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The Jackson Herald
Volume 75.
JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUB
The Jefferson High School Glee Club will sing over Station WDUN, Gainesville, 1400 on the
dial, Saturday morning, April 30, at 11:45. The personnel of the club, pictured above, are:
Ist Row (1. to r.) Jimmie Vandiver, Betty Beatty, Margaret Doster, Merle Satterfield, Jean Grif
feth, Martha Wilbanks, Hazel Payne, Mildred Whitmire, Jayne Staton, Ada Hardy, Joan Redd,
Mattie Lou Jackson, Alma Jean Glosson, Martha McDonald, and Clara Maddox.
2nd Row (I. to r.) Mary Ann Spratlin, Sara Smallwood, Billie Joe Pierce, Maxine Hale, Mary Ann
Nabors, Sara Barnett, Rachel McEver, Shirley Deaton, Jean Venable, Catherine Berryman. Betty
Roberts, L. G. Jackson, Carlisle Ray, Donald While, Claudius Thurmond, and Winston Turner.
3rd Row (1. to r.) Mary Massey, Jan Anderson, Joan Wilkes, Yvonne Williamson, Lillian Jones.
Vera Davis, Joyce Venable, Doris Allen, Mary George McCain, Nelson Tolbert, Charles Kinsey.
Billy Legg, and Lamar Duncan.
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William Cults is the director and Mrs. Doris Gasaway, accompanist.
NATION’S BUSINESS
LEADERS APPLAUD
SOUTH’S PROGRESS
In forceful, factual statements
that underscore the South’s unpre
cedented advance in farm income,
rural electrification and higher
standards of living, three top exe
cutives of American business told
the nation last week that "business
everywhere has a big stake in the
rural South.”
The three, John L. McCaffrey,
President of International Harvest
er Cos., George R. Stege, Jr., Direc
tor of Sales for the Pepsodent Di
vision of Lever Brothers Cos., and
R. H. Morse, Jr., Vice President of
Fairbanks, Morse & Cos., issued
statements indicative of the new
high place accorded the South as a
great and growing market for all
kinds of goods.
Said McCaffrey: ‘’Farming has
made no greater progress in any
part of the U. S. in the last clecade
than in the South. This progress in
Southern farming is creating new
markets, new opportunities, new
wealth for our nation, and better
living on small farms of family size.
Business everywhere has a big stake
in the rural South.”
Stege’s statement read: "The sales
potential of the South, in my opin
ion is tremendous. Since 1940, the
South’s cash farm income has in
creased from $2 1-2 billion to more
than $8 billion and the South’s rural
bank deposits and farm-owned sav
ings bonds are up more than $5 bil
lion. The rural South has a bril
liant future ahead.”
Rural electrification attracted
Morse whose message went: "The 14
Southern states now have nearly 2
million electrified farms, a gain of
1 1-2 million over 1940. Of the
electric pumps and other equipment
we build to aidfarming and farm
living, the percentage shipped into
the South is growing by leaps and
bounds. The new South is a big
market for the electrical equipment
manufacturer.”
The good pullets, that you . raise
this spring will be the birds that lay
h : gh,-riced errs pe.X* fell and win.
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APRIL 26TH
MEMORIAL DAY,
OBSERVED HERE
Tuesday was Memorial Day for
Confederate Veterans who fought
during the 6Q’s in the “War Between
the States.”
It was on April 26th, 1865, that
the flag of the “Lost Cause” was
furled for the last time. Just before
this, General Lee had surrendered
at Appomattox, Va. Tradition says
that when he tendered his sword to
General Grant the latter declined to
accept it.
The U. D. C.'s of Jackson County
place flowers each year on the
graves of those who sleep here in
the Silent City of the Dead. There
are no living veterans in this county
to honor with flowers, and only one
veteran survives in Georgia, W. J.
Bush, of Fitzgerald who is 103 years
old. It is said that there live only
40 veterans, seven of whom are in
Texas.
To witness the line of march of
the U. D. C. and school children each
year on April 26th to Woodbine
Cemetery to honor the deceased sol
diers is inspiring.
