learn their memory verses and scripture readings during the past year. To our knowledge only one of them are Presbyterians and it is a joy to know that we have such wonderful co operation between the churches in Jefferson. We as Presbyterians are most grateful for the fine service that these ladies have rendered. Much of the success of our programs is due to their help. We are also happy to state that our boys and girls participate in evening services of the other churches. Our next big effort in the Sunday School will be the morning that we dedicate our new Sunday School rooms which should not be too far in the future as the work is coming along nicely. Those who have not contributed' to this most worthy cause are asked to do so now. Please accept this as the last public appeal that will be made. We do need more money and need it now. Your kind response to this matter has been overwhelming. First Baptist Church J. D. MATHESON. Minister. 10:0 A. M.— Bible School. 11:00 A. M.—Morning Worship. 6:30 P. M.—Training Union. 7:30 P. M.—Evening Worship. WELCOME! FIRST METHODIST Lamar H. Watkins, Pastor. 10 A. M- —Church School. 11 A. M.— Morning Worship. 6:30 P. M —Youth Fellowship. 7:30 P. M.— Evening Worship. Academy Baptist Sunday, April 24, 1949. Sunday School: 10:00 A. M., Fred Smith, Supt. Morning Worship: 11:00 A. M., Rev. George Collins of Commerce, Ga. will bring the message. . P T. U.. 7:30 P. M., Dwight Por ter. Director Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia JEFFERSON FFA CHAPTER ELECTS NEW OFFICERS The Jefferson F.F.A. Chapter held a meeting April 12, to elect officers for the coming year. The newly elected officers are as follows: President—Early Swann. Vice Pres.—Harold Shields. Secretary—Gilbert Wier. Treasurer—Ned Berryman. Reporter—Billy Legg. Sentinel, or Watch Dog—Billy Thurmond. The Chapter has a number of boys entering contests. Garnett Parks en tered the Home Improvement Con test; James Smith, the Painting Con test; Jack Legg, the Dairy Contest; Bill Bell, the Home Electrification Contest, and James Ginn, Shoe Con test. A group of the boys are planning to enter the One-Acre Cotton Con test this year. April 9th was Dairy Day in Ath ens. Boys from the Jefferson F.F.A. Chapter attending were Jack Legg, Bobby Sailors, Garnett Parks, and Quillian Garrison. SUNRISE SERVICES AT HOLLY SPRINGS The members of the M. Y. F. pre sented a very interesting Sunrise Service on Easter morning. The following program was read by Miss Juanita Irvin—Topic, “The Life of Christ.” Song, “This Is My Father’s World.” Prayer, Mrs. Grady Langford. Scripture—John 20:1-18, Evelyn Irvin. A Christmas Carol—Martha Ann Langford. The Boy Jesus—Leader, (substi tuted). n The Baptism of Jesus—Eloise Erown. Jesus, the Healer—Sybil Watkins. Song—“ Wonderful Words of Life” —Group of Girls. Jesus, the Teacher Harold Gaines. Poem, “Easter” Shelby Lang ford. “The Last Day with Jesus”—Ar thur Marlowe. “The Words of Jesus on the Cross” —Johnny Langford. Burial of Jesus—Substituted by Leader. The Resurrection—Roger Perry. Looking Unto Jesus—Larry Sail ors. Song, “Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus.” Short Talk—Leader, Mrs. Hoyt Langford. Dedication Song, "Where He Leads Me I Will Follow.” Benediction—Sentence Prayers by entire group. • MOUNTAIN CREEK The Rev. Douglas Eads, pastor of Mountain Creek Baptist Church, an nounces special services at the church Saturday evening at 7:30, 10 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. on Sunday. Buddy Millre and Dan Falconer will have charge of the music. PENDERGRASS CHURCH At 3 p. m. Sunday, Rev. Douglas Eades and his musicians will con duct services at the Pendergrass Church. COLORED SINGERS HERE MAY FIRST The “Traveling Four” gospel sing ers of Atlanta and the “Georgia Four” Gospel Singers of Athens will sing at St Paul Baptist Church, colored people, at three o'clock, Sun day afternoon, May Ist. The public invited. ADMIRAL SEAY OF GRIFFIN, ADDRESSES CLUB When Program Chairman W. H. Booth presented to Rotary, Admiral Erskine A. Seay, the speaker Tues day, who addressed Jefferson Rotary he surprised and pleased Rotarians with his selection. It was the first time Jefferson Rotary had ever had the pleasure of having an Admiral to bring the message. Chairman Booth stated he had known for several years this high ranking officer of the Navy and was glad to claim him as his friend. Admiral Seay is a native of Bir mingham, but married a Georgian and his home is now in Griffin. He is a member of the Rotary Club of that City. The speaker related some of his experiences and observations during the 28 years he has been in the Naval service of our country. In a very entertaining, interesting and informative manner he discussed military matters and made a very fine speech. President Aaernoid said, “We feel highly honored in having this dis tinguished Naval officer to speak to us.” The following were elected di rectors of Rotary: J. W. Early, T. D. Storey, Nat Hancock, P. J. Roberts, David Hardy and A. W. Ash. H. E. Adernold will be an ex-officio mem ber. Guests present were Harry E. Ross, Jr., of Atlanta and P. D. Burk | of Gainesville. JEKYLL LEASE BEGINS MAY 1 Atlanta—Barney Whitaker, Au gusta Hotel man, will take over op eration of Jekyll Island on May 1. The agreement will require Whit aker to turn over 20 per cent of his total income at Jekyll to the State of Georgia. The state will carry in surance on the buildings at a cost of approximately $6,000 per annum. The lessee will agree not to permit gambling or sale of liquor on the island. He will post a $20,000 bond for the orotection of state’s interests. HIGH SCHOOL BASERALL GAMES The Jefferson High School base ball team played Dahlonega on April 15 and Buford on April 18. According to Coach Frank Snyder, there are eight more games on the schedule as follows: April 19, Stat ham; April 25, Buford; April 27, Statham; April 29, Winder; May 2, Athens; May 4, Winder; May 12, Athens; May 18, Dahlonega. The lineup is Hary Bryan, p; L. G. Jackson, n: Charlie Tolbert, c; Billy Sailors, lb; Whitie Simmons, ss; Sidney Johnson, ss; Ray Adams, 3b; Joe Glosson, If; Earl Carithers, cf; Nelson Tolbert, rf; Dickie Copus, rf. SCOUTS CAMP NEAR CLARKESVILLE The Jefferson Boy Scout Troop went on their first overnight trip to Lake Burton, near Clarkesville, Ga. accompanied by. Scoutmaster Alf Anderson and his assistant Leonard Drown. Jefferson's new Boy Scout troop is another example of the progressive strides underway in this city. Plans to organize an active Boy Scouts of America troop here began last year. In January of this year the troop committee was organized. In March the local boys were officially char tered as Troop 82 of the Northeast Georgia Council. Thursday, April 21, 1949 I TEACHERS SALARIES MAY BE RAISED BY ENDING WASTE The State Board of Education on Tuesday in session in Atlanta re ceived suggestions from one of its members that teachers’ salaries might be raised by wiping out al leged widespread waste in the state school system. In a long, informal talk before fellow members of the Board State Democratic Chairman James S. Peters, of Manchester, said he was “astonished” at facts already gath ered in a detailed investigation. Peters charged several State laws are being violated openly as Geor gia schools waste money on admin istrative expenses, un-needed teach ers and superintendents and other “frills and do-dads.” He urged—and State School Sup erintendent M. D. Collins agreed— hiring a special financial “police of ficer” to “make these counties run their school right and quit wasting the peoples’ money.” Peters reported as a member of a three-man investigating committee of Board members. He said he has visited schools in many counties in Georgia and compared the State’s school system with those of other Southern States. He cited, for ex ample, that Georgia spends more money per pupil than North Caro lina and yet North Carolina pays much higher salaries. Among