There still survive a good number
of widows of Confederate veterans
because many marriages took place
after the armed conflict of the
South and North.
Deeply grateful to the U.D.C. are
the people for the patriotic service
in keeping alive the deeds of the
heroic dead of the “Lost Cause.”
C. E. HARDY AT
HOME FROM HOSPITAL
The many friends of C. E. Hardy
will be pleased to know that he re
turned Tuesday from an Atlanta
hospital, where he was a patient for
two weeks. Mr. Hardy is one of
Jefferson’s splendid business men
and his illness was a cause of deep
concern to family and friends.
MAY DAY FESTIVITIES
FRIDAY, MAY 6, 5 P. M.
Three hundred children from the
student body of the Jefferson School
will be presented on the school cam
pus in a May Day Festival at 5 p.
m., May 6. The Festival is en
titled, “Once Upon a Time.” Pa
trons and friends of the school are
r.vited-! * ;
Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia
REPORT ON 1949
RED CROSS DRIVE
Jackson County Chapter
William G. Cults, Chairman
Chapter quota: $950.00.
Amount contributed: $1200.66.
Jefferson Business Section, How
ard Dadisman: SIBI.OO.
Jefferson Mills Section, Miss Lila
Wilbanks: $322.65.
Jefferson Residential Section, Mrs.
John Robinson, Miss Frances Staton,
Miss Elizabeth Echols, Mrs. H. E.
Aderholdt, Miss Mabeth Storey, Mrs.
A. S. Johnson, Mrs. G. W. West
moreland, Mrs. Mildred Carithers:
$95.50.
Jefferson School, A. W. Ash:
SIOO.OO.
Holly Springs and Plain View,
Miss Grace Langford: $25.00.
Lebanon, Mrs. Hubert Martin:
$10.60.
Maysville, G. H. Deadwyler: $17.84.
Braselton, Mrs. J. O. Braselton:
$90.00.
Talmo, King Murphy: $125.00.
Hoschton, Mrs. H. P. DeLaPer
riere: $43.00.
Thyatira, Mrs. W. H.' Vandiver:
$14.60.
Jackson Trail, Mrs. J. B. Elder:
$60.01.
Dry Pond, Mrs. B. B. Langford:
$25.00.
Oconee, A. E. Evans: SB.BO.
Cave Springs, Mrs. B. N. White:
$5.00.
North Attica, H. S. Butler: $52.75.
Negro Citizens, Prof W. D. Cash,
Martha Cash, Shirley M. Hood, John
Johnson: $43.51.
SENIOR PLAY AT
BRASELTON, APRIL 29
“Meet The Husband,” a farce
comedy in three acts, will* be pre
sented at the Braselton High School
auditorium on April 29, at 8:00
o'clock.
The play is one of the funniest
to be written lately and is under the
direction of Annette M. Braselton.
Those in the cast are: Everett Sut
ton, Jo Anne Forrester, Vera Lou
Hanes, Charles Baird, Margaret
Mathews, Ned Cronic, Ramona
Phillips, and Betty Ann Alford.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this program. The. admis
'on is 25 and 50 cents.
W. R. COILE,
CLARKE COUNTY
EDUCATOR,SPEAKS
The guest speaker of Jefferson
Rotary on Tuesday was W. R. Coile,
Superintendent of Public Schools of
Clarke County. In the absence of
Program Chairman W. H. Booth,
who is on his honeymoon, the speak
er was introduced by Rev. J. D.
Matheson.
In talking about education, Mr.
Coile said he fears pupils today lose
some of the sublime truths that were
taught in Webster’s Blue Back
Speller and McGuffey’s Readers.
Every change does not always mean
progress. However, there is no doubt
of the great progress made in edu
cation, science and advanced ideas.
The atom discovery may prove a
blessing to mortality, but there is
something more important than edu
cation, wealth, science, philosophy,
or government, and that is the Di-
vine part of man, his Spirit. The
organized spiritual forces are em
bodied in the church. The time was
when different branches of the
church engagde in colloquies over
their doctrines, but today there is
more united efforts put forth for the
betterment of the world and the
salvation of the souls of people.