other things, he attacked the system where teachers teach too few subjects, and the practice of spending several hundred thousand dollars on 175 “visiting teachers.” He proposed the idea of a financial auditor or comptroller “independent of politics” to weed out unnecessary expenses and force compliance with regulations. Peters emphasized that he was not attacking any official or Board of the past or present, declaring that “this thing has just been growing for 75 years.” | While teachers throughout Geor gia are threatening to quit teaching next Fall, the Board of Education will be confronted with the further problem of whether to tighten edu cational requirements for teachers. A rule banning employment of teachers in the State school system with less than two years college training was adopted in 1946 but has never been enforced. • The Board faces the question of whether to begin enforcemnt of that rule next Fall. RENEW YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE Sgt. H. F. Culberson of the Geor gia State Patrol in Gainesville, an nounced that the Troopers will be in Jefferson on April 27 from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. for the purpose of renew ing 1949-1950 Georgia Drivers Li cense. All that will be necessary to re new a drivers license will be for the person to have an application blank completely filled out and present it together with the renewal stub from an old license that expired as recent as 1943, to the machine operator. This is a public service rendered to the driving public by the Depart ment of Public Safety. Renew your Drivers License early and avoid the last minute rush. Tony Michael Beatty Mr. and Mrs. Gene Beatty an nounce the arrival of a son on Api“il 12th who has been named Tony Michael, Mrs. Beatty is the former Miss Betty Standridge. CALVIN GUEST KILLED IN WRECK NEAR VALDOSTA A message to A. A. Frost on the night of April 13, brought the sad information that Calvin Guest, had been killed in an automobile acci dent. He was the son of Thomas A. Guest, a former resident of Jackson County, and a nephew of A. A. and W. P. Frost of Jefferson. REV. DON BAKER Evangelist Don Baker of Green vill, S. C., is conducting revival services this week at Crooked Cieek Baptist Church. JACKSON COUNTY BOND SALES Echols County was the first in the state to go over the goal for 1949 bond sales. The goal for the em tire state is $70,000,000. The goal for Jackson County is $260,000. In March Jackson County invested $15,660-in bonds and to the first of March is credited with $43,- 256.00. Beginning May 16 and extending through June 30, there will be a campaign known as “Opportunity Drive,” in which Georgia’s quota is $11,360,000. All "E” bonds from April 1 to July 16 will be included in the accounting. Sale of “E” bonds during the first quarter of 1949 *were $1,136,698 more than first quarter 1948. 4-H CLUB NEWS FOUR EXHIBITORS AT CATTLE SHOW 4-H fclub members, Clara Mad dox, John Anderson, Jr., Y. D. Mad dox, Jr., and Gus Johnson left Mon day, April 18th, for Atlanta to show calves at the Fat Cattle Show and Sale. We’re looking forward to see ing some blue ribbons when they re turn Wednesday afternoon. The week of August 8-12th is one that many of our 4-H’ers are look ing forward to this summer. Jack son County 4-H boys, together with Barrow and Fulton Counties, will spend that week at Camp Fulton in Atlanta. The following have al ready expressed their intentions of going: Howard Cooper, Pendergrass, Rt. 2; Malcolm Potts, Commerce, Rt. 2; Varnell Parker, Commerce, Rt. 2; Ben Shirley, Commerce, Rt 2; Ken neth Royston, Braselton; Paul Roys ton, Braselton; Bobby Simpson, Tal mo; Hoke Elrod, Talmo, and Wayne Gee, Pendergrass, R. F. D. The following boys are pla/ming to receive quail eggs through the 4-H Club: Billy Joe Self, Jerome Fleeman. A1 V€nable, Buddy Phillips of Rt; 1 Jefferson; Douglas Simmons, Dock Berryman, Dean Foster, Jr., cf Rt. 2, Jefferson, and James Reidling o£ Rt. 2, Commerce. No. 45.