There are still differences of faith,
but on the adsolute essentials of
trusting and worshipping the true
God there is greater harmony
among organizations, churches and
people.
Mr. Coile is not only an educator
but is a Baptist minister who serves
several churches. His father, Rev.
W. M. Coile, was a Baptist minister
and for several years served Jeffer
son Baptist Church. His grandfather,
Rev. Frank Coile, was for a number
of years pastor of Academy Baptist
Church.
R. J. Kelly was given the glad
hand, because he is a grandfather,
as Mr. and Mrs. Paul Morrow have
anew son. Mrs. Morrow was Miss
Martha Ann Kelly.
The Directors met Tuesday and
elected the following officers for the
next Rotary year, which begins on
July 1: Nat Hancock, president and
R. J. Kelly secretary and treasurer.
Jefferson Rotary’s average attend
ance last month was 91.11.
Guest present was John Duke of
Atlanta. Four members were absent.
FROST CASE
WAS POSTPONED
UNTIL MAY 4TH
On Monday morning at 10 A. M.
in Jackson County Court House,
Judge Clifford Pratt heard the pe
tition read of fifty citizens to re
move as one of the Tax Equalizers
of Jackson County, A. A. Frost. The
reason given in the petition was that
he is not properly and impartially
discharging his duties and that he is
discriminating in favor of certain
citizens and classes, and against
others.
John B. G. Logan, of Homer, rep
resented the petitioners and George
W. Westmoreland the defendant.
Attorney Westmoreland entered a
demurrer against the petition. At
torney Logan asked that the case be
postponed to give him an opportun
ity to make a more careful study of
it and to offer some amendments.
To this Attorney Westmoreland en
tered no objections. The case will
be heard next Wednesday at 10:00
A. M. in the Court House.
Thursday,, April 28, 1949
RED CROSS
BLOODMOBILE
VISITS HERE
The Red Cross vis
ited Jefferson April 15th, collecting
blood to be used in this area.
Those in charge of the program
wish to express appreciation to all
who helped at the center and also
to each of the donors.
Blood is being used extensively
in the treatment of the sick, and is
the only thing that will work where
blood is needed as there is no sub
stitute.
Blood that is furnished by the
Red Cross is available to all who
need it at absolutely no cost, but a
transfusion charge is made by the
Hospital and Doctor, but the Red.
Cross blood is FREE.
Since the Jackson County Chap
ter joined the blood program last
September, several calls have been
made on the blood center which is
located in Atlanta.
ONE OF GEORGIA’S
OLDEST CITIZENS
DIED NEAR STATHAM
STATHAM, Ga.—Mrs. Sallie Coop
er, one of the oldest citizens in
Georgia, died on Tuesday, April 19,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. I.
C. Treadwell, near Statham. Mrs.
Cooper was one hundred and one
years old, having been born in Wal
ton County November 17, 1847.
Mrs. Cooper is survived by ten
children: Mrs. L. P. - Gordon, Mr. J.
H. Cooper, Lawrenceville; Mrs. Dora
Treadwell. Mrs. I. C- Treadwell, Mr.
A. F. Cooper, Mr. W. H. Cooper,
Statham: Mrs. Hattie Johnson, Ath
ens; Mr. J. L. Cooper, Mr. O. C.
Cooper, Monroe; Mrs. W. C. Sims,
Winder; 37 grandchildren, 84 great
grandchildren, and 28 great-great- ,
grandchildren.
CUB SCOUT PACK
HOLD FIRST MEET
AT CHURCH
By Reporter
Friday, April 22, at the Methodist
Church Den 1 and Den 2 held their
first pack meeting, with Scoutmas
ter Lamar Watkins in charge. Mrs.
Nat Hancock offered her time as
Den Mother to a much needed Den
No. 3. Each den should have only
six boys and with a third den the
Cubs will be able to receive more
individual help. Mr. Nat Hancock
will be the Den No. 3 father.
Parents of the cubs and candi
dates were the guests and supper
was served to a group of sixty. As
sisting with the supper were Mrs.
Lamar Watkins, Mrs. Rufus Hooper,
Mrs. Annelle Truluck, Mrs. Dock
Carithers, and Mrs. Joe Davis.
Mr. James Early, Civic Improve
ment Club representative, and Mrs.
James Early; Mr. Nat Hancock and
Mr, Rufus Hooper, of the Cub Schout
Committee and Den Fathers, Mr.
Marshall Melvin and Mf. William
G. Cutts were present. Mrs. Marshall
Melvin is Den 1 mother and Mrs.
William G. Cutts is Den 2 Mother.
The candidates who received the
first rank of Bob-Cat were syron
Thomas, Danny Carithers, Johnny
Davis, Melvin Tolbert, James Wil
hite and Woodrow Steward.
The Cubs who are now eligible
for uniforms are Billy Cutts, Ted
Dailey, Hale Duke, Bobby Hooper,
Theron Kesler, Ronnie Maffett, Ty
rone Taylor, Johnny Melvin, Nat
Hancock, Kenneth Matheson, Bucky
Johnson, Tommie Henderson, Don
and Dan Truluck.
After an enjoyable meal, all join
ed in singing Cub songs and exam
ining the articles on display from
MRS. WHITEHEAD
DIED APRIL 17
j IN ASHVILLE J.C.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary 1L
j Whitehead were held in Commerce
j on April 17. following an extended
| illness. She passed away at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Joe B. Storey,
in Ashville, N. C. Rev. C. C. Tookc,
pastor of the Commerce First Bap
tist Church, conducted the service
and interment was in the city ceme.
tery.
Mrs. Whitehead was a native of
Jackson County and resided in Com
merce during the life of her hus
band.
She is survived by two sons, Paul
Whitehead, of Hoboken, Ga.; andl
Howard Whitehead, of Lynchburg
Va.; and two daughters, Mrs. Joe
Storey, of Ashville, N. C.; and Mis*
Ruth Whitehead, of Marietta, Ga.
W. D. HOLLIDAY
STRUCK BY CAR
SERIOUSLY ILL
W. D. Holliday, probably Jeffer
son’s oldest citizen, was accidentally
struck by an automobile backing out
into the street on last Saturday, and
since then has been seriously ill at
his home on Athens street.
Apparently, the injury received
by the fall did not seem so bad —■
there was a cut no the forehead—
but the shock was too severe for a
man of his age, 86 years, and since
I then his condition has been a source
, of much concern to his family and
friends.
COMMENCEMENT
AT MAYSVILLE
Commercement exercises will be
held at Maysville High School, Fri
day, April 29th at 8:00 P. M. The
J exercises will be for the first seven
grades 1 and the following program
will be given:
,
Welcome Song—“ Howdy Folks ”
Tom Thumb Wedding and First
Wedding Anniversary.
Song—The Indian Braves of Wa
goosee.
Stag—Just An Old Rag Dull —.•
Wilma Underwood.
Minstrel—Honey Boy Minstrels—
Interlocuter, Norman Nunn; End
Men, Boyd Pair Jr., Jerry Cotton,
Clarence Anderson, Billy Mealor,
Jimmy Smith, Grady Jordan, W. C-
Hoopaugh Jr., Cecil Highland,
George O’Kelly and Johnny Stone-
Admission 10 and 20 cents.
“Cabbage Hill School”
At Brockton School
Saturday Night- April 30
“Cabbage Hill School,” a very
humorous play, will be given at the
Harris Schoolhouse (Brockton) Sat
urday night, April 30th at 8:09
o’clock, by the school. An admission
of 10c and 35c will be charged.
It presents the trials of anew
“skewl-marm” on the opening day,
and the performances of the pupils
in the presence of august visitors,
on closing day.
DRY POND OPERETTA
The pupils fo the Dry Pond school
will present “Sunny of Sunnyside,*
an operetta in two acts, Thursday
evening, May 5, eight o’clock in the
school auditorium.
Admission: 15 and 30 cents
each Den. An induction ceremony
of the Bob-Cats was held. Das
Chiefs Marvin Hall, Lester Toney,
and Bobby Bennett assisted Scotifc
master Watkins in this ceremony-
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